Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-12-13
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Why was this done and why was
this crime OF crimes committed in 50
questionable u manner? Senators
aud Representatives have since been
Won't to apologies and tell the people
that they did not und Tstand the ma
turc III the bill for which they voted.
Mr.. Sherman alone gays they did, and
If Mr.. Sherman DO correct then it is
reasonable to suppose that tho pro.
plo's Representatives,, i'll Congress
assembled, voted understan6insly on
this world wide and important meas
urc, nnh, viewed in the light ~ aubSe-
qu"nt events. must say that the
whole transaction, from Alpha to
mega, has the ugly loo; OF II very
BLACK aai dirty conspiracy that Il
majority vi our Representatives =.
ID Congress ~ the United States
knowingly and wilfu;ly, closed their
eyes aui betrayed themselves u Il
syndicate or foreign aad domcsti,
bond holders anil toadied 10 The
blan Nshmc1ts oftle yellow god.
Certain it is that in 1879 steaI;hily
and cautiously, not SO much us saying
''By your leave To tho people," but rs
the murderer approaches his Intended
victim with ba.ed breath and glearn-
ing knife upliFted, preparatory Ia tho
fatal stao, silver for t.le first time in
the history oi tho United States was
struck and tDpIicd from her throne
OF ROYALTY, henc.furth To DO huw..ol
about tho streets like other things.
and stock jpbbed i'll tho interest OF
tho few and Ia the detritncnt OF the
many. Nov, Mr.. Editor, for the
credit of Ia government aud the
peoples Representatives,, l prefer TO
uS.,sre that all the Senltors and
mNmbcrs Of the lower House Of Goa
gress, alr. SH"rman excepted, from
the Hon. jas u. Blaine, up or down
rs tho cnsa may be. who took part in
the secret dni roproheasib.e dsmono-
tlIa'iou OF silver, were then, anil are
now, wise las serpents an,l htrmloss q,
doves, that III y had no warming az
Ia tho nature OF the fraud they weio
aooht 10 commit nor did they know
when they voted on that important
Uill rotating To the coinage laws "e
tho Uultrl States, that they had, 10y
that net, duDascd silver and that
hcncoforth gold aiuno wjuld b. the
'uehsnrc OF raluc and only royal
metal in this country. prefer 10
believe that they even sluinbcrcd and
SLEPT at thcir post of duty while the
THO. OF darkness catered and stole
away the peoples birth right, Mr..
Sherman to the contrary notwith-
standing. Far better to admit that
Mr.. Sherman has lied and that he
alone is the arch enemy OF the white
metal and the peoples interest than
even ono or all Of the innocent mem
bers. who have denisd tho charge,
should be accused Of Intentional
wrong doing.
Perhaps tho relentless tyranny OF
money and greed of guin, coupled
with tho vast possibilities Of rapidly
acquiring great wealth, growing out
Of tho decentralization following tho
storm and horrors Of civil war may
have over tempted .Ir Sherman aid
he aid eat. Poradventure the poor
old man may have been hypnoti2ci
by tho magic Influence OF tho tino
ltaliau hand sent nither 10y tho man
date and royalty III British gold and
50 Frustrated himself at the shrine
Of the golden calf. In either case,
tIa;ing into consideration the evils
that have fuilOncd after. and us Il III
t.ng climax 10 such C~iInd5Stiur lsris.
~iLtIOl, | suggest that Nj. Sherman
now go out aul fuiliIg heal long.
hang himself, SO tu,t tho pieces OF
silver 50 covor;ly taken from the poo
plo may again be distributed to t.Ie
poor.
But hir. Editor, why in tho name Of
common sense, since all tho mcmbcIs,
save the n notable exception, who
seem TO have blndly taken part Ia
this r~cprcllcnsi5lc transaction and
iI.tyo since denounced the act rs Il
trnu | and crime of tho deepest d. :,
why, III all tho years that have elapsed
sine" tlIs damaging legislation was
accomplished, have not our law eiverG
nndonc tho unintcniional wrong aud
fulfilled their promises 10y romUuu,.z-
ing silvcry
81 important has been tho question
ADD 80 urgent tho demands Of tho
people, that II plank favorable u s,I-
yer, aud interpreted TO mean FREQ
coinage H. o-sI thrust into every
national platform since 1873 10 the
present time, nud tho campaign
thunder hIs iScn for tho speedy re-.
mJnssihiuun o; silver. Why have not
thnso prom $50 bccu made good To the
people? Tho party f,nus - rcdc0m
Their pledges on this most important
qucstioh furnished thor ]oppoaonts
with the thunder wiIlcn rcsuitcd Ia u
radical change IN tho political com
p~lGxIon 81 Congress, ~ that IN 1873
Inc Bland bill was passed into las.
authorizing the coinage uf not loss
tSo millions nOr moro than tour
million trade dollars per month. TINS
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