Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-29
1T ONLY SHOWS.

AAS SooOSA PiVoo ud5 oCSu lu11 Ol
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 friend of
his, clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington and man close
to both Jones and Stewart. The
clerk wrote that Senator Stewart
went into the Republican caucus at
the beginning of the session and has
acted with them ever since. He also
said that Senator Jones wrote a let
ter to the Republican caucus and ex-
pressed wish to be considered a
Republican now, henceforth and for
ever."-Gazette.
Ii the Gazette's information be
correct, Jones and Stewart deserve
the scorn and conte,npt of every hon
est man in the State of Nevada.
While the INDEPENDENT is not yet
prepared to believe that these men,
whom Nevada has IGNORED fur be.
You'd their deserts, have betrayed the
State and gone body and soul into
the camp Of its enemies, 1t must adj
NIT that the make up the Sen ate
committees coroborate the charge in
regard to Stewart. He is placed on
several committees and in every in
stence is classed with the Republi-
cans. Not 80, however, with Senator
Jones. He is placed ON several com
mittees, but his name always appears
among those of the Democratic
minority.
Another thing that gives credence
to the report, 80 far rs Stewart is
concerned, is the fact that during
the session of the Senate
before the holidays he was as
dumb as an oyster on the "crime of
'73." Heretofore he never missed lin
opportunity to raise his voice in de.
nunciation Of the gold standard and its
advocates. Hardly a day would pass
that he was not on his feet hurting
aDathemas at the gold bugs und 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
in behalf of the white metal during
the recent sessions of the Senate. He
may OF course be saving his energy
for grand charge on the enemy's
breastworks when the Republican
gold standard bull 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 it with the
stronger element Of gold. 1t may
possibly be that the old man has
realized that the people of Nevada
have no more use for him and that
this realization has turned his pre-
tended love for them and their cause
into bitterness and gall. However
this may be, il he has betrayed his
people and their cause, he deserves
the unstinted contempt and scorn of
every man in the State who respects
honor and manhood among men
This 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 commits
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
or traitors than Benedict Arnold. II
they have not, they should lose no
time in setting themselves right be.
fore the people Of Nevada.
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