Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-07-17
THE YOUNG REPUBLICANS.
FRANK G. FOLSOM DOES SOME
PLAIN. TALKING,
And Shows the Necessity Of Third
Party.

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| FIG. Folsom took the floor and
spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of
the Young Mems Republican Club of
Carson. | have through resolution
unanimously passed by this Club
ten minutes in which to address you
on the third party question in this
State. l think there Is great reason
for a third ticket in the Battle born
State at the present time. | only
wish that this movement first origi-
mated in Nevada as | think it time
that war should be declared. by the
masses on Monopoly and Capital. At
the present time these two control
arbitrarily all politics in and out of
our State and it is high time that the
people had something to say.
The silver question is the para
mount question with US, and this
State should set it's foot down upon
any power, whether it be Republican
or Democratic, that dare oppose its
interest. Our interests are naturally
Republican, because the Republican
party processes protection to all pro
durts of these United States. Now
sir, we of Nevada belong to these
United States and are we protected!
Why no, we are not. Silver which
is our main product, is now quoted
at 60c per ounce, below par, nearly
one~half the par value. This Mr..
President is an injustice to Republi-
cans who believe in protection.
Protection i'll my opinion is sir the
corner stone Of success III these
United States. would ask if we
have any protection il this State and
| why! Ne Go not have our main in
dustry protected. We all know the
reason; because the money powers.
that are few men, manage to con
troll the politics of our State and en-
rich themselves by so doing.
Mr.. President, it makes no differ
ence to the masses Of this State
whether Mr.. Harrison, or Mr.. Cleve-
land is elected President for the en-
suing wears. They have both been
! tried and have, according to all re-
ports proved themselves to be our
enemies and both have been proven
to belong to the money powers OF
Wall street. Now sir, for these rea-
sons | fail to see what benefit either
of these heads of the great political
parties are to the people of this State
! | claim that it makes but little diff
ference to us which one of these men
is elected President Of these United
| States, and sir, if it makes no differ
ence why not vote for third man,
whom we have reason to think would
be friendly to silver, our principal
product.
| We may by SO doing defeat one Of
the candidates now before the people
and venture to say by so doing we
cannot defeat Wall street, DIS they
own both the Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates, but four years
hence we can cast our votes with the
winning side and be placed in a po-
sition to dictate our terms.
A third party candidate cannot ex-
| pect to succeed at this election, but
they can agitate their Claims and by
so doing have & chance to succeed
next time. Why sir, just think what
agitation has accomplished already.
We had a National Convention iii &
months and about one half the States
were represented at that convention.
At that rate in 4 years every voter
in the United States would be for
silver. Applause.
People are getting tired of beng
bossed against their individual inter
ests, and sir, few mere instances
like the Homestead affair will make
a great change in this nations poll
tics.
| Our Constitution provides that all
men are created free and equal. Is
this affair, and others that l will
mention, according,to that clausel |
think not.
Another imposition put upon the
people of this State, which neeessl-
tates third party, is the enormous
drain of money from us to pay ex-
orbitant fares and freights. The
people of this State are obliged to
pay the S. P. r. R. on Eastern
freight three prices. If you ship
freight from the East here YOU must