The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1894-10-16
Jones'
Letter
Senator Jones Leaves
the Republican
Party.
U. S. SENATE, AUG. "a, 1894,
WASHINGTON, D. G.

RepuDllcgn State Central Com
mittee of Nevada:
DEAR SIR-Having become
fully convinced that the Repub-
lican party organization is unalt-
erably opposed to the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of Is to
1, or at all, except with the CON
sent of foreign governments and
at a ratio to be dictated by them,
l have to announce l can no long
er act with that party.
have not arrived at this con-
clusion without extreme regret.
1t is always painful to sever as
sociations of long standing, but
fidelity to my own convictions
and my imperative duty, as 1 see
it, to the people of Nevada who
nave long and greatly honored
me, compel me to this course.
To my constituents Ineed hardly
say that whatever change has
occurred in the relation between
the Republican party and my
self is not a change in me. Ny
opinions are In every respect
what they have always been. l
hold today with all the earnest
ness of the day of my election,
every one of the principles for
which prior support in the sen
ate 1 was was for the fourth
time honored by my constituents
with a seat in that body. l abate
not an iota of my convictions
with reference to the benefcent
influence on American industry
of the principles of protection.
A protective tariff Iregard mere
ly as a means by which the poop
le of the country may ssc1re 10
themselves the doing of their
own work, in such volume and
with such complete variety and
perfect coordination of indus
tries as to afford uninterrupted
employment for all. And not
employment merely, but what is
of the utmost consequence, en-
ployment for each in the occupa-
ton of his aptitude-the work
that is to his tlste-the labor OF
his love-the labor whose return
is not alone the dollars and cents
that form his necessary pecuni-
airy reward, but whose compen-
sation in the larger sense is the
high delight daily and hourly
distilled from pursuit which each
finds exactly adapted to his bent
of mind. 1t is only when work
ers with hBnd or brain are thu:
benefcently differentiated anC
co-ordinated and their enduring
happiness is found. Into suct
well ordered work men put then
hearts as well as their hands
and their brains, and that which
would otherwise be mere drudg
cry becomes moral as well as {
physical support-a great agen
cy for the spiritualizing of s
mana blessing and a benefac
ton to the human race. Among
a numerous population such ;
result can never be reached un
less they do their own work, fol
the larger the numbers of tn,
people the greater Will be tbs
variety of tastes and aptitudes
and the greater the need ofinfin
itely diversifying the occupa
tions.
PROSPERITY DEPENDS UPON TIL
VOLUME OF MONEY.
But while fully convinced o
the moral and material progress
made possible for our people b.
their doing their own work, Ian
no less firmly of the conviction
that in the absence of a none
tary system that viii admit o
the quantity of money constant
ly keeping pace with the deman
it is in vain to expect such pre-
gress. In this age industris
achievement is by aggregation
of laborers. 1t is the age @