Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-08

increasing. In one day last week
there was sent to China silver bars to
the value of s64 900, and in Mexican
dollars S455, ,907, and this is not an
uncommon shipment. For months
past the United States has been
sending heavy consignments Of the
white metal to India, China, and
the islands Of the Pacific ocean, and
In those countries during the next
ten years there will be hundreds OF
millions of dollars worth OF the
metal absorbed and coined into
money.
Under present condition, however,
silver has no established value, but
is sold on the market like old junk.
And this is what we have come to
in the last forty-seven yearsl In
1853 silver dollars were so valuable
that they were boarded in preference
10 gold. At no time previous to
1873, when silver was secretly de-
monetized, did any one question the
basic value OF the white metal, or
claim that ID was not as much q
standard Of value as gold.
How. then, did ID lose it's value.
and what was the object to be gained
by Its demonetization?
In the same year that the shame
full act was secretly railroaded
through Congress, the German gov
eminent demonetized silver, showing
conclusively that there was q collu-
sion between the money powers of
this country and the old world, who
had been quietly accumulatira goid.
to rob the people tas saeir own sci.
fish benefit
sTish free coinage any person
having silver bullion could take 1t
10 the mint and have II coined into
money. and this money he could put
into circulation as he saw fit. But
under the gold standard there is but
one channel through which money
can be gotten into circulation, aside
from the national banks. And yet
we hear men pirate about the gold
standard making our silver currency
worth hundred cents on the dollar.
When silver was demonetized Con-
gress did not dare come ont OPEN
ly and defend its action. The Presi-
dent who signed the bill, in explain
ing his action afterward stated that
he did not realize what he was doing,
and even the oonspirators who Ian
ipulated the scheme attempted to
shift the responsibility one upon the
other. The Republican party four
years ago favored the free coinage Of
silver by international agreement;
and not until this year has the ques-
tlon gone to the voters shorn OF all
verbiage, and with all misleading
qualifications omitted.
The Republican National platform
plainly says: We declare our stead
fast opposition to the free and un'
limited coinage of silver"
The Democratic National platform
as plainly says: 1--WE reaffirm and
endorse the principles of the Nation
al Democratic platform adopted at
Chieaso iu 1896, and we reiterate
the demand Of that platform for an
American financial system made by
the American people for themselves.
which shall restore and maintain q
bimetallic price level. and as part OF
such system the immediate restora-
tion of the free and unlimited COIN
age Of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 to /. without wait.
ing for the aid or consent OF any
other nation"
There is no lodging this issue.
II Is clear-cut and we'll defined, and
the result of the coming election will
put the different States on record on
this vital question. The voters will
take their choice, and cast their bal
lots accordingly.