Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-03
THE SILVER CAUSE.

There are two objections to the
proposition that the Republicans
should try to amend the Wilson bill
by placing prohibitive duty on tor
eign silver and opening onr minis TO
the free coinage of American silver.
First-The attempt would be tut
lie, since the Republican party IN
congress could not be induced to
support any measure having the ap-
pearance of favoring silver. On the
test votes of the special session OF
last summer all the country east OF
the Mississippi could only furnish
four Republican members who were
favorable to the white metal. That
organization represents the organized
wealth and legalized monopoly of the
nation, while President Cleveland
has hopelessly bound the Demo
cratic party to the same interests.
The people must look elsewhere Tor
financial relief,
Second-The exclusion of foreign
silver for the benefit of the Amerl-
can product, could it be affected
would end in disaster to the silver
cause. it would practically verify
the fraudulent charge of our enc
mics that the silver cause is local
interest, seeking to be bolstered by
class legislation for the purpose OF
giving fictitious value to the product
of "silver barons," at the expense CT
the producers of other commodities
Itwould reduce the silver interest to
a foundation of sand and result III
alternating the support without which
it would soon cease to be factor III
public affairs. The silver cause is
great and will prove TO be invinclble,
because of the indispensable and his
toric relation OF silver to the basic
money of the world. The produc-
ton of silver and the special benefits
accruinc to those concerned directly
or indirectly to that industry, are
merely incidents to the main issue
and the fact cannot be too forclbly
emnhasized. While there is no
reason for protectln. any American
industry, under the plea of favorlng
American labor, that would not ap-
ply to silver production involving
as it does the livelihood OF large
numbers and immense pecunlary IN
terests-still it would be fatal mis-
take to rest the cause Of bimitalllsm
upon any basis so contracted.
Large and direct as is the interest
of the mining states in the restora-
ton of silver to it's rightful position
as primary money, the stake involv-
ed to the silver section is insigniti-
can't when compared with its relation
to the other industries of the coun-
try and the sixty odd millions Of
working people and their families
who are dependent upon the returns
from them. The dethronement o
silver as money Of redemption ha
zen the worlds usurers the contro
of its finances and the mastery OF TIN
realm Of industry. 1t has multiplied
their possessions by doubling the OBJ
liqations of their debtors, the conse-
auence of a contracted currency AM
the deprecated value of the product
of labor, A dollar now costs Il
labor twice what it did before de
monetization or would if silver wa
restored, while 1t Will purchase 10
the usurer twice as much OF IN
necessities or comforts CT lite as
would before the ruinous era OF con
traction AMI falling prices.
The strength of the silver questlo
lies in the fact that it is vital Issu
between the millions and the few
between the producers of christen
dom and an international consplrac
of money brokers. Silver, as well
gold, with the utmost limit ct pro
duction, Is necessary to furnish
sufficient basis for the worlds none
supply.-Denver News.