Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-08-16
SATURDAY. AUG UST l6, 1902.
REPUBLICAN RECORD.

the hogwash published In the Reno Journal in
advocacy OF the DemoFusion party, whose
cardinal idea Is anything for office; with It's
chief candidate Newlands, whose political elias
ITCHY points with PRIDE 10 a record embrace
ing every doctrine creed theory and plan ever
included In the domain of politics demo-
crat, republican, populst, silver, fusionist; q
political weathercock'-a most anything TO
insure him Office and particularly seat in the
Senate Of the United States.
The voters of Nevada should stop and think
how the sublime record OF the republican party
under Mckinley and Roosevelt adminstra-
lions reads Confronted with a bankrupt treas
ury, depleted OF its gold reserve; the only yes
tige of law encouraging silver mining repealed
commercial failures by the thousands, aggre-
eating hundreds of millions OF dollars railroads
by the hundreds with a mileage twice the cir
Gle Of the globe and with securities amounting
to billions, unable to meet their interest and
other charges, passing into the hands of receiv-
ers banks closed doors; wool, farm and manu-
featured products, all which that infamous will
son free trade bill could effect, lost millions in
value farm mortgages throughout the country
were forecosed by thousands; our agricultural
exports deprecated in value; the balance of
trade, which had been in our favor, changed
against us disastrously our government bonds
were sold to syndicates away below their mar
ket value; our revenue insufficient to meet the
current expense of the government one'third
Of the laboring population were thrown out and
deprived OF employment; Coxey armies, hash
rebelions, soup houses and bread riots were the
order This in the short period of four years of
the stuffed prophet" Cleveland and his demo
cratic administration.
Nevada did not escape the ruinous results OF
democratic rule. Our mines closed down, filled
with water, tmbers gave way, the ground in
many OF them caved in so that they can not now
be inspected and examined tho -tooi>men suf.
fered horses, cattle and sheep reached their
lowest price, and as an italian tersely expressed
it in 90 at Reno, Coda dana Cleva vota
da McKinr'
Out of this labyrinth came the Republican
party, with our martyred president met on the
threshold with what seemed disaster our flag
insuted, our honor assaled American seamen
and property destroyed, our navy scattered and
with but few men called an army; without
money, arms, ships, armament, munition or mil
itary supplies, with people trained In the sub
lime arts Of peace. The democrats in Congress
and the democratic press of the country without
Exception began concerted line OF attack upon
the methods of the President, severely CRITICS
ing the delay In the beginning OF actual hostili'
ties. which delay was imperatvely necessary
ON account OF the unprepared condition of the
army, navy and coast defenses for war-fact>
well known TO all. The debates in Congress
from start to finish bristled with democratic
opposition and attacks upon the administration
The War Revenue Act" to provide funds tC
meet war expenditures was criticised and would
have been indefinitely delayed but for the power
of the majority to limit debate. On its ina
passage seventy.eight democrats, thirteen pop
ulsts and eight fusionists voted against tht
bill while only five republicans voted against II
on technical grounds In the senate every re
publican voted for 1t and with the exception o.
eight every democrat voted against IT every
attempt that could be made was tried to EN-
barass its advocates notwthstan ding the EN- II
gency which called for it,
This nation, at the command OF all classes
entered into that war; the democrats, pops anC
fusionists combined TO embarass the republican
administration in carrying it out to an honora
bic finish 1t was conducted by the party ii
mower with stolid hrmness and with a yalo
which was irresstible 1t conquered peace
and in all that time not one act had been done
not one law had been passed to prevent any
innocent man from doing what he pleased By
,,he ,influew suf the DINGHY tariff the business Of
tbs counEfg revived, labor is in demand anC
wages have Increased. How different are the
conditions 70 day among our wageearnng pop
ulasIon from hose that existed during the las
aaininisusiion 81 President Cleveland Con
uast The cam sngs OF our people now, under
p{t1, "a
during the operation of the Wilson free trade
bill Of the democratic party
Twice has this nation been redeemed by the
wisdom OF the republican party from disgrace
degradation, misery and poverty incident u
democratic rule. The conditions with which
Abraham Lincoln was confronted were almos,
Identical with that which our martyred Presi
dent met. Harrison's administration continued
the progress and prosperity inausurated by
Lincoln and followed by succeeding republican
administrations, which was absolutely des.
troyed by Grover Cleveland who recommended
violent and radical changes In revenue and
tariff provisions, thereby disrupting that re.
pose and stability OF law necessary for working
out economic conditions. The Sherman law a
measure well calculated to stimulate mining
and a move in recognition OF silver, was re.
pealed. The Mckinley tariff of 1890 met with
the same fate, substituted by that infamous
WllsonGorman free trade act, producing disas-
trous depression and commercial misfortune
placing the country In state more deplorable
than had existed for generation. The apall.
ing results are still fresh in the memory of mil
lions who suffered.
Through the fortitude Of our martyred Presi.
dent and the magic genius of the republican
party and also through President sevet,
such despleahlr hituatiOn has benn converted