The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-07-16
From Special Correspondent

WINSEMUccA, New, July IA, 1904.
Editor of the SENTINEL.
1t is amusing if not instructive to
listen to what is said in Humboldt
County on the result of the st. Louis
Convention and on political matters
generally. I recorded what was said by
groups of excited parties of different
political affiliations, and herewith give
you a few Of them. leaving out the
numerous oaths ~enunciated in seven
syllables by which some of the expressed
sentiments were emphasized. The
following greeted my ears from diff
ferent voices:
1.-THE st. Louis Convention properly
antagonized every policy Of the Repub.
lican party, except the gold standard. "
Eyes, and it agonized every true
Democrat and Silver party man in Ne
vada and throughout the country by
adopting the sentiment expressed in the
telegram from the Wall Street Sphinx
of Esopus, or rather as General Weaver
said in the Convention, of 'E-soup- us. -"
"The Democratic party through their
nominee. Alton Brooks Parker. have de-
clared the gold standard is firmly and
i~rrevocably established"
THAT leaves us Fusionists in Ar
fix"
where are we at now"
"Why, my boy. our Senator New
lands says that all the Silver men are in
Democratic party; that the silver ques-
ton is held in allegiance until all the
gold mines are worked out, and then
the Democrats will give us free coinage
of silver, SO don't get impatient"
"Yes, but Parker says the gold stand
ard is irrevocably fixed, hence it a not
be changed. And the Convention re-
piled to him that there was nothing in
his views that antagonized the policies
Of the party"
A Stalwart-"Well, don't you know
that the Convention and the National
Committee refused to adopt the gold
standard plank
An Educated Populist-"O yes. aud
don't you all know that the attempt of
the benevolent assimilation of the gold
and silver men, by the Convention ig-
noring the money question in its plat
form. was turned by Wall street,
through its candidate. Parker, into
criminal aggression and relentless wal
against the working of our silver mines,
and that the Democratic party has en-
dorsed that aggression and warfare?"
by jimmy, that's so."
A Prohibitionist-"O, you Democrats
and Fusionists and Repubs and you Pop.
ulist man, don't you know that the Re-
pubs stand pat on any policy that they
adopt, whether right or wrong. SO long
as there is any nutriment in it. and as
soon as the Repubs discard a policy the
Demys adopt it, and they stand pat.
Such has been the case ever since the
days of reconstruction. Next Fall you
Fusionists will all vote for Parker Ia
general yell damiwilD. and when the
result of the election is known. the men,
bers of the victorious party will engage
in Bacchanalian revelry in the exuber-
ance of their joy; and you Fusionists
and you 1.-THE lone Populist of Humboldt)
will Join in the throng, and
all get drunk together oyer Nevada co.
ing for Roosevelt aud irrigation as the
next best thing to remonetization."
Then a Republican proposed three
cheers for Roosevelt aud irrigation and
they were given without a counter de.
wopstration.
At this Juncture ths only CLEVELAND
Democrat in the county, and a great adj
mirer of Senator Newlands, suggested