Mohave County miner., 1892-09-03


~s thought We had . man broad minded
enough to recognize the VIII Of ths peo-
ple. His un,imely death left tha. I'iant
and suhssrvient first gentleman oi the
land, G. A. Arthur. in the chair hs
vas true to his wsllstreet friends. The
style Of his whiskers and his silver policy
we're both run on the English plan. lie
was an nesra subject Of Queen Victoria
40 II was possible for him TO be and s''il
retain his Office. In sheer desperation
we welcomed Cleveland. He had en-
dorsed the Democratic platform with a
free silver plank. that WAS the way i was
talked all over the west. lie maintained
q Discreet silence in regard to silver; let
II be understood by his endorsement Of
the platform ~ whole, and his subse-
qusnt silence that he Was friendly 10 sill
yer. lie was duly elected, and then
didn't have the deceney TO wsit till his
inauguration 10 commencs his war on
silver. Over 100 Democratic Congress-
men with Warner ct their head. asked
him for an outline of his silver policy.
They were silver men and never doubted
that il was anything more than ques-
ton Of the mode Of procedure for re-
monetization. His reply soon nnde-
cided them and us and We found we had
one more swindlcr TO wait on. The next
term he ran against Harrison. Strong In
oxn eonceit he kept all mention Of silver
out OF the Democratic platform, or else
his friend kept IL out, either to keep him
from stultifying himself a second time,
or else from fear that second lie might
look too willful to 90 down with the
voters. The republicans then went into
the silver business. Here is the silver
plank in the platform that Mr.. Harrison
endorsed and agreed to support.
"fhe Republican party is in hvor Of
the use OF both gold and silver a. money,
and condemns the policy Of the demo
cratic administration in its efforts 10 de-
mone,ize silver" And Mr.. Harrison
endorsed this, and his lieutenants talked
his friendship for the white metal all
over the West, surely with his knowledge
and consent. and I myself saw moss-
backed democrats scratch off Clevelznd's
electors and vote for those OF Harrison;
and they did It because they thought
him friendly to silver. Nearly every
President from 1876 mp to date, have
gotten the presidency under false pro.
lenses. Especially 10 this true Of Cleve-
land and Harrison, for the snbject was
thoroughly canvassed In both campaigns,
and had commanded national attention,
and they are as much guilty Of obtaining
value in that manner as II IL had been
a horse instead Of the Presidency OF the
United States. The only difference be-
tween the two being Mr.. Clevelandf
brain power being in an inverse rats
to his avoirdupois, he imagined himselt
the party. and dictated the policy on
which the campaign should be fought.
Mr.. Harrison, having Mr.. Cleveland's
fate In sight is trying by cunning and in
to accomplish what Mr.. Cleve.
land tried TO push bv main strength,
that Is remain hostile to. silver and se-
cure a second term.
We are having the silver conference
sprung on us at this juncture and the
help Of England and Germany IL in.
voked to help US fix up our monetary
affairs once more. And this too by an
that has Just boastea 10
Italy that We were competent to manage
our own affairs. We invite our enemies.
The tnen who hold the mortgage on our
property and is patiently waiting for his
property 10 escheat to them. After we
have raised the value OF the mortgage
20 per cent, ~e invite them TO come
over and help Us to cut off that 20 per
cent and pay them their inst indebted.
ness, and for fear that they may no, like
Il, We promise them that we won't try
10 cut them down to what they agreed
10 take in the first place. That is Mr..
silver conference. What
have silver men to hope from a silver
with the proviso tina, free
coinage shall be barred. The play Of
Hamlet with Hamlet left out, owing to
sickness on the part OF Hamlet. And
another peculiarly about this conference,
Messrs. Stewart, Jones, Teller, Woicoit,
Bland, Pierce, and nearly all Of the men
who have fought our battles are opposed