Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-19

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horse power to 81 and 81. lie did
not wish to appear egotistical or in
dulGe in self.praise; but the charges
OF Mr.. harrington compelled him TO
allude to the efforts aud investments
he had made :u develop the re-, ources
oi the State.
Mr.. Ncwlands met AMI thoroughly
retuted the charge OF non-resideuce
and that he WIS III Nevada merely
Tor the purpose Of holding office.
His statements bore the impress Of
truth and made Il strong Impression
upon the voters who heard them.
MIR. Ncwlanis next took up the
charge that he had betrayed the s!.
e cause He said before coming I q
thisStat" he had studied the effects Of
the decentralization Of silver and the
effect its reconciliation would have.
tie had taken up the silver agitation
after coming To Nevada and long be.
fore he MS elected ~ Congress. and
"hc Nv 'ANN-S litb ~ Nut s0llNtT
committee appointed by the first oil.
yer convention held Mt St. Louis. lie
had worked with Gen. Warner az Ohio
before the Silver party of Nevada
was organized. The Work done re.
suited not III the free coinage Of sill
yer, but in the passage OF the Shcr-
man Act. which Increased the price
Of silver until the Act was repealed
during Cieveland's second admmis.
tration. When the people ot Nevada
organized the Silver party, he WAS Its
logical candidate for Congress. Mr..
harrington charged him with being "a
Democrat in California and Il silver
man i'll Nevada. This reminded him
Of the story told 10y y. G. Cleveland
that NewiaLds was "a Republican in
Reno, a silver man on the Comgtocl;
and Il Democrat when drunk. lie
had changed his party icalty when
President Cleveland wrote the fam
IL Warner letter, and voted for IIar-
rison in 1856. Ia lS92 he supported
Weaver and Field. the men who fav-
orcd the free coinage OF silver. and III
1870 he voted Tor Bryan and would
vote Tor him again this Year. He had
been consistent on the silver question
ana had never hesitated to O party
lines III order to vote right on il.
He understood tl.at Mr. Harrington
voted Cor Bryan i'll 1896 and was now
supporting Mckinley. lie had also
been told that Harrington voted for
hun once, but this he doubted. In
le9G Harrington voted for Bryan be-
cause he favored the free coinage of
silver ut Ii to l. independent Of the
consent OF any other nation. He says
ne Is Il silver man now. but will vote
for Il President who will veto any sill.
yer bill that may be passed. lie
will also. II elected, vote for a Speak
er who will not appoint a Coinage
committee favorable 10 silver.
Mr.. Ncwlands next took up his
record IN Congress and said that dur
ing his first term he had been placed
upon AN uuimportIni committee that
held no meetings dnr,ng the sessions
Of Congress. lie had devoted his
time to silver and irrigation aud
never lost an opportunity to speak on
| hnih znhIasta M. ra.,l. - a.
East claimed that the storage OF
water for irrigation purposes was q
private Use Of public funds, while ne
claimed that 1t was IS mLch a public
use Of funds ia Tie improvement Of
the rivers and lIarbor+ Of the f.ast.
He had devoted a great deal Of his
time to educating the people Of the
East on this question. Al the session
Of the second Congress Of which he
was II member, ne had been nut on
the committee Of Banking and Cur.
rcucy, II Of the important commit.
tees OF the House. ile had been put
there because he had established his
Illness for tile position. THIS com.
mittec held meetings during the scs.
sions Of the House. which would uc.
count for some of the absences ciIarg.
Ell against him III the record cx.
plotted by Mr.. farrugtun. At the
third session he VIE placed CD the
Foreign Affairs committed ut the re-.
quest OF Sir. Hit, the chairman OF
tile committee, and not because hc
had asked for the place. This com.
mite had charge of all multcTs re-.
lallng to foreign affairs. At the last
9esslon hc wRs placed on the com.
mlttee Of Ways and VI ans, the
governing committee q: the House.
All important matters are referred ;o
that committee. lie did not want 10
leave tho Blinking aud Currency
COMMITTEES. but could Ie uf no ser.
vice to tho State there as the Ropub
hcans had noutraliznd the work OF
years by the passage Of the gold
standard bill. He said that cuutiu.
ucd promotion from one important
committee to another till he was o
on tho governing committee Of tho
House, disprovcd charges Of neglect
and i~ncilicicnCy. lie had not seer
the record exploited toy Mr.. Harrington
but supposed il to he tho same dia.
tortod record brought ia the State 10y
Stewart and given to SIR. Wren two
years ago. He would admit for