Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-22
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.

The Sacramento Bee, in answer to
the query whether it wants Il plank
in the Republican platform favoring
the unlimited coinage Of silver or IL
i'll favor Of an international agrcc.
ment, says:
-Internatlonat agreement be rele'
gated to the @demnition bow vows
There never has been an -~lnternation.
al agreement yet on the money ques.
ton that has not been simply Il meet
ing held for the purpose OF ratifying
the wishes Of the Rothschilds and 9TH
er gamblers in the peoples money.
Why should the United States ask
these Shylocks what it should do to
help along its own people? We do
not stand, hat in hand and beg the
pardon Of Great Britain while we
place a duty upon her goods that en-
ter into competition with those Of
American manufacture, Why should
We humbly ask her permission or that
Of any other Nation. before we accord
to the peoples money tho equal place
which it should have in the currency
Of the country?
Wemust court the wishes of Europe
in this matter or we cannot float our
bonds, say the timid ones. No? Mas
it not proved but the other day that
the United States can procure all the
money she can possibly use from her
W people. who are eager to invest
in Government securities! Was it
not demonstrated that. were the Ship
OF State waterloggcl with debts, she
could be iloated into the harbor Of
solvency without going East OF Cape
Cod or West Of the Golden Gate?
What becomes OF theories about in.
ternationnl agreements" when one is
confronted with facts like hat out.
pouring OF the faith Of the people in
the credit OF the Nation:
This country has been MIXED for
gold to pay the gamblers i'll the debts
of this Nation, while the bonds them.
selves EXPLICITLY declare that they are
payable in coin OF the United States
What aspectacle it is to see n country
rolling in wealth, with silver mines
lying idle because OF infamous legis-
lation, continually seeking ont Shy.
locks from whom to purchase gold
with which to redeem bonds that are
no payable in gold than they
are in silver. Under our present dis.
graceful, dishonest, and brigandish
method OF tinancicring, the same in.
famous swindhpE of the people. 10y
borrowing gold to pay debts that are
not payable in gold, would continue
IL tie National Capitol were packed
to the dome with silver.
A few facts are worth whole librar.
les OF theoretical books. With these
facts staring the people in the face,
the Bees silver plank would be:
1.-The opening OF the mints OF the
United States to the free and unlim,t.
ell coinage OF silver.
2-The payment OF bonds Of the
United States in accordance with the
letter and spirit OF the contract-.in
coin OF the United Statcs---a silver
dollar to bc Of equal and exact value.
in the paymen, OF that or any other
debt, with a gold dollar.
The passage OF n law making il
II felony. punishable by fine and i'm,
prisonment, for any man within the
jut.sGi:';rT At .u.t .. ,..,.t
depreciatc the face vuiuo :! lao. NO.. ;
stamped with the faith and credit OF
this Nation.
Those are ideas. We care moi
whether they get into the platform
gramm5tisally or not, so long as the,
get thcrc, and get there in unmis'ak
able language.