Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-09-25
COFFIN ANSWERED.
HEADQUARTERS SILVER PARTY

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VIRGINIA, New. Sept go, 1894.
Hon. john p. Jones, United States
Senate, Washington, d. C.-Dear
Sir: The State Central Committee
of the Silver Party of Nevada tender
you its congratulations upon the
courageous and independent position
which you have taken in severing
your relations with that party which,
however brilliant in its past history,
has become merely a sectional party,
devoted to the protection of the in
dustries of the New England and
Middle States, and to the protection
of the money that has been accumu-
lated in those States by the aid of a
generous tariff accorded by the West
now the victim of cruel and oppres-
sive'legislation. Two years ago the
people of the State of Nevada, recog-
nizing the fact that both the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties had for
years misled the West by deceptive
platforms on the silver question,
meaning one thing in the East and
another in the West and which were
framed and intended as triumph of
the gold combination, determined to
repudiate both their platforms and
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silver party devoted to the issue
which they regarded as paramount,
and to select candidates for Presi.
Dental Electors who would vote only
for free coinage candidate, regard
less of party affiliations, and to elect
a Congressman who would act simi-
larly if the election were thrown in
to the House. The action of the Sill
yer League of Nevada, which after
wards constituted the Silver Party,
WAS approved by the State Convsn-
tions of both the old parties and was
ratified by three fourths of the votes
at the following election.
The Democratic and Republican
parties now exist in this State merely
in name, and rehabilitation can only
come through decisive and uusquivo-
cal national action by one or both of
them. The Western Statss chung
with rare loyalty to the Republican
party, notwithstanding its gradual
and exclusive absorption in tho inter
ests of the New England and Middle
States as the mandatory and credi
tor sections of the country. That
party is responsible above all others
for the destruction of silver and APP
precia ton of gold, and for the eleva-
ton of the creditor section and cred
itor classes, and for the oppression of
the debtor and producing classes.
1t is also responsible for the destruc.
ton of the great mining industry of
the six states and three Territories,
comprising nearly third of the
area of the entire country, and upon
which all their railroad, agricultural
and business interests rest as a basis.
You, as one of the great opponents
of the silver cause, have for years
lifted the eloquent voice of remon-
STRANGE and warning, and yet at the
last session of Congress the Rspub-
lican party joined Democratic
President in striking from our
statutes every vestige of legislation
authorizing the use of silver as
money. Your remonstrance has now
ripened into open revolt. In this re-
volt you have the hearty commend
dation and support of the great
masses of the people IN this State
and section which you represent.
We repudiate the suggestion that it
is incumbent upon you to resign.
You are not indebted to the Repub-
lican party for your present term of
office-you were chosen by the pso-
pie Of Nevada, irrespective of party,
and you represent the views OF the