Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-07-23


that America is the largest owner OF
silver in tho world, She has u vast
accumulation 10 her vaults, represent
ed in circulation by sil-er certificates
aud treasury notes. She has a vast
undeveloaed wealth OF silver in the
mines in her western territory. Re.
member that silver is tho only COM
potitor Of geld Tor money use aud that
England can only increase the value
OF her gold by inducing other nations
to abandon the use of its only com-
petitor-silver. II Euglnnd owned
ali the wheat and America all the
oats, would it he wise in America 10
piss laws preventing the use Of oats?
II England owned nll the beef and
America all tho mutton, would il be
wise for Americn to pass laws prevent
ing the uss Of mutton?
WILL AMERICA srBMIr?
We discluim my intention OF APP
pealing 10 any inherited prejudice
against England or her policy. Sell
interest is tho controlling motive of
nations rs we'll as individuals. Eng
land knows her own interest aud sus
tains it, by legislation. America, mp
parent!y, does not know her own
interest, or, il she docs, fails to sus-
tain IT,. England's interest is in gold,
Amorica's interest is silver. Will
America, with CO,pD0,O00 Of people,
possessing 6orndloss resources, and
having tho aid and support OF eight
tcnths OF the world, who use silver
to tho exclusion OF gold, permit Eng
land 10 make eifcctual her corner
upon gold IN AmorIca's territory and
enhance its Value TO the injury of all
American products wheat, cotton,
corn md all other natural products,
IS we'll rs silver?
THE INDUSTRIAL ASPECT.
Wo also call attention of tho east
ern money centers To the fact that
they themselves are Interested IN the
Industrial aspect Of this question.
The Est has more money invested
III tho mining region Than the western
pooplo have. Do tho ownors o. the
Northern Pacific, the Central Pacific,
tho Topeka IL Santa Flo, the Dsnver
Il Rio irande, the Colorado Midland
thu. Hahn IS,.;;n tho n-,-.n Oh,
Limo and tho Groat Northern re lliz,
that silver mining is at tho bottom
OF almost every industry in six States
and three II rri;ories upon which
they rely for business, that asricul-
ture is only pursued TO supply the
mining camps and cities and towns
dependent on them; that nothing can
be probably raised for export; that
commerce and transportation arc do.
pendent upon tho mines; that the
coal mines are run for the purpose
Of supplying the smellers and the
railroads; that silver is u by-product
IN lead mining and constitutes the
elenlen; OF profit in it, and that in n
moro limited degree il Constitutes one
OF the elements OF profit in copper
miningS Do you know that the gold
product Of tho country Is also do
pendent upon Silver mining, gold be-.
ing found in conjunction with silver
in tho ore. Do they realize the vast
amount OF Eastern capital that will
90 destroyed by the destruction OF
silver mining and the Industries nj
licd to il? d. they realizs tho indus
trial progress Of Mexico rs II result OF
the advancement OF its silver mining?
Do they know that tho Mexican rail
roads are dependent almost entirely
upOn silver mining and that the bonds
and stock OF these roads arc owned
IN the money csnters Of the Fist?
Tile EFFECT OF CLOSING SILVER MINIS.
Imagination fails to picture tho
disaster which will come from tho
overthrow OF silver miuing and tho
Industries uIliai TO IL. What tho
coal and iron mines arc TO P%ennsylva-
MIA, what tho manufacture Of textile
fabrics is to Massachusetts, what the
raising Of cotton Means 10 the South,
what the raising Of wheat means TO
tho ferillo valley Of the Mississippi,
silver mining mCans to six States and
three Territories constituting one.
third Of the area of tho Union.
We appeal to the poople OF tho East
and South not to yIold to tho scare
which has been created designedly by
tho gold trust, with n view OF STAN.
peding tho friends Of silver. We mp.
pcal 10 them TO insist upon legislation
which will free this nation from Il
nancial dependence upon England
which W II secure to II legislation
creating n financial system Of its own
that will bring in harmony with it's
debtor nations and tho silver using
nations and mako tho United States
tho money center Of tho world.
Allison o II the Situation.