Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-24
ElIo, Nevada, Friday, October 2l, 1902.

; ''NcI 81 !ttF- ana iht money Questlon
was more thoroughly discussed during
those yrnrS by that committee than it
ever had been nn the floor If the House.
HE R"puhiichns rn tmii 'pnuIite hai
but one nhj"ct III vi..w-.h" dest ructlon
OF silver but ruuid uor agree. upu:I th..
methods ." -" pnrsIrd. Vt the last
session = i.'r-rpss :iru. r..n.miit.r
brough, III 1'e &" Ter hitI and il hqd
the 5 Iii s;"p.orI r. '..r X .Iiubli,:.n.
Onc feature u! lee ~; IL hat all .n.-
silver dnlllr4 EuN III cir,.;iln .uu shyii II:
melted Ind coined .no. snia!ler coins.
There Hre uuv six hundred million
silver dpiiars III c'Icuintiuu. II lh;.. bill!
became Law. all - tnrsr silver riullars
would he taken ont II c.!ruiutI..n and
destroyed. here Nfs no uerd ~ -
much sab iiiary ,'nin. Ihorr ie noy
sixty million ,!uilurs worth ii smnll
silver cn;ns M circulation rs,: about
t"cLi! million nor" are ueedrd, hus
instead "i calling HpIn ;hr III les To
rr"Pur" 1t, iiIr Republicans intend to
melt the silver dollars now in circulation
and com them into smaller coins. When
this is done the greater portion Of it will
lie IN the irrasmry and the next move
will he t" melt II md sell il ns bullion
lie had II from their own lips tina; their
intention is to finally eliminate silver
from the money of the country. Ii the
| decentralization of silver brought il
| down from sl.20 an ounce To % cents
per ounce, the throwing OF six hundred
| million dollars wor Ia of silver ON the
markets Of the world would bring il
down To ~ cents an ounce. This would
close The fun"pah and othe aines OF
the sta,c. The silver question is there.
fore, not dead. but 1t is still OF great
importance 10 the people OF Nevada
MIR. harrington says the Fowler bill is
dSad. and that it was killed in II caucus
OF tbs Republican members oI .he
House. lie WIS there and he knew the
bill WIS not dead. Fowler and Hill tried
toget their bill before the House but the
Republicans were afraid tc take it up
until after election. Tie caucus merely
decided that the bill should not he con.
siiercd until after the election, After
She caucus Hill introduced "a bill con.
taininE the provisions OF the Fowler
bill relating to silver and it passed the
House, every Republican. except Suther-
lana OF Utah, voted for IT and every
Democrat against it. There are silver
men in this audience wne have voted
with the Republican party because of
its promises on the silver question. He
would ask the why they now remained
with IT when it, policies aud purposes
were known and when it was DESTROYING
the bnsic industry Of their State.
MIR. Ncwlands spoke OF the early
history ri tbe Republican party and said
he could see why mon could be proud
nf its early history. 1t was Il great
party so long as it renamed a party OF
principles, but the Republican patty OF
today was drunk with power. Instead
OF its being the defender OF the common
people, 1t had become the conscrvator
and defender Of the lawless wealth OF
country. At the timo when there was
no specie u The country. 'hc Republican
party began the war on silver in order To
satisfy the awlcss creed of lawl.ss
wealth, The pnDirs Of III and .7s swept
the wealth oi the many into the Golfers
of the few. Tho obstruction of silver
and grcenbACks made mortgages into
deeds. Tho coinage oi two millions
OF silver each year under the Bland |
Act and up to four millions
under the Sherman Act relieved the |
money strin gcncy until Cleveland with |
the aid OF the Republican party destroyed |
that Act. Nevada ia more Interested in
tho money question than any other
state.
Mr.. Ncwlands next took up the ,rus, |
question md said the Republican party
had been promising relief for the last
six yoars. While President Roosevelt |
stood Tor reform. lie was not the actual |
leader ot the Republican party md IL |
would not follow him be,auae It If ,ca
not share in his views. Roosevelt IL
reform President, but the Republican
party ia not Il reform party. tie was
not tho choice 81 his party Tor PRO. iIcnt
but came to that hilh Office through the
assassination ot President Nick nlcy.
AZ governor of New York hc saw
wealthy corporations escaping tuxntror
and hc recommended Inv that CON.
PEELED them to pay their just proportion
OF taxes. He dii not want the Vice.
Presidency. but the Republican purity
was intent upon obcv'ng the wealth "
New York and drove hin ont " ,hr
Govcrnorelnp. They now Wow him
with alarm M q man Who viii h.tur
corporate wealth 10 great stress. D,r.
ing the last aceson Of Congress the