Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-08-14
GEN. WEAVER Az VIRGINIA
A MasterfuI silver Argument.
tContinued from 4th Pag..l
cons PRECIOUS sroREs.

God away back in the councils OF
steruiLy created the precious metals,
bid them away and put a time lock
On the safe, aud that just as oar
brave boys were marching back from
the battlefield with the laurel on their
brow, with an honored flag and u re.
united country, just about that timo
the Almighty rolled back the great
safe door and revealed to the aston
islIed gaze OF the awakened energies
OF the American people tho deposits
OF precious metals, aud they could see
the white streak Of silver running
from the base of tho mountain to the
summit (Applause.) 1t WAS an invI-
tatiun tn the energies of the Ameri-
can people TO go into those mountains
and found a new civilization and take
out the precious metals.
Just about tho time you began to
open up theae great mines Of silver
your Congress, dominated by the old
parties, God suve the mark, your Con
gress, stealthily, without having
usked permission TO do il from their
mastera, the American people, struck
down one-half che money metal Of this
country, money that had boon good
from tho time Of Abraham OF Ur Of
the Chaldees, down TO the time OF
Abraham Lincoln, Of Illinois. Gap.
plquse.) Struck down the silver,
sloalthily in the dark, at tho behest
ol tho governor and directors OF tho
Dank OF England, and for II valuable
consideration. (Applause.l
Two or three years elapsed before
the American people knew the crime
had been committed. Your President
signed it without realizing tho effect
OF the measure anu from that day to
this there has boon q rising battle in
this country. They have defiantly
refused 10 undo the wrong and rcin-
state the silver tn its ancient position
M the hand.maiden Of gold.
They lowered il 10 TO cents on the
dollar, and now have the impudence
to turn round TO tho mon they robbed
and say: You are going to make
something il the crime is undone.
Suppose, now tho bullion ownors OF
the mine owners should make 30
cents on the dollar, who is entitled to
make n profit on tho silver? The
mon. who came here and subdued this
hostile wilderness and made it bud
aud blossom us tho rose, or tho mon
who sit back, the gold gambler and
promoter OF class legislation, who has
degraded your silver and reduced it
IN price? Who has any title to con-
celebration IN this matter, tho miner,
who takes his life in his hand and
goes into the mines and digs his sil-
yer, and brings it out TO bless the
world. or the mon who sit back in
Wall Street aud Lombard street and
Threadnoodlo street, and are too
oowardly 10 fight for their country
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