Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-25
"DEBAsING THE CURRENCY"

| EDITORS APPEAL: Under the above cap
ton the last number of Harper's Weekly
launches philippe against the passage of
any Silver Bill, as paving the way for final
reputation Now as the defenders of the
double standard contemplate no debasement
of the coin of the Republic, but the opposite,
purer and higher standard, we think a
journal of the Weekly circulation and indu-
ence, degrades its dignity by begging the
question. 1t states that New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, made stand off OH
the question; that Ohio, Kentucky Tennessee,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada,
and Arkansas voted solidly for the remoneti-
zation of silver, and the double standard, with
greatly preponderating vote in its favor, in
Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Michigan and Cal
ifornia, and that New England voted solidly
against the bill There are strong reasons
why we do not wish to impeach the motives of
New England New England has been held
as the leader of the war policy, and the results
of the war, the debt at present being the
most prominent. She may not wish to stain
the record. But we think that her states
men knew that there was an overwhelming
majority in favor of the bill, and they could
receive the benefit without a possible blame |
1t is supposed that Mr.. Hayes will veto any
silver bill not in accordance with his peculiar
views. If he takes that course he does it to |
conciliate the Radical reserve, and to prevent |
the coalition against his policy which even he
can see is vital force. Outside of the for
ests of Maine New England has long been as
to the civilization of Western Eu-
rope. Every normal resource has long been
developed, and she can do with the gold
standard better than any other part of the
Union. The great states of the Great Basin,
and the states of this Western commonwealth
have spoken. Are not the thousands of
Americans among them as able to judge of
The requirement as Mr.. Hayes or the eleventh
hour advisers who are around him2 Can he
afford to do this after repudiating the policy
Of the party who nominated him from the
social and political stand point? Can he af-
:ord to stand on the financial text of the tradi-
ions of the party against the wishes and ex-
oected will of the ''people'' simply to regain
lis lost prestige in the vain endeavor to re-
;oncile the irreconciliable Can he afford to
constitute himself hypercritical critic, on
me point and ignore the rest? The currency
will not be debased, its intrinsic value will be
greater than that of any other land, and there
will be no room for Factors and Shylocks to
,eep capital from its legitimate field of bust
less, the development of new industries and
he employment of the people, by specializing
n the rise and fall of silver as merchandising.
Does any man suppose that had Australia,
Jew Zealand, British Columbia and other
oints of the British Possessions been silver
earring, that she would have demonetized
liver? We think not, and as an American
re submit that It's time we, as nation exer-
ised some self assertion commensurate with E
ur resources and our influence among the
atoms of the earth. w. K. WEARE n
Virginia, November, %, 1877