The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-08-11
LINCOLN COUNTY SILVER LEAGUE
An Appeal 10 ihe Voters OF Lincoln
County In Behalf Of silver.

League and copy sent to every voter in
the county. The League is doing good
work in behalf of the white metal and
its members feel confident that success
will crown their efforts:
Pursuant to call from numbered
citizens, mass meeting was held at the
Court. house at Phoebe, April 4, 1892, to
form an organization to politically ad-
vance the cause of silver. Those who
assembled deemed 1t advisable to form
said organization:
First--Because the money power of
these United States rests in the hands OF
few men who are in favor of single
gold standard Of money valuation, and
by controlling the finances of our coun-
try upon the basis of single gold stan
dard of money valuation, do monopolize
and control illegally and unrightfully
the financial affairs of this nation and
this nations people, to their own per
sonal profit, thereby expressing and
subjugating the farmer, the planter, the
miner, the mechanic and the laboring
and producing classes generally.
Seconi--Because the act of 1873
which dcmonetized silver was surrep-
titously passed through Congress by
these monopolists and bondholders with
the aid of inscriptions legislators,
whose eyes were blinded, and who in
turn have tried to blind the eyes of the
people to the disastrous effect caused by
the passage of said act, that certain
bonds issued by our national govern
ment to meet the exigencies of an ex-
pensive civil war, upon which the inter-
est was payable in gold, might become
more valuable because of the demonet-
ization of silver and the adoption of the
single gold standard.
Third--Because the passage of said
act of characterization has caused stop
page in the wheels of industry through
out this nation. It has caused our far
mers and planters to lose one-third of
the value of their crops each year since
the passage Of said infamous act. I. has
caused our mines to be shut down ard
the population of Nevada to decrease to
an alarming extent. 1t is gradually
causing paralizatlon and stagnation of
business throughout our State and re-
duction in the rate of wages paid to
those who labor for livelihood through
out the land. 1t has caused the principal
business Of the country to fall into the
hands of these few monopolists and
stock spectators who in their turn are
but the tools of the money kings OF Eng
land, and has everywhere degraded and
enslaved labor, and has caused and is
causing distress and financial ruin ex-
eept in the matter of the bondholders
themselves, who have amassed collosal
ortunes at the expense of our ruin.
Fourth Because both the Republican
and Democratic parties have refused to
take any practical steps looking to a
reconciliation Of silver and righting
of this outrageous wrong, and to wiping
out this most UNANIMOUSLY criminal law,
as they could and should do in our halls
of Congress. Yet the fear Of party de-
feat at he hands of these monopolists
causes both Republican and Democratic
parties to cater to their wishes and still
Cypress the people, though majority
of the people of this nation be in favor
Of the free aud unlimited coinage Of
silver.
Fifth--Because we believe that by
united action upon our part as the friends
of silver we can secure the passage of 9
law providing for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, we deem it our dut,
as citizens of the United States, as tn,
fathers of families, as the carers for ant
protectors Of the aged and infirm, tn,
weak and helpless, as the patrons o
labor, as the lovers Of truth, of RICH
and of justice, to arise and demand fire.
and unlimited coinage of silver; and t
do this we must organize into one body
that ourconcerted action may have tn
more weight and force. and that on
strength and power may be shown an
felt, and that we may more properly as
sert the rights and make known the wi
Of majority of the people.
Now, therefore, we do earnestly SO
licit your cooperation in this matter
and would be most pleased to receiv
your name as member of the Liz
coin County Silver League" under tn
following
|, PLEDoE:
This League being organized for th
purpose of securing the remonetizatio
Of silver by the Federal Gov. rnmen
and believing that such remonetizatio
is paramount to all other political issuei
pledges itself, and each of its membe,
, pledges himself. to oppose by all legit
mate means the election of auv man 1