Mohave County miner., 1898-09-24

the world Tor silver. When they tell you
that, just ask them where is that silver
coming from? Silver is not produced
anywhere on this great earth today ex-
cept 10 this great America, South Amer.
lea and Australia. Silver producing
countries do not produce it any faster
than the population requires. This is
their history. Silver standard countries
demand all they produce; they cannot
spare it. They have to keep it. We are
not going to get any from there. Go in.
to France, 20 into all Europe, and this
supplies the subsidiary coin Of the land.
All OF IL is coined at a ratio Of l51a to 1.
That makes silver worth 1888 an ounce;
# they bring il here they have to ex.
change IL for 29s An ounce. Do YOU
not know that these people are business
men, and would business man do that?
l spPrehend my friends, that it is
needless tor me tc 90 on with this.
Trusts were born Of vicious legislation
that tase them the advantage over the
toilin1 millions Of this country. The iron
trus', the oil trust, the nail trust, the
coal trust, aud last Of all the sugar trust,
which placed 20. 900 0oO ia Marx Hanna's
campaign iuod. Tusn there arises q
trust that stands back Of a curtain in
congress. My friends, it is sgainst the
trust the honor Of ths democracy is
pledged to light to the death. Abraham
Lincoln, the father of his people, a acc.
ood George W Ashington oi America, and
speaking 10 an ultimate irieud one day
Al the conclusion OF the Civii War that
ro~ked America in the cradle of red.
handed revolution, SAID: IL has been a
uying era tor the republic, but see In
the fu,une crisis that unuerves me; 1t
causes ue u tremole for The safety of
my counhy. As result of the war cor.
poralions have been enthroned aud an
era ol corruption ia high places will fol.
los, aud then tue nonev power Of the
country will proloug Its rum by working
upon the p'tj idlces II the people until
all wealth LAS aggregated into a few
hands,"
My IIiends, TO our sorrow and the deep
aM clion aud the great hurt VI the Amer.
lean people, 1t has been done Abraham
l. ncoln looked over the ield aud saw a
great sggrrg alton OF capital forming,
aud IT'S corporate MODS dem inding ia.
vorabIe legislation for them, and he made
Use Vi the expression that they would
De enthroned, and corruption would
arise In high places and work upon your
pr id,ces to maintain themselves in .
power. A0d this has oeen done. 5l,.
The Democracy is pledged az sinst this
kind rf business. We declare that this
kind Of business should be stopped. and
tell yon now, as the representative of
the democracy of this territory, I am
pledged to the last drop of my blood to
destroy thus il within the reach OF my
power.
The democracy OF this territory SAYS
what it means, and means what 1t saws.
L. says in its platform, We oppose trusts
and con hinaiions, We oppose corruption
IN hiph places.
Now my friends, l want to say to YOU
that il elected shall undertake to carry
Dut the protection OF the American labor
ts one of the things that the represents.
live oi the people Of this territory should
haze his eye upon.
have this suggestion to make: The
must place it's hand upon
hese corporations. Corporations have
he same rights as you and memo more.
Yon have the same rights az they have
no more. All should be fully pioescted.
Thar is fair il Is American.
Then | saw, to prevent these evils
'ystem Of arbitration should be sstab.
ished for the arbitration OF disputes oc.
.asioned between labor and capital, that
will prevent II. am in favor of a sys.
em Of arbitration that will prevent the
tsrving family from being cast out by
he arbitrary will Of the employer; pre-.
'ent the reckless foreigner that comes
nd organizes strike and goes to burn.
ng and killing; makes him stay his
'and, stop his torch and put up his
nife.
4 4 n
My friends. the Republicans say that
hey are in favor Of statehood, AID that
n order to get statehood we must have
republican Delegate, to show that this
'erritory is in accord with the present
but we have had Re.
ublican Delegate, and we are still q Ter
tory, and now they turn around and
all US the same thing again. They know
hat this is a free silver country, and they