American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-23
SENATOR JONES ON SILVER.
Extracts from the Recent Speech of the
Senator from Nevada.


Extracts from the Recent Speech of the
Senator from Nevada.
Mr.. Jones spoke at great length, most OF
his speech being devoted to argument show
ing that silver had not deprecated in value
since its decentralization, and against asser-
tiOns that the dollar proposed by the bill is
diShOnOring medium of payment and q de-
preciated coin He said that silver since 1873
although Disseminated against and shorn ol
its monetary functions, denied mintage
graded to the rank of commodity, inste ad
Of having become less valuable has neverthe-
and all kinds Of property; that both gold and
silver have
GAINED IN PURCHASING POWER,
and that silver only seems to have failed in
extent as gold In the face Of these patent
and accumulated facts, it is still claimed that
silver has depreciated to such degree that
it would be dishonest to pay debts in it even
if it would legally discharge them. An emi-
neut jurist once said of a certain legal propo-
SItion, that he could not conceive OF a human
mind 50 constituted as to entertain it. am
equally incompetent to conceive OF human
mind so constituted as not to see that silver
has appreciated rather than fallen in value,
and that gold mas been so enormously en-
hanced in value that to gsratuitousIy require
debts to be paid in it is either the most gi-
gantic folly or the most gigantic fraud OF All
the ages.
MIR. JONES DENoUNcED As FALSE
the charges that he had individual interests
to be subserved by remonetizing silver, and
local matters aside, will conclude with Dflef
reference to the frantic appeals that come to
Us from certain quarters to rally to the res
cue of the ancient honor of the Republic
which it is declared is now held aloft by less
than a dozen States in the Union. 1t is said
that this Nation will lose the high position
which il has maintained for hundred years
in the family of Nations if the pending bill
should pass. 1t is said that even the discus
sion of "a measure to restore to the country
power to perform its contracts in the terms
which they are written has to no inconsider-
able extent disparaged us in the eyes OF the
world. whence come the really dangerous
assaults upon the good name of the Nation? ?
Is it not from certain members OF Congress
VINO dehounce TINS as a PICK pocket puI,
and as a scheme to issue clipped coins, Tor
getting that clippings were
STOLEN FROM THE POCKETS OF THE PEOPLE
and are now found in the pockets of their
creditors? And is it not from the Leading
metropolitan and Eastern press, which de
nOunees supporters of the bill AS swindlers
and repudiatOrs, and declares itself to have
the honor of this Nation in its special CHARGE
By what title does any faction set itself up as
being par excellence the guardians OF the'honor
of the country: Sirl the honor can repOse
nowhere 50 securely as IN the Keeping ana
hearts of the people. There is its shrine,
and there alone can it find protection. In
what manner and by what methods has the
New York and Eastern press sustained the
honor of the Nation OF which it prOcla1ns 1t
self the special guardian? only by libels
upon the character and personal motives of
every public man who can not see the justice
of robbing the Government and people by
are to be paid, by open and shameless ap-
peals to the President to make corrupt use of
his patronage to --I....-..- .--- -is. -...t #
INFLUENCE VOTES IN CONGRESS
against the silver bin, by pretension false
as it is humi1iating that Congress dares not
resist the desires of organized capital: lie
then quoted from the New York Tribune of
january 7as follows; a..l--.s -.
THE President knows that men can be held
true to Repuslican principles as TO nnance' II II
they know their truth will mean favor as to
appointments" tt
''The capital of the country is organized at
last, and we shall see whether Congress dare
to fly in its face"
These newspapers claim to be read largely
in Europe. What impression of our people
and our public men is likely to prevail IN
Europe, which sees these American newspa-
pers, in which the majority in Congress is
daily denounced as made up of silver swind
lers, repudiatorS or heretics, and in which II
is daily represented that Congress can be cor
rupted by the Presidents patronage and IN
Inundated by threats of organized capital:
What better than a roaring farce is 1T for
editors engaged in this
WORK OF DEFAMATION -.
to assume to be the peculiar champions of the
suade the President to use his patronage as a
cOrrupting agency seeming to have failed.
and Congress by votes at various times and
i'll decisive numbers having eXhfblted de,
termination to 'iy in the face of organized
capital of the county, the latest moXeinent
has been to defame those who could aeltheI
be purchased nor intimidated. No longer In
voking the President to buy Senators, these
gold organs charge that Senators have sought
to sell their votes, and are treated to
lengthy homilies upon the decaying morality
of this body. The same men who day after
day have declared that it was the most urgent
duty of the Chief Magistrate to trade patron
age for votes in favor of what is called " hon
est money" now shed tears over the
-5t STORY OF THEIR OWN INVENTION
that members of this body have been wait
ing, watching, hoping and asking to be brib.
ed. The New York Times OF the 18th inst, ed
itorially says:
below the standard with which it was form
erIy associated that propositions which we
Yesterday gave as in circulation at Washing.
-, a1onit iittin or NJ, snrr1rSe There arc SEN
ators who have so little intelligence and pr1n'
ciple that they do not know their own minds
conscience that they are ready to vote for OF
against the pending bill. They imagine that
i is popular. Provided they receive a qlio
pro quo, however, they are. willing to run tht
short, to sell their votes to the President and
aid in defeating the bill, If he viii only pay
this bribery plan, the President may not only
defeat the Bland bill, but also may establish
ton and the Senators who are at present IN
imical. The explanation does but add to Tho
disgrace of those who offer it."
1t was Joab who said to Amasa, " Art thou
in health, NV brother?'' and 80 So he smot'
him in the fifth rib" The journals from
which have quoted seem to have been equal
Iy soIicitous concerning the National honor
and while tenderly inquiring as to its health
deal deadly stabs like these. In this country
National honor had never been tarnished by
those who proposed to
RESTORE THE ANCIENT MONEY
| in which every National bond is promised Il
be paid. If it is in danger of being tarnished i
| is from the charge of the opposing factiol
of the states of this Union are innately dis
| honest. Let the gold press of this countr.
not forget that while power usually beget
l i'm a DPQptS resistance.