Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-09-08
THE SILVER QUESTION.

Ed. TIMES IL have been told that the
silver question has been exhausted, but l
daily encounter points that require patient
thought and have an important bearing upon
the.question. Democrats claim that demone.
tization was inauguratsd by the Republican
party. Granted, but 10 that any reason that
the Democratic party should use every means
in its power to perpetuate the wrong
Democrats 60 so far as to tell me that silver
will never again occupy its former place in
the circulation-that it has ceased forever to
be money-that heneeforth it is destined to
be an article Of commerce and its value will
not exceed sixty or seventy cents per ounce.
All this on account Of our commercial rela.
tons with foreign nations. They say be-
cause the money lenders Of Europe have put
down the price Of silver, that the price Of
silver must also be put down in the United
States or International commerce will be
destroyed and the great benefits arising
therefrom be lost to US. Did you ever think
Of this ? doubt il many OF you have. 1t
sounds plausible and you admi, it without
taking the trouble to think. wish you
would think Of this thing. wish you would
think Of all these points and not take all
those high sounding Democratic reasons for
Gospel truth. What is the condition of our
International commerce : First Of all is it
not carried on almost exclusively by foreign
companies and on foreign shipsf Second,
What articles Of necessity do we import
Can any reader Of the TIMES say that he has
used any article imported from Europe with.
in the last year which he could not have
done as we'll without Have any of them
used anything at all Of European produe-
toni? For one, have not. Neither am l
in need Of anything. America then is capa.
BILE Of supplying the wants Of her people.
What we import are Injuries and are con.
sumed principally BY the rich. The profits
Of importation are realized by foreign com.
panies and dealers already rolling in wealth.
fail to see where importation is beneficial
TO the producer OF anything whatever in
America.
They say. we will loose our exports. Let
US see what our exports are and why do we
export anything. Chiefly we sell wheat and
cotton. Does Europe buy our wheat and
cotton because our silver is worth but 90
cents per ounceI Did Europe not buy omr
wheat, cotton and beef when silver was
worth stag z9 per ouncef Would Europe
buy our wheat. cotton or beef if she could
produce these things herself1 Even now,
when silver is so low, England is using her
demand for wheat and cotton from India.
When the supply from India shall have be.
come sufficient to meet the demand, is it
reasonable to suppose that England will
come to America to buy, even though silver
| shall be worth no more than ironf
There are many more things to consider
which would show the falsity Of this Demo
cratic reasoning but space is too limited for
me to present them at this time. They say
also that We can not establish and maintain
the value of silver in the United States,
without the consent Of foreign powers. Now
at the risk of writing free advertisement
will ask in all candor, may we not learn q
salutary lesson from the advertisers OF 4
patent medicine who are now travelling
through the country. Their spokesman says:
Though earthquakes shake abe foundations
Of the world, though empires rise and fall,
though grim want or smiling plenty dlls the
land, whether silver is high or low. whether
there be peace or war. or whether Democrats
or Republicans are in power the price OF
Wizard Oil remains at one dollar bottle"
Notwithstanding opposition on all sides the
price is maintained and the demand. no
doubt, is as good as il it were reduced one
half.
Why may not the United States Of Amer.
ca say: Heneeforth and forever, American
silver dollars shall be worth one hundred
cents each , II the Government is not as
strong asa patent medicine firm, such a
course might prove DISASTROUS.
They are Democrats who raise these oh.
jeetions to measures calculated to restore
silver. Republicans are in favor Of all such
measures. II we would see our country pros.
per we must elect men to Office who are in