The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-06-28
STATE POLITICS.
FACTS, GOSSIP AND COMMENT FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
THE BOSS INNEvADApOLITIcs.
A True History of the Last Cam
paipn.
Prom Lhe Nirginla Reporl.

From the Virginia Report.
st is now definitely settled that the
fight against fusion between the Silver
and Democratic parties this year is be-
ing engineered solely by G. c. Wallace
This being the case, it would not be
amiss to investigate the motives that
actuate Mr.. Wallace in his fight. To
do so fully we shall have TO go back
many years.
"For the information of those not
particularly well acquainted with the
historyof Nevada politics and politicians
we should state that G. c., better
known as "Blackn Wallace, is man
who, many years ago, was taken from
the position of Assessor of Eureka coun-
ty by the Southern Pacific company to
do politics for them in the State of Ne
vada. Though not of such calibre as
Steve Gage, or others who preceded
him, he was still sufficiently able to
handle the politics of a State, the pop
ulation of which does not equal that of
a good sized ward in a metropolitan
city, and the great area OF which rem
ders the railroad pass a moro potent
factor in controlling conventions and
legislatures than large fortune in
specie.
whatever Mr.. Wallace's original be-
liefs may have been, his debut in State
politics found him a Republican. In
those days the State was Republican
by large majority and as it was Mr..
Wallace's professional duty to train
with the dominant party, he did So
No one who has watched his kaleides-
cope career since the formation of the
Silver Party will swallow the statement
that Mr.. Wallace ever supported a
party as a matter of principle.
"What success he had as manipula-
tor OF Republican politics is not GER
name to the matter in hand. That he
was reasonably successful may be in
ferred from the fact that the Southern
Pacific retained him in his job. The
year 1892 still found him doing ''busi-
nessn for that corporation.
I'm that year it became apparent to
the leaders OF public opinion in Nevada
that the hope of the free COINAGE of
silver upon which the life of the State
then depended and still depends, was as
nothing if left to the hands Of the old
parties. Like the 300 Greeks at Mara
thon fighting LOCO. 600 Persiaps the
little State of Nevada presented an em.
battled front to the rest of this GREAT
nation, and gave as her battle cry
ssFree silver and nothing else. y The
Silver Party was formed the two old
parties crumbled to pieces in Nevada.
and the State went silver bv tremen'
dous majority.
SIT was not likely that the practiced
eve of politician like c. G. Wallace
would fail to perceive the tremend ous
revulsion of feeling that was sweepino
tho tatalil,a a tidal ,vava 7. -.
case OF get in the swim or pet swamped,
and Mr.. Wallace is not here to Oct
swamped IL he can help It. He Joined
the Silver Party. Patriotism would
have dictated his exclusion. but every
party contains its time servers and seek
ers for the hesh-pots and so he was
welcomed for the following he broupht-
for the railroad passes, and for the few
dollars the railroad company nernits
him to dole out on pressing occasions
s'He cut a somewhat important fionre
in the election of 1892 and branching
out at once he Travelled over the state
for the next two wears preaching nSil.
yer Party everywhere. He laid his
plans and pulled his wires so skillfulIv
that in 1894 he was in complete control
of the Silver Party State convention
Zone thing worried him somewhat
he was not we'll enough acouaintad
with all of those who received nomina-
tions at that convention to be narfectly
sure as to when of them would he do
Gle under the lash. He was comnelIsd
to take chances. however. and nicIxed
up a gold brick or two in the lunch
but in the main. his selections moved
faithful yassals. More of this anon
however.
"Ths campaipn of 1898 cama IN and
the Democratic party startled the ma
ton in general. and Nevada in nart;c-
ular. by shaking off the shack les Of cold
declaring fer the free COINAGE of s1lvar
and nominating BRYAN for Presidant
In this surprising manner NV the worl
of moment. the silver PARTY saw 90
complished the purpose for which II
had been organized only four wears nyaN
vious. At that time Il bad daoIdnad
that its existence shonld cease ,shor
either of the old narties sho,ld ha,,a
declared for the free COINAGE of silver
THE moment had a,.,.;vad Sa'oi'
damntion Of tic sU ni 1iroeu LOT sne re-
tional marty num berin9 ~ 400 900 Ia. 10
ect WV WV NOoCi0