Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-01-28
SENATORIAL ELOQUENCE.

OF John P. Jones before the Senate on
Tuesday. he spoke as follows:
mr. President and gentlemen Of
this honorable body for its suffrage
to represent our State ia the upper
branch of the National Legislature
the name OF a man whom for nearly
a quarter of a century past l have
heartily supported for the same hon.
Orable position, md [ am pleased to
be able to recall to you tina; through
these years the public course Of this
gentlemen has met the approval Of
the people of this State, and the COM
mendation OF enlightened statesman
ship throughout this country. A man
who has never betrayed a trust nor
faltered in his devotion to the interest
Of our people; a man we'll and favor
ably known in both hemispheres, and
who, Of all men, at this time should
be endorsed by our State. I with
pleasure nominate for the office of
United States Senator for Nevada
during the ensuing six years the Hon.
John P. Jones of Storey"
Senator Ernst 5of Nye seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Jones in the follow
ing language:
"Mr. P%resident:-I second the Domi-
nation of John P. Jones to represent
this commonwealth in the U. s.. Senate
on and after March 4th next; and in
doing so l but echo back from the sill
yer ribbed hills of the east the praise
so worthily bestowed upon Senator
Jones by Senator Lord of Storey. You
whose bones nestle along the base of
the inspiring snow capped peaks of
the Sierras, you who live along the
arteries of transportation and on the
banks Of the crystal streams that flow
from the mountains to bless the farm
ers of the plains; you whose homes
the lightning has brought in instant
touch with the nations Of the earth.
you realize the needs and necessities
OF the hour. Then how much more
so, must we whose homes are appa-
rently not so fortunately situated, We
who live in the canyons and great
grazing valleys Of the State where the
daily, jolly six-horse coach has given
away to the weekly mail pouch on the
back Of a pony. must we realize the
needs of free coinage. Many of you
remember we'll of the early days when
tho fQh111nJ1o uaa1th Of ro,,r ronor-
took was laid bare to to the world,
when the pioneers with indomnitable
courage and perseverance, with their
hearts in their hands explored the
wilds OF the great American desert,
delved into the mountain sides, erect
ed reduction plants as if by magic
and in a few short months our hills
sent back to your Comstock the sweet
music Of the stamps. The Industrious
miners of our territory, in the face Of
many obstacles aud adverse circum-
stances extracted silver by the million
and poured it with a generous hand
into the lap of the nation. Those, sir,
were glorious, prosperous times for
Nevada. Those were the days that
cheered the dropping spirits of the
nations patriots. Our mines fur
nished the metallic sinews of war. In
the preservation Of the National Gov
eminent we stood second to no State
in the union. Our silver mines made
resumption possible. When the civil
war ended the nation enjoyed an era
OF unrivaled prosperity. Glance back
beyond the vista of a few years and it
will seem as if enehantment had laid
its hand on every walk Of civilized
life.
Railroads reached out in all direc-
tons; the hum Of machinery filled
the air; science and the industrial
arts made wonderous strides: the
farmers and stockmen of the nation
was prosperous. Our busy life was
contagious. Our sons and daughters
found ready employment at remuner-
alive wages. But sad to say our hap
piness vas not to last. The monster
greed covertly crept into our DatiouaI
legislation and took from our people
the right to take silver from the
bosom of the earth and use it as
money. A right that had never beer
denied since the dawn of civilization,
At this time, and before we knew
what had been done to enslave tht
future labor of the nation we elected
John P. Jones to the national Senate
Little did he or we dream OF the grea
financial battle that soon would take
place. Time has shown as clear a.
sunlight that we had made no mis-