The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-17

He Receives a R0usfRg Reception and
Delivers am Interesting Speech.

Last evening the streets were lighted
with bonfires, the band played lively
airs, anvils awakened the echoes, and
very large crowd assembled at Centen-
NAL Hall, where the Hon. j. 2. Jones
was announced to speak. About s
o'clock the hall was filled to its utmost
capacity, many ladies being present.
c. s. Osborn, Chairman of the Republi-
can County Central Committee, called
the meeting to order, and invited w.
H. Minor to preside. He also named
as Vice Presidents, II. C. Davis, who he
expected to cast one of the electoral
votes of Nevada for Mr.. Blaine, Alex.
Wise, I. j. Hadley, G. +. Turrittn,
Major Littleield of Utah, Captain
Palmer Of Carlin, Judge Bigelow of
Elko, Professor Ring, John Borland
and II. j. Pratt. Mr.. Minor made a
brief address, and introduced the
champion of silver, Senator Jones, who
was received with applause, while the
band struck up lively air. The Sena-
tor thanked the audience, and wished
he might find language adequate to ex-
press his gratitude for the reception
given him.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Senator Jones said he came rather to
talk than to make speech, to deal di
rectly with interests which concern the
people financially. When honored with
the great trust, which he now came to
lay down or accept again, as the people
shall chose, he discovered that silver
was demonetized. He found that by
the Coinage Act of 1873, a bill which
slipped through Congress without tn ose
who voted for it knowing what it was
dsigned for, as very little gold or silver
was then in circulation East, our lead
ing industry was paralyzed. 1t was
mischievous measure, and il it was a
conspiracy on the part of the Republi-
cans to pass it, the Democrats did not
object. He found hard times had
struck the country when he went to
Washington; the Treasury Department
was contracting the currency, and the
red flag of the Sheriff hung over half the
land. During this panic he took up the
silver question, but could get no hearing
until 1876. He made q speech which
it took him days to deliver; not that he
believed in long speeches. but because
be wanted to cover the whole ground,
and 60 to the root of the matter. He
succeeded III getting Thurman and 9TH
ers enlisted in the cause, and a commits
sion was finally appointed. He ex-
planned his connection with the ques
tion until the passage of the Silver bill;
and although that bill did not accom-.
plish as much for the great industry Of
the State as he desired, twas the best the
friends Of sih er could do Mt that time,
as the East would not consent to the
free coinage clause, and as it was it
had to be passed over the Presidents
veto. The execution OF that law is
sclnt, in consequence Of hostile Sec-
rotary of the Treasury, and, he be-
lieved If the coinage of So. 500, 600
month was kept up by the mints, silver
bullion would rise to par. The silver
question is q sectional one, the East,
or creditor class, being against it, and
the West, or debtor class, in favor of it.
The Senator apologized for Mr..
Blaine's opposition to the Silver bill by
saying that he did not understand it,
and consequently wanted ia grains
more silver put in the dollar; but he
predicted that if Blaine is inaugurated,
he can persuade him, within three
months. to appoint a Secretary of the
Treasury who is friendly to silver. and
who will enforce the law more literally
than at present, SO that silver will 90
to par, and the mines of Humboldt and
other parts of Nevada, now lying idle,
will be opened. As Chairman Of the
Finance Committee of the Senate. he
quietly strangled fifty or more bills
that were hostile to the silver interest,
and in this way Indirectly benefited