Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-06
NEWLANDS ON tbs ISSUES.
He clearly defines the lines Of
Battle.

"ut "i Yesterday : issue OF the APPEAL:
~NEWLAND'S +
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
have not been very we'll Of late, and I
hardly feel able to uphold the usual stan
Gard of campaign oratory; but I cannot
deny myself the opportunity which is
presented to appear before a Carson au-
dlence and give my reasons for the con
tinued existence of the Silver PARTY"
"iou will remember that two years ago
the Democratic party. for The first time in
years, made a clear and %unequivOcal dec
laratlon for the free coinage Of silver ut
the ratio of 10 to |. That declaration i'm
medlately created a withdrawal from
their ranks of a large element OF iaif
party known as the gold Democrats:
and as the two parties were evenly bal
anced it was a foregone conclusion that
the Democratic party would meet defeat
unless it could secure the alliance of the
PopuliSts and Of the Silver Republicans
of the cOuntrV.'
You will all recoilect the efforts which
were made to accomplish fusion. how
those efforts were nearly suvcessfui-a
few thousand votes in three or four states
would have changed the result of that
election"
The Republican party was successful
in that election. It's financial plank
pledged that party to international bi-
metallism and to the maintenance of the
gold standard until International hinet-
aiIIain was accomplished. The members
OF the opposition, the Democrats, Silver
Republicans and PopuIists united with
the Republicans in the passage of A
measure intended to secure international
conference. Whilst they had no conf
dence in the result they felt tina the Re
publican party was entitled to a fair trial
OF their scheme for the financial reform
Of this country and of the world.''
GU Will remember that a commission
was appointed by the President of the
United States. consisting of, Senator VOL
colt, General Payne and Mr.. Stevenson.
The efforts they made with view of
accomplishing international b~imetalliSm
were v ell directed. 1t is safe to say thar
at no time, probably since silver
was struck down, has the world itself
been So ripe for al adjustment of the hi
metallic question, as it was at that time,
just at that critical TIM. when France
had declared uneQuiVOcaIly for an inter
national agreement and when the EngIi,b
Government was receiving our Conn
miSsioners with hospitality. there was a
fire in the rear by the Republican Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, to the effect that the
restoration Of bimetallism was an i'm
possibility and declaring in favor of the
gold standard. The Director of the Mint
and other Administration officials raise
a hue and cry about floods of gold from
the klOndyke, that silver was being dis
all over the world and that if
had no place in the monetary system of
civilized nations. These declarations of
the officials of the administration and not
dlscredlted by Mr.. Mckinley, but pre-
sumably had his sanction, was flashed
around the entire world, and produced in
England a feeling that the United States
was not sincere in this great movement
which was i~naugurated by this admins
tratlon. The result was a lamentable
failure of the Commission to secure an
agreement, by reason of the Indian Conn
Gil making an adverse report. but init
mated that, if a ratio other than Is to
was suggested, they would entertain the
proposition. The Mckinley Admins
tratlon ceased all efforts in the shape of
further negotiations and has shown no
interest whatever in promoting inter
national bimetallism.
international biinetallism has largely
failed because of the failure of this adj
mlnlStratl0n to press it with vigOr. In
stead it has absolutely surrendered itself
to the gold standard and TO the issue of
bank paper. redeemable in gold.
Now, If there is anything in the silver
if there is anything in the
theory that the prosperity of the world
depends upon the making of gold and
silver money metals, then it is certainly
as live today as it was two years ago. II
means as much to every man who has
property or products or labor to sell as il
dld then. 1t affects all the various inter
ests OF Nevada as much as it did then. for
it absolutely denies to our miners the
privilege of opening their silver mines.
The policy of the silver forces has been
to maintain silver as the principa! issup
before the country and to sink all minor
':iterences, which distract men and
parties, With a view Of h~armonizing
everything so as to form an invincibIe
union which will be victorious in 1860.
What have we got in the Silver Party?
we nave an accomplished fusion Of Re
publIcans, Democrats and Populists. We
ieft u respective parties and organized
. Silver Party with one ISSUE. Wefave
swept this State repeatedly. WHY then
we abandon this organization he
fore the question is settled and form
separate organizations and 90 though all
the trials and tribulations of harmonivian
each faction. 1t would be the height of
folly for us to dissolve this organization.
has hnpn accnln nIichaI .c