Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-24
AN ENEMY nArm DONE THIS.

II
the wires yesterday in regard to Senator
Jones Of Nevada. The friends Of the
gentleman must have read II With feel
iuss akin to asionishmsnt and indisna-
ton. The Senator has many enemies.
undoubtedly. as all men in public life
have. in his own Stats. and especially
in the East. where his silver theories
arc not at all popular. But political
snmity should never justify the use Of
falsshood to ruin an opponent. and II We
have stu lied the character and course
Of Senator Jones Alright, the dispatch to
which We alluds 10 IN open, bsrsiscsd
lie. Here 10 an extract from the dis
patch
.Jones Vas once Q silver man. but he IL
now understood W favor the abolition OF
National Banks, the permanent abolition
of gold and silver - currency. and The H.
sue Of Unreasonable legal tenders at %
many dollars per bead Of cur population.
with an increased issus OF grsenbacks
based ON the increase In populaion. Jones
is confident that with such . systsm Ne
shall b happy and prosperous. and - he
finds sherman incapable OF seeing the
BEAUTIES Of his systsm. he naturally wants
to get . new Secretary In his place
z. Nov IL Ia impossible for rs TO consult
senator Jones on this subject, bat We
venture to say from what We know Of
the man. that thsre IL bot N true
statement In the entire extract. That
true statement IL the drst clause.
Zones WAS onee q silver man." He
cettainly was oncs Q silver man, and be
IL as certainly q silver man now. The
gr-a. question Of vhs,h'r sshai hav'
u single or a double standard 10 the one
problem 10 which he has devoted his
entire attsntion during his Senatorial
career. lie was tho brain Of the CON-
mitteo to whom the subject Was referred.
aud his exhaustive report in favsr Of .
double standard Is nov q part Of ths
national archives. II will dsvolvs upon
him. when Congress rsasssmbles in
December. to urge upon members meas
urss In cousonan with the spirit Of
tina, report. Il 1t reasonable. then. that
nj this late hour Senator Jones has for
saksn his old.tims theories on the sub
jset % finance. and become even worse
than the most rabii Of the i~nnationists ,
Senator Jones is not . fool. and none
but a fool would propose an irrsdssm-
able currency. Money must Of nscsa.
atty have some value. aud without value
II IL utterly worthless. To allow q gov
eminent to issue notes With NO provision
TO redeem them at some time In gold
or silver. IL to ruin the credit Of that
government abroad. and 10 bankrupt II
Mt home. When the news comes that
Senator Jonss has been committed to q
lunatic asylam we shall be prepared to
credit the story that he isin favor Of any
such O measure. But until We are
assured beyond the possibility Of doubt
that hs has Loaf his reason. we shall
look upon this new sensation as a
irumpsd up fiction. intended to injurs
John p. Jones with his friends in Ne
vada and in the East.
The motive for thus incorporating
u senator 10 very plain. There is a
tremendous opposition 10 his views on
tie silver question in the East. and a
lac is tho prominent advocate Of the
hill 10 make silvera legal tender. his en-
emies think tha. bty destroying his infu-
snce they can defeat the measure. Once
let the conviction take bold OF the
American people that Jones has deserted
his %eolors. and thousands o in favor
OF the double standard. will cast their
votes for the characterization OF silver.
II Is a sad commentary on the political
system Of this nation. that the telegraph
c.n DO thus used to further the schemes
OF eharlstAns. aud to misrspresent the
views aud opinionsof public men. But
to our shame Il must be admitted that
il has been dsns in the past. Is done In
the present and probably will continue
10 be done far into the future.
No friend Of Senator Jones has . right
to believe this Islander against him. He
will probably deny II very soon. and an
swsr his maiigners a. they deserve to
be answered. In the meantime his sup
portersI in Nevada will do we'll to pay NO
attention whatever 10 = story which Ia
evidently the fabrication Of a personal
or political enemy.