Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-18
Out For Gore.

is ont for gore and when the battle ls
over political corpses will be as thick
in Nevada rs flies around a mclassee
barrel IN dog days. AS the lNDEPEN-
DENT is an outsider and looks. with
considerable interest On the struggle
now in progress by the Stewart and
Newlands forces for the control of
the State Genital Committee of the
Silver party, it publishes the resolu-
tons OF the NewIands men as an item
OF news. They we're drawn by Senat-
or Comiue Of White Pine county and
will be offered at the meeting of the
Committee Thursday as expressing
the views 1T the anti Stewart men.
They are as follows:
WHEREAS, the Silver party Of Ne
vada, did in its party platform of 1894.
declare as follows, regarding the Cen
.ral Pacific railroad debt:
We demand the collection of the in
debte dness of the Pacific Railway
companies to the United States, as it
natures, without any extension Of
time. or change Of terms or conditions,
and
WHEREIN, such declaration was re-
peated in the platI 1rm Of 1896 AMI
was binding as Oil instruction from
the people OF Nevada and the Silver
party, to the Senators and Represen
tatiyes of the State Of Nevada, and
WHEREAS, in violation of such plat
form. Senator William M. Stewart
did cause himself to be placed upon
the Committee Of the Senate for the
settlement: Of the debt of the Central
Pacific railroad, and did become the
earnest and energetic advocate of the
extension Of the the time Of such debt
and the variation Of its terms, and
WHEREAS, after repeated failures
to pass the funding bill, an amend
ment was offered, extending tho time
Of the payment OF the debt 10 years,
in ~ annual instalIments, with a re-
ductiop in interest to 8 per cent,
and
WHEREAS, such amendment was
ruled out Of order upon the objection
Of Senator Wilson of the State OF
Washington, as not being germane to
the bill, and
WHEREAS, said Senator Wilson
withdrew his objection stating that
he did 40 at the urgent solicitation of
Senator Stewart Of Nevada, and ...
WHEREAS; it is to the in terest Of the
State OF Nevada that the Central Pa.
cific railroad should be run as an in
dependent line in connection with the
Southern Pacific railroad. and
WHEREAS, the, combination Of the
Central Pacific railroad and the
Southern Pacific railroad, under one
management, has been with q view to
turning all the trauscontinental bus
iness to the Southern Pacific railroad,
and for the purpose Of Diminishing
the efficiency of tho Central Pacific
railroad, and
-. WHEREAS, 1t is TO the interest of
Nevada that the Central Pacific rail.
road should be a live line instead OF
q dead line, and the foreclosure ct the
mortgage upon eRid line wonld have
opened up the purchase thereof to
competitive bidding, which would
have released it from the control OF
the Southern Pacific system, and thus
have turned it into competiti We
line, the owners OF which would be
interested in increasing ita business
and thus building up the varied enter.
prises Of Nevada; and ....~. ....
WHEREAS, the action OF Senate
Stewart has continued the control OF
the Southern Pacific over the Central
Pacific line, and has placed the entire
State under the perpetual bondage
and cotrol OF the Southern Pacific
aystemi now, therefore,
Resolved, That the action OF Sepat
or Wn. M. Stewart was in violation oil
his obligation to the Silver party OF