Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-19
GARFIELD AND SILVER.

We have had the occasion before to
call attention to the attitude of Garfield
on the silver question. He was unques-
tionably the strongest opponent of the
Silver bill in Congress, yet there are Re-
publican papers in this State conducted
by men who have the hardihood to pro-
claim Garfield as an advocate of silver.
These editors must suppose that the peo-
pie of Nevada are either idiots, or unable
to read and know current news. 1t is
well known that Sherman-the Republi-
can Secretary of the Treasury-keeps the
whole silver issue, which was ordered by
a Democratic Congress. locked up in the
Treasury vaults. Garfield has always
sustained his friend from Ohio-Sherman
in the notification of law.
The New York Tribune keeps standing
in its columns the following portion of a
speech delivered by Garfield in the House
of Representatives on May 18th, 1879:
Yet we, who during the past W years
have coined far more silver dollars than
we ever before coined since the foundation
of the Government-ten times as many as
we coined during half a century Of our ma
tional life-are to-day ignoring and defy
ing the enlightened, universal opinion of
bimetallists, and saying that the United
States, single-handed and alone, can enter
the field and settle the mighty issue alone.
We are ju~stifying tho old proverb that
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
1t is sheer madness, Mr.. Speaker.
To-day we are coming one-third OF all
the silver that is being coined in the round
world. China is coming another third;
and all other nations are using the remain
ing one-t third for subsidiary coin. And if
we want to take rank with China and part
company with all Of the civilized nations OF
the Western world, let us pass this bill and
then "bay the noon" as we float down the
whirling channel to take our place among
the silver monometallists of Asia.
These are the sentiments of Mr.. Gar
field on the silver question. He says
that America ranks with China in coin
ing so much silver, and if this be SO we
suppose that Senator Jones-the great
advocate and ~expounder Of the measure
would be a Chinaman.
The State of Nevada is interested in
this silver question above all others-it is
the question for popular debate during
the present canvass. We should like to
hear Republicans from the stump discuss
the position of Garfield on the silver
question.
When Senator Jones delivers his one
speech of the campaign. which he always
does,-carefully prepared by some one
else at a fair price-we should much
like to hear him state the views of the
Republican candidate for President on
silver.
Will not Congressman Daggett, in one
of his political lectures during the cam-
paign. leave bloody shirts and "seditious
livers' tor a period, and tell us something
Of Garfield and the Silver bill!
OF course William Sharon: of Cali
fornia. who now misrepresents Nevada
ia the United States Senate. and who
will purchase a reelection if money can
do it, will never tell us either Garfield's
or his W views on the silver question.
Sharon has no opinion on this or any
other subject that be discloses to his con-
stituents, but it is a notorious fact that
our California Senator is cheek by jowl
with the gold bugs of New York and
San Francisco.
But we are asking for something that
will not be done. These gentlemen and
all Republican orators will never dare to
speak Of Garfield and his connection with
silver demonstration and the Silver bill.
His record has been made on these SUBJ
jects. He is against Nevada and her
chief interest. He says we are all China
men, and must stake our place among
the silver monometallists of Asia" The
people of Nevada, if true to her interests,
should tell James A. Garfield where he
should take his place in next November.
A QUESTION OF TASTE