Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-08-23
VEST on THE ISSUES.

Senator George q. Vest OF Mis-
ec-;. in recent interview outlined
his ideas Of what the Democratic
platform in 1901 should be rs follows:
-iOI have asked me what. under
present conditions. should be our
platform i'll 1904" SAID Senator Vest.
-lf could write that platform with
ont the Intervention OF any new is-
sue | would declare:
first--For graduated income tax,
which is the fairest and most equal
system Oi taxation ever invented.
Our present system Of national taxa.
ton in the shape Of Maternal revenue
and :ariit duties makes the poor man
paw the expenses Of the COVER nmcnt
while the multi-milliOnaIrc. who con
sumes neither beer nor wmskey, md
imports nothing from Europe except
clothing, pays nothing. But III the
event Of war the poor man fights for
the millions of dollars belonging to
from taxation.
Socond-l would maze the prin.
cipul issue 81 the campaign Of 1904
stern and unyieiding opposition to
the trusts and syndicatcs which are
now crushing out individual enter
Prise Of the country. Ten years ago
Hynung man with Sl5,uOU or S3OO0J
capital could start IN some lcgiti-
mate business with fair schnnccs OF
SUCCESS. but now he has no more
chnnce against the trusts aud depart
ment stores than nn infant against
the champion prize fighter of the
world. ] WIS told reaenily 10y Ii
prominent booker nf Now Yurk Clty
IA very earnest Rrpub!ican-;hnt
nine men III New York. four of whom
j. Picrpont Morgan. George Gould,
John u. kpckerIeller and James J
Hill, control the finances Of the
United States, and. as he express ii II
no one could go into Il new enterprise
or remain III uu old one without the
consent Of these nine men.
Ghird-l would declare against
imperialiam and the colonial system,
Tor while this Is uc WIS before the
country in 1900 every thing else was
subOrdinated Ia the fact that the
country was doing very we'll and
ought to bc left alone. II the people
81 the United States see proper to IN
dorso the foreign policy of President
Mckinley, that II course is the end
of it, but no Democrat should give
his approval to the colonial Fyslem of
Europe.
AZ To tho free coinage ~ all ser
have always been an cnrnc-t bimct.
HlIst and have not ch ,nged NV
OprniOns IL the slightest ] do not
believe that there il enough gOlJ and
silver III the world Tor the Just and
tair transaction oi business, ana
look upon the single standard of
either gold or silver us doubling the
power Of oppression 10y the rich at
the expense oi the middle and poorer
clnSses. lu not thrnk tue question
Uf the Tree coinage Of silver ~ dead,
but the abnormal and unsxprCtCd
production Of gold, md especially
improvements III the process of cx.
trHrtng gold from the earth. have
81 "a
than ANY one could have anticipated
We have II larger per capita circula.
ton thnn any other country in the
world except France. and there ia no
Immediate prospect Of nny decrease.
believe That the time will again
come when bimotallism will become
the paramount issue, but it ~ not
now question which the DomuCratic
party can z" into the contest in 1901.
Flnrs ar" thousands OF good Demo.
Gratis who refused to support Mr..
Bryan iu 1896 nnd 10 o because they
did not believe this country could
maintain free coinage of silver at tho
oi the grent nations of the world. It
sccms Ia mo suicidal for Us i0 thrust
this issue again upon them. when
they are nDxiDbB to come back to the
party on all other questions. I have
no frar that the gold advocates will
take possession Of tho Democratic
party. but ! do fear TINT IL wo con
tiuue to quarrel over silver when
there 10 no Necessity for IL we will
again go through slaughter house
into mn open grave
Tho Democratic pnrty must como
together on sOmc honorable adjust.
ment ~ tho money question. Ia. IL
will require the vote Uf every mau
who hna eyer been Democrat 10 dc.
icat the Republicans in the mex, con
tcst. Wo must atop bunting around
in corners and UP canyons Tor popu.
list. socialist aud single tax votos.