Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-07-15
Elko. Nevada. Friday, July Is. 1904
oIB. WILLIAMS SPEECH,

1t Is not often that any convention
speech will bear more than one reading.
Most convention speeches, indeed are
hardly worth :sading at ALL They are,
III the main, rhetorical tirrworke that
flash and spu,tcr across the sky and
then go hissng INTO darkness The
speech made by John Sharp Williams
III the 81. Lonis convention is one nl the
few that deserve to live. Eloquent. in
tile best scnGo of TINT often misusrd
word. Mr.. William. speech was enter
tanning, logical aud convincing
With the nice touch ot u surgeon who
performs delicate operation. Mr.. Viii
liams exposed. one AT II time, the false
pretentious OF the Republican party. the
emptiness OF its Chicago platform, the
hollowncss Of Republican promises
There wasn't IA word too much, there
wasn't word too little. from the begin
ming Of the speech to it's close And it
would be hardly possible for the most
cautious critic to make Il single sentence
Take this reference to the statement
III tho Republican platform TINT we
(,he Rcpubbcans) fought quick, Wig
orOus WAT with Spain" said Mr.. vii
liams:
bad history again. Americans fought
1t. II would be ividious to state the
politics of the heroes, but IT scems To me
that | have heard it said that Dewey
was Democrat, that Scbley was "A
Democrat. thht Miles was Democrat;
that 1t seems to Inc too, that have
heard that Republican administration
snubbed the first, tried To disgrace the
second and insulicd tho last. II seems
too, that have heard from men on the
fighting line TINT Joe Wheeler was as
much III evidence as the president him
self. II seems To me that have heard
that liObsOn was Democrat. IL seems
to mo too, that ! have heard that ynung
Baglcy Of North Carolina, the first OF.
fcrng Of the war upon the altar oi a
common country, WAS Democrat
There is no finer example OF bow to
say great deal in a few words than this.
And another example OF the same thing
is the pledge ot Mr.. Williams made for
the Democratic party, pledge TINT
every thinking man knows will be full
filled. lie said:
"One thing the country can rely upon:
The Democracy will nominate Tor presi
dent man trained III the ways OF the
constitution, who will net usurp legis.
lntivo or Judicial functions; who will not
rcckicssly violate international usnges,
even with the weakest nntion, no matter
how tempting the profits to he rraped
10y it; who will not keep people guess.
ing about what he is going to do or say
next. 1t will nominate him nn II plat.
form ignoring dead Issues and dealing
with every present live issue in tones
certain and unmistakable, fuvo;lnp
econcmy Of administrat enforce.
mcnt of honesty in the public service, II
wise md business like revision and re.
duction OF the tariff by the friends OF the
masses und OF the common wealth, md
not 10y tariff bcnclicinrics and thoir rep.
rcscntatiycs alone, a reduction which
shall aim NJ equality al burdens and
equality Of 81 opportunities, and whose
ultimate object shall he to raisc n roy-
cnuc by taxation to support the federal
government III virility, i'll simrliCity-
an object 10 10 reached III business
like discussion unh common sense way,
with duo regard tn existing conditions
and by steps constituting in themselves
M object Lesson Tor their own jusiili.
cation and for the Justification ui fur.
ther rcfurm.-
As we said at The outset, icw speeches
will bear reading moro than once, Mr..
Williams speech may bo rrad many
times md each reading will furnish new
entertainment, now food Tor Thought
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