Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-07-04
NOTICE.
SILVER THE ISSUE.

SNLlLh ahE AS8lEs
Il is now too late, perhaps. to discuss
whether il is desirable that the silver
question be made a political issue, to be
settled, rightly or wrongly, by appeals
to the passions, partnership and prejudice
Of the people during the excitement OF q
political campaign. There are some
good citizens who hold that il would be
wiser for all questions OF financial policy
TO be referred to a d:spassionate tribunal,
composed Of experts representing every
section and every class, but the execu-
tion of this beautiful proposal is both
impractical and impossible. Already
one Of the two great political parties has
deiantly flung to the breeze the banner
of the single gold standard, and at the
present writing it seems certain that BIZ
metalism will be the slogan Of the De-
mocrscy. It seems nc less certain that
the silver question will be the over
shsdowing issue of the campaign. despite
the laborious efforts Of straddle-bugs oi
both parties to obscure the situation
with the tariff and other issues. Inas-
much as the Democracy adopted the
protective tariff principle and enacted il
into law, there can be no wide division
between the parties on this question.
There will be absolutely no great prin'
ciple at stake during the coming contest
except honest, independent bimetalism-
American control of American finances
and the conflict over this principle will
become more fierce and furious as the
campaign proceeds.
There are some who express doubts
concerning the course that will be pur-
sued by the Chicago Convention. Inas-
much as a large majority Of the delegates
are instructed for free coinage, and as il
lies within the power Of a majority t.
abolish the two-thirds rule, there seems
to be little room for question as to whai
will be the result. 1t seems equally GER
tain that the Populists and Silver parties
will indorse the silver nominee, and tn,
great bulk of the silver Republicans will
also rise above p~artisanship and giv'
their ballots to the candidate selected q
Chicago. A few Republican partisanl
will support an independent silver Re-
publican, but the number will be too
small to affect the result in any State.
The battle will be a contest between
bi-metslism and the single gold standard.
with an opportunity for all voters to re-
cord themselves squarely for or againsl
either principle, and no roosting plac,
for straddlers. There will be less par
tisanship displayed than has ever entered
into any campaign. Lifelong Bourbon
Democrats will vote for Mckinley, ant
dyed-in. the-w wool Republicans will sup
port the Democratic candidate. 1t il
the opportunity the friends of silvel
long have sought. They may not wiz
the fight, but if they continue to gair
strength during the next four years a
they have the past year, they certainl,
will achieve victory at the dawn of th,
new century.
Confronted by such a situation, tn,
oeople of this region know their duty anc
will remain true to the professions Of tn,
past. There are some goldbugs among
us, who are even now extending aid ant
comfort to the enemy while protesting
friendship to the cause Of silver. Blu
these Judas Iscariots, who, in their greed
for spoils, are willing to perpetuate ths
gold standard and further enslave The
people. are few in number and objects o.
scorn among honest men. The people
may be depended upon to do the RICH,
thing.
1t may be charged that the Mining
Review is going rather beyond its sphere
in making comment upon the political
situation This paper has no politics.
II knows no Democracy and no Repub-
licanism ; but ii is at all times the friend
OF honest, practical bimetaiism, in other
words. the immediate and independent
free coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio OF l6 to l. II an opportunity is
presented it desires to see every voter in
the land csst his ballot for the free coin.
age candidate, and ii does not care
whether that candidate has in the past
been a Democrat. q Republican or a Pop.
ulist.-S. L. Mining Review.