The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-01-04
CONGRESSMAN NEWLANDS'S
VIEWS.
He Expresses Them in a Letter TO
the Washington Post.


publican and Populistie parties, at
which prolonged discussion took place
regarding the lines Of action that should |
be pursued Ia the present Congress with
view OF furnishing record for the
next campaign.
After the menu had bean completed |
Mr.. Newlands arose and outlined his
views upon the leading issues of money,
trusts and expansion. and stated that
the purpose Of the meeting was todraw
out the varying views from the different
sections of the country, with view to
harmonizing upon essential issues.
Though the dinner was private and
confidential !. seems that reporter OF
the Washington Posi- succeeded in OBJ
tanning a partial hearing of the speeches
and Newlands IS quoted at considerable
length aud in a way which inaecurately
presents his views. GA the following
day Mr.. Newlands replied in a letter,
which we also publish in these columns.
EDITOR Posi-: The dinner to the
Opposition to which you refer in
this mornings Post, was not intended
to have any public significance, and l
was quite surprised 10 lind it the sub
ject of notice in your paper. As some
space is given TO an Inaccurate state
Inent OF my remarks which may lead to
misapprehension | beg leave TO give
correct statement OF my views upon
the questions referred to
= ~ l,.at Ia
forces that are 10 be opposed to The Re
publican party in the next campaign,
represented now by the Democratic ana
| Silver-Repubhcan parties, should be
amalgamated by thorough organization
and by unifleation oil action on essential
issues, and that they should present to
the country policy Of constructive
craftsmanship ana not policy OF mere
negation.
COMMITTEE TO SHAPE Opposition.
Second. believe that a step in this
direction would Be the organization OF
| a Congressional committee, equally
representing the different sections OF
the country, the Eastern, the Middle
/ States, the Pacific and Mountain States
as well as the Southern States; that 1t
will not do to submit the shaping OF our
/ legislative policy and the record OF our
| next campaign unreservedly to South
ern Democracy, which now prepond-
crates in this Congress, able and pa
/ friotic though it be but that Is essential
that the Democracy OF osher sections
Of the country where real composition
exists and where potent opposition
quickens the energies and stimulates
/ deliherafion and action, should be taken
into account Such a committee. IN
touch with the opposition members
from any section Of the country, could
DO much toward shaping the course OF
the opposition in practical lines, and
could formulate propositions for dis
cussion in caucus in such a way as TO
insure harmony in congressional action
RATIO A subject or DISCUSSION.
Third. Starting with the assump
ton that the next Democratic platform
must declare unequ vocally for bmetal |
ism in this country. thatis, thefree and |
unlimited coinage Of both metals, | hold /
that the ratio Is matter upon which |
differences OF opinion can be justly en-
tertained by bimetalists. Individually, |
| believe that the ratio of IS to can
be maintained BIZ the power of this |
government alone, but | also believe
that the determination OF the ratio IS a
mere matter OF detail, which may be
safely left to a friendly Congress without
platform instruction, and | am inclined
to think that this course may disarm
the fears OF many who are with us In
principle, but doubt our power under
changed conditions TO mintain the old
ratio; at the same time | am not in
sensible to the view urged by some that
silence as to the ratio may be regarded
as an Abandonment of the entire con-
tention for silver by many who were
with us during the last campaign. All
that | contend Is that the ratio is n fair
subject of discussion. The principle OF
bimetalism being established, | think
the course pursued regarding the ratio
should be such as will secure the most
favorable support from the voters.
CONTROL OF THETRUsTs.
Fourth. As to the trusts. my view
is that State legislation Will fail in the
future, as it has in the past, to meet the
difficulty. The remedy must be fed
eral one, and as broad as the entire
country. The theories entertained by
the Republican party as to the powers
of the federal government enable it to
present the remedy, but controlled as
/ it is largely by corporate wealth it has
but little disposition TO do so.
The Democratic party has the dis
position to apply a remedy, but its ira
ditional views with reference to the linz
tied powers of the federal government
and the reserved powers of the States
may prevent it from adopting a com.
prehensive federal measure. My view
is that the regulation of these great
combinations of capital whose evils thus
far are more those of apprehension than
realization, can be secured through
publicity OF their transactions by pub
! lished reports TO some bureau organized
by Congress, which shall collect the
statistical information that will furnish
a guide TO legislation, and through sub
sequent internal revenue taxation, so
imposed upon the franchise and priv
ileges of corporations as to compel all
corporations to assume some proportion
of the burden of federal government,
and so graduated as to handicap the
corporations having mouopollstic ten
denotes in their competition with in
dividuais who are engaged in enter
prises Of like character, | am opposed
to lowering tie tariff wall as to trust
products. The substitution in our
markets OF the products of foreign trusts
simply displaces Ameridan labor to the
advantage OF foreign labor. The true
remedy is within the tariff wall. | do
not believe that we can restore Amer
lean competition by belaboring Amer
lean enterprises with a foreign club.
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION.
Fifth. AS to expansion--I believe in
commercial expansion and am against
territorial pxnansion eava than har