The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-09-16

| They have for ten years prevented
| the organization Of the Peoples party
by getting into their conventions,
creating dissensions and dispensing
them. For the first time In ten years
the Omaha convention was able to
unite together the various labor and
Industrial organisations. The efforts
of the gold ring viii be ITO disperse
them, Many Of the people in the
third party do not understand the
policy Of the gold trust. They are
not as well organized as they should
be. If they were there would be no
doubt of the election Of Viewer and
Field. Even as it is there is . tidal
wave which will sweep the gold ring
out Of existence in time.
| You are told that you cannot elect
| Weaver and Field that by voting for
them that your vote will be lost.
My God! ] would rather throw my
vote away thousand times than give
it to gold-bug. Loud applause.]
A vote for Weaver is not brown
away, whether you elect him or not.
1t is protest; it is a declaration that
Nevada will stand by her friends and
that she is not the suppliant tool Of
the corrupt gold ring. It is declara-
ton Of independence and OF manhood.
It will be followed by similar action
elsewhere. The example Of Nevada
at this time is invaluable. Nevada
must sustain her friends. Nevada
must no longer be in the hands and
under the control of our enemies.
| Now. so far ns the tickets are con-
cerned, / believe we of the silver
league are all pledged beyond recall
that we will not give our votes to any
man who is attempting to enalave us.
We will not vote for Mr.. Harrison;
we will not vote for Mr.. Cleveland in
any event.
Now, as to General Weaver, l knew
that gentleman in congress. l con-
suited with him from day to day.
He is a strong, straightforward, hon
est man. He is sincere in his con-
victions. He separated from his
party because his party was under
the control of corrupt cprportions.
He is q silver man and understands
the subject. His record ia congress
on the silver question is all that
could be desired. He is strong in his
expressions in favor Of silver, and in
argument is able to meet the ablest.
He IL eeFtainly the peer. and think
the superior by far, Of either of the
other candidates for president. He
has been long in the field. It
is said of him that he ran
as greenback candidate for
president. have examined the plat
form upon which he stood at that
time. 1t declares against national
banks and in favor Of the govern
ment issuing money directly and not
indirectly. The national banks,
when the government was in distress,
obtained from congress subsidy
which amounted to fifteen millions
q year for many years to issue the
government paper. This subsidy
built up an aristocracy and all that
was required of It was that John Doe
should indorse the United States.
Is the national bank currency any
more acceptable to the people than
greenbacks? OF course not. What
General Weaver advocated is the
policy OF the government. No man
but John Sherman dare suggest the
idea of issuing more bonds to be used
as an additional cirulation for the
national bank notes. They do not
dare to do so. The movement that
he was then opposing the whole
country has since repudiated. No
body defends it. But he had in that
platform Of 1880 the following words:
1--WE demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver" Now is it dis
graceful to vote for man with such
a record; to vote for friend, to vote
for man who agrees with us?
1t is claimed that Weaver cannot
beelected. Those are not good and
brave soldiers who jump about for the
strong side. ] am glad that Nevada
has decided to quit that policy and
cast her lot with him.
will canvass this state for Weaver
and Field. Tremendous applause
and further because, whether elected
or not, the protest of this state against
the two nominees nominated by the
manipulation of the gold ring will be
valuable. 1t will make us friends
who will aid us to secure free coinage.
1t is the only way in which we can
get it. If Nevada is welded to and
associates with the gold trust and
spurns all who are for free coinage
and joins the gold ring in everything
she cannot secure free coinage. The
majority Of our enemies passed the
force bill, not one Of them will vote
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