The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-06-23
LINCOLN COUNTY SILVER LEAGuI
An Appeal 20 the Voters of Lincoln
Coanty in Behalf of silver

the county. Inc League Is DONG goo
work in behalf of the white metal an
its members feel confident that succes
will crown their efforts:
Pursuant to call from a number c
citizens, a mass meeting was held at tn
Court house at Phoebe, April A, 1892, t
form an organization to politically ad
vance the cause of silver. Those VIII
assembled deemed it advisable to form
said organization:
First--Because the money power o
these United States rests in the hands O
few men who are in favor of q singl,
gold standard Of money valuation, anc
by controlling the finances Of our coun
try upon the basis of a single gold stan
dard of money valuation, do monopolizt
and control illegally and unrighttully
the financial affairs of this nation anc
this nations people, to their own per
sonal profit, thereby depressing and
subjugating the farmer, the planter, the
miner, the mechanic and the laborine
and producing classes generally
Second-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 decentralization has caused stop
page in the wheels of industry through
out this nation. 1t 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. l. has
our mines to be shut down ard
the population of Nevada to decrease to
an alarming extent. 1t is gradually
causing paralization and stagnation of
business throughout our State and re-
duction in the rate of wages paid to
those who labor for O 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-
cept in the matter of the bondholders
themselves, who have amassed collosal
fortunes at the expense of our ruin.
Fourth--Because both the Republican
and Democratic parties have refused to
take any practical steps looking to q
reconciliation Of silver and righting
of this outrageous wrong, and to wipine
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 a 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 q
law providing for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, we deem it our duty
as citizens of the United States, as the
fathers OF families, as the carers for ant
protectors Of the aged and infirm, the
weak and helpless, as the patrons o.
labor, as the lovers of truth, of righ
and Of justice, to arise and demand fire.,
and unlimited coinage of silver; and t.
do this we must organize into one body
that our concerted action may have tn,
more weight and force, and that ou
strength and power may be shown ant
felt, and that we may more properly as
sert the rights and make known the will
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 Lin
coin County Silver League, under tn,
following
PLEDGE
This League being organized for tn,
purpose of securing the reconciliation
Of silver by the Federal Gov, rnment
and believing that such reconciliation
is paramount to all other political issues
| pledges itself, and each Of Its members
pledges himself, to oppose by all legiti
mate means the election of any man t.
any Office, National, State or County, o.
the election of any delegate to any con
vention for the nomination of candidate,
for Office, who is not an avowed frient
to the free and unlimited coinage O
silver, and the nominees of any conven
ton whose platform does not demant
such free and unlimited coinage o
silver.
! All persons may become members O