Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-08-14
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR
WHAT Is II?

full men are agreed that times ar
distressingly hard. Hundreds o
men who would like to work ar
idle. Families who sometime
lived bounteously now show tn
marks OF want. Fswer men ar
at work than ever before. Price
are being reduced for labor, an'
everything else, except taxes, in
terest and fixed salaries. We al
know that q scarce .commodit,
commands a high price no Other
evidence is needed to show u;
where the troubls is, a short sup
ply OF dollars has dried up the
fountains of production, and
brought npon the country all the
evils from which we roy suffer.
In the early years of the civil war
THE Greed OF Gain" commenced
a systematic attack upon the
Government, concession after con-
cession was demanded and granted
until silver was demonetized. re.
sumption was proclaimed, coin re-
seryo settled, credit Strengthening
act passed and all the swarm OF
subsequent acts of Congress point
ing IN the same direction for tue
benefit of the same class, with
added rulings of Treasury De-
partment. Not once in all Of the
years that have passed since, has
Justice and the will OF the people
been respected, and now at length
the people have aroused them
selves, and rs anxious spectators
they looked in upon the St. Lonis
conventionto to learn If relief was at
hand They saw great conven
ton ruled by combination Of cap
ital in the interest OF modern
American plutocracy, the toadies
of eTerything English, and heard
the promise of bimetalism when
Europe should give her consent.
The spirit which dominated the
convention was aptl- American, in
that it admitted the Just claims of
himetalism but placed the reopon-
sibillty for deferred justice upon
foreign consent. 1t was anti
republican, in that it's declaration
for the gold standard was in the
interest of small class of monied
men and to the injury of the body
of the citizens, to maintain which
means the destruction of all enter
prise, the impoverishment of the
people, distress, poverty and crime.
Another great convention met at
Chicago three weeks later and true
10 the just demand of the people,
declared for bemetslism, and tax.
alton so adjusted as to be just 70
all sections of the country. The
people saw, heard and rejolced IN
fresh hope, and are to-day, regard
less ot past party affiliations and
prediudioes, meeting and taking
counsel together looking to the
of a President and Cong
CESS representing the principles of
The Chicago platform. That sue
cess will come with November
to the people Is beyond doubt.
We of New Mexico have a duty
TO perform in November that can
not be set aside for future adjust
rnent. Republicanism stands for
gold and is the enemy OF silver,
il stands for gold in Santa Fe as In
Boston. The election of MAJOR
means territorial gov
arnment for New Mexico The
election of Mr. Bryan means with
a provisol statehood. That the
people are favorable to free coin
lge of both metals by majority |
approximating unanimity is true.
Both parties in the past have been C
Tor the free coinage of silver. The r
.ivalries Of party leaders has done b
much to separate the people who 9
ire agreed as to their intereat on s
his question. and now that the :,
question is up for settlement at Q
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