The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-22
cARsoxrMrxr MEETING.
large Attendance - speeches and
letters eEiorsaIizing the PFesi-
dent.

urday evening, relative to re-opening
the Mint. was largely attended. The
Index says Hon. H. 5. Mason pre-
sided and Wells Drury acted as Secre-
tary. The Chairman stated the object
of the meeting, and proceeded to COM
ment upon the rights of the people to
PETITION FOR REDRESS
OF wrongs, and in that manner to in.
form and measurably to correct the SER
wants of the people. This, he believed,
had not yet been denied by any Secre-
tary of the Treasury, United States
Treasurer or Director Of the Mint. He
called attention to the growing practice
Of Department officers in constituting
laws of Congress pretty much as they
please. He illustrated this by the &C
tion of no less than three Secretaries Of
the Treasury with reference to the Chi
nese Restriction Act. He believed
that, although the President is the re-
sponsible officer in the closing of cur
Mint, be probably knew but little per.
sonally about the matter. Oar duty
and privilege is to remind him of the
law, and petition respectfully for the
reversal of the policy under which the
Administration has closed the Mint.
MEMORIAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
General Clarke, Chairman of the
committee upon memorializing the
President, after some remarks upon the
magnificent mineral resources of the
State, and the necessity OF fostering
the mining industry, presented the me-
mortal, reciting the policy of Congress
which established years ago the Carson
Mint 10 the midst of the grsndest min
eral-producing country on the globe.
1t recites the operations of that Mint,
and the fact that under proper admin.
istration it has not been an expense to
the Government; that, waving the
question of economy, the memorial de.
clares that the letter and spirit of the
law Of Congress is violated in the closing
of the Mint, and great industry, in
which the whole nation isinterested, is
hampered and discouraged. The right
OF every citizen desiring to do so, to
ha We bullion bought. refined or coined
at .he Mint, is unlswfully denied. The
law is nullified instead of being en-.
fore ed. The President is reminded
that it is his duty to appoint the proper
oiiic, RS OF the Mint and cause them to
perfo rm their duties, This duty is inn
and can be compelled by the
law. The President is cited to the
ruling of the great Chief Justice Mar.
shall oncerning the right OF the citizen
to enfo rec the performance of statutory
duty W. hen that duty is plain and man.
datory 1t declares that the suspension
Of the Ulcers OF the Mint, and the
closing OF its doors. is 90 complete a de-
NAL of be rights of the citizens as
could we II be imagined. The Presi.
dent is kin idly supposed to have allowed
Inch acts in Ignorance of the ef-
Eect prod lced in the direction OF
avoiding the proper enforcement
d the laws of the land. 1t
with the prayer that the
President de signats proper persons to
10. in place of the suspended Mint
oficials, and at his earliest convenience
to.eanse the sdint to thus be re.opened.
The reading by General Clarke elected
Irearent applause. Letters were read
from Senator Fair, Hon. W. K. +.
Deal, State Sen ator H. L. Fish, of Reno.
Mr.. j. H. Mcmillan. of Winnemucca,
Hon. M. s. Bonnifield, j. H. Rand. of
Elko. Aad others from various parts of
.he State. They were all excellent in
zone, to the point, and enthusiastically
by the audience, Pending the
of the memorial speeches were
made by Horace f. Bartine. and Hon.
i. II. Beck, of Reno. The memorial
vas unanimously adopted by the meet
ng, and on motion of w. H. Corbett
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With plenary power to complete the