Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-04-16
THE silver

The people Of Eureka, irrespective OF
former political affiliations, have formed
themselves into . non-partisan silver
club, after the style Of the movement in.
augursted 10 Colorado. Our people are
alive 10 the great importance Of the sill
YER issus, and at their meeting last Mon.
day evening between four and five hun
dred qualified voters Of this town en-
rolled themselves as members OF the
"Eureka Silver Club" They pledged
themselves to support no man, either for
. nomination CT an election, who is not
first, last and all the time q silver man
and for.silver. We m~isiudge the temper
Of the people Of Nevada II this move
ment does not become general through
out the State. The movement is in &C.
cord with the sentiments often expressed
By the Eureka SENTINEL, Reno Journal,
winnemucca Silver State, Carson Appeal.
Elko Independent, Tuscarora Times-Re-
view, Austin Advocate. Austin Reveille,
Lyon County Times, White Pine News
and perhaps some other Nevada papers
within the past year. II is not strictly .
political move, but an earnest movement
in the interest Of silver by the real
friends Of the dominant interest OF our
State. It does not require change OF
politics for men TO band themselves to-
gether to promote the betterment OF
this great local interest. A Republican
does not have to become 8 Democrat,
nor a Democrat become g Republican to
take part In this movement. All men 10
the silver producing States can meet or
the common ground Of silver, and there
is strength and good to result to the
cause from this non-partisan association.
The occasion may not arise when they
shall feel called upon to take independent
political action, but there is no harm IN
being ready for any emergency. II ever
IL should come to pass thai an effective
blow can be struck by the silver States
against the enemies OF silver 1t should be
dealt unhesitatingly and with all the
force Of IN outraged people. We have
seen enough and had enough Of the work
of the East, aided and abetted as it Is by
the sharks and shylocks Of Wall street.
We see at the present moment the most
stupendous effort Of modern times TO
force upon the country Presidential can
didates who are VIGOROUSLY unfriendly
to the leading interest and industry OF
the West. II the people Of these States
supinely submit longer they will deserve
to be slaves. II is not . question OF the
disruption Of present political parties.
That question or element is not involved
at all. 1t is simply an ardent manifes-
tation Of the popular will Of the West
to require fair and just recognition at the
hands Of the East Of the rightful de-
nands Of silver. The sole question to
be considered. is, how best to achieve
that result. We have prayed and petit
toned for relief through all the years
since demonstration in 1873. The time
has now arrived when il may be in order
to stop duplicating and try what virtue
there may be in protesting. That is
what has been started in Colorado and is
being repeated in Nevada. These people
protest against any candidate who is not
for silver. We hope that 8 concerted
Of this kind will sweep over
the whole West. 1t is idle for any one
Of the silver States to act alone. To
make their influence felt they should all
oct in unison. We can in this way at
least attract the attention OF the East.
There will come . time when they will
want the votes Of these Western States,
and will make concessions favorable to
to secure them. Ws will get only
the husks so long as we cravenly trail II
the rear Of the procession. The policy
the silver men and States in the fu
lure should be to act afhrmatively and
as one man. We have done trailing
1t is high time that we
vent TO the front with our cause. 1t is
The greatest issue before the American
to-day and deserves first place in
The consideration OF voters throughout
the land. II we premit 1t to be obscured
smothered at the dictation of Wall
street for any purpose under the sun we
will merit starvation rather than pros
We hope that every town and
in the State will organize non
silver clubs. ready for action In
the event that the opportunity shall pre-
sent to accomplish anything for the cause
which we all hold to be of ov~ershadow-
ing local and national importance.