Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-10-13
and WREN.
Enthusiastic Meeting Last
Saturday Night.
the ISSUe---fREE COINAGE OF
SIlveR--ABIY DISCUSSED.

enee gathered at the Opera House TO
listen to Congressman Newlsnds and
Hon. Thos. Wren discuss the issues Of
the day. The meeting wal called TO
order by r. Sadler, Chairman Of the
County Central Committee Of the Silver
Party, who, in . few complimentary re-
marks, introduced Hon. Francis G. New.
lands. Nevads's next Congressman. who
discussed the issues before the people Of
Nevada in the present campaign in .
speech brimful Of telling points and IN
snswersble logic. Following is . short
synopsis of his remarks:
II gives me great pleasure to visit. the
banner county Of the Silver party Of
Nevada. A county 10 which il 10 moi
necessary TO apologize for its birth or lite
continued existence. II is 81 years since
silver was demonetized. II is 81 years
since its agitation commenced-one-
third Of . mans lifetime. Twenty-one
years Of broken promises. Of hopes IN
realized. Of falling prices, eliminating
in universal dismay. distress and bank
ruptcy. Daring that time the value Of
gold has arisen owing TO the destruction
Of its only rival, silver. Gold has ad-
vsnced, and while ID has advanced all
other things have declined. Not only
all the products Of labor but labor itself
has declined.
During all this time we have relied
upon one or the other Of the old parties.
We have been tricked and leeced by
them. The people Of Nevada have at
last determined to repudiats both the
platforms and their candidates-the
twin candidates Of the Gold Trust-Har.
rison and Cleveland.
Now, my friends. the question is fire.
quently asked what has the Sill
yer party done! l will answer
by asking what have the old par.
ties accomplished They passed the
silver concession, the Sherman Act, and
in two years il was taken away. What
has the Silver party accomplished! It
has not yet accomplished the free COIN
age Of silver for If it had there would be
no need Of its existence. The very fact
that silver lie not restored 10 the very rea.
son for the existence Of the Silver party.
The trouble concerning the Silver party
is that il is divided or liable to be upon
a multiplicity Of issues. How few the
meubers Of the gold trust are. Not
over one millionth Of the population Of
the world. They are found in London,
New York, Boston and Washington and
through their banking agencies in every
part Of the world. The gold owners are
few. The land owners and the owners
OF other property the many. The great
masses are to be found among the latter.
What the few do is to restrain the vol.
ums Of money. They have by legisls-
ton closed our mines and increased the
value Of the gold unit.
The friends Of silver have been divided,
and that 10 the reason they have not sue.
cssded. We Of Nevada two years ago
concluded 10 take our place In the indie
pendent ranks with silver and NOT amid
. multiplicity Of issues. The Populists
are coming to . realizing sense Of the
importance Of the silver question and
that ought 70 be settled before distracted
by other Issues and reforms. These re-
form movements have assumed various
forms In different parts Of the country.
10 Alabama and South Caroline 10 IL the
Jefferson Democracy. Then we have the
great labor organisation In . great move
msnt TO resist . decline 10 prices. How
By using . will power. Bat wheat, cot
ton, wool cannot resist. Labor resolved
not 10 submit to this decline and have
successfully organised to resist. The
lAborsr finds that declining prices are
affecting his will power. They now End
that while they may not notice
change in their per diem. yet they and
they have been employed . less number
Of days in . year than formerly.
Mr.. Powdsrly, Mr.. Sovereign. Mr..
Dsbs have ell declared silver the para
mount issue. In this country . great
labor organization is 10 be formed. Thil
the friends Of silver welcome. Thu
they will all. the different organizations,
unite into one grand party fol
silver.
There are some Republicans who viii
insist that that party is the friend Of sill
yer. Some Democrats insist that whsr
Cleveland is disposed Of they will give
it TO us. All / can say is. that we car
only judge them by their past record
and present attitude.
The Republicans say harmonic. They
had . meeting Of Denver. / remember
that I said to Senator Dubois, "Don't
surrender" but yet they harmonizsd And
lost the moral force and effect which
would have been created by revolt,
How easy the Republicans bresthed in
the House when they learned Of thii
action. Now remember that Republic
cans can only win by carrying the West
ern States. What are we going to say
Let us say 10 them, 1--WE shall join the
great independent movement and ther
stay until w have brought them TO n
act Of Justice" / say the same TO the
Democrats. II either party does moi
yield let rs join this great party owe
ment. crystallizing with . movemen,
swinging into the line Of the n great