Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-29
1T ONLY SHOWS.

The eastern press has been full OF
statements Of late that Senators
Jones and Stewart we're acting with
the Republicans in everything. To
find out the truth about the matter, a
citizen OF Reno wrote to a friend Of
his, Il clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington and Il mar close
TO both Jones and Stewart. Tho
clerk wrote that Senator Stewart
went into the Republican caucus ut
the beginning of the session and Inns
acted with them ever since. lie also
said TINT Senator Jones wrote n let.
ter TO the Republican caucus and ex-
pressed a wish to be considered a
Republican now, henceforth and for
ever.-GaZette.
IL the Gazette's information DO
correct, Jones aud Stewart deserve
the scorn and conteLpt OF every hon.
est man III the State Of Nevada.
While the INDEPENDENT is not yet
prepared 10 believe TINT these men,
whom Nevada has lionored far be.
yOnd their deserts, have betrayed the
state and gone body and soul into
the camp Of its enemies. it must adj
init that the make up the Senate
committees coroborate the charge in
regard to Stewart. lie is placed on
several committees aud in every in
stence is classcd with the Republi-
cans. Not 50, however, with Senator
Jones. He is placed on several CON-
mittees, but his name always appears
among those OF the Democratic
minority.
Another thing that gives credence
to the report, so far as Stewart is
concerned. is the fact that during
the session Of tho Senate
before the holidays he was rs
dumb rs IN oyster III the "crime Of
ID" Heretofore he never missed IN
opportunity to raise his voice in de
nunciation Of the gold stand lrd and its
advocates. Hardly a day would pass
that he was not on his feet hurting
aDathemas Mt the gold hugs and send
ing red-hot oratorical shells into
their camp. But we have searched
the Congressional record in vain to
find where he uttered one word
III behalf Of the white metal during
the recent sessions OF the Senate. lie
may OF course be saving his energy
for Il grand charge on the encmy's
breastwOrks when the Republican
gold standard bill comes before the
Senate after the holidays; and it may
be that the atmosphere in which he
no. lives has taken all the silver out
Of him and replaced il with the
stronger element u gold. 1t may
possibly be that the old man has
realized that the people OF Nevada
have no o use for him and that
this realization has turned his pre-
tended love for them and their aus
INV anu suIl. however
this may be, il lie has betrayed his
people aud their cause, he deserves
the unstinted contempt and scorn Of
every man in the State who respects
honor and manhood mong men
ibis applies to Senator Jones also il
he has deserted to the enemy. Both
were elected to the Senate because OF
their previous service in the silver
Cause The people stood by them and
showed them their gratitude for past
services by electing them to the
United States Senate, and cornmis.
stoned them to continue the fight for
the white metal. II they have be-
trayed the confidence a generous
people placed in them they are great.
er traitors than Benedict Arnold. II
they have not, they should lose no
time i'll setting themselves right be.
fore the people OF Nevada.