Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-17
nrD1cuLous MIssrarEMESus.

Among the multitude Of mistaken
statements made 10y Mr.. Farr,ngton at
the Republican meeting Monday eve
uinR, was that the Fowler bill WIS dead
as a door nail, and that 1t was killed in
the Republican caucus, That Is not the
feet. II was favored by Il majority Of
the Republican aucus but that body
concluded TO postpone action upon il
until the next session. IT is now
pending III the House, and is Is certain
to pop up again next winter rs that Con.
gress will be in session nj that time.
However. the Hill bill, which was ut
first a part of the Fowler bill, did pass
the House by nearly I'm exclusive Re
publican vote and is now peEdIng in the
Senate. This bill provides for the melt
ing OF all OF the silver dollars and on.
verting them into small coin with Il
legal tender TO the amount oi five dol
lars. The intention Of this bill. as nd.
mitted by the leading Republican gold
ties, is to cieate such D supeTabundance
OF small silver coin us to render it a
nuisance, aud then by Congressional ell
actmenL withdraw it ffOm c~irculation,
melting it into bullion aud selling it ut
its commercial value, leaving the coun.
Try absolutely upon Il gold besiG, 10y the
destruction NJ what remnant Of himet-
Hlligm remains IN the currency system
OF the nation. This was originally IL
part of the Fowler bill winch i'll addi-
ton to the silver destroying clauses, pro-
vided for the issuance OF notes 10y the
National banks, the amount being based
upon the banks assets, that being the
security instead of United States bonds,
as under the existing law, That part
Ut the bill il 10 pending in the House
and il moi passed or otherwise disposed
OF at the next session, MIR. Van DuZer
will in all likelihood, have the pleasure
Of recording his vote against it in the
new Congress.
Another mistaken assertion made by
Mr.. Harrington and likewise Mr.. C!eve-
land, was thnt President Roosevelt was
entitled to the exclusive credit for tho
passage OF the irrigation bill, Mr.. New.
lands having little or nothing to do with
it. IL this statement was not inspired
by Ignorance, as it is only charitable to
believe, it wRs certainly nm insult to the
intelligence OF every person in the audi
ence who has watched the progress Of
the irrigation sentiment in this country
for the last ten years, during which time
Mr.. Newlands was the recognized leader,
not only i'll the educational part OF the
work, but for ITS prntical exploitation III
it's transition from Il theory into n
National Law. That President Roosevelt
recommended the measure in his
CATION is disposed 10 withhold from him
q particle Of the credit due him for his
friendliness to the great National work.
But no intelligent person., informed in
the history at the subject, believes for
an instant that President Roosevelt
would have had nm opportunity To
approve the bill at the iast session Of
Congress but for the work performed in
md ont of Congress- 10y Mr.. Newlands
during the last dGcaio of years. To this
writer's personal knowledge the measure
was spoken Of at Washington 10y Sonat-
ors and Representatives. almost invari-
ably as the "Naw!anda bill" nnd his
name was as closely identified with it rs
was that Of the Missouri Congressman
who introduced and advocated the silver
bill which was designated at that timO
aud until the present day ~ tho "8Iand
Act"
Those are only II couple Of wild state.
ments made by Mcssrs Harrington and
Cleveland. To notice them all would
fill moro space than is given in a Chris
tmas edition Of the San Frauciyco
Examiner Reno journal.