Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-10-29


Harrison's Position on silver.
In your speech you defend Harri-
sons position on the silver question,
and particularly his letter OF accept
ance. His doctrine on that subject
seems to be IN accord with your
views, and still you claim to be sill
yer man. He says in that letter:
lam q lite sure that we should now act
upoi this subject independently OF other
II tons we would greatly promote their in
terests and inJure our own.
Can any enemy Of silver find words
to express more radical opposition to
the RECOMMENDATION of silver by con-
gress? Can anything be more hu-
initiating to the pride, Independence
and sslf-respect Of the people OF the
United States than to have the presi-
dent tell them that they must sub
init their financial legislation to the
dictates of the bondholding, money
loaning aristocracy which governs
Europe and trsmples upon the rights
of the peoplsi
The president in his letter proposes
to submit the question Of free coin
age TO the commercial nations Of
Europe, and has appointed q commits
sion for that purpose, consisting OF
three gold advocates and two advo-
Gates OF the free coinage Of silver.
He reiterates In that letter the trite
formula of John Sherman, that the
ratio between gold and silver
must be such az to make the com.
mercial value Of the silver In the
silver dollar equal to the commercial
value Of the gold IN the gold dollar.
His position is exactly tho same as
that of his financial mentor, John
Sherman, who, in his campaign
speech at Philadelphia, Pa, on the
9Th of October, said:
Now, what we want is both gold and sill.
yer money, but always maintained ct par
with each other, money having the same
purchasing power. Now can We get ~
The simple answer 10 by putting enough
silver in the silver dollar to maze ~ equal
In value TO the gold In the gold SOLAR. II
silver dollar $50 grains OF 80 grains. Give
the people an honest dollar and shus settle
the silver question.
That 10 the settlement which Mr..
Harrison and Mr.. Sherman propose
shall be effected By a. international
conference. When that IL done sill
YER will be forever demonetized,
and the present discount on silver
will forever be maintained. This
policy means for Nevada the utter
ruin of her mining interests and the
destruction Of the state.
The Force Bill.
Mr.. BArtine, you are q little weak
in your explanation Of the force bill.
The people Of Nevada would be glad
If you would explain to them how
many federal supervisors aud deputy
marshals could be employed for cleo
ton purposes under that bill; how
much money could be expended by
the federal executive 10 pay those
officers and the other expenses OF
elections out of the standing Appro-
priation contained in the bill. They
would also like 10 have You explain
what power these federal oAdcers
would have had under the terms OF
the bill In the registration, counting
of votes and returns Of elections, and
whether the authority Of these fed
oral officers would have been para
mount to that OF the state ofncers in
elections where . member OF con.
gress is to be chosen. They would
also like 10 know IL you are in favor,
where the colored people are In tAs
majority In the South. Of installing
them in power and intrusting them
with the government Of those states.
A fuller discussion OF this subject by
you would interest your hearers
quite ~ much - abuse Of myself.
Bartins vstsA fer the Force biiL
You admit in your speeches that
you voted for the force bill. Please
tell the people how many silver men
voted for that bill besides yourself
and how many silver men voteA
against IL; and whether In ycur GO.
tion in that respect you co-operAted
with the silver men or with the gold
men Of the house.
Voted Agsinst Free Coinage BiN.
In this connectioa | desire 10 call
your attention to the bill Is. ls75) TO
provide . unit Of valus and for the
coinage Of gold and silver, and for
other purposes, which passed the sem
ate on the 18th of January. 1891.
That bill provided for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver. Do you
remember how Speaker Reid Do
feated that bill by referring IL 70 the
committee on coinage. weights. ana
measures without the action Of the
housef Do you remember how that
bill was held In that committee under
various prstsnses until II was too
late TO be acted upon by the house
Do you recall to mind the heroic ef-
forts Of Mr.. Bland OF Missouri b
bring that bill before the house Eos
confederation Have you forgotten
his action and your action upon that
bill?
II your memory Is defective I cell
your attention 70 page t.o3S Of The
Congressional Record, Fifty first con.
grsss, second session, vol. ~, part ..
On the 2lst Of January, 1891, Mr..
Bland su omitted the following reso.
luton, which was road by the clerk
Mr.. Bland moves 10 reeommit the pending
resolution with instructions to report be
for consideration the fol owing resolution:
Resolved, That the oommitts on coinage
weights, and measures be al charged frou
further consideration Of the bill Is A67S) Il
provide q unit OF value and for the coin
age Of gold aud silver, and for other pnr
p"ses. aud that said bill be the special orie
In the house immed Atsly 81, or ths read M
OF The journal on Tuesday. January 2Jti
instant aud II not disposed OF on said de-,
this order 10 continue fro u daV 10 day anti
said bill is finally disposed of
The speaker ruled this resolution
out OF order. as he did everything
pertaining to silver. Then the foi
lowing proceedings took place:
Mr.. BiAnd-I appeal from the decision o
the chair, and on that desire TO be heard
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