Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-04
MINERS UNION ACTION.
Explanations by Secretary John F
Mcdonnell.

The Miners Union Of Virginia City
has endorsed the candidacy of Mr.. Nc
MILAN. Republican, nominee for Cover
nor and George TurritiN, Republican
nominee for state C0ntroller.-NcWs.
To the editor of the Chronicle, Dear
Sir:-InrepIy to the number ofromments
made in regard to my name berg signed
TO the Endorsement of the Virginia City
Miners Union relative to the candidacy
of Mr.. Mcmillan and Mr.. Turritin, Re
publican nominees respectively for the
offices of Governor and State Controller
of Nevada, I wish to say for the infOrma-
ton of all parties concerned that I am
not personally identified in the smallest
degree with the resolution in question
and my name appears signed to that doe
mpnt only in my official capacity as the
recorder of the acts 0fthe Union. AttHa
same time rave no ~unfav0rable r1iti-
cism to make on the motion whjch
prompted the Union in its action in Tho
promises.
The public may rest assured that such
action was determined after calm and
mature consideration and for good and
CIV St7'ii 49, III y N'AE N HtN 4 nav =
gone down the dim vistaS of the past.
those gentlemen had proved themselves
the untiinching friends of organized
labor, and the Virginia City Miners,
Union, always true to itself. never for
gets a friendly act on the part of a friend
no matter how renOte the time may be
when that act may have taken place.
The only objection I have to those
candidates is that they have entered the
political arena of the "golGbug party
which is Numerically opposed to the
paramount interests of our State and Ma
ton. namely, the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver. For that rea-
son | am now compelled to oppose their
candidacy for the offices sought. and will
use my best, though humble efforts. fon
the success of their opponents in the Sill
yer Party of Nevada. namely, ReinholC
SadIer and Samuel p. Davis. who stand
their peers in every sense of the term as
the rue and unmiStakahIe friends of the
Miners Unions and all organized labor
in II State.
When silver is remonetizci. as it as
suredIy will be, the silver mines # New
ada will give permanent employment t
at least ten Thousand miners. Then
would ask the question: Are the miner!
of Nevada so derelect of their dignity
and duty as citizens as to give their sup
port to lei on a goldbug ticket in pref
: erence to those brave and fearless citi
zens on the Silver ticket who are stand
ing shoulder to shoulder with thOs
world renowned champions of free silver
Senators John p. Jones. William NJ
Stewart and Congressman F. G. New
lands, who are fighting the battle of tn,
giants in our national halls of Legislation
/ for the rehabilitation of silver to it
7 proper standard as a money metal?
The miners of Nevada know full vel
that with free silver, permanent worl
and a show to live well and prosper i
guaranteed and their support will natu
rally 20 to the Silver party.
The Miners Union has simply indors
ed the personality and not the polite
of Republican nominees for Governo
e and State Controller.
a With this brief explanation and ask
ing your pardon for encroaching so niue
on YOU space. ] am yours very truly.
John F. McDOnne