Mohave County miner., 1893-05-20
Bad Roads are not the Cause.


throughout the world NJ the home OF the
once great prize fighter. John l. Sullivan.
Boston likewise ~ the country residence
OF a large gang of gold hugs. Why hey
are gold bugs. never has heen explained
TO them. 1t certainly ism, hecansc lheu
fathers wee, or u NAV he they have
risen above ,heir patriotic d,idies who
fixed on gold and silver ~ a certain ratio
az the basis OF our circulating medium
and fonght for the eagle tina, appeared
on their coin.
Mr. Pope il in the road bnilding busi-
ness. He is like the man who has a
fine estate with bindings after the gothic
eve except the walks and the roads
which ara had and he wants those roads
accadamised. bu, unlike the man with
the estate. Mr.. Pope il working y scheme
TO get the people OF the whole United
States TO bnild his roads. His efforts
are in the direction TO have an appro-
pria,ion put up by the general govern
ment to hnild wagon roads. This ap.
preparation like niost Of the government
appropriations, would he spant among
the wealthy who have means 10 mild
their own road. We Of the west are
looked too to help all legislation where
tha benefits grava'ate towards the east.
IN return we receive hostile legislation
towards onr mine products and small
amount Of their greedv hoard for onr
us at exorbi,ant prices. These facts
might have been looked over. as roads
in all countries are a very good thing.
il il wasn't tor the reason tina. Mr.. Pope
{who seems 10 he man OF infipencr)
had not stated that bad roads more than
anything else had caused the depression
in the wheat and cotton markets Of our
country. He cites the Senator. who
parsdes his veil fed form before fnll
length mirror when sfndving his i'm
promtu speeches, as a hull--work o.
reference. Mr.. Hoar. Of Massachusetts
Presidents. senators and other unliveriei
servants of the people, here in the west
only have influence according TO their
work II il is the aim of our represen-
tatives to labor for the downfall Of one
third Of our connirv and the impoverish.
ment Of another third, that few blood
suckers Of aristocracy can live in idleness
and luxury, then the great west has no
use for them. That wheat and cotton
should be singled ont from the many
and varied crops Of this country NJ com.
mod'ties, in which. bad roads had IL in
for. NAV seem curious to people who
have not taken the snhject under con-
sideration. The fact is that cotton aud
wheat are onr greatest exports and he.
fore silver was demone,ized in 1873 We
had no rival tn speak OF in the markets
Of Europe. When silver received its
black eye from John Sherman and his
gang. and the price Of s'lver bnllion he.
gan to decline. wheat and cotton kept
IL company and they have been together
ever since. And Why? not from over
production. a. the we'll fed financial
economists would have ns believe. ~ in.
crease in population has kept pace with
the output Of silver and the increase in
scersge, hut from other canses, that the
gold bug is trying to keep under bushel,
" by clothing in verhiage OF language
10 a 70 not he understood. Silver bull
ion hss decreased in value from three
per cent premium over gold in 1873 70
its present price, which ia the lowest
notch ever reached in tho history Of the
world. There must he some great cause
for this, considering thst gold and silver
hsd been going along hand in hasd
since the ratio wss fixed Of l8 parts Of
silver 70 one part in gold by Congress in
1872, and mints established 70 coin tho
too metals on thst basis, which they
eontinued 70 do unt,l the sneak Of 1873
which allowed the holder Of gold bullion
70 take his product to the mint and have
e coioed free, without restriction, - had
bsea The practice since the establishment
Il The mint, bot when the holder sf the
oshss precious metal. tbst cost - much
labor 70 secure and vss Just - good
asosy METAL and moro dussb's thsa
gold. brought bis builisa 70 the mint 70
b coined - he'd bssa thsis vsat fos
ssss . huAdrsd years, hs vss told that
silver vs. not coined Tree ssy more.
Thsa silver had become token money,