Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-10-06
HIS DUPLIClTY EXPOSED.
STEWART CHIEFLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DEGRADATION
OF SILVER,

Ne First Proposed 1ts Dem0netixallon.
And Advocated . Sisgls <6oll) Basis
Senator Morgan, . Leading Demo-
crat. says that Harrison Would Have
signed Free Coinage Bill.
With the recent incomprebensible
course Of Senator Stewart on the
silver question, in and out OF the Sem
ate, the readers of the TINES are
familiar. They know that his alleee ID
free coinage bill practically denied free
coinage for 5 to 10 years. They also
know that he refused to acquiesce in
President Harrison's proposition to
purchase six million ounces monthly
instead of four-and>a>half million
ounces.
Now comes gentleman whose tes-
timony no one who knows him--and
every old'timer on the Pacific slope
and coast does-will dispute. The
gentleman referred to is the Hon.
William WOODBURY., who has been
sent to Congress from Nevada when.
ever he has consented to be . candi.
date. He formerly worked with pick
and shovel, for days wages, and is
fairly idolized by the miners of Ne
vada and C.I;fo,c;.
The gentleman recently addressed
mass meeting in Virginia. New, and
bis speech il reported in the Enter.
prise, Of that city.
Mr.. Woodburn opened bis address
with tho statement that this 10 bis
fourth candidacy for Congress, that he
was nominated for the Office three
times before By reclamation, when he
had not sought tho Office, and that he
would not be in the present race but
for the attempt which had been made
to down tho Rep, blican tick. and
disfranchise Reput ! can voters. He
said that the Weaver men charged
that man who was not for Weaver
was necessarily . gold.bug. He did
not believe that any one in the State
was in . position to thrust snch q title
upon him. He hardly thought that
Weaver could DO so. He had known
Weaver in Congress when that truly
good advocate Of silver was . Green>
hacker, when no was . Prohibitionist,
and when he was a freethinker, and
during which Tine he was burdened
with tho belief that the doctrine Of
free silver-so precious to him At
psesent-was q relic of barbarism.
After touching off the gold bug
yawpers Mr.. Woodburn turned his
attention to the demonstration of
silver aud the part the patriarchal
idol of the Weaver Pintos took in the
heinous crime against the people in
1873. which weighs so heavily upon
the inhabitants of Nevada to-day.
MIR. Woodburn has a caustio tongue
and vigorous method Of presenting
facts, and the indictment he made
out against Senate: Stewart in the
matter was clear, pungent and unan-
swersble.
Mr.. WOODBURY. said that Senator
Stewart claimed to have voted for the
bill demone,izing silver "unbe>
knownst" to himself, as it we're, or
words to that fleet. How this could
be was an incomprehensible problem
10 a man up = tree. To prove that
The statement would not hold water
he revived the history OF the debase.
me"t of silver from the inception of
The scheme prior to the international
at Paris in 1867 to it's re.l.
cation in 1878. He brought al inn
nense amount Of t. testimony to prove
hat the matter had undergone great
md continuous agitation At the time
md Senator Stewart, who was right
N the ground at the time, could NO,
rave failed to have understood the
proposition thoroughly it he had been
leaf, dumb and blind.
Mr.. Woodburn said that NJ. Rug.
gle:, the United States representative
n the Paris convention IN 1867. made
NO reports on the demonstration
question; that the Secretary OF the
Treasury had written . letter, and
hat the subject had been debated in
congress for three yesrs-bs,ween
S67 and 1870. The bill was up for
consideration for that time, was pub.
ished in the Congressional Record.
nd was printed thirteen times. 1,
sas first voted on in 1871 and S,...