The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-05-25
Editor Of the .Silver Sgato.

Lovelock Tribune on April 2lst. pre-
sume the article was mailed to me by
Mr.. Sain, the editor of that paper.
While | seldom pay attention to such
matters | feel that under the circum-
stances in this case a reply is in order.
He deals with the eligibility, or rights,
of myself to sit in a meeting of the State
Central Committee of the Silver party,
claiming that he, as an avowed Re-
publican and supporter of that party,
whose recent State platforms declare
in favor of the gold standard and
whose President, on the 14th of last
March, signed n bill making gold the
standard of value in this nation, had as
much right to act in the deliberations
of the committee as | had, for the rea-
son that some four years ago, immedi-
atey after the nomination of William
J. Bryan by the Democratic party, l
published a card i'm the ,Silyer State in
which | stated that because of Mr..
/ Bryan's nomination and because of the
platform of that party believed that
the mission of the Silver party was
ended. | will state now that that was
my belief then. 1t has been my belief
ever since
The Silver party of Nevada was or
ganized for purpose. 1t came into
life in 1892 because neither of the old
/ parties recognized the silver question
! by either candidate or platform.
was instrumental in the organization
of that party because / was sincere in
the advocacy of the reconciliation of
silver, and because like many others
in this State was tired of the humbug-
gerry Of the old parties and desired to
be able to cast at least one ballot for
candidate whom | knew favored, and
whose party platform declared allegi-
ance TO the silver cause. l have said
many times since published the card
that in case the Democratic party had
done in 1892 what they did in 1896
that is, given US free coinage candi-
date and platform, the Silver party
hOuiQ liol AlctRt bCCh vi kaAalENds hh0
it was because | was as honest and
sincere in 1896 as was in 1892, when
Joined that party, that | published the
card.
Mr.. Sain refers to me as an 'editor."
1t is now over six months since
severed connection with the SitUer
/ State, and since that time have taken
+ no interest in the editorial utterances.
/ He adds: each in the past has
i helped TO make the history of the Silver
party.o / would ask what part of the
+ history he ever assisted in making, un-
less it was in writing one of its most
disgraceful pages, and that was when,
at a meeting in Carson in January,
1899, he introduced a resolution which
denounced Francis G. Newlands ''as
an enemy of the silver cause and
man dangerous to society"
He further states that every move
he myself has made has been against
the Silver party, and at recent meet
! ing he was the leading advocate of
resolution that would have wiped the
Silver party out of existence. 1t is
hard, perhaps, for Mr.. Sain to under
stand such thing as principle. The
Silver party was not organized for the
purpose of chicanery or pretty offices,
and in all my acts and votes at the re-
cent meeting in Reno | was following
the same principle that l followed
when joined the party.
The resolution he refers to was in
trodueed for the purpose of consoli-
dating the friends of silver into one
party, the same and for the same pur-
pose as when the Silver party was or
ganized.
He states, further that it was we'll
known to ~ that it was his intention
at the time of the meeting on the 18th
instant to affiliate in the future with
the Republican party. AS am not
mind reader, and as l have not con-
versed with him, read his paper, or
been informed by any of his friends, |
fail to see why he should make such a
]
statement.
The article continues: ''The silver
question is no longer the paramount
issue. The Democratic platform at
Kansas City will so declare, Bryan
can not be elected in the coming cam
paign. He could not possibly do any
thing to remonetize silver even if he
were. Like the fond mother that
clings to her dead babe, refusing to be-
lieve that it is dead, we OF Nevada have
clung to the silver question even after
its life was extinct"
This comes with i'll grace from the
person who introduced the above men,
Toned resolution rejecting upon the
honor and integrity OF Congressman
Newlands in person, and his supporter
in effect. People of the state of Ne
vada should bo able now to under
stand who and whom were the enemies
of the silver cause and dangerous to
society in 1899.