Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-10-14

EDITOR GEORGE GUNToN, in the
Social Economist, criticises severely
Mr.. Cieveland's last message. He
thinks that his treatment of both
the silver and tariff questions had
the tendency to increase rather than
allay the business crisis, and de-
clares that in attributing the finan-
cial depression entirely to the Sher-
man act the President committed
an egregious blunder. He says:
Brightly or wrongly, Mr.. Cleve-
lands party was believed to be def
nitely committed to free trade and
strongly favorable to free silver.
Consequently when he was known
to have been elected to power, with
a clear majority in both branches,
the worst was expected. Uncertain
ty arose, credit declined, and sud
denly financial distrust and fear
haze sprung up on every SIDE 1t
seems like a contradiction to say
that the people lost confidence in the
party they had elected as soon as
the victory was known. But those
who urge this view should remem-
Der that those whose confidence was
shaken are not the ones who chang
ed the administration. 1t was the
laborers and farmers who elected
Mr.. Cleveland and his party, and it
was the capitalists and business
men who were frightened by the re-
suit. The laborers will have their
uncertainty little later. But to
whatever mistaken notions of poll
cy this perilous condition is due, all
agreed in demanding that special
session of Congress be called to take
the necessary steps to remove all
ground of fear, that financial conf.
dence and business credit might be
restored. Instead of promoting this
end, Mr.. Cleveland's message, to
which the nation eagerly looked for
hope and guidance, only increased
the uncertainty, converting de-
spondency into despair.
"On the silver question his re-
marks show an utter absence of
study and appreciation of the i'm
portant subject. He appears not to
realize that there is anything pecu-
liar to the silver question in this
country. He thinks of America
only as a duplicate of England, to
be kept as close to the model as pos
sible, arguing in evident ignorance
of all new ideas upon the subject,
that the practical suppression of
silver is essential to honest money.
Then, with sublime indifference to
the views and interests of the silver
producing sections of the country,
he recommends the simple repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sher-
man law as solution of the prob
lem. Instead of promising harmony
among the conflicting elements in
Congress and aiding a rational So
luton of the question, this has in
tensifed hostilities. Those who
believe in the free coinage of silver,
or even in its liberal use, saw in this
only a declaration of war, which
made them feel more strongly the
necessity of struggling for their po-
sition- Consequently, instead of an
intelligent, statesmanlike determi-
nation to enact reassuring remedial
legislation as quickly as possible,
we have confusion, factional fight
ing, and delay, which is daily in
creasing the uncertainty and dis
trust throughout the community.
The industrial disturbance which
began with Mr.. Cleveland's election
and increased with his Inauguration
is thus further intensified by his
message"
THE Sherman act will not be re-