Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-12-19
NEWLANDS' GUESTS
The Opposition Forces Enter.
f0ined at a Dinner.
Discussion Over Opposition Policy Richardson De Armond
Baiy. and Others Make Speeches.

Tne Washin gton Pest contains a col
umn artical descriptive Of dinner given
by Mr.. Nswlands to the leading Cong
ressmsn Of the Democratic, Silver
Republican and Populistic parties, at
which prolonged discussion took place
regarding the lines OF action that should
be persued in the present Congress with
a view OF furnishing record for the
next campaign The Post says:
"It was a very notable banquet oil
Democratic and opposition members
as the following list will show: Repre-
seutatives Richardson and Carmack, ol
Tennessee; Clark, Cochran and Ds
Armond; OF Missouri; Shafroth and Bell
Of Colorado; Levy, Chandler, LcClellan,
Sulzer and Cummings, Of New York
Wheeler and Berry, OF Kentucky; DE
vries, of California; Allen and Williams,
of Mississippi; Wilson, of Idaho;
Howard, Livingston, and Fleming, Of
Georgia. Bailey of Texas; Lentz Of Ohio;
Underwood, OF Alabama; Otey, Of Vir-
ginia, Meaer, OF Louisians; Dinsmore, OF
Arkansas; and Sibley Of Pennsylvania.
Elk Representative Towne OF Minnesota,
and ex- Representative Hartman OF Mon
tana, also graced the board.
AT Mr. Newlands' right was the
minority leader, Mr.. Richardson, and
at his left the wit of Tupelo, Mr..
Allen. Directly facing Mr.. Newlands
from the opposite end of the table was
the ex-leader, Mr.. Bailey OF Texas"
After the menue had been completed
Mr.. Nswlands arose and outlined his
views upon the leading issues OF money,
trusts and expansion. and stated that
the purpose OF the meeting was to draw
out the varying views from the different
sections OF the country, with a view to
harmonizing upon essential issues.
De Almond OF Missouri, Sibly OF
Pennsylvania, Towns Of Minnesota, and
Bell Of Colorado also presented their
views and the banquet closed about !
o'clock after closing speeches were
made by Bailey and Richardson.
Though the dinner was private and
confidential it sesms that a reporter OF
he Washington Post succeeded in OBJ
ttaining partial hearing OF the speeches.
and Newlands is quoted at considerable
length and in way which inaccurately
represents his views. On the following
day Mr.. Newlands replied in letter
which we also publish in these columns,
Editor Post: The dinner to the "op-
position" TO which you refer in this
mornings Post was not intended to have
any public Significance, and | was quite
surprised to find it the subject OF notice
in your paper. As some space is given
to an inaccurate statement Of my re-
marks which may lead to misapprehen-
sion, | beg leave to give a correct state
ment of my view upon the questions
referrd to.
First. l hold it essential that the
forces which are to be opposed to the
Republican party in the next campaign,
represented now by the Democratic and
Silver Republican parties, should be
amalgamated by through organization
and by unifcation of action on essential
ssues, and that they should present to
the country police OF instructive states
manship and not policy OF mere nsgat-
ion.
ooMMrrrEE TO SHAPE OPPOSITION.
Second. l believe that a step in this
direction would be the organizing of a
Congressional committee, equally repre-
senting the different sections of the
country, the Eastern, the Middle States
tho Pacific and mountain States; as
well as the Southern States; that it will
not do to submit the shaping OF our
Legislative policy and the record OF our
next campaign unreservedly to Sothern
Democracy, which now prsponderates in
this Congress. able and patriotic through
it be, but that it is essential that the
Democracy of other sections OF the
conntry, where real competition exists
and where potent opposition quickehs
the energies and stimulates deliberation
and action, should be taken into account.
Such committee, in touch with oppo-
sition members from every section OF
the country, could do much towards
shaping the course Of the opposition in
practical lines, and could formulate
propositions for discussion in caucus III
such way as to insure harmony in
Congressional action.
RATIO A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION.
Third. Starting with the assumption
that the next Democratic platform must
declare unequiyocally for bimetalism in
this country, that is the free and un-
limited coinage OF both metals, hold
that the ratio is matter upon which
differences of opinion can be justly