The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-03-26
soIEs ON SILVER.
Iowa's Late Governor Gives utterance to
Views That Cannot BE MIataken

ioWas Late Governor Gives Utteranee to
Views That Cannot He Mistaken.
In late letter, referring to the pos
sibility of his name being presented to
the national democratic convention
for president, ex-Gov. Boies of Iowa.
respectfully declines to have his name
presented TO the convention. He saws
he wants the delegation from Iowa To
the next democratic national conven-
tion to go there, not onlyuninstructed,
but wholly uninfiuenced by any con-
siderations of local character. Upon
the silver question the ex-governor
thus expresses himself:
lam thoroughly impressed with the belief
that we have reached crisis in the history Of
our party that is to determine its future for
many years, II not for IL time TO come and 1
could not possibly consent to be silent or in
active upon an issue that. in my own jude-
ment, so vitally involves the welfare OF this
nation.
Ian &. wiling n confess tha. have been
one Of the number who read recent declara-
uons Of democratic platforms in my own state
and OF both democratic and republican plat
forms By national conventions adopted by both
OF these parties, as solemn promises by each
70 restore silver to the position assigned it In
the fundamental law OF this government as
believe that TO neglect to do this both in theory
and practice alike. is an open, fragrant and
continuous violation OF the highest law of this
land.
know, too, that upon this vital issue, that
In my own Judgment, in its Importance to all
our people, completely obscures every other,
my own party Is unhappily divided, while over
whelmng prepOnderance OF sentiment in the
national republican party is in favor OF ignor-
ing the plain mandate OF the constitution. and
substituting for the principle OF bimetallism,
upon which our financial system by that in
strument Is based, single standard OF gold;
and believe that IL successful in its under
taking, as 1t surely will be IL aided even by the
passive assent OF the democratic party, the
death knell OF prosperity for the great strug-
Cling masses Of manual laborers In all the
fields OF industry in this republic will proclaim
the victory thus achieved
1t is useless for me to try 10 believe that the
adoption OF England's measures OF values does
notnecessarily imply the adoption OF Englands
scale Of wages.
l know that high-priced labor and low
priced products thereof are absolutely con-
Trajectory and irreconcilable conditions both
OF which cannot possibly endure in the same
country for any considerable length OF time
and know also that II our financial system is
to be wholly based upon the intrinsic value on
the worlds markets OF the number OF grains OF
gold in our present gold dollar or unit OF value,
lenders OF our own and other countries; for the
very necessities OF the governments adopting
this one metal as money OF redemption will
constantly increase the demand for it, and ir-
reststiby continue to enhance its value and
to the same extent depress the price OF every
thing 1t measures; and II this were not true
the market value OF no commodity on earth is
so susceptible OF manipulation by interested
parties as that OF gold, and no combination OF
men was ever formed or ever will be equal in
power to increase at their will the value Of
their own property, and thereby control the
selling prica of the great staples of industry
to thGt already organized in the banking sys-
tens Of the principal commercial countries of
the globe.
IL We need an object lesson to convince us Of
tho absolute truth OF this statement the his
tory OF our country during It's civil war fur
ntshes that lesson, for in the hour OF supreme
need tho great volume OF gold In the United
States found hiding place In the vaults OF
banks, and refused to come forth until In
times OF greatest peril the credit OF the whole
nation was only suficent to exchange three
dollars Of its most solemn promts to pay for
single dollar in gold Icannot shut my eyes
TO the real issue involved in this contest
l know IL the policy OF portion Of my own
party and Of the great majority OF the repub-
ltcan party prevails We TO retire $500 900
OF n-interest bearing currency as sound as
was ever issued by any government on earth
and substitute for IL Si00,C00C00 of interest
bearing bonds, and know that the annual in
terest on these bonds, every cent of which the
toilers OF the nation must provide, will not be
less than o 0000 TO lie paid in gold in add-
tion to the principal sum when due.
To such q wrong, as it appears to me, can
never knowingly assent 1 want it, therefore,
understood by every friend have IN Iowa that
TO the utmost extent of the ability possess
will do all can to restore the financial system
adopted by our fathers and guarar teed to their
descendants In the most solemn form that hu-
man rights Of any kind can be secured to a free
people. HORACE BoIES