Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-07-26
A w.ll stree, silver sI.n.

ton aqueduct; Dunbar Hunt, one OF
the largest property owners Of the
South; b. J. Robertson, son VI Major
Robertson; and II. J. Mayham Il
Denver Miuing man, arrived from the
East last night and went up to the
Island Mountain placer mines to,
day.
The INDEPENDENT reporter had n
few moments conversation with Ma
jor Robertson this morning and found
him to be I'm ont md out free coinage
man. Tho Major said he had been
i'll Wall Street doing business for the
last eighteen or twenty years and that
he had been led to study the money
question through the s~hrinkage Of the
volume Of business transacted by his
firm. From III annual OF business Of
from 100000 to $4,000 net il had
fallen off to almost nothing. Tie pros
perity promised by the revision of the
tariff and the repeal OF the Sherman
law had failed to materiulize. Labor
had fallen to almost nothing and the
value OF the farm products was below
the cost OF production. The cause for
this state of affairs he attributed TO
the appreciation of gold. There will
he no prosperity in the United States
said the Major, "until silveris remon-
cited" Asked rs to the strength OF
the silver sentiment in New York
City. lie said when the votes were
counted mt the next election the coun-
try would be amazed. Among the
farmers OF the State the silver cause
was growing every day and the result
in the Empire state this Fall would
surprise the single standard advo
Gates.
Major Robertson is Il cousin of Sem
ator Blackburn OF Kentucky and one
of the ~plcasHntcst gentlemen we have
met i'll many n day. AS the time for
an interview was very limited, the
Major handed Us copy of the Den
G News containing his views on the
financial question, rs follows:
1T rnny appear odd that people who
have never invested in mines should
take a notion to go into the business
Mt this time remarked Major Robert
son yesterday, -but such is the case
with the party now in the hotel. We
have come to the conclusion that there
is money i'll mining il it is handled on
business principles and after looking
over the ground it is probable that
something tangible will result"
Major Robertson isa highly inter
esting talkcr and surprised Colorado
people TO whom he was introduced
yesterday by announcing TINT he is
an ont and out silver man. Il do
not discuss the silver question ut
home said he with Il twinkle i'll his
eye. -aS the sentiment in all the other
way on Wall street, but now that ! ain
among friends OF the white metal I
feel perfectly ut liberty to talk freely.
| have studied the financial question
conscientiously for a year past and
have arrived ut the conclusion that
the silver advocates are right and the
COLL advocates are wrong. | go upon
the principle that anything which is
OF benefit to the greater number Of
people is of benefit to the individual,
| accept the declaration that the gold
dollar is the rich mans dollar and the
silver dollar is the friend of the poor
man. ! have also come TO the conclu-
sion that rs the country increases in
population the amount OF the ciTcu
lating medium ought to- he increased.
Follow that idea up, embracing all
countries OF the world in the mind
and il is a fact in economies that the
world does not possess to-day a suflici-
cnt amount Of money to carry III it's
Legitimate business operations. Why
in Wall street I doubt il more than 3
per cent OF the securities passing in
the course OF n year are ever seen by
the men who handle the business.
Tho basis of circulation ought to be
increased.
at is rank hercsy for Wall street
man to express such sentiments re.
marked the major rs ne lighted afreah
cigar -but | believe IL being frank
and the time has come in this coun-
try when Il man ought to express his
sentiments. Make gold the circulat-
ing medium and you increase the grip
Of the gold man upon the laboring
man. Ii were to judge 10y the
newspapers Of the East. the scnti-
mcnt is all in favor Of tho yellow
standard. but anticipate many sur
rriscs to our gold standard friends
before the campaign has far progress
~. w." r"""rs 4rrali of rilycr advo
v,tits Us tahatics. fuiiiaiis. Populisis
md anarchists. Such charges make
friends for the free coinage idea. They
talk about honest money and honest
government. Why. the public OF this
country has been actually salivatcd
by tho watering ~ stocks Ia the cx-
tent Of hundreds Of millions ~ dollars
by tho very lei who are shouting the
loudcst abont honest money and hon.
est government. Intelligent people
will size those blatant prophets up ms
they deserve. Take Tho history 81
Senator Bricc aud General Thomas,
bis partner, who are go highly excited
over honest money. Look nj tho cor.
poratiuns they have wrecked and the
homes that havo been lost through.
the honest methods cmployedby such
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