Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-01-17
THE SILVER QUESTION.

The silver question is agitating the
minds Of the friends of that metal both
in and out of Congress. Colorado and
California are both about holding con-
ventions on the question, and Nevada
ought to do the same thing. The peo-
pie Of this State are particularly inter-
ested in this matter, silver being the
great industry Of our people, and we
should by all means have a State con-
vention on the question; and it should
be held at as early day as practicable,
so that the several States can call a
National convention, TO meet at some
place to be selected, and there give
voice and action to our rights and de-
sires in the premises. 1t will be Of very
little use TO send delegates to Colorado
or California. The silver question is
not a State matter, but is National
question, and should be dealt with first
by each State, and afterwards by all of
the States in convention assembled.
1t is not question for which the money
should be paid out. No party can af-
ford to vote one, dime of the peoples
money away for the purpose of sending
delegates to Colorado or California,
or anywhere else, to silver convention.
We have yet TO learn where there has
ever been on dime Of taxes levied or
collected for the purpose of sending
anyone to any kind of convention, be
it called silver, wool, agricultural, or
any other. Our Legislators should not
vote away the peoples money for the
purpose of paying the way Of delegates
to attend to any convention. Let the
friends Of silver take hold of the ques-
ton as they ought to, and neither men
nor means will be wanting to make it a
success. Some of the richest men and
brightest intellects in the State are en-
gagged in the silver business, and there
is no danger of the matter being neg
lected, provided proper start is made.
Let call be issued by the friends of
silver for each county to send delegates
to Carson City, or any other point
deemed advisable by the friends Of the
measure, 10 a State convention. there to
take proper steps for the best interest of
the question, and to urge National
convention at an early day for the same
purpose.
Those who built up the reputation of
the greenback built it too well-so well,
indeed, that the "promise to pay" is
taken in preference to the payment it.
self. Not only the silver, but the gold
coin of the United States is to-day, in
the East, thought less Of than green
backs, principally because the genera
ton which sprung up during the time
since the war is prejudiced in favor Of
currency and against gold and silver
coins, for the reason that it is not &C
customed to their use. Ventilate the
silver question thoroughly among the
tOilers of the East; get them to using
silver instead of currency; and, above
all, get Congress to stop its printing
presses on smaller bills than OF the de.
nomination of FIVE dollars, and the de-
spised silver will soon again take its
place beside the gold. Why, if we
were to have for fifty years the daily
product of the one greatest days yield
of the Comstock, it has been estimated
that we would have no more silver per
capita in the United States than there is
in France to-day.-SifVey State.