The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-28
LINCOLN COUNTY SILVER LEAGUE
An Appeal 20 ths Voters OF Lmcoi"
County In BehaIf Of silver

The following address has been put
forth by the Lincoln County silver
League and copy sent to every voter IN
the county. The League is dong good
work in behalf of the white metal and
its members feel confident that success
will crown their efforts:
Pursuant to call from numberot
citizens, mass meeting was held at the
Court. house at Phoebe, April A. 1892, to
form an organization TO politically adj
vance the cause Of silver. Those who
assembled deemed it advisable to form
said organization:
First Because the money power OF
these United States rests in the hands OF
a few men who are in favor of single
gold standard of money valuation, and
by controlling the finances OF our coun-
try upon the basis of single gold stan
dard of money valuation, do monopoiize
and control illegally and unrightiully
the financial affairs of this nation and
this nations people, to their own per-
sonal profit, thereby expressing and
subjugating the farmer, the planter, the
miner, the mechanic and the laboring
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 mid of unscrupulous 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
oct of characterization 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. |. has
caused our mines to be shut down and
the population Of Nevada to decrease to
an alarming extent, 1t is gradually
causing paralizatlon and stagnation OF
business throughout Our State and re-
duction in the rate Of wages paid to
those who labor for livelihood through
out the land. 1t has caused the principal
business of the country to fall into the
hands OF these few monopolists ant
stock spectators who in their turn art
but the tools of the money kings OF Eng
land, and has everywhere degraded ant
enslaved labor, and has caused and Il
causing distress and financial ruin ex
copt in the matter Of the bondholder
themselves, who have amassed colloss
: ortunes at the ex pense of our ruin.
Fourth Because both the Republica
and Democratic parties have refused t
take any practical steps looking to
reconciliation Of silver and rightin
, of this outrageous wrong, and to wipin
9 out this most UNANIMOUSLY criminal Law
o as they could and should do in our hal
:, of Congress. Yet the fear of party d
v feat ut the hands of these monopolis
: causes both Republican and Democrat
y parties to cater to their wishes and ST
>, Cypress the people, though o MAORI
3, of the people of this nation DO in fay
II of the free aud unlimited coinage
- silver.
No Fifth--Because we believe that
Of united action upon our part as the frien
e. of silver we can secure the passage OF
Il law providing for the free and unlimit
y coinage of silver, we deem it our d.
=, as citizens of the United States, es
i'll fathers of families, as the carers for q
of protectors Of the aged and intirm,
at weak and helpless, as the patrons
ry labor, as the lovers OF truth, OF ri
~. and of justice, to arise and demand I
M and unlimited coinage of silver; ant
as. do this we must organize into one bo
that our concerted action may have
- more weight and force, and that
In strength and power may be shown
felt, and that we may more properly
cp' sert the rights and make known the
Inf of majority Of the people.
'lil Now, therefore, we do earnestly
W. licit your cooperation in this mat
ms and would DO most pleased to rec
ant your name as o member of the 81
for coin County Silver League, under
ibis following
hit ,,u
ugh This League being organized fol-
,rin purpose Of securing the remonetizs
at Of silver by the Federal Gov.rnm
site and believing that such remonetizs
om. Is paramount to all other political iss
;nr pledges itself, and each of its mem
m pledges himself, to oppose by all Il
mate means the election of auy ma
ln,.' any Office, National, State or Count
IN the election Of any delegate to any
ally vention for the nomination of candi'
'om- for office, who Is not an ayowed Il
,ibit to the free and unlimited coinal
I in silver. and the nominees of any COZ