Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-05-03
THE POWER OF SILVER.


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tory Of the japanese Chinese war that
is interesting Mr.. Newlands is at
the Holland House. lie is au ardent
silver advocate, aud his story is 10 sup
port OF the assertion that silver Is the
greatest Of money metals. lie said;
"During the time that james G..
Blaine was Secretary Of State l re-
ceived a letter from the State Depart
ment introducing me to a number Of
Japanese, comprising commission,
who were in this country to inyesti-
gate our money system. They told
me that an agent from England had
been in Japan trying to get their Gov
erument To demOnetize silver. They
talked with Senators stewart, Jones,
Teller, Sherman aud others. They
were warned not to think OF allowing
silver to be discarded as 4 money
metal. The result OF the investiga-
tiOn is that to-day japan is the great
power of the Orient.
What would have been the result
had japan done as England wished
when this question Of war with China
arose? Japan could not have carried
on the war had she been upon a gold
basis without first consulting England.
A gold loan would have resulted and
England would have had Japan by
the throat, even as she has us,":to-day.
England fears Japan more to-day than
she does any other nation on earth.
Japan has been successful in her war
with China. She has gained a conces-
sion Of entrance to certain ports ,and
the right OF commerce with certain
districts Is open to her. England
views this with alarm. She would
crush Japan in an instant il she dared,
but the combined powers of the world
will not permit it, England has no
hold on her from a money point Of
view, and Japan, standing free and
untrammeled, will come out from an
era OF ignorance into an age OF pro-
gress as the mightiest power Of the
Orient.
England is helpless. She cannot
crush her as she did China. When
that nation tried to close her ports to
Indian opium, England closed her sill
yer mints in India, but Japan held
out. To-day Japan is going forward
with stride that is surprising. There
have been as many spindles put up in
Japan in the last two years as there
have been in England in the last i've
years. How England will try to crush
Japan is not known, but she will do
all in her power To stop her growth, AS
she fOreSees An empire is building up
in the East that is directly antagOnis-
tic 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 to-day.
She can drain or all our national treas
ury, by word. We are helpleSsly 10
her grip. We had a chance in 1873 to
become the great silver country OF the
world, but We cast the opportunity
aside, demOnetized silver, and to-day
England controls us, more absolutely
than II she had left her troops and
governors here since l7T6,"
Mr.. Newlands says that while the
question may be settled in this cOun-
try peaceably by the ballot, yet he
would not be surprised If it caused
war. He said: Three.fourths Of the
railway milage Of this country is in
the hands of receivers. Every rail
road man in this country knows that
his road cannot live az long as the
present high standard Of wages, un-
der existing money conditions, is
maintained, and he is eagerly awaiting
an opportunity to cut wages, but he
does not dare. Last summer, in Chi
cagO, we were on the verge Of civil
war. 1t may come at any time, and
the lines are very tightly drawn now.
In the next election it will be the
West and South against New England
and the Middle States. A pretty fight
is promised, and silver will be heard
from in trumpet tones"
After carefully watching the pas
furac ~ Moeo f,,r tho Daet nina V,nnfhc
Veterinarian Norton yesterday dis
covered another case of glanders, the
only one since the outbreak OF the
disease at the Buckley farm last year.
The animal has been killed, and no
damage is anticipated from any spread
OF the disease. Phoenix Gazette.
Hucklen's AFnioa salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,