The herald., 1894-09-16

efits comfortable upon mankind by
monetary system that shculd ever keep
even step and pace with the advancing
demands of socety-a system worthy
the dignity OF beings whose mysterious
and unique destiny it il to obtain do
minion over all the forces OF nature. and
to unfold powers and forces as much
greater than those already known as
those excel the primitive tools of the
aborigines. No fundamentally ever
made with human hand or conceived by
human brain IL in its effects upon the
happiness and progress of mankind, for
moment comparable with money In
quantity sufficient to enable all men to
be unintefruptedly employed in the
labor of their aptitudes, and to enable
all exchanges OF the products OF theii
labor to be made without loss.
For the same reason that money when
in ample Qusntity ia an immeasurable
benefaction to mankind, 60 when il
comes to be deficient i'll quantity it is
like blightiug curse. not by reason OF
its nature, but of the deficiency of ouan.
tity. The most important duty OF or
ganizsd society. that is to say OF govern
ments, properly understood, should be
to ses that a aufiicienoy OF money exists.
The aim OF political parties should be
directed. not to the enactment of laws
reducing the quantity of money. but OF
laws properly and nationally increasing
it. The difficulty in the way of reform
is that the people who are of one mind
do not at the fitting tins come together. l
Yet this is the indispensable condition OF
success. Men are the children of q res
mote past, and are as it were wrapr about
with the bands of tradition. With the
progress OF their growth they can ac-
complieh but one great purpose at q
time and should undertake frat that
which is most important and urgent.
For this purpose. those who believe in
the supreme Importance and urgency OF
q reform should unite to give it effect.
The nexorable law of progress is that
achievement results only from concens
tration. 1t ia only as men have un.
fretted themselves from tradition, as
they have developed aggregationB, united
their energies, and inteiligently directed
the vast mass OF those united energies
to the mplIshment of 8 common
purpose, that thsir aspirations have re.
quilted in fruition Mankind have devel-
oped q wonderful civilization, but prog
ress does not end now. We are yet
far from the goal. The process must
continue or our present civilization, like
the civilizations of other countries, and
of former times, must either petriiy or
totally decay. Men who wish TO en-
body into laws their most cherished
convictions must learn the Lesson of az
grsgations. They must learn that truth
is greater than tradition that princ-
pies are creator than msn; that causes
are greater than parties, and that Q
great cause-a cause destined to ad-
vance and ennoble humanity % no
other cause ever did or even can, 10
worthy of distinct recognition and advo-
caoy for its own sake. Formally, and
as l believe finally, rejected by both the
old parties. which nave com bined to
place the country souarely on the gold
standard. Monetary reform must in my
Judgment look Tor present advancement
and ultimate realization to a party
which shall treat it not as a secondary
or collateral question but as above and
beyond all others, the most transcendent
issue that can be discussed or decided
by q people. Should we not now assert
ourselves az becomes men of indepen
dent minds, and decline longer to be
held In the thraldom of mere names?
"why hesitate' Ye are full-bearded men,
With God implanted will and courage II
Ye dar7 but show It, Never yet was Will
But found some way or means TO work it out
Nor Ger did fortune frown him who dared.
Snail we, III presence OF tnls BrleVOus wrong,
In this uppsrmost movement OF ali time,
Stand trembling, covering, when with one bold
stroke
These groaning millions might be ever freef
And that one stroke so just, so greatly good,
30 level with the happiness of man
That all the angels will applaud the deed"
In the immovable conviction that the
progress, prosperity and happiness OF
not only the people of Nevada. but OF
those OF the entire country, are mora
tt,,r o1i talu dananHark uAta
reform than upon any other isaue that
can be presented for political action.
shall henceiorth vote for. and act with,
the party that brings this overmaster-
ing issue to the front. Yours truly,
J. p Jones