Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-09-19
STEWART and His MALIGNER
A Sample Of Harris Editor
iaI FIip-fIap.
WHAT HE TEOUG FIT OF
STEW ART. DECEMBER
Also ffis Ideas on september
Second.

Union. edited by 4. y. Harris, ha!
been persistent in its malignant
attacks on Ex-senator William
Stewart, denouncing him in such
terms as its limited vocabulary
will permit.
Some weeks ago he stated that
the Senator had leased the Index
for the purpose of depriving Ger
tain people in O.msby of fearless
organ, etc, etc. The facts Of the
case are that when Senator Stew
art first came to this city no one
was more obSequlous to him than
the present editor Of the Union,
and in his capacity as editor of the
Index he slobbcred all over him.
| Stewart soon learned that the po-
l;iical friendship of such nan
could only prove detrimental to his
political interests, and told the pro-
prirtor that he would not recognize
a paper with which c. y. Harris
was in any way connected. The
proprietor Of the Index, who real
lied how his property had been run
down and lad become almost
worthless under the Harris admin
istration, was oaly too glad to lease
it for the campaign 70 more ex
aerieuccd journalist.
Harris had several interviews
with Stewart, and was more than
anxious to be his friend; but Stew
ait very sensibly reached the con-
elrsion that such Il mans assist
ance i'll politics reant certain de-
feat. and gave HIM the coolest
shoulder he had.
HARRIS OPINION OF STEWART.
But Harris sought to get under
his wing. and wrote the following.
which appeared in the Index De-
cember 10Th, under the head of \
Timely Response
Ex-senator w. NJ. Stewart has
written vigorous and telling re-
Spouse to the position taken BY the
President upon the silver question.
1t appears in the San Francisco
Chronicle of last Sunday aud is
column and half in length. closely
printed. He brings into clear light
the solecisms to which the Presi-
den: was forced in making his at
tack upon the coinage of silver,
the paradoxical theory that
the effect of contraction are dis
astrous ard that the coinage of
money (silver) produces contraction
Mr.. Stewart aptly says that if the |
presence Of inferior grades Of mon
ey produces contraction, the retire.
ment Of such inferior grades ought |
to produce imitation, and then ask
IF this be so, WHY not retire green
backs. National Bank notes and
standard silver dollars, and have an
abundance of money at once?'
Taking up the line of argument
MIR. Stewart discusses the prevalent
hard times and states that that
he money circulation is now $780,
l00. 900 less than it was three Years
ago, while the demand for circula-
ion has increased with the ratio
IF increase of population. The
paralysis of business consequent
Upon the contraction has been ag-
.ravated by the declared purpose
IT the administration to demonetize
silver and contract the worlds mon
" to the gold standard. Capital
necessarily becomes timid under
hese circumstances, for property
must be made cheaper and gold !
iearcr by every influence which
Administration is capa bic
# exerting. Responding TO the
Presidents appeal to depoSltors in
avings banks to demand gold in
'ayment of any deposit, he says:
The President ought to know that
silver is demonetIzcd and the
old standard adopted there will be
o end to contraction, no end to
oppression Of business, no end to
DIV wages and starvation among the
Masses" Mr.. Stewart then asks:
Is it possible that the President
f the United States is really schem-
ng to demonctize silver for the
urpose of increasing the power of
he national banks?" and then the
nrther q uestion, why does not the
resent Administration call in the