The silver state., 1880-09-14
THE SILVER QUESTION.

The New York Mail is a stalwart
Republican journal. 1t has a mining
department, and pretends to be in favor
Of the silver interest. In recent issue
it threw aside it's mask and came out
,sluarely against the Silver bill. 1t
says:
''The Treasury receives an addition
Of az, ,O00.O 900 a month of Bland silver
dollars, which must lie unused in the
vaults. Democrats refused to stop the
coinage of the Bland dollars, and yet
they ask the complete control of the
government on plea of their wisdom. "
This is intended to influence voters
at, the Presidential election, by holding
the Democratic party responsible for
the passage of the Silver bill and the
coinage of standard dollars. Thas is
tic doctrine of the Republican party in
the East. where. the election of Garfield
il urged by the banks and geld brokers,
because of his opposition, not only to
the restoration of silver to it's former
standard, but to the present Silver bill,
authorizing the coinage of standard dol
lars. 1t is advocated by the New York
Tribune and Times, and in fact by all
the, leading Republican papers in the
.hastern States. The disposition of the
Democratic. party to restore Silver to
! stsrold standard, prior to the passage of
!, the Demonstration Act of 1873, is
Used against Hancock in the campaign,
while, here in Nevada Mr.. Sharon's
I organs try to- deceive the people into
the belief, that Garfield is not opposed
TO silver, though his vote as Congress
Tlan. is in favor of sustaining the Presi-
dents veto of the bill.
As,this question is of greater impor-
lance to the mining interest of Nevada,
than any other issue involved in the
campaign the people should not be
misled by the papers, which try to make
il appear that the Republican party is
not. opposed to the RECOMMENDATION of
silver. Every bullion producer in the
State knows that the market price of
silver bullion at the Carson Mint, or in
San Francisco, is from Ia to- II per cent.
; lesy, than its assayed value. They know
,bg experience, that in consequence of
the Demonstration Act in 1873, when
!, both Houses Of Congress were Repub-
!, llran, they lose from fourteen to sixteen
dellars, {, on, every one hundred dollars
worth OF bullion which their mines pro-
duce. :, This is sufficient to make min
ing. operations. which now barely pay
exp ,nses, or that are worked at a loss,
.,pr9htable. 1t is therefore, clearly
TO ;the interest of miners, and
in kfact all others, whose sue
.Cess in, business, is dependent upon
the mines. +, support the party which
/, tesprs the free coinage of silver, SO that
: = bar of, bullion will bring at the mint
i or ~ the market it's full assayed value.
The silver question concerns the people
!, ,at Nevada more than any other involved
in the campaign; yet it is kept in the
back ground by the politicians, who try
TO make it appear that sectional issues
ssttled BY the war, and by the amend
,mcnts, to, the Constitution, are to be
sdepldsd In November. Hundreds of
! Dcmocrsts supported John. P. Jones
for Senator. two years ago, because of
!, hia advocacy Of the Silver blk and the
Republicans sent a delegation to Chi.
r.sago pledged . to-, Blaine, because he
!, Voted for that. and the Chinese bills.
!, News, many of the Republicans who
wore enthusiastic for Blaine urge the
election of Garfield, who voted against
Blame to sustain the Presidents vetoes
Of both those bills. The men who ma
,nqslsts the; machinery of parties gen.
,saally .hsve some private or personal
su>knrask 70 advance tsa<,x,o -. l.