Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-09-21
\ RANK DECEPTION,
How iho Republicans CIouk Their
Movement. I" Deceive
til. People.

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Mark Hanna is mark. lie il
sgEIetbrng ihe people Of tins country
have not hitherto fully Understood.
The Cincinnati Enquirer puts it in
thus shape:
The headquarters 81 the Rcpuhli.
can national campaign tChicago and
New Iork Cny) ar" III active opera
tinn. They profess to be carrying on
work Of cducH;Ion. II would be-
more appropriate Ia call it Il cam
paIgn Of suppression. or a campaign
of misrepresentation. There Is
large element III the Republican
party of honest conviction and
pat cndcHvor, This element
WIS not and Is not to-day sat isticd
with the platform ~ the national Re
publican convention. They Tecng-
niZe that il lacks sincerity. and is
constructed for the purpose Of mis-
leading the ignorant and iiuttering
the speculative, who are controlling
and who have been controlling since
March D, 1897, the administration al
William Mckinley. 1t IL not true
that disaster and distress were
brought I" the country 10y Democratic
legislation. Confidence WIS de.
stroycd by Legislation enacted 10y the
Republican party. When the Demo-
cratic party came into power III leg2
they took frum the Republican party
depleted trcusury-a dccayIug
revenue systcm-a vicious monetary
policy The administration OF Mr..
Harrison closed with the seeds of
death poisoning every artery Of pros.
perIty. business WIS dead. industry
paraly zed and the national credit
disastrously impaired.
III II were true that the Demo-
cratic party had no other plan with
winch to improve the ruinoIs condi.
tions winch they had produ scd than
COIN silver AT the ratio Of III To /, that
were better than what the R"publi.
cans, William Mckinley rs ii Con-
grcssman aiding. had inauguTatcd III
the enactment which required the
purchase Of 5.NUu. 900 ounces of silver
per month, aud coming the same into
standard silver dollars. That act Of
Republican Congress, approved 10y
Republican President, was the as.
sault on the credit Of the country
which discrcditcd IT in the financial
world. II the making uf the gold
standard value WIS an impetus to
prosperity why did the administrn.
ton Of William Mckinley postpone
the act therefor for more than two
yenrs?
-Even with the gold standard dec.
laration the Republican managers do
not believe that it il true. II they
do belicv" it--if as they declare. the
gold standard in II fired reality. why
are they injecting the possibility. Of
its repeal into this canvass? Have
they no faith III the Republican Sen.
ators? DO they believe that their
majority in the Senate cannot bo
relied on? 1r are they preparing to
don u motley suit which will meet
the change Of color of their views
when the hour Tor change comcsY
Tho Republican party aud it's prcdc.
ccssOra. tho Wing aud Federal parties
have been pauper currency advocates
Thoy are bank note issue mon this
day ~ they have always been, and
will always 10. Ihoy have been Op.
posed to metallic currency Of either
gold or silver, or both. THOR present
cry is u mere clOuk Ia deceive. They
favor paper money issued by banks
md other corporate powers. and il
euCccssful IN this canyaes they will
transfer tO u bankinR sysicm tho
power 10 mako money. TO the tax.
ing Of such step the conGtitu,ion is
IN tho way. That will not prevent
them any moro than 1t did " hen they
chartered u United States banK.
Tho grcCuback IN M oi'cnsc to them.
Their radical leaders have demanded
TINT tho grocuback bc retired. 1'hcy
call il menace to BUSINESS. md pro
claim that II lacks elasticity. Moth.
ing bu, II bunk bill, issued hy pri.
vate corporation, has elasticity. II
will cKpaid or contract at the will of
the corporation. and ita redemption is
not Il matter Tor consideration. In
thc hour ~ trial the hank will fus
pcnd-not merely redemption, but
recognition. When the Republicans
succeed IN pcricciing II banking eya
ten, gold aud liver will become ar
ticlcs ~ brio brac, aud will bc used
Ia ndorn the strong h0Ice III thcir
vaults. within fcw ycnfe the Re.
publican managers and mnnrpulators