Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-21
sILykE PAErT EoT.

The trainers II TIE Silver party
StSte platform mns have thought
the people ~ Sersds were al fuols
when they peaEed the Last paragraph
q 1st precious document With
the uSrioo peculiar 10 converted sin
ners, they inrte q comparison be-
tseeS the expenses u the State gov
ernraent ander the Lat Republican
administration with that of their own
p&-ty aud chim = big reduction rs a
consequence Ut their Icing in power
Tor the last four years. While the
Egu,ss look well Ia print and show Il
splendid balance On the Silver party
sLte Of the ledger. they do not tell tie
whole truth. They do not speak Of
the rotten claims allowed the present
Secretary Of State, Eugene Howell, a
candidate Tor reelection. They for
got In that precious dGcuuienl ~ tell
the people that the salary Of Inc Sec.
Rotary had been Increased s7D a year
over and above what it WIS when he
YVES elected. Its ffamers also forgot
10 state that every legislative session
since the Silver party has been in
power has been prolonged far beyond
the needs u the State in order that
some members might I'll their pick
cts al the eIpenee Of III. Taxpayers of
the State.
Then, TOO, is II this wms not enough
~ win them tbs support Of the people,
they parade figures ~ show that this
immaculate party. conceived In In
iquity, expended s377,0O0 Tor the sup.
port Of the public schools In against
s2hGGOO by the previous TdmlnistIa-
ho.. Did any pa.ty eye. inaiet such
nonsense on 4 suffering people beforey
They, the wise md good Silver party
OF Nevada, expended this amount.
Who paid il into the treasury? Only
members Of the Silver partyf How
did tho increase come about. Not
through any Legislation carried
through by TIC Silver party, but by
tlls increased sale Of public lands and
the interest on deferred payments
Can the Silver party show tha, q
single acre o Of public lands has
been sold under It's administration 0i
tho Statd's affairs than wonId have
been sold under Republican or Demo,
cratic ruler II not why should /,
claim tbs credit Tor an increase in the
amount paid out Of tils treasury for
the support Of the public schoOlsi
Tbs people paid the money aud tla
officers deserve no credit for honestly
~disbursing II.
Then this paragraph goes Oh to saJ
that the Silver party hls kept IL
pledges ~ tbs people and reduced
tho salaries Of lbs State officials. Bu,
Its fIamem forgot ~ stats that lheii
candidate for Governor, whose nonin
alton was made before the COnven,
ton met, Ind tried ~ got both nrmt
and feet into the State TREASURY be
sOre he had been IN office three
months. Then, too. II praises The
economical management of the chnr
table Institutions Of tia State, but
forgot 10 tell tho people That sons oil
ni0 Board Of Managers Of tho Hos
pitnl for Mental DIseases are glyer
places 10 That institution where the
hardest work they have 10 do 10 lc
Kill tinn aud draw down their snlar
les at the expense Of the 0ycrbmrdon
ed t~arpnyen OF the State.
Verify, tho Silver party Staio plnt
form Ia II remarkable document, the
production Of remarkable non will
gall ~ throw ut tho birda. Ilemnrk.
able for what II says. aud remarkable
for what II omits 10 sny. It's sins OF
omission nre many aud stamp Il no II
wonderful emhnntiOn from tho bruins
at wonderful men. with such rot n,
Wo have ~endeayored 10 xposo The
Silver pnrty hopes to bamb0ozle The
people again.