Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-22
SILVER In THE HOUSE.
FURTHER EXTRACTS From
BARTINE'S SPEECH.
Sound Arguments in Favor
of Free Coinage.

bafllue III ldSOI Vi itCO S'ih"S
Several days ago we published
copious extracts, but his friends
in this city insist that the extract
did not do him justice and de-
mand more. The portion OF his
speech published to-day will re-
pay perusal and carry conviction
to all who real il that the Repub-
lican party Of this State sent a
good fighter to wage war in behalf
of justice to the white metal in the
lower House.
Now, sir, / have said that tile bill
under consideration does not meet
with my approval. l believe that the
solution of this problem requires COM
| plete, absolute, and unqualified free
coinage. 1t is absurd to expect one to
maintain itself by the side OF the other,
when it is loaded with restrictions
which tend to keep it down. To give
us a halfway measure, and promise
us free coinage when parity is reached,
is about the same in principle as for
physician 20 prescribe halt dose Oh
medicine for sick patient, promising
aim full dose when he is entirel,
well. This bill may bring silver to
par; if SO, it practically solves the
question. But 1t may not have that
effect, and if it fails, there is scarcely
doubt that our opponents would use
it as an additional argument against
US. They would say that "silver has
been fairly tried and found wanting
let US now discard it entirely"
NV great objection to the bill is the
so-calI .builion redemption clause.
have never been able to see any
merit in that provision. If l were q
hrm believer in the gold standard
might regard it with some favor. Ill
prl,cve I,lal our uIialICIal SAW atlon de-
J pended upon maintaining the value OF
dollars at so high figure as to render
1t almost impossible tor poor man tt
ever get one, this provision would Ger
tianIy commend itself to my judgment
Its declared purpose Is " "anchol
these notes to goIu." This carries VIII
1t tue assumption that a dollar car
possibly be good dollar unless 1t be
yold one, or measured in gold.
From what nave already SAID, !
will be clearly understood that thu
, idea most emphatically reject. W.
saw that the Recommendation OF siiVe
was wrong and that 1t ought TO o
/ completrly restored. But in view Q
the diversity of opinion existing an
the tact that there Is an actual ulnei
ence in value between the two metals
. he great bulk of the silver men ar
willing to concede that the silver shal
be taken BY the Government at IL
gold valuation, and. as further COZ
+. cession. they will consent to limita
ton of the amount to be received
Z which shall operate as an efectua
| safeguard against an inundation iroi
abroad which many seem to tear.
The silver men say that havin
3 made thus two concessions. nothin
more can reasonably be asked. Her
we have a Government of the riches
and strongest nation that the worl
5 has ever seen; Governmet that ca
control every dollar of the tangio
wealth of tine country too any legit
mate public purpose. 1t purchases
u limited amount OF silver at It's gol
n valuation. If that Government ca
not take some chances on maintainln
. the value of the money which 1t tint
q creates, without establishing a silve
q bullion warehouse, it had better su
render its prerogative of conuollin
3 the money of tile country.
Il This provision is wholly unnece
:, sary as a preservative OF nation
- credit. These notes being legal tel
< der, with all inducement to speculate
a Withdrawn, probably very few OF the
would ever be presented for REDEEM
IL ton, in which case they could be r
-e deemed in gold. But suppose The
could not. The silver bullion is
there in the Treasury, and if it fails
Ia grayitate back to par 1t 10 an easy ma
ter for Congress to authorize its col
age into dollars of such weight as W
make them equivalent to gold. But
is said thgt this envolves danger al
that we should take cognizance OF pr
monitory symptoms and guard again
I'd il at the Threshold. Very well, she
1t us the apremonitoy symptoms" a
not able to see them. Every man
liable to be stricken with small-po
ed but it would hardly be fair to say tn
IN every man shows premonitory sym
al toms of that dread disease. Our Q
of ponents ought to be fair. In view
the fact that they are not able to poi
to any country that ever has been
n iured by bimetallism they ought to
~ willing to give us a chance TO pro
: whether or not we are right. AS 10
eh as they can deny to us that chan
n they keep the question in the donna
of theory, and upon that basis tn
can continue the battle. But if '
st be given an opportunity and demo
e. strate the correctness of our arg
he ment they are then in position of {
IN feated theorists; and their ambiti
.o- does not run in that way.
When silver men object to this pr
W vision they are instantly accused
desiring to place the country on s
yer basis and flood it with "Che
Al =.