The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-01-25
former Nevada Congressman's
] Views Upon Present Polit-
ical Conditions.
Saws the Silver Issue Lives and
Nevada Should Stand
Il by the Cause.
Continued from Yesterday

In the advocacy of free coinage the
Republicans Of the Mountain States
yook the lead, and when the break
kame in 1896, they left their party al
! Imost in body. Some of them have
ssince returned to it, and why they
have done so has never been explained
10 my satisfaction. If 1t be urged that
kilver is a dead issue, a good and suf-
bcient answer is that the Republican
barty killed 1t; and while a forgiving
xpirit is, intself, a quality to be ad
hired, when we carry it so far as to
Embrace and fondle those who have
Eiven the death blow to our dearest
5fpolitical hopes it conveys the idea of
weakness rather than Christian vir-
6remembcred that in killing the silver
Eissue," the Republican party never
Xfought in the open, but always under
oover, pretending to be for bimetallism
&hile sliding constantly toward the
rold standard, all the while casting the
nmenities of political debate to the
Rinds and characterizing the advo-
cates of free coinage either as hair
Drained fanatics or as unprincipled
knaves bent on swindling the widow
And orphan with dishonest dollars
But further. No man who left the
aparty on the silver issue is justified in
sreturning upon the theory that the is
sue is dead, for the reason that he can
mot know to a certainty that ii Is dead.
~ may be only sleeping; and when
Nose who have heretofore been its
foremost champions go over bodily to
the enemy the effect may easily be to
convert what is merely sleep into ac-
tual death. 1t may be true that the
issue is not Immediately pressing, ana
8that with the improved business con-
ditions resulting from the enlarged
Ioutput of gold, less interest Is felt in
1.-THE question now than formerly. New
/ ertheless, ii is also a fact that condi-
tions may change again, and in such
manner as once more to bring up the
issue with greater intensity than ever.
1 Nothing is much more uncertain than
the worlds future gold supply. and the
n money question is not one of a day. or
/ year. but of all time.
Il DEMOCRATIC SILVER SENTIMENT
1 1t is perfectly apparent that what
ever of silver sentiment there is in the
II country at this time is to be found in
the ranks of the Democratic party and
of these parties are still their accepted
creed, and even though interest in the
question has waned and new issues
have arisen, the fact remains that the
great bulk of the Democrats in public
life would vote without a moment $
fesitation for the free coinage of sill
ver while upon this question the posi-
ton of the Republican party Is infin-
ltey worse than it was in 1896.
Therefore. it is to me incomprehen-
sible political philosophy which now
III carries any sincere SILVER man, anu
Particularly one from Nevada, into the
ranks Of the Republican party. That
party is the more to be condemned in
Its present attitude because 1t was not
assumed as matter of earnest con-
Ncton. AS / have already stated the
q party slid to the support of the gold
Standard while vehemently protesting
its undying fidelity to bmetallism. 1t is
doubtful If majority of the rank and
hie of the organization ever had an
idea that they were in favor of the
II gold standard until they suddenly
learned fsom their platforms that It's
maintenance was a fundamental ar
ucle of their party creed.
The simple and obvious truth is that
the great moniGd interests have con-
Folled the leaders of the party and the
Il Rasses have obediently followed the
n leaders, being held to heir ailtgiance
mainly by fervid appeals based upon
'he past glories of Republicanism.
DOMINATED BY MONEY POWER.
The course Of the Republican party