Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-05-04
THE POWER OF SILVER.
Japan Would Have Been Defeated
# on a Gold Sasis.

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tory of the Japanese Chinese war that
is interesting. Mr.. Newlands is at
/ the Holland House. He is an ardent
silver advocate, and his story is in
support of the assertion that silver is
| the greatest Of money metals. He
said yesterday: at was during the
| time that James G. Blaine was Secre-
| tary of State. | received d letter from
| the State department, Introducing to
| me number of Japanese, comprising
| a commission who were in this coun-
try to investigate our money system
They told me that an agent from Eng
land had been in Japan trying TO get
their Government to demonetize sill
yer. They talked with Senator Stow
art, Jones, Teller, Sherman and 9th
ers. They were warned not to think
of allowing silver TO be discarded as
money metal. The result of their in
vestication is that today Japan is the
greatest power of the Orient.
What would have been the result
had Japan done as England wanted?
When this question Of war with
China arose, Japan could not have
carried on the war had she been upon
gold basis without first consulting
England. A gold loan would have re-
shifted, and England would have had
Japan by the throat, even az she has
rs today
England fears Japan today more
than she does any other nation on the
earth. Japan has been successful in
her war with China She has gained
the concession of entrance to certain
ports. and the right of commerce with
certain districts is open to her. Eng
land views this with alarm She
would crush Japan in an instant if
she dared, but the combined powers Of
the world would not permit il Eng
land has no hold on her from money
point Of view, and Japan, standing
free and untrammelled, she will come
out from the era of ignorance into the
age of progress as the mightiest power
Of the Orient England is helpless.
She cannot crush her as she did
China. when that nation tried TO close
its ports 10 the Indian opium. Eng
land closed her silver mines in India,
but Japan held out Today Japan is
going forward with a stride that is
surprising. There have been as many
spindles put up in Japan in the last
two years as there has been in Eng
land in the last five years, How Eng
land will try to crush Japan is not
known. but she will do all in her
power to stop her growth. as she fore
sees that an empire is building in the
East that is directly antagonistic to
her, so far as money basis is concerned.
1t will be the Orient against the
Occident-silver against gold and the
practical demonstration, even for this
short time shows the great value !
OF silver as money metal. /
England does not fear US today |
She can drain or fill our national I
treasury by word. We are help |
lessly in her grip We had the chance |
in 1873 to become the great silver
country Of the world. but we cast the
aside. demonetized silver,
and today England CONTROLS us more
absolutely than if she had left her
troops and governors here since 1876"
Mr. Newlands is much pleased with
the outlook of the silver element in
this country. He said in contented
sort of way Mr. Sihlev is the logical
for the Silverites for presi-
lent if campaign is made on that
issue. The Bimetallic party is the
nucleus Of great party 1t depends
upon the old parties whether it ever
attains its natural strength If the
I'D parties ignore silver, the new
party will pull from both of them and
,rful than the Republican party.
which sprang from The Democratic
md Wing ranks As slavery was the
ssue that led the formation of the
Republican party, So silver is the
ssue that may lead to a great Bime-
allie party 1t is more absorbing
question than slavery, because it in !,
-olves more people !"
Mr.. Newlands says that while the .
question may be settled in this country
by ballot, yet he would not
,e surprised if it caused war. He
aid: "Three- forths of the railway
Mileage in this country are in the
ands of receivers. Every railroad
nan in this country knows that his