Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-10-31
SENATOR JONES' SPEECH.
Exactly how Blaine Stands
on the Silver Question.
THE TANIFF STIOS
sPL--TDIrLyH HANDLED.
HIS CyD;Ss:a.ion Of the Clarke
Charges.

ling. Gen Edwards acted as Presi
dent Of the meeting, and intro
| duced Senator Jones to the au.
dience amid loud applause. The
Senator opened his speech with a
review OF the Silver question, and
showed conclusivelv the ininica]
relations occupied by the Demo
cratic party toward silver.
His review was too lengthy to be
printed in the APPEAL at the
late hour Of the closing OF the
speech. which covered all the
ground relating to the rela-
tive positions of gold, silver and
paper during the past quarter of =
century. and the history of the sill
yer bill introduced by himself
and passed, remonotizing silver
and advertising the financial
troubles which thraatensned the
silver interests Of Nevada.
BLAINES SILVER RECORD.
Blaine stand upon the bill was
| clearly outlined and the speaker
said that Of all the men in Congress
Blaine had the elearest idea of
anybody Of the bill and only differ
ed with the speaker in wanting to
make it the equivalent Of gold by
placing more silver in it. That the
Senator fought Mr.. Blaines amend
ment because it seemed as if 4123
grains was enough; that 43o grains
locked like debasing the dollar by
increasing its intrinsic value and
that to day he believed that had
Blaine's amendment prevailed it
would have been still better for Sill
yer. This: reference toiBlaine's
stand upon the silver question re-
putting the issues raised by the
Democratic press, was received with
loud applause.
If the Is per cent. discount on
silver was removed there would be
still more prosperity. All at
tempts to accomplish this legisla-
ton had been opposed by the Sec
retaries of the Treasury, Sherman
and Folger having both coined the
minimum $2,0O0,OOO a month in
stead Of the maximum. If Blaine
was elected to the Presidency he
would order his Secretary Of the
Treasury to coin the maximum and
place the silver on a par with gold.
The opponents Of silver belonged
to- the Wall street. English, free
trade, Coaching Club Cleveland
crowd. IF Cleveland was elected
he would not allow any increase Of
coinage. and two thirds majority
could not now be secured against
veto.
THE TARIFF QUESTION
The Senator spoke at considera
BILE length upon the tariff question
| aud declared his opposition to free
trade because it subjected the PEG
pie Of this country to the very com
petition their ancestors had left the
old world to avoid; because it gave
foreigners all the advantages Of
this county without sub;ect;ng
them to any Of it. responsibilities
while it reduced the wages of labor,
deprived the people OF the National
advantages oe the soil. Protect on
results in diversified industries, e.
tablishes distribution of popula-
ton among different persuits, i'm
proves machinery, cheapens PRO
ducts, and resulted in general
prosperity to the people.
ANSWER To'CLARE.
In reply to the charge made By
Gen. Clarke that he Lad betrayed
the State to the e. p. r. Il. he
said:
l NOW approach sub;ec: ex-
ceedingly distasteful to me. l
have lived for many years within
a few hours ride Of this city. Ny
life has been a rough contest with
the rude forces of Nature, seeking
the VIII O. the Wisp fortune, but
never once dishonorably. I have
counted my friends among every
man, woman and child here.
| am here compelled to answer
vile charges made against me by
resident of this place, a charge to
which highway robbery is no com
parison. l am charged with bar
terlng away, for money, the trust
gwen me BY the necnle have