The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-27
COLONEL ELLIS ON THE STUMP.


Saturday evening the streets were
illuminated with bon6res, the brass
band played national airs, and Centen-
NAL Hall. was well filed with people,
quite a number of ladies grazing the
scene with their presence, as the meet
ing was called to order. On the stand
were s. j. Bonni6eld, Jr., Chairman
of the Democratic Central Committee,
Morris Holman, G. c. Palmer, David
Giroux, r. w. Lewis, G. A. Krenkle,
A. Kleinhans aud M. s. Bonnifeld.
The last named gentleman stated the
object of the meeting. and introduced
to the audience the speaker of the even.
ing, Colonel A. c. Ellis. of Carson,
Democratic candidate for Presidential
Elcctor, who was greeted with applause.
SCANDALS AND SANDERS.
Colonel Ellis sXid he would not refer
TO the ISLANDERS which besotted minds
had created, neither would he say any
thing about scandals which had, per-
hsps, brought sadness to happy home.
He would discuss matters pertaining to
the material interests of the State.
Republicans and Democrats were ad-
dressing themselves to the fitness Of
James G. Blaine for President. There
are men in both parties who differ from
the majority Of those with whom they
afiliate, therefore people must look to
the acts of the majority Of party and
its leaders, to ascertain the principles
and motives of the party, and he would
confine himself to the course of the ma.
jority of the Democratic and Republi-
can parties on the burning question of
che campaign in Nevada
THE SILVER QUESTION.
In 1873, without discussion, and un-
known to the people, Congress, both
Houses OF which were Republican, de.
monetized silver, the money of our
fathers. The people who came here to
dig this metal from the rock-ribbed
mountains of Nevada, were astounded
ut the sresult. Though mining is as
legitimate as farming, the money gamb-
lers of the East, through Congress,
tried to break it down. and depreciate
the value of the property depending
upon it, though nearly half the CONT.
nent, geographically speaking, is en-.
gagged in it. Without warning, a Re-
publican Congress reduced the value of
silver bullion from 10 to Is per cent.
The Republicans afterwards admitted
that the Act of 1878 was a mistake,
but doggedly refused to rectify the
mistake. In 1877. the Democratic
House of Representatives attempted to
correct the mistake, and passed bill,
which provided, among other things,
that any owner of silver bullion might
deposit the same in the U. S. Minis or
assay offices, to be coined on the same
terms as gold bullion. The Republican
Senate struck out this clause. only four
Senators Of that party voting to retain
it, and against it no less a parsonage
than Mr.. Blaine, who opposed the hill
at every stage of its passage, and when
it was vetoed by Republican Presi.
dent, at the suggestion of John Sher-
man, voted for sustaining the veto.
He challenged disproof of what he said
and remarked that he understood Sena.
tor Jones said that Mr.. Blaine favored
dollar Of 430 grains of silver, bat that
was the very thing Senator Jones OPP
posed. In answer to the remark OF the
Senator that he would prevail on Mr..
Blaine, should he be President, to coin
the maximum amount of standard dol
liars authorized by the Silver. BIZ he
would say that il Senator Jones could
not prevail upon his personal friend,
President Arthur. to do that. he could
hardly be expected to influence Mr..
Blaine. whose nomination he opposed.
The price of silver in the United States
is now controlled by board Of ganib
lers. by reason Of Republican legisla-
tion--they made it understandable
commodity, with no fixed value. He
was at loss to know how Senator