Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-01-31

T6pFtSeuIeO NeNHud III kho bi- "
R-pres- natives FOR two terms. Is o'
timely interest,":
EDlTORJOURNAL:--Ol Ne yndan'
seliom forget Nevada, and when absen'
fnm The State for longer or thorte'
| periods 81 time the TN, st Il the III iudu'g,
in the he pc that they themselves. ar
not entir. ly forgotten by the ir u~lh-tiui.
| friends in the land of silver and sAg,
SLch. ut all events. is the case with nit.
nnd being located for tire present il.
Washington, it occurred to me that
some OF NY thoughts and observation r
concerning matters al National inpor,
might not I've entirely devoid Of interse,
tn M r. aders.
NEW POLITICAL CONDI TONS.
Politically aud le~giElatively the STU
alton has greatly chnnged siuce tile tim,
when | had the honor to serve Nevada
as best l could in the House OF Repre-.
seniatives. Then the question III frr.
silver cninaGe WIS tile issue OF ara.
mount imI or Ace before the counir.
In IOngr, So live pixths ni the DemocrnI,
and all tile Populists favored such
measure while something like eight!
per cent nf the Republicans opposed it
But in neither Hnnse WIS there M.
Hppreciahle sentiment i'll favor uf til,
gold standard. Almost avery memher
prufrssed To lie live in bi TT talism. am
the ie & pronounced gold men like tiar:er
-: Ohio, and Walker II MassLch ~nselIs.
were regarded as monetary rank ~ til,
fist water. Tnday the Rrpubli sur
party is enlidly for the gold standard,
not only opposing the free coinage al
silver, but any coinage at all Of the
white met Il, save for small change
~ getting rid Of the silver dollars nj
ready noired, and supply: ing all detic.
Iencies in tile currency by allowing the
banks to issue circulating notes :v3n
the basis OF their general assets.
In fact bills for both OF these pnr.
poses have been Introduced in,o Con
gress by prominent members OF the
party, and the one designed u%Iti,1stel,
to eliminate the silver dollars from on,
monetary cyst am has already been acted
upon md rel or ed To the li"use by ia,
Committee "u Blinking and Currency.
Thus has the attitude OF the part,
been completely rever 4ad within the
space Of a decade Radical as this
chonge Inns been twas neverrhel, S. made
by almost ipsensiole grad"ti"ns, Litii,
b! little Republican platform declara
mn.s in favor of bimetallism becnme
weaker and more cquivocVl, but SrIll
hold:up ont some hope t" tLoae Of th,
purity who hone ally bell 'ved in hat none
rRry F system. Even IL 1906 the Repuh
lican natiuual platform. dit moi declare
nnqulIifiedly Tor the gold standard bnt
only Tor it's maintenance until an inter =
national agreement for tbP Tree cninugr
81 .ilver could be obtained, and this
Hgre ment the party lenders pit dgeu
themselves to pronInte. Tn pledge
thus given bore all the enr marks Of had
faith and ri being merely to hold the
votes OF western Republicans. 1t de
ceived none hut those who were willing
I" he hoodwinked in the interest ~ the
party. IL WIS denonr ced by Culnradr'.
grand old man." Henry VI. Teller. ns u
fraud, md he, with Cleveland Of Nevada.
Hartman Of Montana, and some thirty
9TH, r. left the convention hall.
Subsequent events have more tlmr
justified this acrnU. Tho Wulcoit com
mlssiun was appointed in u %perfuuctor,
way. II Hrcompli he'd nothing md was
'garded us merely the formal carrying
ont Of Il campaign pledge, will, no
purpose on the pnTt NJ the American
Government that anything ,hnUld re-
suit from IT.. While the commission was
ut work III Europe. Secretary Gage. with
the full sanction ~ Presi,len: Nc Kiule,
wH making gold STANDARD speeches all
nver the country, and actually forum
latIng a gold standard lili which was
submitted to mud approved by the ell
tire cabinet. Nothing cnn he clearer
than TINT the worit OF the Wolrntt cour
missioI was not taken seriously 10y tln
nd administration, and upon his return
from Europe ono Of Senator Nnl"Oti'-
fist official acts WIS to make n Fpe"cL
IN the floor ~ tia Senate IN which he
bitterly de.ounceh S'cretar, Guge. had
Inscribed the failure Of the commission.
labors To the official cour4e md utter
ances ~ the chi, I financial officer Of the
Admiuist rntinD.
Then all di4vuiac WINS thrown of, nnd
the Republican party became the uul
spoken champion Of gold. IlIere was
no frnnk declaration TINT the pnriy hnn
seen the error Of its wHya, and changed
II eimply mg Ia "rcanirm- its de vutior
To thu gold stat dnrd just as IL it had nj
ways been Tor the yellow metal. The
prcdictinrs made 10y Senator Teller as
~ the Interpretation TINT woull he
placed upon the pln' form ~ 1896, nnd
where the ttcpublican part; would ulti
mately lnnd uron the question have
boen verified Ia the letter.
ATTITUDE OF SILVER REpCB.
LEANS.
In the advocacy ~ FREQ coinage the