Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-03-29
NI<CN'S RETURN
Chairman Of the Silver Party Stat

Central Committee Gives Opinion.
Hon. W. E. Sharon, Chairman CT III
Silver Party State Central Comm.t
tee, was asked by the Chronicle r.
porter this morning for his views D.
the return of George Nixon of Winnie
mucca to the Republican party an,
his views on the latter's candidacy foi
the United States Senate and hi:,
statements connected Herewith. Mr..
Sharon readily consented to an inter
view and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Nixon AMI | left the Repub.i
can party for the same reason, name
ly. their attitude on the silver Gues
tion,' and he said. " SO far as | an
concerned, l can see no good reason
why |, or any other loyal silver man
should return to the party that boasts
that it killed the silver question ana
was glad Of it, and buried it so deep
that you would never hear of it again.
Mr.. Nixon says he bows to the viii o.
ion has been fought in several battles
and lost. What does he mean by that?
Was the silver question ever lost il
this State? Not much. l also bow to
the will Of the majority of my fellow
citizens, in which they have for the
past twelve years defeated every man
who was a candidate for office whom
they thought was it.iiSloyel TO the silver
cause, and they will continue to do so
rs long as this question remains unset
tied, fer the reaon that no great pub
lie question is settled until it is set
tied right. 1t will continue to crop up
until the people get what they demand.
Mr.. Nixon says the irrigation CUES
ton will make us a great common
wealth and gives that as his principal
reason for returning to the Republi
can party and intimates that Roosc-
welt is entitled to all the credit for
| this. He knows, as we'll as and many
! others. that Mr.. Newlanis agitated
this question long before spectacular
| Teddy was ever heard of in public
| life, and it was through Mr.. Newlands
| influence that a clause was inserted IN
the National Democratic platform on
this question, which forced the Repub-
licans later in their national conven-
ton to adopt similar clauses. Hence
our present irrigation law. Mr.. Nixon
says this is going to make Nevada a
great State. think SO too, but the Re-
publican party is not entitled to any
credit for it
Asked as to his own candidacy fol
the United States Senate. he said:
Il am not seeking the office, bul
should certain contingencies arise
ed that this Staet shall no long be
misrepresented by an old fraud ana
humbug like Stewart, to whom, d!
way of comparison, Judas Iscariot was
a saint. There are many good men il
both the Republican and Fusion par
les to draw from for this office. M
ducements to go back to the Repubii
can party. This may or may not o.
true l am not able to say what hi
reasons are But whatever the Reput
lican party does, any man they ma
see fit to endorse, who is bona fid
resident of this State. is better thai
old Stewart, who never had any in
terest in us beyond his own politica
ambitions.
Asked as to the course of the ST
yer party, he stated:
"Why should any loyal Silver ma
desert the cause at this Juncture
What does the Republican party offe
us as an inducement to return
them?. Absolutely nothing except tbs
they killed silver and buried it M
advice to all Silver party men, I
which l am one is to stand by tn;
party which has been loyal to tn
question, and to whom only we ca
look fer relief in the future, regardle:
of their attitude and declarations
their national platform. For polite
reasons they may be forced to igno
the silver question, but the fact
mains Just the same that the Democ
tic party is the only party thatwill ev
give us any favorable legislation
the silver question; and for that re
son all the loyal Silver party men
this State should stand by their n
ural friend rather than surrender
their enemy-the Republican party