Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-11-01
Silver the Slogan.
Stewart and Joues Address u
Big Meeting in Yireinia.
Crowded House and Great Enthusiasm


Crowded House and Great Enthusiasm
The people Of the Gomstoel have hearG
both Senators Stewart and Jones speal
a half hundred times in the last 30 years
they are well acquainted with the sent
ments OF both gentlemen on all the i'm
fortant public issues, and yet in thes'
hard times, with dwindling population
and a political oif.year, Piper's 0peri
House contained as big an audience las
Tuesday evening as ever assembled be
meath its roof in the palmy days.
Hugh Trembath acted as chairman
and after calling the meeting to order
introduced the Hon John p. Jones, who
delivered forcible and telling address
His remarks were listened 10 with deer
attention, and every point he made was
emphasized by laundering applause. Hi
speech, reproduced IN full, was as follows
[ come here TO extend greetings to m,
old friends and neighbors OF Storey
county. | come here more to have 4
conference with them than 10 indulge IL
lights Of oratory or to make any argu.
mentary speech on the great questions
which now confront the American people
[ would rather have the warm reception
that | received tonight from the people
in whose presence | stand than to have
a reception given to me by q crowned
head or any monarch ia Europe.
Applause.
] have always held close to my heari
the men with whom I have associated for
81 years in this State and this county
the miners aud business men of this CON
munity. | must say 10 you that it made
my heart ache to come here and see the
smoke stacks without any smoke issuing
from them. without hearing the rumbline
OF the stamps. 10 see the hoisting works
and the shafts going to decay tt was
the most sorrowful sight 70 me that ]
ever Witnessed. duo altogether to th1
surreptitious act Of 1873. passed at the
instieaiion of the money power Of tbe
world and without the knowledge OF the
American people Our miners by the
thousands would be working 4000 feei
under tue ground with well ventilated
slopes and shafts had ii not been fo5
lhat act, and ] congratulate my fellow
citizens nov that a contract has been
made to take the water cit Of the mines
and go down 400 or 800 feet further in
the earth. have oxerted every influence
that | could bring 10 baaf and used
every energy that ] could 10 bring about
that result have every belief that
there are great treasures for the people
IN the Gonstook lode, even at the depths
hat the shafts have already attained
But my fellow citizens look what the
hope woal3 be il We could gel tie renlon-
citation OF silyerl Suppose that instead
Of Silver being go cents an ounce it was
at It's constitutional range of Sl.29 an
ouneel There would be thousands and
millions OF tons of ore taken ont which
would pay handsome profit As | said,
when | arose, did not intend 70 max
aspeech, my throat is not in physical
condition to do SO aud / therefore take
up what | conceive TO be very impor-
tant part of the discussion going on now.
The gentleman whom the Silver party
indorsed for a continuance in the Senate
Of the United States has been assaulted
in prose and poetry in the most disgrace
ful manner. What charge has been
made against him? 1t is eyanescent,
diaphanous We cannot find out what
il means. but in a very few words | can
say 10 you that have served in the Sen
ate of the United States during IT, whole
time since he began his term in 1887, and
/ can say upon my honor as a man, land
I know that the people of this county
will believe what l say, there is not a
member OF the United States Senate that
does not have every confidence In the
world in Senator Stewards integrity and
apnghtness. Applsuse. There is not'o
member of that body who does not have
the greatest respect for his ability
There is not q man IN favor of the re
monetization of silver in that body who
would not be deeply grieved If the pee
ole of Nevada should not return him
when he ought to be returned. LApplausel
The gold standard people in the East
and the gold brick men here understand
what they arc doing. They know that
the Silver party constitutes two-thirds OF
the people OF this State, but like clever
warriors they are trying to divide the
Silver forces. It is the duty, in my
opinion, OF every man who believes in
the reconciliation of silver and who are
interested in The welfare OF this State,
even il he has a prejudice against the
present Senator, to vote for him in order
that the great cause may be saved. III
he should be defeated it would be pub.
( lished in the East that the Silver mer
of Nevada had turned against silver ane
the question was dead. Ii would be {
most fatal blow. Ii would be taken VI
everywhere and it would be the greatest
/ injury to the Silver cause that possibly
could be conceived Of
Now, when wa are in the sight Of vic
tory at the election in 1900, which viii bt
the greatest contest. the most important
the most supremely important contest
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