Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-12-08
FRIDAY. s, 1905
FACTS TO nE FORGOTTEN.

IL we accept the theory OF some OF our
republican friends. the political party to
which they belong "a do no wrorg.
According to their theory that party is
not to be held responsible for the sins
OF commission or OF omission in Its name
and under its authority.
1t was in the name and for the use and
benefit OF the republican party that II
hurry up cali was made, during the
Closing hours OF the campaign OF 1896,
for d Doodle fund OF 100000. That
cali ~as responded 10. The men who
gave it posed as defenders OF national
honor, but as We have since learned ID
he recent exposures before the New
York insurance committee. they had
small concern for their Owe honor when
they took other peoples money FOR the
enrichment Of the republican campaign
fund.
The men whose frauds were,
recently exposed during the camp
aign OF 1896, referred to by re-
Publican newspapers as models OF good
citizens, rs Representatives OF the bus.
mess interests Of the country" aud as
patriotic citizens. The american peO-
pie know today tina, but for the frnuds
and embellishments committed by those
men republican victory would have been
impossible. Yet republican newspapers
finding it impossible to conceal or apollo.
gize for the wrougdoing on the part OF
their patron saints, expect the people to
overlook the very important facts that
many Of these EN- beZZlements were made
FOR the benefit OF the republican PARTY;
and that they were made with at least
The implied understanding that rcpuhli.
IAN victory meant a reign of frenZicd IL
nanciering, an era OF trust building, new
opportunities for plumber by so.ra.led
captains OF industry, and immunity to
those who were willing to commit crime
under the guise of -busincss enterprise
In the name OF the republican party
the machine, against which the good
people OF Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
generally battled, waged war against
public interests. In Ohio the machine
against which the people OF that state
revolted was, admittedly, the official rep
~resentative Of the republican party. But
now some republican newspapers and
leaders, insistlng yet that their party is
the God and morality organization,
point To the overthrow OF their party in
Ohio and Pennsylvania as victories for
righteousness, expecting the people to
forget the part borne by the republican
party and its representatives in those
great contests.
Some republican newspapers and
leaders point to the contest for railroad
regulation us a battle for the peoples
rights. They admit that the corporation
lobby is using disrcputable methods to
prevent the people from obtaining relief,
yet while all the time insisting that their
party is -thc peoples party" they expect
the people to forget that railroad rcgu-
lation failed at the last session OF con.
gress because OF tho republican scuHte's
subserviency TO corporate interests; and
they hope that the people will overlook
tho facts that il railroad regulation fails
at the coming session the failure will be
because the republican senate is welded
10 its corporation idols and that the
have nothing to expect at the
hands Of that republican body.
Boasting that the republican party
may be depended upon 10 provide a
business administrators Of public
%afIairs, these republican editors expect
tho people to overlook the gross extraY.
agance, the private snaps, the cmbczzle-
menis aud the frauds generally that
have been committed under republican
Administrations. They expect the people
TO forget tho deficit for the last iiscal
year and to overlook the prospective
deficit Tor the current year.
Dietrich, Burton and Mitchell, United
States senators, and the several repre-
sentatives in congress who we're required
to answer to criminal indictments wore
elected to Office by the republican party.
But we must forget that fact.
Former Governor Oiell, who has not
clearly explained how nc happened 10
be paid $4,000 in tho scttlomcnt Of u
suit pending against tho Equitable Life
Assurance society, ~ tho ~prclont.dny
republican bORs Of Now York. But VIC
that fact.
Tho frauds committed by the MnchinB
and others in the ~postolicc department
wore committed by moi who, in 1896.
wcro either avowed republicans or were
30 z~ealOria Tor the "nd'ional honor that
they rushed TO the support OF the re-
publican ticket in that campaign, and
held their Offices under republican nd
ministration. But We mnst forget that
TACT.
Tho frauds committed III Cuba by
.hn Neelys woro pcrpctratcd by distiL.
,uished republicans, and under rcpubli-
ian administration. But We must for.
got It..
LOomia, whose official transactions in