Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-09-11
HOW no REMEDY 1T.

ior II Is MOI clear TO me wnetner ne is hint-
ing that must be dull il fail to under
stand after all his trouble, or thinks was
calling him poor teacher. What | meant
was that it seemed to be very hard subject
to understand thoroughly. OF course know
there is great discount on silver which is
checking the production Of that article and
throwing many men out Of employment, but
who did it, what for, and how it is to be
helped is not SO clear. The APPEAL says
James g. Fair did 1t, but he may be like the
boy staring aghast at the ruins of the china
pitcher, and saying gaspingly, 81 didn't
mean to, was only trying to get what was
inside" which might furnish the an.
swer TO, "what for ?" 1t is always best to
give people the benefit Of doubt, while, at
the same time, we are careful not to let
them have another chance.
1t looks to me as If silver should have a
settled, steady value, as has gold, not SUBJ
ject to the ups and downs OF trade, like agri.
cultural productions, or the Government
merchandise, not money; but. "who shall
decide when doctors disagree p The editor
of the Toledo BIade, surely a strong Repu.
lican. when speaking Of paying bonds in sill.
yer and establishing free coinage, says:
"This cannot be done with SO wide differ
ence in intrinsic value Of the gold and silver
| II To - ha lriu NIL
to premimum and 10 make the dollar Of
our accounts have purchasing value Of
seventy one cents &C." There is nothi ne in
the article that makes it plain TO me why
the silver miner should not take his silver to
the mint and receive its value in silver money
on the same terms as the gold miner. II
Workingman has read the article, will he
please give his views on it. "W," says there
are two great parties, Republican and
Democranc and hopes that by electing the
former the wrongs Of Nevada will be righted.
AS the meaning of the two words is the same,
one being taken from the Greek the other
from the Latin, the difference has been in the
adopted platform of principles. So many OF
the old disputes have been settled or out
grown that there is little left except TART 10
quarrel over, and, Judging by the proceed
ing. of the Constess just adjourned after
eight months spent in doing nothing, the two
seem TO be almost hopelessly mixed. SOM
thing must be done soon, some new issues
started or the Two parties may die the nat.
ural death OF decay while feebly trying to
grasp the spoils. The threatened formation
Of two new parties, the Prohibition and
Workingman's, show that the old ones are
not quite satisfactory, and the one which
first adopts principles which will absorb
these branches will be victorious. ''ln
union there is strength" always, and politi.
cal parties must keep up with the demands
Of the times or be thrown aside.
! Il has been said that what is wanted is
leaders, but it seems to me that fun, strong
principles, decided ideas Of right are wanted
more Blind following Of leaders is demon
aIizing, especially when the followers can
never b. sure whether they are to be led for
or against the enemy, or even who or what
i, the enemy. When the strong feelings
brought out by the civil war filled all the
people, competent leaders were found and
Sc it will be in every case. The Republi.
can party has always been the one ncares,
right, but it is not quite above reproach. and
it is not safe TO promise that all i'll will
change to good if it succeeds in this State,
for its representation will form but faction
in the National Congress and may not be
able to accomplish its purposes without re-
sorting to that despicable means too common
now-bribery in some form.
Workngman says: "If you fail at the
ballot.box the end will be bloody" Who
would shed the first blood The Democrats
would not need TO as they would be the win
ming party, and hope the Republicans
would not so far forget themselves. Whose
blood would be the first shed-your neigh.
bors-and how much would that lack OF be.
ing murder
Now, instead Of rebelling, let US look
about and see if, in case of failure, there is
not something else we can turn our attention
to which would prove just as profitable as
mining for silver, and it may be that future