The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1892-02-06
MADE A MISTAKE IN OUR COLOR.

The following circular letter was
received in sealed envelope adj
dressed to us and is printed simply
to show that the silver question is no
party question. Mr.. Harter is a
Democratic member of Congress from
the 18th Ohio District. The pamphlet
referred to is too long to publish in
full but we give a synopsis of it:
PERSONAL AND PRIVATE.
To the Editor You may entirely
disagree with the views expressed in
the little pamphlet inclosed. Freedom
of Judgment in such matters belongs
to every citizen. On one thing, and
that pure matter of policy, we I'M
doubtedly do agree, which is: That
1t aviU be suicidal for the Democratic
Party to pass a free coinage bill through
the House this season.
You can do much to prevent it
through your editorial utterances, and
especially by personal letters to such
Democratic members of Congress as
you happen to know.
Permit me to add that no time is
to be lost, as there never was a time
when the lobbyists, and paid forces
of the Silver Ring were more active
than now.
With the tariff, as the central issue
of the Presidential fight, we will
carry all the sure Democratic States,
and New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Indiana, Wiscon-
sin, Illinois and Iowa, with some
show for Ohio; with free silver" in
our platform, or the record behind us,
and free silver bill passing the
House, we cannot carry a solitary
State in the entire list, except In
diana, and it is likely to lose us that
state also.
1t is apparent to every thinking
man, that the only safe course for
the party is, to keep the silver ques-
ton out of Congress, and out of the
platform. Your services to the party
at this juncture, are of the highest
value. | am certain you will pardon
my asking you to exert them in the
two directions suggested, as well as
in any other you think of.
Every man who looks ahead can
see, that if we permit the silver issue
to creep into our campaign, we shall
be SO badly defeated as to make us
sorry we nominated, or adopted q
platform in 1892. We have educated
the party against class-legislation by
the tariff discussions of the past
fifteen years, and it cannot be driven
into the support of the still worse
class-legislation, which would author
ize any mine owner or bullion
speculator to take, what averages in
cost TO produce) but Al cents at the
mint, and to get coin which any
other man must take in exchange for
100 cents worth of his labor, and his
savings. The Germans have to their
great honor, always stood for sound
and honest money. They would
leave us in drove, and instead of
taking to the woods would go into the
Republican party. The enormous
Hebrew vote, always extremely in
tellegent upon such issues, would
also all be cast against us, and before
we have been engaged five weeks in
the campaign most of the reading
Democrats, and the bulk of the other
thoughtful voters among us would be
ready to smother the free silver
.swindlewith their ballots.
There Is not a Republican an the
United States (unless he is specially
patriotic one), bit aciShes the Demo
cratic party to espouse the cause Of the
situer kings against the people.
Whatever Won feel yOur duty to the
party, and to the country, ought to
be done at once. Yours Truly,
MICHAEL ID. HARTER.