Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
DEMOCRATIC ISSUES.

Senator Jones chairman - The
Democratic national Committee, cat.
ines The policy TO be followed by II.
Democratic party II tie present Con,
greS, II I'D tuiesSies dated DSoen-
Der B.
AS peSrly - have keen able =
judge said Senate. jO0S the Re
publican patty u;l he - lie pussSuu
o. the hiehEA!cxa Eho -: his VIC
TIN a~oe1pe>tsil! L 81 undesirable
place and tSsa had - sztk-tkla ElE
raul he could safely Grkv his weep,
oaS Tee oolS xcHr5ty TIE Leaders o.
TIE Px-ty have displayed thus az L
N Relation 10 8s Eoase financial
bSl With rs ca52 standard provision,
The Administrator UEa:s I4xt hSl.
II wants TIE Sa3 STANDARD clause
pissed even i II The ms - The bn
fans
III i sccose5s l. passing iAe sold
aEn1RsS P7orsoa, II Ean ~ = = P>
&6ao ~ ax<k It's Iats-uaos regard
-zc tie P4lSF9zc@ Gaia and Porto
ESS. Tint Is EEx; tie President
watts - 80 he does 10. ssai TO
DooaaS L dsaaIi= poEc! regarding
these SSA3js o. lie ooatArry !; :
Us P1-Po% 70 avoid al Goae; refer
snc 70 thsa kSi ;kei- soverament
!aS - Ioag - CoaEreS viii permit
A1.
+nS passage @: the gold standard
hill. vii II the !udEusat az the poll
nciGns who are acting a. advisers 20
the Administrator. aus the Demo-
Gratis 10 ;or.rt ths nex ssuS-im-
~peaalsn and trusts-in their haste
70 renew the hight Of 1896 Tor silver.
Mckinley Is afraid Of the new issues.
He hiss indicated several times re-
ocatly thxt ne would bs pleased il
silver would he the dominant issue OF
the campaign O: 1860. il trusts and
imperialism could be forced into the
back ground, where they would be
Temporarily forgotten. Evidently
there Is an impression III the minds Of
some o. the Presidents advisers that
If they secure the passage OF the
House bill. or ever the gold standard
claus, they will compel the Demo
c.ahc party to drop ever! thing else
fo- silver.
The passage Of the gold standard
law viii not affect in the least the at
tIiude Of the Democratic party on i'm
perialIsm or trusts, nor will il serve
to diminish the importance OF those
ISSUES III the coming Presidential
campaign. have never tined 10 de.
termine the place which silver or any
OF the other great vital issues on
which the Democratic lsrty is stand.
ing viii assume ueIt year. the peo-
pie viii determine that.
The Republicans cannot escape
the consequences o! their acts. SO taE
as the Democrats in the Senate see
their duty ST this time, l believe it Is
their purpose TO force II vote on every
question that Is pending in the Con-
greS.
The Republican majority will be
compelled 20 indicate what it pro-
poses to do with Cuba; whether it
will accord the Philippines freedom
and a Republican form o! govern.
uent, or whether il will be ruled as
a colony from Washington. The
Democrats will not be in a position.
numerically, to accomplish anything
in the way Of positive legislation. IN
less they obtain Republican support
for their measures an they have no
right To expect that. They viii be
strong enough, however to cnnpei
the Republicans to betray their in
tcntions as TO the future conduct y!
our island charges.
we will expose their trickery and
hypocrisy and make clear to the peo-
pie they do not intend to carry out
their solemn promises made last year.
So Tar As the Democratic attitude on
financial legislation ia concerned I
can only sa! that In the Senate, -e
will fight to the las: ditch sud il the
gold standard IS adopted it will Re
because we cannot prevent il. TIE
meH waving Of the flag and Shouting
OF IL speeches stoni sk@ stars
and stripes will no. sustain tie Re
publican party in a deiib=-zs sEo:t
to break faith with the people