Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-22

ously termed the .'rotten borough.
Norman who is acq TAINTED with our
people, would ever SO far forget himself
as to make use of that epithet. Ow-
ing to geographical and climatic con-
ditions which are beyond our control,
the population of the State is, unfortu-
nately. small; but 1 venture to say
that in breadth and generosity of SEN
timents, in devotion to the welfare of
our whole country, general intelligence
energy, and all those qualities which
go to make up an advanced and pro-
gressive people, those whom l have
the honor to represent will compare
very frvorably with the people of any
other congressional district in the I'm
tied States.
If there is man or woman Tor child
that is old enough to thinA) in my
| district not in favor of free coinage,
| never saw or heard of that person,
and l have lived among them for
more than twenty-one consecutive
years. Moreover, my own views arc
in perfect accord with those of my
constituents. / neither own nation
al bank or a, silver mine. i have no
more direct interest in this question.
and in representing their views, l
also represent my own. Therefore,
| no matter in what shape free coinage,
or any measure pointing in that direc-
ton, may be presented, shall feel it
my bounden duty to give it to my
cordial support, and trust that such
| , he, ,<>f3axad +
T The feelings of our people upon
this question are clearly indicated by
the vote cast In the last general cleo
| ton. " it'll the example of Mr..
/ Cleveland's administration. before us
we gave MIR. Harrison 400 majority,
more than we did MIR. Blaine in 1854,
i although the, latter was the most
| popular American in that States
1t was purely the result of our belief
that the present Executive OF the
country was in full sympathy with
us upon this question. l yield to no
| man in devotion to the principles OF
! the Republican party. But my first
allegiance is to the country, my sec
ond to my district, my third to the
party. This is no sense party ques-
ton. l acknowledge no party tram
mel, and l shall act in accordance
with the united sentiment of my con-
stituents.
In conclusion, I wish to say that
am not so much of an optimist as tc
believe that free coinage will operate
as panacea for every human i'll, Oh
| i'm hr,x,nr ohn11t
the millinnium. There are many
other elements and conditions which
effect the welfare society. AS long as
men differ in their physical and men
tai constitutions, just SO long there
will be extremes of pover.y and wealth
among them. Absolute equality il
impossible, but that is no reason why
we should not endeavor to get as neal
to it as the varying natures of mel
}. will permit Our country is one o
boundlesst resources and almost limit
less opportunities. We have no elias
distinctions, no inherited rank, no ar
tificial barriers of any kind between
US. 1hcre is nothing to curb tn
honest ambition of any citizen of thi
, greet republic.
But we must look well to our eco
nomic laws, bearing, as they do, so dir
I ectly upon the fortunes of men, to tn
end that all may have an equal chanc
in the struggle for advancement, AM
that our people may not be CONVERTS
: into a nation of millionaires and pau
pers-
. Looking over the whole field of on
legislative history, 1. can discover n
! one act which, in my judgment, va
: more destructive of natural equalit
= than the demonetization of silver an
' firmly believe that its complete res
l toration will carry more of Happiness
7 and more of prosperity to the Amer
E lean hearthstone than any economi
r measure ever crystallized into lay
beneath the Dome of this Capito