Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-26
STREET soloHs.
The silver Question Isssiiisessiy
discussed "A Chapter en- kssi'
roads for AL Co ksad-Cinehisg
= Cinch.

Sometimes there 10 moro practical
common sense to be picked up on the
street and eviuced in . sidewalk CONVEX.
sation than 10 ell the works OF finance
and political economy Of the day. Wis
dom was airing itself this morning In
Virginia.
The speaker was about three score.
plain. practical. and Was discussing the
silver question:
"Hsre Is the plain. oommon-senss
view OF the situation practically illus.
tratsd: In obedisncs to the dictates Of
the shrswd. hard Shylocks Of the old
world. Germany demonstrated silver and
took q single standard Of geld. wha.
was the rssult7 Hard times there right
along up to the present. and she must
remonetizs silver or 60 down. The
United States did the same. The result
was hard timss. while business men OF
half . million. more or less. who owed.
as every man has Q right TO owe In con.
Quoting business. a. much as he had
capital-sincs his stock IN trade was also
an asset In his hands-was obliged to sell
his property for one.third its value. This
continued, till silver was partially re-
mopetizsd-and Il 10 only partially re-
monetizsd by Us now. But even this
partial reconciliation has brought Us
decided prosperity and the entire restora'
ton Of silver to . par In all respects
with gold would result in abundance to
our land. Now. I ask you. what nation
Of the globe has during the late dspres.
sion been most prospsrousf France,
certainly; and France has had q double
standard fully established. and has paid
her war debt and is today moving right
ahead. The man who cannot read the
lessen Of the age should be sent to
school and especially kept out OF poll
tics"
C~oRitatiug on the foregoing bit Of
street wisdom this pencil went on. As
another knot was reached attention was
again attracted:
Quietly shelvsd. gentlemen; laid
away to rest till the resurrection"
This excited interest. The speaker
continued:
Now, there was that man CASTOR
CASTOR the lawyer-who got elected to
the Legislature by "a scratch He walked
mp the morning after election famous and
filled with enthusiasm. He went to
Carson aud be fought the railroads and
came back to his constituents and ran
for City Attorney. Shelved. gentleman,
shslvsd like the other man."
Then there was Dan Lyons, q hptop
fellow, no better; he went to the Lsgis.
lature and when most all the rest were
sacked and went down. Dan stood
straight and he came back to his con-
s%tituents, the dear public. and they said
We'll done. good and faithful servant
Well. Dan got on the ticket for County
Clerk, aud that was as far a. hs got.
Even Mackay couldn't sav Dan. much
as he wanted to. Shelved, gentlemen.
shelvsd; aud. good as he is, he'll stay
there. And so it goes the world
over = Farley to the United States
Senate, for he's for the railroads;
Cassidy to Congress, not because he Is
at for II, but because he's UNFIT for 1t.
and rs o reward for his service In the
railroad interests two years ago. Now.
il any OF you fellows are ambitious OF
becoming mummiss and lying on the
shelf you get up and howl like Daegett
against the railroads. aud like Board.
man OF washos. and like Harlow. and
Dan Lyon, and Castor. and you'll get
there. sure"
A voice: "You must be q railroad
dog" ,
Speaker: "well. l am just that. and
a good dog too. and / am better fed.
better clothed and better lodged than
you are. for you're Q public cur. and No
one cares a damn for you. anyway; and
l just give you n y.lp. aud don't you
forget 1t. Don't you come round where
l am to get any bones to gnaw. nor to
try TO steal anything; for / know the
hand that gives me bread, and / purpose
TO protect those who provide Tor me.
Now. you folks-you. the people-think
you're damned smart, don't your You
think you'll cinch the railroads. Humph!
uhosvsr heard Of cinehing a cinchi"