Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-06
Tue silver Convention.

Sention "edueSday consisted OF speech i
cs by Ex Sonator tin. Il COLORADO,
Hon. j. =. Doolittle. Of Wisconsin.
Congressman Newlands, OF Nevada,
and others, and the presentation Of II
long report by tho Committee on Res
olntipna. Tho report, WHICH is tco
leagthy for our .uiulu-s, closes us
follows;
That while tho Sherman ACT OF
July lith was aGevico OF tho e:cmy
to present q restriction to FREQ coin.
aIe and rs greatly Objectionable be-
ans it continues in the practical cx-
clps on OF silly II from ti,s III ,p;s and
reducos 1t from u money metal 10 Il
commercial commodity, nevertheless
iis repeal without the restoration VI
free coinage would stop tho expan-
sicn oi our currency as required by
our growth in population and bust.
ness; MIutD sim iirthGT tue distance
between tus two u!rtals, thus making
u return to b~-nctali.sm more dilliGu.t
greatly Lacrosse lno purchasing pow
or Cf sold and still further break
down the prise OF tho prodGGts oi
TURNER'S, lnsorers, ncrchuula, ana
~lradcsrnen aud plunge still farther I'll:
comnerce, business aud Industry into
suct dcpths OF ~wretcueGGcss us to
endupger peace, the pr, set,9iion vi
Tree institutions ana tho very main.
tvnauco UG c%,yiiiZuliun.
We. therefore, in the rume OF the
republic and humaaity, protest
asLrnst the fcreai Of sG.dAci or JuI,
III. $500 except Uy I'm Act restoring
Tree, hi metallic coinage, us existed
prior 10 1913. We assert that tue
maintenance Of G%I.metainSm in the
United States at the ratio OF IL To /
SIii increase unr cuunInvTcc with al
silver-usinG countries VI the woTlc,
without Decreasing our rumturlv,
with nations which buy our raw ma
tcr!ai, aud will sooner compel Tic
adoption o: Li.metallism by nations
Of Eu,opc than any other r"rurs.
We assert that tho unparalleled culam
ity now inilicting tho Am .ricu..
people rs not due 10 The so : cailc1
Shermnn Act OF 800, AID in proc.
thereof We call attention to tie fac.
that tho game eril conditions no,
prevail over all the gold s:uudurA
world.
We arc convinced that, bad as tn,
state Of atflirs Is III this country, II
would have been still worse but 70.
The Sherman Act. by which the ma
on has Dot IIuei, 10 svne cyIent, IA
'arger circulation to meet the ds.uand.
d the CONT. eat in tho sroccss ui
and the business cxigcn
lies OF the most energetic and indus
Tao thhS over dwclt on earth:
sna we insist upon the execution q.
hc lnw so lUrg as il is UPON The stat
tie books, ami upon the purchase OF
he full amount of silver oauh nou;I,
1t pruyidns fo-. to the cud thai Il
monthly addition to the circulating
Medium law shall te maintained
That we would call the attention. q |
he people 10 tho fact, in the mids, !,
II all tho trophies OF tho time, the !
ialne OF the r.tioral bond and ma. |
.'onai iegnl tesder money, whether
hnde OF gold or silver or paper. has !
Tot fallen n particle. The Il trust
rot OF the government or lis money,
nut OF banks which have, Wa believe. |
ihepreseut panic on the |
country IN an all advised ctror. To- |
control TIE notion OF Congress on In,
question and issue bonds. We
the bHnkors TO attend TO their
business aud permit do
'ess OF the people 10 have their full
'haEe IN tho toairul OF tho govern
In tins way they will much
sooner restore tina. confidence which
q so necessary 10 the prosperity of |
people. II must no, b. forgotten
while Boards or Trade, Chu-L,r,
81 Commerce, bankers or money |
lealets are worthy ard valuable men
~ Their places, the Ropublrc cnu
~ safety rcrcsc upon tho great
mass OF It's peaceful toilers aud pro. (
tncers, and that this "bus,ntss man. !
sage is rnpihly cx;crmfinat;ng the
business men OF this country. The
limo has come whom The politics OF tho
nation should rover, us far as po.si.
bio to tho simple and purc condition
nut OF which tho liepuhlio arosg. !
suggest for tho consideration o.
'ur fellow citizens that n refusn, o.
Tho opponents OF bi~-Inetaliism TO pr,
NnSo auy SUBSTITUTE Tor tho preseu.
.aw or elaborate thy plan for tho
'utnro indicated either ignorance OF
financial needs or unwiHingncss
o take tho pubic into their cont. !
and we denouroo tho n,tcmp,
o uncondi;ioniy repeal tho Sherman
as an attempt 10 sccurc gold mo.
,ome,nilis,n in Il flngtani violation o;
.ho '"st national platform OF oil %.
iticn parties.