The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1889-12-05
A dispatch from the St. Louis

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The papers read and speeches made
to-day were able and entertaining,
and Senator Stewards effort was ex-
ceptionally so. He was in prime
condition, fully attuned to the subject,
and at the close of his speech was COM
PEELED to hold levee, SO many dele
gates gathered about him to congratu-
late him. His peroration was eloquent
and forcible. He said
THE question has often bean agi-
tated whether gold was fit for money.
1t certainly can't be used among the
common people as a circulating me-
dunn, and never has been to any
extent. and when gold was discovered
i'll Australia and California and COM
menced pouring in, the bondholders
said it must be demonetized. because
the use oi it was the reputation of the
debt, and to protect the bondholders
it must be demonetized, and besides,
it was the basost metal. 1t was not
much better than lead; it could not
circulate throughout the world as
silver did. Its production was acci-
dental and the getting of it in great
quantities was uncertain, and besides
it was more subject to wear than
silver. They got Holland, and then
Germany aud Austria in 1867, to de-
monetize it, and the Monetary Com
mission of France in 1869 reported
that either gold or silver must he de-
monetized to aid the boDdholders and
aristocracy living ON fixed incomes.
But it was not accomplished then.
Then the gold schemers said: We
can't demonetlze gold aud We must
demonetizs silver, aud thereby enslase
the werld Tney have we'll nigh
accomplished that and they are allo wed
to 60 on. BY this means civilization
will be blotted out. The people there
are poor aud their staud.ng armies are
enormous. From 10000 to 1,500,-
900 soldiers are under arms under
each Of the great powers, besides
enormous navies, furnishing all the
power sufficient to put down COM
plaiuts. All this makes 1t impossible
tor reform in Europe. 1t must come
from happy. proud America. Ap-
plause. Don't 60 half way. A voice,
That's it," Don't go half way.
Give us back free coinage. Give it to
US now. Applause You gave US no
notice when you changed the contract.
You have robbed the miner by the
discount of his bullion of over hun
dred million Of dollars and bankrupted
him. You have robbed the dealers of
this country OF more than half u
million Of dollars by the depreciation
of their property. lApplause. You
have made gloom iu the land.
Now We ask you to give us back
the silver dollar give us back tho
currency of our fathers, aud give it to
US now. Applause. Ii We want this
light we will win it, because we are
right; because We are bold, and be-
cause we are not afraid of the bond
holders Let them do their work.
They can take nothing more than they
have got. Applause They will
have that anyway If we don: stand
up for it they will have it anyway.
Let us have no half way measures in
the convention. | would not care for
half way measures. They are cow
ardiy, and when you Commence to
juggle with them they will outiuggle
you and tix 1t so that 1t will be against
you anyway. Applauser
Now. gentlemen of the Convention.
l Apologies for having talked too long.
(Grles or mot bit; go On; 90 Oh. }
In the midst of storm OF applause
from the Convention. Senator Stewart
retired from the platform.