Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-24
WHAT 1T WOULD MEAN.

Inc Republicans are making II dcs-
peEHtc effort to eject their candidate
Tor Representative III Congress. Che
leaders hive evidently received in-
"tructiOns from Washington to make
extraordinary efforts in thai direction,
md they are obedicu,ly following these
Instructions. The local Republican
leaders. ns do their party associates IN
the east, realize the impossibiliiy Of
electing their State ticket and also that
the chances are nearly il not quite AN
remote for ecuring a JOINT ballot ma.
lorlty III the the next Legislature. So
they are concentrating their work
against the Fusion candidates for Con.
gresham and State Senators hoping to
secure a few OF the latter MS a starter for
w. NJ. Stewart in 1901.
NJ greater mis- fortune could bciall
thc State ~ Nevada thHn the election OF
Il Republic tn Congressman at tho pres.
rnt time. Tho Hill bill which prac.
tically cmuvcs the last remnant Of hi.
metalism from Il currency system has
passed the HOnse and is now pending III
the Senate. That body failed 10 net
upon it Mt the last session, fearing the
consequences in the present Congress-
ional campaign, but should n Republi.
can majority be secured Tor the lower
House in the new Congress the oddities
in the Senate will take courage and the
I I'LL nil Ia ,n.,n1 ,,,Kl,, Il. -
doubt. The passage Of that bill would
moan the transposition 81 silver from
the list OF precious to that bar Of metals
used In mechanics and in the lower
branches Of he arts and sciences. 1t il
admitted or rather il is bnastcd by tho
golditcS that its total destruction as "A
money metal would reduce its value to
fifteen or twenty cents per ounce.
metal Gao he ~prOtiiahly extracted from
some Of tho high.2radc silver mines in
the State, while in most ~ the gold
mines it adds materially to the ~.
grcgHtc valuation OF their products. In
fact many Of the gold mine owners ts.
timate the silver extracted with tho
gold ~ tho profit ovor the expense Of
mining aud milling, and that without
such addition their mines could
only bc worked ut n LOSE. So il will 10
seen TINT the enactment OF the Hill bill
into law, would not only absolutely close
down the fow rich mines now Icing
worked in Nevada, but also many OF the
gold mines which carry n considerable
percentage OF the less valuable me tai
Those arc facts which cannot DO do
nicd mud they should bc remembered by
every Ncvadan when no casts his vote
Tor Congressman and Legislators who
will elect II United StatCe Senator 1t the
next session Of the Legislature. They
should remember that il IN not Il qucs'
ton oi candidates, but Of principle, and
n principle which involves the vital in.
totce, Oi tho mining industry. gold M
we'll IA silver, III the State " Nevada
The election Of II Republican Congress
, man in iliis statO ut tho present timC
, would mean the endorsement Of tho
iiilI bill Ivy the people oi n silver pro,
dncing common wealth, md the election
., Of that single member would furnial
I stronger argument for tho gOlditce il
l. tho Senate than tho rot turning OF ~
additional dozen Of Ro publicans iron
1 any Of tho tho Eastern Middle or Mid
I die Wcet States. But wo ARC cOniidon
o that q largo majority Of the votora O
Nevada are too intelligent and too mind
fu! Of their own interests to place sucl
n weapon in tho hand Of their cnomiOs