Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
SOME PLAIN TALK.

IokohS 5000"
sFrom this date onward there will
be nothing but a faint aiter.stench to
remind the voters OF Nevada that they
once had a teskmaster in the form OF
Coin Wallace. The political sky ID no
longer Black with his c%ountenaDce.
Thursday the boss was downed after
a desperate fight by the Silver party
people. Yesterday IL gentleman Of I'M.
known politics from Wadsworth
broke INTO the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee with u proxy in his
pocket and tried to spring u large
niger in II small woodpile in order
that the railroad would feel justified
in continuing MIR. Wallace's $500 u
month, but the orator from the East
was laid Oh the carpet, sat on, ridi-
culed aud had his head tiguratively
thumped with an imaginary cuspidor.
Editor Booher rallied his five feet
four to Mr.. Pixies rescue, but the 'un-
holy alliance rs he dubbed it, was
like four aces against jack high on u
show down"
So far rs the ins:nuations again 1t
Mr. Pixies political affiliations are
concerned, the INDEPENDENT has
nothing to say, but SO fur us .here
being any "nigger in the woodpi!3- in
tho preamble and resolutions offered
by hun. a plain statement OF fac: will
prove the utter groundlessness OF the
charge. The preamble merely con-
tanned complimentary illusions to
the ability and fitness OF Vim. j.
Bryan 10 ill the Presidential chair
and closed, with resolutions to pro-
ceed to the election OF six delegates
to represent the Democratic party in
the National convention, and pledg-
ing them first. last and all the time TO
vote for Mr.. Bryan. During the dis
cussion OF these resolutions some
member Of the committee charged
MIR. Pike with having a large sized
African concealed in the preamble.
MIR. Pike at once tore the preamble
from tho resolutions and moved their
adoption. All conceded that the Ies-
olutions we're free from suspicion, but
through the contemplate dirty work
Of Clayton Belknap, temporary chair
man OF the committee, rs detailed
elsewhere, they were laid on the
table. The result was hat the dele
gates to the National Democratic
convention from the silver State go
unpledged and are at liberty to be-
tray the Democracy OF Nevada If
they are so inclined. The "nigger-
seemed to be concealed in the wood
pile owned by the gentlemen who
voted to lay Mr.. Pixies resolutions ON
the table. We have given the facts
rs they occurred and defy the Jour
nal TO ruc, 2, ssfully deny any OF them.
The journal tries to make it appear
that what we called I'm "unholy alli-
ance' related to the fusion proposed
by the Silver party State committee.
In this its report is unfair and unjust.
The report Of the conference commit
tee on fusion as outlined by the Sill.
Q party committee was adopted
unanimously without discussion.
Had the State committee stopped
there everything would have been
harmonious and the harsh words
said would never have been uttered.
But through the imbecility or down.
right cussedness OF Clayton Belknap
in refusing to put the motion for the
adoption Of Mr.. Pixies resolutions
and the development OF the infamous
scheme to go outside OF the party in
the selection OF delegates to the ma.
tioDRl convention, harsh words were
used and the term "unholly alliance
with tue Silver party was applied to
the scheme. Tho fusion proposed by
the conference committee has our
hearty supper, but tlIe"unholy alliance
with tho Silver party" in thj selection
OF three Silver party men Ms dele.
gates to the National Democratic
convention and tho Acknowledgement
in the committee OF George Russell,
the last Democratic candidate for
Governor Of this State, md other
Democrats from Eastern Nevada,
represented by proxies, and the insult
to Mr.. Russell, in the election Of Gov
crnOr Sadler us one OF theSilver party
delegates, has u unstintod condem.
nation. Such work may meet with
The appreciation OF the journal and
the boss, who controlled the proceed.
ings OF the committee, but il will fall
Tar short OF unifying the Democracy
OF the state for the ial! campaign and
may result IN the erwhclming de.
feat OF the party in November.
The other illusions and slurs OF the
Journal will receive attention here.
after.
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