Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-02-28
WHAT MODERN REPUBLICASIsM
HAS DONE PARTICULARLY
TO NEVADA.

lead in a revolt against the Republican
party because OF that political organi
cations subserviency to the interests OF
the monied classes. Tho movement be.
came stronger in 1894, aud two years
later it attained such proportions that in
our State the Republican party was
almost annihilated. The revival OF par
ty feeling during the presidential cam.
paign OF 1900 took many Of the Republi.
rams back to their former party afili.
ATOMS, but the State was again carried
whelmingly by those who placed its
welfare above mere partisan consider
atoms. To question the justice and
propriety Of the political revolution
which swept Nevada from her Repudli-
can moorings, is to challenge tho
intelligence and the integrity q. her
people, and especially Of those Republi-
cans who in 1896, cast their ballots for
William j. Bryan.
When the people OF u State almost
unanimously thus condemn Il party with
winch many of them have long been in
accord, the question whether the move
ment ls fairly warranted by conditions
may be regarded as settled. The
Republican party having forfeited its
claim to tho respect and confidence Of
the people Of Nevada. we are now only
called upon to consider whether it has
since done anything which entities it to
IA restoration Of our confidence and
respect. A moments glance ut .he
political and economic situation OF today
should DO sufficient to enable us to
answer this question with IL most EN-
phatlc 1no." Let us see.
Nevada broke away from the Republi-
q party because in the face of it's
most positive and repeated declarations
in favor OF bimetallism, it gave unmis.
taxable signs OF committing itself to
the gold standard. Those signs have all
been verified, and the party is today the
open and avowed champion OF The gold
standard. Not only this but a large
majority OF the party are in favor Of
destroying the silver dollars already
coined and filling their places with
banknotes, thus running the silver miner
and enriching the national bankers
moi content with fastening the gold
standard npon the United States, the
friends OF the monetary system would
force 1t into every other country now
using silver, the effect OF which must
be to limit the demand for the white
metal, increase thnt for the yellow, and
and in this wGy deprive tho world OF the
benefits naturally flowing from the in
creased production OF gold. With those
favorlnG such poficy, the leaders OF the
Republican party are III perfect accord
md it means ultimately tho complete
disuse - silver rs a money metal, on
cept 10, mall change.
Rejoic So. - we do, in the recent
developmc 81 gold mining in onr
State, we cannot in justice to ourselves
ignore the fact That silver mining. under
fair conditions, presents even greater
possibilities for us. There is not a sign
visible upon TIL political horizon winch
indicates that fair conditions Tor silver
mining can over exist under Republican
financial policy. 1t would be nothing
lees than industrial suicide for II
people once moro 10 cast their political
fortunes with that party. How long
would Pennsylvania, the roc&.ribbed
Republican Gibralter of the east, main.
tain its present political attitude il the
industries OF that State had suffered at
the hands OF the Republican party as
cure haye9 Tho quesuon needs no
answer. at this time the burden ot the
Republican argument II "proepeirly.-
But how much prosperity has TINT
party borught to Nevada? Literally
mono. So far rs the industrial skies now
appear to be Frightening in our State, it
Is owing TO causes ia independent OF the
Republican party ~ is tho sunshine
itself. Republican legislation md poll
cies during recent years have brought
us nothing but distress.
Nor does our indictment Of the Re.
publican party rest merely upon liz
course respecting tho great monetary
question 30 important TO ue In a local
way, for not leading fonture of its
present policy can be successfully dc.
Tended upon truo American principlcs.
lts protective tariff, as now maintain
ed, Is no longer Tor tho development and
upbuildIng OF "infant iDdust w." but it
hns become n breeder mud protector Of
giant trusts, winch are, themselves. the
pitiless destroyers Of tho smaller mana.
f~acturers. These industrial cormoranis,
while absolutely controlling tho home
market to tho injury OF the American
consumer, are Mt the same time invading
foreign markets with n cutting ~
price,, rendered possible by our tariff.
that Is bringing upon us the CONNER.
cial hostility of every great nat;ml Of
Europe.
Worso even than this, tho Republican
party lIas 90 Tar forgotten tic teachings
OF Abraham Lincoln that for three
ycars 1t has been waginR n costly mud
bloody var OF conqucst in the Philip.
pines. 10 this conflict We have already
expended s30O,O00 900, sacrificed tic
lives OF several thousands Of our young