The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-09-16
GARFIELD AND SILVER.

enemy of silver" The assertion of the
Enterprise is true so far as the papers
Of Nevada are concerned, and so is the
accusation that sGarfield is an enemy
Of silver. There is no doubt whatever
OF the truth of the accusation. The
Congressional Record proves that con-
elusively, as is shown by the Virginia
chronicle. AS copy Of the Congress
ionsl Record is found in every printing
office, every newspaper in the State can
reatih y-.satisfy itself of the charge
that Garfield is an enemy of silver by
his votes i'll Congress. The Congress
ional Record is the official journal of
Congress. If the language or vote OF a
member is ,nisrepresented in the jour-
nal, the member has an opportunity to
correct it. The Record shows that Mr..
4sstfield opposed with might and main
the passage of the Bland Silver bill,
whieh Senator John z. Jones so ably
advocated. 1t also shows that on De-
ce4nbcr 9Th, 1873, Mr.. Durham, of
Kentucky, moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill to provide for the ex
change and recoinage of the trade dol
lar. Ehe motion was defeated, by 1913
ayes to 81 noes-not the necessary two
tiliras, ,Mr. Garfield voting in the mega
tive. mir. Foote, of Illinois, then Of
tered a resolution, ''That the legal
tender quality OF silver dollars of 4l25
grains of standard silver shall be main
tanned and enforced, and that any dis
elimination against the silver dollar
by any national banking association, by
refusing to receive them and treat them
as legal dollars, shall be deemed de-
fiance OF the laws of the United States. >
This was also defeated by the two
.'shifcs rule, although it received l5l
votes 30 80 against it, Mr.. Garfield
voting no. See Congressional Rec ord,
volume S, part | pages 62-3.
On February ., 1879, Mr. Whit
thofre introduced a bril- providing that
gold aand SILVER coins Of the United
States should be interchangeable at
eheir lawful value when presented in
: s,tms' of%sl00 or any multiple thereof,
which was also defeated by the two
allifds rule.tMr. Garfield voting against
it. See Congressional Record, volume
8, part 2. End session, 45th Congress.
On February 7th, 1879, Mr.. ,Muldrow
reported bill from the House Commit
tee on Coinage. asthorizing the Treas
urer OF the United States to receive the
coins Of the United States, to the extent
to (Which such coins have been declared
illegal tender, in exchange for United
States notes. It was stated that the
,dbjaet Of Nthe bill was, to make all our
currency, whether gold, silver or paper,
eduaiby law, as the Cincinnati platform
pledges the Democratic party to do.
Mrs afield OPP ssed it, and his motion
40 lay ition the table prevailed. See
uengressioaal Reeord,' volume 8, pages
Glf2 and I,llS.
.'fne'speecheso Of hafr. Garfield in Con-
gross against silver show that he de-
bounced the proposition to remonetize
it, Gas public disgrace and swindle on
'so,grand a scale,as toinake the achieve
'mcns illustrieus, 'Aand he declared that
'hs'had 'fneyer Known any proposition
ehascontained so many of the elements
Of vast raseshfy of colossal swind-
ling"
That IS part of the record of Mr.
Garfield on the shverquestion, yet the
Virginia Enterprise. endeavors to make
it appear that he is not an enemy of
EAver. What herculean task Mr..
Slaron's paper has undertaken to ac-
complish? Like MIR. Podsnap in Great
Expectations" it hopes by wave of
tho hand, Aline with the pen, to wine
cat the votes and speeches of Mr. Gar
eelaea tas silser-aaestion. and deceive
its readers, as itstries toGo on the rail
'raadiquestiop, by suppressing facts and
'vr,,Aaratino fajsahaods rs +La IT..