Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-11-01
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!, What did Alexander Hamilton say
{ on this very subject 'Our monetary
. system must not be made dependent
upon any other nation" So long as
we follow either of the old parties e
must follow the single gold stnndaId
policy, because it is the only policy
the leaders vii permit us To support
| I predio-. inn"'--i, hat the gold
stinda ri in the United States must
break, l have given picture Of i;
IL this country. It would start up
our industries and brlrg. prc sperity.
We could then pay our debts.
What is our duty! II tllere room
to doubt or question: ! regret thar
shcre is any division of opinion in
Nevada. If it is the irup"Itant
'sssue let us stand by it Y"u made
II so two years ago and won ina.
riffcent victorv. We cannot do
everything at once. Everything car.
not go on the first train. WHAT is
the first and most important? The
breaking down Of the gold standard.
Let other things come as they will
Your representative, Mr.. New
lands, has exerted more Influence in
Congress than he could have done as
strict party man Who would
Bartine vote for for spaakcrl Tom
Reed.
Tom Reed would then form all
Committees with majority IF gold
standard men, and Baitine would
have to vote with his gold Atsndard
party or be "stracised, which would
| leave him in Il much worse position
than ali independent silver man like
Newlands. Nevada has lcng been
all powerful in the councils of the ma
ton, One single vote may control
the organization of the next house.
Do not throw the chance away. The
! fight is on and must be won in 1896.
or the result to suffering humanity is
hard to forete,l,
You go to the conventions Of the
old pal es, nominate a president ard
elect him, you lose the fight. There
were two roads in 1892 Republican,
which led to the damnation of silver,
and Democratic, which led to the
psrdition. / took to the woods like
the negro.
You must have silver in the plat
form and in the candidate. In all
the Republican states the platforms
are either straddles or gold standard
platforms, as WAS the one of the Dem
yer convention, You had the dele
gates there. Was there protest
from a single silver mining state.
The Denver resolution was a gold
resolution 1t was thinly disguised
deceptive platform That resolution
actually approves OF the gold stan
dard, and of the acton of the last
secretary of the treasury. Elect a
president on that platform, and what
would be the RESULT He will follow
tho gold standard.
1t is the right to coin--that is bi-
metallism. Governments fix the
weight If metal t, make coin. The
platforms are all gold standard
California is the only exception. Yet
the people think that the fight is to be
won in the ranks Of the old parties.
Choose We between God and Nam
mon. You cannot stay in the ranks
of the old parties and at the same
time be true to silver. You must
make it main question.
Two yeras ago Nevada was the
only state that made silver the para
mount issue, and the result In this
state was watched with great inter
est aud expectancy by friend and foe
in the East. When the result was
known it chesred every friend of the
white metal, and l hope and trust
you will go forward and not back
ward this year. l have known Mr..
Newlands many years. He assisted
in the organization of the Bimetllc
and earnest friend of Nevadas inter
csts. Let the news be carried to all
your friends and Co workers on this
most momeDtuous question in the
East that Nevada has again been
true to herself and the cause of sill
yer. Don't dishearten Us who are
waging the battle in other states.
L. there be no falling off in the ma