The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-11-23
Editor Oil Abe Eagle:

Financial Cocoanut.
Editor OLD Abe Eagle:
The result OF the recent elections is
wonderful revelation of the Intelligence
of the pc ,ple of this country; it shows
we are a read ng, thinking people, and
that we make up our own minds as to
the effect of legislation upon our in
divIdual interests. Whatever local |
interests and feeling my have had in
the result OF the recent elections, Gas, for
instance, in New York state), it is mani.
fest that the moving cause of the astonish
ing chan ye in public opinion, is the
action of President Cleveland in forcing
legislation that practically puts this
country upon gold basis. In this let
ter do not propose to enter INTO any
argument Of the necessity to the
country of bimetalism; it is, unfortun-
ately, too apparent to every one of US at
this time, that the attempt to force this
country to a gold basis has brought dis
aster to all of the material inter, SITS OF
this hitherto progressive country. 1t
does not require any great intelligence
or knowledge of the political situation,
to see that the masses Of the people are
rebelling against the attempt of the
administration to help the monied
classes at the expense OF the masses and
it speaks we'll for the citizens of this
country that Democrats and RepublI
cans alike put aside the feelings of party
allegiance to condemn such a course.
from the Gulf of Mexico to tue Pacific
coast, have taken great pains to find
out the opinions OF the people on the
most important question affecting the
progress of this country that has been
brought sharply before them for years,
aud can safely assert that by far the
larger percentage of our citizens are in
favor Of the free coinage of American
silver at the present ratio, (about sixteen
This is so important to the continued
progress and prosperity of this country,
that there are but few OF our intelligent
classes, (whose interests are not ranged
ON the side OF the monied powers), that
do not condemn IN the strongest terms,
the attempt to place this country upon d
single standard of values, and, like my.
self, will discard ali party feeling, will
throw off all party allegiance, when 1t
becomes antagonlstlc to the passage Of
law granting the free coinage of
American silver with iull legal tend"r
power-and this strong feeling Is shown
in the result Of the elections on the 7th
b of November. H. X IHURBER.
Block kanch, n. NJ, Nov. l3, 1873.
The foregoing va ued contribution was
, iutelled tor our last weeks e issue
but failed to reach MS until after the
- edition had been run off.
Fred Hale, the nine year old con Of
. Mr.. Joshua Hale, Of the Ruiduso. got
lost in the Pajarta mountains, week
= ago last Friday and was out three days
= and two nights before his rescuels found
d him, He was with an outfit horse hupt
D ing, and one OF the men built fire and
to d the 10y to stay by it until he re
!. turned. The man was away longer thar
). ha expected and when he returnel, Free
> had gone. A searching party was al
!. once organized, but the boy was nu
!. found until late Sunday afternoon
. When the party reached him, the bo,
d was lying down. All the covering he hac
4 was sa Id blanket and lie hid neith.
water nor food. Strange to say The bo,
is seemed TO be no worse for his hardship
aud said be did not feel hungry. thougl
when given something to eat he becam
q raveuous and the food had TO be takel
n away from him. The. lad certainly ha,
! an experience that he will remember a
b. loug IN be lives.