Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-12-13
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Senator Stewart when going East was
interviewed By the new editor Of the
Silver State, who informed him that
there was . rumor in circulation that he
wss opposed 10 free coinage. On the
train between winnemucca and Battle
Mountain the Senator wrote column
communication which was published in
Tuesdays Silver State. Mr.. Stewart
denies that there is any foundation for
such report. and goes on TO say;
lam, and have been since l learned OF
the conspiracy 10 demonetize silver, in
favor of the unlimited use Of silver rs
money equally with gold. Free coinage
alone in the United States would NOS
produce that result, because the capacity
OF our mints is inadequate. One excuse
for not purchasing more than two million
dollars worth OF bullion per month un-
der the Bland Act was the want Of mint
capacity TO coin more than two millions
or more than two millions and . half OF
silver in addition TO the gold required.
He repeats the ridiculous assertion in
regard to the incapacity Of the mints to
coin our silver product, which he made
during the campaign, and that together
with his oft.repeated declaration that
"the present law is better than free
coinage should warn the people OF Ne
vada 10 watch very closely his action
during the present session Of Congress
aud TO scrutinizs with extraordinary care
any measure relating to silver which he
may introduce, recommend or advocate
upon the floor Of the Senate. In his
communication be makes q series of ram.
bling statements most Of which are in
direct conflict with the facts, and all OF
them gravitating to the bullion storage
proposition and how 20 dispose of our
national currency without having 1t
coined into dollars. Among other things
he says:
To bring silver TO par something more
than free coinage bill must be passed.
for il the owners Of silver bullion were
required to wait until it could be coined
silver would necessarily be at discount.
Arrant falsity and humbuggery-every
word Of it. His statement concerning
the incapacity of the mints is as false
and nonsensical as would be the asser-
tion Of the Comstock mine owners that
they were debarred from extracting
more ore on account Of the lack Of mill
ing facilities 10 reduce it. What Is
snsOd 10 absolute free coinage and
nothing more or less. The people OF
Nevada will be satisfied with it and will
take their chances Of the metal being at
discount on account Of having to wait
for it to be coined. The four United
States mints could easily coin twice the
amount Of silver that would ever be
offered, and with the same arrangement
that now applies to gold deposits the de.
positors would be subjected to no greater
delay.
This shuffiing and Misrepresentation
upon the part Of our junior Senator is
extremely suspicious. He is hand and
glove with the element that is notori-
ously opposed to the silver interest, and
his utterances and actions both denote
anything except fidelity to the principal
industrial interest Of the people of Ne
vads, upon whom he was foisted as SEN
ator by the railroad corporations. He
voted for demonetization in 1878, and
although he pleaded the baby act by de-
claring his ignorance OF the provision Of
the law, he was told to his face by Sher-
man upon the floor of the Senate that he
was aware of it as well as himself, and
that he was present in the Senate when
the demonetization clause was argued,
and that he, moreover. participated in
the argument. All Of these oircum-
stances combined have an extremely
dark look. He introduced bill . few
days ago to "authorize the USE of silver
as money" II is doubtless in line with
his anti-coinage policy which he ont
lined in his letter to the Silver State.
Let his constituents watch closely for
the African which is more than likely
concealed in the proposed enactment
Virginia Chronicle.