Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-10-07

EE oLvED. That the Eep6blican party of
this g ate Is in favo OF free and unl mited coin
age OF 9th geld an silver that it b Ids to this
principle as tenet OF party faith and test of
party ulleRian e: that it viii permit OF no
nban onmont or mod. fication OF this doctrine:
that let whosoever prove recreant to the prin.
ca 10 OF binetal.is.n it win remain steadfast
thereto" =
And who on Nay 0. 'soS, at Virginia City, de-
clnrcd as follows: -s5..
I'VE again reiterate our ste dfast devotion
70 the ctuse "fthe free and u. limited COINAGE
OF I've and declare that in orr Judgment tho
lcS Grafton Of the true bun .tallic standard of
value as 1t existed previous to 1873 namely at
the ratio OF Gto ], is IN absolute and indispen-
sable requirement before the financial System
OF our government will q ord the people a
valuo OF s able circulating oney sufficient t.
place tho business OF tho country on a perma-
ncntly prosperous basis"
We indorse the act on Of Eevada's reprcs n
totivcs with respect to tariff and financial Lee.
is'ation: commencing t,lei 'atriotic supp TT
OF tho ADMINISTRATION in time Of war, whilst
us'rg all efforts to prevent the issuance Of
bonds. ...
We say to the Republican rarity Of Nevada:
Do n the benincent results Of the tariff schcI-
ules OF the Din1l bill which affect Nevada
and Will 1 Nevada's Silver representatives Sc.
cured, namely: wool. catt'e les eva ide and
bora fall upon you tn rcin frll5 upon tn,
Just and the unjust! And IL So in what man
could Republican Represent: tivcs ha O
done moro?
We say to tho Democratic party of Nevada:
Has IL t tho az on Of iIcvaGa> r npresen .ativcs
on financial leEi,l ton been in keeping with
tie Dem Jc"atic Platform OF l3 6, and il tbs
rep ct, could Democratic Representatives
have done more?
We express our profound appreciation of the
tlrclccs efforts of Eeva as grand old m1n,
VIM NJ. Stewart. not II the leader of 10
silver cause i'll mCr!ca but for his grelt DO
Tction to the local interests CT the State IA ex.
emplified by the fact that he has been the au.
thor Of many Of the import mt measures
affecting Nevada's interests which have been
enacted by Congress: namely tho ming laws
of tue United S atc3 the Carson Mint Tho
Stewart Institute, the eatablis mont of the
Agri ultural e pertinent Station, hich en-
nj les tho tate University t. receive 81 on q
year Government cid, md tn securing OF q
military instructor at the State University
We further commend his efforts. now |. OF
soon to he crowned with success to S care tho
payment to the Sta'e an citizens OF Nevada
Of nearly hall IN lion dollars for moneys ex-
] ended In the suppression of the war Of the
rebellion, and Iidinn out rcaks We indorse
his proposal to secure lcc,is ution making Lake
Tahoe and vicinity q national park, the Gov
eminent purchasing on a equitable basis the
rights OF pa ties whose inter SITS are affected
as not only preserving from destruction one of
Natures grandest works. but giving the Ma.
t"nal Government ntrIl for irrigation par
poses Of a great lake reservoir which will
guarantee tn farmers along the Truckee liver
more wat"r for irrigation, and ena le a vast
additional, area Of arid land to be brought un-
der cultivation. 90, -..s,. r.G.t'f9 :
We earn 2stly ecommend the reelection of
VIM III. Stewa t to the senate OF tho U ited
States, and pledge the Silver party Of Nevada
anu the nominees OF this conven ion TO his Sup
port for that office.
To our other Senator, John p Jones Wa az.
tend the greetf x Of Pc pie who rejoice thnt
they have such great publ servant who has
no ed the commonwealth which has de-
lighted to honor him His pre-eminent knowl-
edge Of all finau 'ial questions has been used nv
him for the benefit Of the whole world. and his
speeches in the United States Senate upon the
silver question have become the text book of
those statesmen no are devoted to the inter.
ests Of the whole people, - -, =. .. ..,,. ..
We ia Q pride In the career Of Francis g.
Newlands in Congress, notably in the fact that
he has risen in six years to q place among the
leaders Of the House. and that his influence in
public aft IRIS is becoming more and more man
Les as is shown by his great part in the an
o alton Of the Haw allan lsla dis, corsum-
nation anticipated and desired by the Ameri-
can people fer more than fifty years. We de.
clare that Nevada cannot afford to lose him ns
r Eepr sentative in the halls Of Congress.
Re oRni2ing the impoi lance OF Stats, deyel
opment upon agricultural Ines we rsmmeni
the efforts OF our Representative In Congress
to secure for the State Nevada legis alton
k.ng to the re lamation of arid lands and
the st rage OF water in reese vpirs and urge
our Senators and Representative in Congress
to SO ure the passage Of the irrigation bills now
before Congre 9, introduced by our Ropresen-
t2tive Francis G.. Newlands. -
The United States IS nov In the rightful con-
troll Of Cuta Porto Rico, and he Philippine is
lands. md we are in favor Il holdin the Same
until the American people shall have time to
consider and make such disposition Of he new
acquisitions as sound policy and the interests
OF the hole country may require.
We favor . constru ton Of the Nicaragua
canal by the Government the Unite States
OF America as political and commercial noces.
hty.
At the last session Of Congress . law having
been passed providing for the settlement of
tho indebtedness Of the Central Pacih.: il
road to the Government Of the United 8 atas,
the terms OF which require the payment Of the
entire debt prin ipal and interest, with ter,
years. with interest at tn Ito Of 3 Ter cent
per annum. and on failure to make such sett o.
mert within one year, tho mo tgage lien of tho
United States to be at once foreclosed, Al d the
property sold to the hi hest bidder we favor
ioreclo ure according TO the terms II said A1t
no. complied with, "a. - -. = .... %.