The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-24
What it Would Mean.

Representative in Congress. The lead
ers have evidently received instrue-
tions from Washington to make extra
ordinary efforts in that direction, and
they are following these instructions.
The local Republican leaders, as do
their party associates in the east, real
lie the impossibility of electing their
State ticket and also that the chances
are nearly if not quite as remote for
securing joint ballot majority in the
next Legislature. So they are con-
centrating their work against the Flu
sion candidates for Congressman and
State Senators, hoping to secure a few
of the latter as starter for w. NJ.
Stewart in 1904. z
No greater misfortune could befall
the State of Nevada than the election
of a Republican Congressman at the
present time. The Hill bill which
practically removes the last remnant OF
bimetalism from our currency system,
has passed the House and is now pend
ing in the Senate. That body failed to
act upon it at the last session, fearing
the consequences in the present Con-
gressional campaign, but should Re-
publican majority be secured for the
lower House in the new Congress the
goldites in the Senate will take cour-
age and the. bill will be passed without
shadow of doubt The passage of
that bill would mean the transposi-
ton of silver from the list of precious
to that of bar metals, used in mechan-
les and in the lower branches of arts
and sciences. 1t is admitted or rather
it is boosted by the goldites that its
total destruction as money metal
would reduce it's value to fifteen or
twenty cents per ounce. Even at
its present price, the white metal can
be profitably extracted from some of
the high-grade silver mines in the
State, while in most of the gold mines
it adds materially to the aggregate
valuation of their products. In fact
many of the gold mine owners estimate
the silver extracted with the gold as
the profit over the expense of mining
and milling, and that without such
addition their mines could only be
worked at loss. So it will be seen
that the enactment of the Hill bill into
law, would not only absolutely close
down the few rich mines now being
worked in Nevada, but also many of
the gold mines which carry consider
able percentage of the less valuable
metal.
These are facts which cannot be
denied and they should be remembered
by every Nevadan when he casts his
vote for Congressman and legislators
who will elect United States Senator
at the next session of the Legislature.
They should remember that it is not
question of candidates, but of princi-
pie, which involves the vital interests
of the mining industry, gold as well as
silver, in the State of Nevada. The
election of Republican Congressman
in this state at the present time would
mean the endorsement of the Hill bill
by the people of silver producing
commonwealth, and the election of
that single member would furnish
stronger argument for the goldites in
the Senate than the returning of an
additional dozen of Republicans from
any of the Eastern, Middle or Middle
West States. But we are confident
that large majority of the voters of
Nevada are too intelligent and too
mindful of their own interests to place
such weapon in the hands of their
enemies. They will give Clarence ID.
Van Duzer such an overwhelming ma
jority, and also the Fusion Legislative
tickets, as will at least convince the
goldites of the East that the people of
the battle-born State can distinguish
between their friends and their en-
emies, and that they are not subserv-
lent or submissive enough to kiss the
rod that smites them.