Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-26
Volume 3S.
THE DEMOCRATIC SHIP.

Tho present session Of Congress has
been largely devoted to political
speeches intended for use in the com.
ing campaign. The Repub licans have
sung about the great prosperity OF the
country, and the Democrats have shown
up the true condition OF the country.
In replying To the prosperity speeches
II the R"puhlicanr the q Ir day Con-
grrtsman Wade of Iowa. closed AN able
speech ns followE.
Men upon thus Il Dor nave told us
time and again 0f the awful tcrrors
winch stand III front OF even a sug.
gcstIon 81 Dcmocrntic SUCCESS. rh,N
have iuII IL tlmc aud ugu.n that il ever
II h"cnme apparent tint Democracy !.nI
chance to win :hnt at that moment III.
du-iry wuuiI be paTnly Zrd. the doors ui
the iactory would bc cinS..d. aud u gen.
cr :. SCENE "t ic-ula,l"u would meet the
eyes ~ the people. They have painted
tcr Va III eloquent wOri- the great pie
iurc 'hni appeared bc'orr their minds
~ they rr'k"d ont upon tH. great sea ul
national life. rhr! have tnlI w. that
.Lcy rUG 4 srr there the boat 81 DE.
mucracN. the ola snip -: Democracy.
rocking ana ,umh.ug upon the waves,
IT. mnst- all swept "tT, H. -ric. rma-n med
~. Gp,mg - pirc"~ up"n ia. rocks u pu-
ItI'I., aiNcr-Itv.
! ruGgc-ts ip ~" the story ~ the old
f"Ilnw down Ia Missouri whu started for
New Or.raus with hIs rhrpctbag III one
hand and hI~ umbrella ~ the other IL
WA IA the pldrn u!nyr, nnd hc WIS go.nr
Il .wu Ia III, st'dmhuat t. take trip
down TIA" Mississippi. II" walked
lrIsur,ly nlurg unit. h" cam" tn the
brow ~ th0 hill overlooking the land.
irIg. and IL; hc looked dpwn hc heard thu
whistle blow and thc tell rimg nnd
thr5r was tho boat, which wns tu :akr
him Ia hIm nm his journey. Just pulling
ont ia III" Mississippi away from the
,udlug. lie hrsIiat,d f"r - moment.
lie spit ON hi h ,:rds and said, Il will
MAX" /, or die lie started doNm the
hll At - -prrd which wpnli mnir the
r" '"LuI;i.1"u u :mo Panama Republic
IuuN tIl;" - c"Iis ~ ne -: down la
IN" little plank !apd,n., the hom,
was oul H,,nur Ia or H. feet, and he gave
one lrap, ,ui.ur nn thr deck. hi. Unl-
brr.ln gnuI' "u" wny sud hIr cHrp,tbas
the uthc. IT, struck II large. purtly
grutirHau ,,I.!.'I uh w"It rpTawI-
Iug um "'h,r . h. II IL" vessel. tie got
up and. hrr.h ~ the dust on, snid.
"whru ,as viii ma" 1t or die, I'll
maK" 1t ur iii = ,nr other fellow. who
bad pcru En",,i,d ,i"Au got up. lonkcd
nrruLi, ,ud ati .. -lou damned foot,
th's hoi rS coming m.
Why. y"U .;cnti'ru"o, Inc boat II De-
mocrHcy IT. coming N. Sh" IL cO.ninE
~, her s,tI- swcll.ug iull, and she il Ia.
den duNn, to- with drsoIatIon. not
with pr,crly, no, with products
I" imnKr soap houses, but laden
,iuwu with good tnr the whole people;
la len down with honesty nmd integrity
~ the administration ~ governmental
affair; ladc' down with the assurance
tiIM the rc4,rICIons winch are now
I'Hrrd upon Ancri 'Rn commerce 10y
~" irgislu'Iun which wc nov have shall
t." "w"pI assay, not 10y 'owc radicnl up.
hrnyni not 10y trmc mighty at cOko that
wll disturb business conditions, not by
one ~ ihus" rlIoria winch would have
40 re- lnrd fur the bn-rucsA interests Oi
this CJuitry. but by careful. conscicn.
tiuu., nunrst effort tu uid III the adjust.
mcut ~ Our cOmmcfCiHl relations III
such u Way ns tO bring tn the producer
~ the fnrm products Of thIa land some.
thing Of u widcr market mud better
price q; ,Omcthlng TINT will bring moro
returns Tor the mCn who labor in the
chop. '.,ai toll III III" factories, III order
tu give them II brUndcr iicld for their
products, because their labor and the
,cpnnda for thu ir labor must depend on
tho demand fur the products 81 their
hands: eniucthlur tint will bring tO the
manufacturers of ihir country not the
UrumiHr ~ dcrula ION aud destruction Of
the husln, ~ interests. but mn hunCai
ditiOus ao that their field uf operation
may bc enlarged, :" thni they may get
fair return for on their capital, go that
thor wurkmrn will gel fair return for
their labor. aud 50 tha, the fields 81 tho
grcnt Northwest. hearing their bur,!cne
0i CrOps every ycar, may feed tho
n,oulhl ~ the millinna whcrc they now
fCrd the thousands.
And then thuac Who man the Grt nj
boat ~ Democracy are going Ia rniac
the Quce' ION IA Ia whether or no, all Of
tho toll. all ~ the industry, all ~ tho
effort, aud the trsulta ~ individual
effort of this country must bc subjected
{" the greed oi the TOW mon who, rc.
gntdlcGa ~ houcsty and Justice, crush