Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-08-08

and going, San Francisco will make
the exchanges. There can be no great
expansion of San Francisco trade with
out the expansion of her trade in the
adjoining States and territories. Neva-
da's decline contri5iltc,! much to San
Francisco's depression. Her growth will
mean to San Francisco then hundred
Philippines.
I'VE have spent over three hundred
million dollars in the Philippines in
the past four years and our trade has
amounted in that time to less than
twenty million. Assuming that ten per
cent of this is profit, we have receiv
ed profit in trade of 100000 and
have expended s3O0,00O,O0O. AS bu-
siness proposition this does not look
well. and it will never look better if
the present policy is pursued. Then,
as a matter OF prestige and sentiment
we have gained nothing. There is no
glory in seding thousands of big Am
orleans 5000 miles over the sea to kill
a lot of little brown men who are af-
| fiicted with the same mad desire for
| independence. that characterized our
people in the revolution.
! Il can understand why the eXpansi-
on sentiment should be stronger here
| than elsewhere" continued Mr.. New
lands, for San Francisco has been pre-
eninently the beneficiary of this war.
! IS a large portion Of the supplies were
bought here. This, coming at the end
CT long period OF depression natur-
ally turned the tide. But | submit that
in the long run San Francisco will gain
more from a policy of peace in the ORR
ent than flom a policy of war The
Democratic contention is that We
should not withdraw Immediately from
the Philippines, but that we should
years. during which time a stable sys
TEN OF elf-goverEment could be gra
dually organized, we would withdraw
During this time trade would take the
place of war and We would tie these
people to us by the bonds of mutua
trade advantage instsead OF driving
them into every form Of hatred an re
: taiiation by attempted conquest an,
: subiugation What we want is til,
: friendship OF the Orient; not its hos
tility. A few naval and coaling sta
,. | 7 lions will no Of 4
= us as part of the machinery of con
: r,erce than the subjugation of a cour
Il try eager to pursue it's own line Of na
tional life
THE MONEY QUESTION
i Speaking of the money question, Nj
NeWlands saio:
. The action of the Republican part
on the money question was charactel
istic. We have always insisted thu
" after they succeeded in stopping tn
coinage Of silver they would start i
to dispense with the existing stocl
This they proposed TO do by the Hi
:. bill. which was passed by the Hous
| by the Republicans and opposed |
:. ti:e Democrats, which IS now pendin
iii the Senate. Under exist con d
a. tons we have about $500. 000 ,0G0 of s.
a. YER. represented by silver certificate
~ aud in general circulation. They for
q. enc third OF or metallic money. al
re- are indispensable to the transaction
IL business. These certificates are bac
-. ed by full legal tender OF silver dolla
~ in the treasury. The bill which pas
O. ed the House gives the Secretary
70 i the Treasury the power to melt up {
PC these silver dollars. thus retiring Il
no certificates. and recon the dollars in
ii small confinement piecs. quartz
III and half doiars-wllich VIII not
id a full Legal tender and Of which on
~ q small amount is needed II this
m done we will then have a cry that I'll
silver can be r,'t to no use, and III
the proposition will be to sell it, Ii
,.s old junk. as bullion. thus further {
pressing the silver market and pl
-;c ducing at the same time contract
of ii our volume OF money.
). ON ORGANIZED LABOR.
ill On the question OF organized laL
Mr. Newlands said
no Il believe that the organization
ST the labOrers of the country in uniC
Cd and declarations is doing much to IL
an the labor of the country. on which
,,t wealth is based. 10 q proper comp
,ro hension OF a rational system of g
N ernment. In the meetings of the:
unions and federations and in tn
NJ, newspapers and periodicals. all gu
arc TONS relating 10 social science. the II
va tons OF capital to labor and the re
ro tons Of government to the happin'
ub and pros perity Of the people are be
rc-s more thoroughly discussed and cons