Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
NEWLANDS' GUESTS.
The Opposition Forces En-
tertained at Dinner.
Discussion Over Opposition Pol
icy--Richardson, De Almond,
Bailey and Others Make
Speeches.

The Washington Post coptains an
article descriptive of dinner given
by Mr.. Newlands to the leading Con-
gressmen of the Democratic, Silver
Republican and Populist parties, at
which prolonged discussion took
place regarding the lines of action
that should be pursued in the pres
emit Congress withsa view of furnish
| ing a record for the next campaign.
The Post says:
ut was notable banquet OF Dem
ocratic and opposition members, as
the following list will show: Rich
ardson and Carmack of Tennessee;
Clark, Cochran and de Almond of
Mississippi, Shafroth and Bell Of Col
orado, Levy, Chandler, Mcclellan,
and Cummings of New York, Wheel
sr and Berry Of Kentucky. De Vries
of California, Allen and Williams Of
Mississippi, Wilson of Idaho, Bailey
of Texas, Lentz of Ohio, Underwood
of Alabama, Otey of Virginia, Sib-
! ley of Pennsylvania and Hartman
OF Montana and Towne of Minnsso-
ia graced the board"
After the menu had been complet.
ed Mr.. Newlands arose and outlined
his views upon the leading issues of
money, trusts ond expansion, and
stated that the purpose of the meet
| ing was to draw out the varying
views of the different sections of the
country, with view to harmonizing
upon essential issues.
De Almond, Sibley, Towns and
Bell also presented their views and
the banquet closed after speeches by
Bailey and Richardson. 2
Though the dinner was private and
confidential it seems that reporter
of the Post succeeded in hearing the
speeches, and Newlands is quoted at
considerable length in way which
inaccurately represents his views.
The next day Mr.. Newlands replied
to the Post in the following letter:
Editor Post: The dinner to tie
opposition to which you refer in this
mornings Post was not intended to
have any public significance, and l
was quite surprised to find it the sub
ject of notice in your paper. As
some space is given to an inaccurate
statement of my remarks, which may
lead to misapprehension, I beg leave
to give . correct statement OF my
views upon the questions referred to-
First. hold it essential that the
forces which are opposed to the Re
publican party in the next campaign
represented now by the Democratic
and the Silver Republican parties,
should be amalgamated by thorough
organization and by unifcation OF &C
ton on essent ial issues, and that
they present to the country a policy
of constructive craftsmanship and
not policy OF mere negation.
TO SHAPE OPPOSITION.
Second. I believe that step 10
this direction would be the organiza
ton of Congressional committee,
equally representing the differen'
sections; that it will not do to sub
init the shaping OF our Legislative
policy and the record OF our next cam
paign unreservedly to the Southern
/ Democracy, which now preponder
4 ate, in this Congress, able and pa
triotic though it be, bat that it is es
sential that the Democracy in othel
sections OF the country, where thu
real competition exists, and wher'
potent opposition stimulates the de
alterations and quickens the energy
should be taken into account. Suct
committee, in touch with the op'
position members from every section
OF the country, could do much to
ward shaping the course OF the oppo
sition in practical lines, and coule
formulate propositions for discussion
in caucus in such way as to insure
harmony in Congressional action,
THE RATIO.
Third. Starting with the assump
ton that the next Democratic plat
form must declare unequivocally fol
bimettalism in this country, that is
the FREQ and unlimited coinage o
both metals, / hold that the ratio il
q matter upon which differences o
opinion may be justly entertained ol