The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-02-09
Carson Letter.

information, George VI. Cassidy wi
the father of the Silver Party Of Ne
vada He met a number Of true silve
men at Denver, and there il was agrees
between Republicans and Democrat
to favor the silver oause above party
associations, and shibboleth VA
adopted to vote for no man who woulC
not pledge himself in advance to vott
for the free and unlimited coinage o
silver at the ratio OF 16 to 1, without
the consent of any other nation; and
conversely, to vote for any man
whether he was a Democrat or a Re
publican, who would pledge himself in
favor of silver as above set forth. Mr.
Cassidy was travelling westward, and
he sent a dispatch in advance to that
effect. Franei G. Newlauds had en-.
tered the fight for Congress against
Mr.. Cassidy-Newlands being a Re
publican and Cassidy a Democrat The
shibboleth caught ike wild IRE in Ne
vada, Colorado, Wyoming. Montana,
Utah, and all the silver producing
States. Senators Jones and Stewart
were appalled,, and did not commit
themselves until late in the campaign
Jones came out at the last moment,
when the Republicans thought they
had him still, and reproaehed him for
his late desertion of their cause. It
was trying test for men who had
helped to make the great history Of
the Republican party, to at once sever
their political affiliations. Cassidy
promptly cut off his connections with
the Democratic party, and said that
the silver cause was Of greater import
ance to his people than party ties.
Newlands did not know what the devil
TO do. Republican newspapers were
boycotted all over the State The
Virginia Enterprise lost almost its en-
tire subscription list in Lyon and Is
meralda counties. Republican store
keepers lost trade, and every man who
did not join the silver party was called
a traitor to his State. The Silver party
convention met at Reno, and NewIands
did not know whether to go in with it
or stay out. He figured on going in
and fighting Cassidy in bis own con-
vention, and he figured also on "bust-
ing'' the convention. It could not be
budged. Cassidy spoke his last speech
there, and every speaker was cheered
to the echo. In short, there was no
party left in Nevada, except the Silver
Party of Nevada. See See Wallace
was there, and he Immediately took
hold of the newborn SQUAD, and chap
eroned it through the mazes Of govern
ment, and he has maintained his guard
ianship through three political cam
paigns, getting through the last by the
s'skin of his teeth" and he knows that
he cannot run it through another.
Cassidy died, and Newlands took the
Silver Party nomination for Congress,
with few others that ne had. Stewart,
Newlands an Jones stumped the State,
pledging themselves to vote for no
man for any Office whatever who did
not pledge himself in advance to vote
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio Of is to /, and the
Presidential Electors from Nevada are
SO pledged. The argument advanced
was that there was a chance that the
silver States might hold the balance of
power in the Electoral College, and be-
ing so pledged they could dictate terms,
and the Presidential candidate who
would pledge himself to approve a
silver bill remonetizing the white metal
would get their votes, and they did
not care whether he was a Democrat
or Republican. Our Representatives
further promised the people, during
the campaign of 1892, that az soon as
either of the two great national parties
pledged itself to remonetize silver,
that the Silver Party of Nevada would
be abandoned, and that its members
would all join such national party.
The Democratic party, in 1896, marched
up fully to the expectations, and to
the demands of the Silver Party Of Ne
vada, by the adoption of the Chicago
platform, and by the nomination of
the best silver man in the United
States. William Jennings Bryan. But
what did the Silver Patty of Nevada
do about it? Finding themselves in
control of the organization, they re
fused to give it up. The managers OF
the party concluded that it was a
'sgood thing" BY being in control OF
the machinery of the party, they con-
troled the nominations OF the party,
and that is the reason why the Silver
Party of Nevada does not keep its
word to join any national party that
adopted the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to l, with
out the consent of any other nation.
What will result from this obstinaeyi
The Democrats will put up a full