Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-14
ANOTHER CURRENCY ARGU-
mENT,

The Reese Rirer Regeiiie clapS its Shout
der to that of the Virginia Union, and
marches up manfully to the combat IN
favor of a g-eenback currency. The C"'o"'
TO be sure, treats its ally rather contempt
uously, and saws the Reese River man
"don't understand the subject treats
him Ike the "high-toned treat the color
ed troops. The ally don't mind the snuo-
bling, however, and battles away bravely
Oh his own HOOK. We respect the ally,
AND will discuss the matter with him in a
friendly manner. He waltzes into us in
the manner and form following, to-wit:
"The News says, the working men, those
from whom the Government receives its sup
port, and from whom bankers and importers
their per cent, are opposed to any change,
being satisfied with the present currency.
With all due Difference to the opinions Of the
working men of Storey, or any other
county, we desire TO have an opinion of our
own, and. believing il right, endeayor to con-
vince others, overturning old prejudices,
rather than be controlled BY them. 1t is
very pretty, and, perhaps, popular, to hatter
and play upon the weaknesses Of the work
ing men, but the " honest miner" dodge
was PLAYED on, By the California politicians
Of the old school, and is beneath the dignity
Of a 6rst-claSs paper of to-day"
We shall not quarrel about the dig
nifty" clause; but we do gently repel the
soft impeachment of Aattering and play
ing on the weaknesses of the working
men," or of being in anywise up 10 the
honest miner dodge" We SIMPLY con-
slider the working man and the honest
miner as so many citizens, with equal
rights with the brokers, merchants and
bankers; and equally entitled to the pro-
lection of the press. We did not refer to
them as being superior judges Of matters
of finance, nor class whose 6Ict'sm was
to be received as authoritative. What We
meant 10 say was, whether we said It or
not, that the class who advocate the adop-
zion of the greenback currency are chiefly
lot of specializing stock-gamblerS, "who
work not, neither do they spin" and that
the newspapers who back them up are the
partizans of these sharpers, and the enc
mics of the men whose bread is earned by
industrial pursuits. If this explanation
OF our platform is sufficiently clear for the
comprehension of our friend of the Rer-
ellie, he can pu. 1t in his pipe and smoke
it. The editor says:
"If any of the press can show any eonclu-
Sive argument against the adoption Of the
National currency, we would be pleased 20
see IT,"
May it please the Court: the PROPOSE
aon TO change the currency comes from
the greenback party; and the affirmative
of the proposition that that change would
be beneficial lies with that party.
In arguing" 10 that point, the RsrsiLs
speaks of the "vast surplus of capital in the
East awaiting investment" 1--WE think we
have heard that mentioned somewhere
before,) and says:
"Much Of that surplus capital is coming
here for investment, bu: it comes under
great disadvantage, and much more would
come, undoubtedly, did We not require them
to sacrifice fifty, nOminally. and, at least,
twen.y-f,. per cent, in reality, OF their capt.
tai, in making an investment.
Here we come to a dead halt, and ask
the editor of the RsreiNs whether he
means to say tina. greenbacks are worth
seventy-hve cents on the dollar :: If so,
how many will he buy at that rate: And,
;f ,rbst Ioes no mean 70 saw: