Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-24
THE GID QUESTION.

comes to the front with some espec-
tally ridiculous question relative to
silver
The last is az follows:
Does the APPEAL or Independent
know of more earnest advocates of
free coinage than Governor Colcord
or ex-Congressman Bartine!
The APPEAL thinks it knows of
good many people in Nevada more
earnest in their advocacy of free
coinage than either of these gentle
men.
Both CT the parties named are
thinking, sensible men, and they
know perfectly well that the Repub-
lican party, to which they still claim
allegiance, is not a free coinage
party.
How they expect to accomplish
anything for silver by remaining
with party that for years has per
sistently refused to do anything for
silver, is beyond our comprehen-
sion.
These gentlemen claim to be ear
nest advocates of free silver, but 1t
remains undisputed that they are not
sufficiently earnest in their desire to
see silver remonetized, to cast off the
shackles of party and allie them
selves with party that pledges it
self tc free coinage 10 to 1.
That is the only test of a man 5
earnestness that we know of.
If all the men of both parties who
are for free coinage would simply re
pudiate their old political affiliations
and vote the ticket of free silver, the
thing would be accomplished in short
order.
Wall Street cannot handle silver
men in the Silver party, but it can
handle them in both the old parties.
The Gazette talks about their hope
less minority in Congress, but their
minority is not bit more hopeless
than a Republican or Democrat
who is a Silver man.
Does the Gazette for moment be-
lieve that a Congressman elected by
the Silver party of Nevada would be
any more helpless than Republican
elected to Congress from Nevada!
Could any man be more helpless
than was Congressman Bartine while
in Congressl
He made a hard and able fight for
silver, but the Republican party had
him bound hand and foot whenever
they wanted him In that fix, and
once in committee or caucus he was
no more real use to silver than some
one in China.
Mr.. Newlands was not any more
successful, but his presence in Con-
gress as an independent Silver man
was a notification to the Geld Bugs
that new party was rising IN the
West to fight the battles of silver
outside the old party lines.
Now suppose we return MIR. New
lands and A few more Western
States fall IN line with us, the people
will say:
THE new Silver party is growing;
we must pay some attention to 1T.
But if Nevada and the other States
after their gallant showing for silver
in 90, falls back in the old party
ruts. and return Republican Cons
gressmen, then the people OF the
East will have good reason to say:
1.-The Western States are back
again in the olo party traces; the sill
yer movement is killed. Hurrah
for the gold standard"
There will be rejoicing and cham
pegne suppers in Wall street and
our Eastern silver fighters will feel
sinking of the heart.
But Nevada has embarked III t''e
fight, and, God willing, she WI at">
there. There are earnest, brave
men IN the East who are carrying
the silver banner to the front, unter-
terrupted by the threat Of the party
lash and unnindful of past party al
liances. and we can only strengthen
the hands and the hearts OF these
men by keeping Nevada in line for
silver until the cause of free coinage
is recognized as the living, para
mount, political issue Of the day,
If men who claim to be true silver
men wish to linger by the way side
while the onward march is on. those