Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
REPUBLtCAN OPPOSITION TO
SILVER.

An Eastern Democratic exchange says:
The latest form in which the war against
silver IL to be prosecuted is by a revival of
the old shin-plasters, called fractional
currency and to this scheme it is
understood the Treasury officials are lend
ing their aid. The plan is to retire all the
fractional silver and issue 10, % and so
cent notes. Having retired all the frac-
tional silver then the war is to be renewed
for the abolition Of the silver dollar until
finally the currency is forced down to shin
plasters and gold.
This is true. The enemies of silver
have no affection for the little shin
plasters called fractional currency; but
they seek to make them available for the
displacement of silver, and after that
they will seek to get rid of them. The
scheme Is the latest phase of the opposi-
ton to silver coinage. But it should be
added that it comes from the Republican
leaders. Mr.. Hayes is hostile to silver;
SO is Mr.. Sherman, his Secretary of the
Treasury; SO is Mr.. Knox, the Comp
troller of the Currency; SO, in short, is
the whole Administration. Mr.. Gar
field, too, is to be classed with the oppo-
nents of silver coinage and on the side of
Eastern banks, which are seeking to add
II per cent. to the face of all debts by
making gold the only metal money. In
fact the opposition to silver coinage has
now virtually become a Republican pol
icy, and if that party shall again get con
troll of Congress, with their President in
the White House, the people may say
good-by to silver dollars. and prepare to
pay their obligations in gold or its equiv
alent.
SENATOR HAMPTON'S SPEECH.
The Enterprise and other Republican
journals keep a lie standing in display
type, purporting to be an extract from
Senator Wade Hampton's speech deliv-
cred at ~Staunton, Virginia, recently.
The New York Herald, one of the most
independent papers in America, exposes
the fraud as follows:
A narrowing paragraph, purporting to
be q literal extract from q dreadful speech
made by Senator Hampton, of South Caro-
lima, at ~Staunton, Virginia, on July 20, is
having IN extensive circulation in the par
tisan Republican press, and furnishes a
text for the most paroxysmal exhibition of
campaign rhetoric. One journal in this
city keeps it standing at the head Of its
page. 1t represents Mr.. Hamp-
ton as urging support Of General Hancock
for President on the ground that the poll
are the same for which Generals Lee and
Jackson fought in the rebellion.
A report of this speech. which we have
received from Senator Hampton, and print
in another column, does not contain the
paragraph in question. We find in it pre-
dictions OF evil consequences to result
from the possible election of General Gar
field which are extravagant, such as that
I'VE shall behold no more free elections
and nc more untrammeled expression Of
sentiment;" but it contains no
phrase which is literally like that which
Republican journals and speakers put into
his mouth, nor any which by a fair con-
can be tortured into its signif-
canoe.
"Turn and turn about is no more than
lair. Since the Republicans deem that Mr..
view Of what are the principles
Of the Democratic party is SO valuable,
for the sake of fair play let them now quote
Tor q while his view Of what the principles
their own party are.