The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-02-13


the interest of the money lenders and
the fixed income classes.
Now, a word as to how the parties
stand upon this question in it's present
phase First, it may be observed that
there have always been a few gold
men in the Democratic party, and if
this measure comes before the House,
as it prabably will, some of them may
vote for it. AS to that, we do not
know at this time. But, on the other
hand it is certain that the Republicans
will be nearly, if not quite, a unit in
favor of the measure. A few of them
from the West may feel that the time
is not ripe for it yet, and oppose it
through a fear of their constituencies;
but, as they edged along a little at
time toward the gold standard, so we
may be sure that they will ultimately
stand with their party in the fin on
slaught upon silver. In any even we
know, with absolute certainty, that this
bill, if brought to vote, will receive
very nearly a unanimous Republican
support and that the Democrats will
This is clearly foreshadowed by the
vote in committee, every Republican
supporting the measure and every
Democrat opposing it.
In the House the opposition is being
led by Shafroth, of Colorado, and New
lands, of Nevada, both of whom are
keenly on the alert and preparing for
the fray. A day or two ago, with more
of Indignation than he usually shows
in discussing public questions, Mr.
Newlands remarked: 'The history of
this country presents nothing more con-
Trajectory and politically dishonest
than the treatmet of the money ques-
/ ton by the apostles of gold. First,
silver was quietly demonetized, with no
public discussion whatever; when it
was proposed to restore it, the cry was
raised that it would flood the country
with cheap money, and the silver men
were characterized as inflationists and
regulators; the idea of money being
that there was plenty of money in the
banks, and that the quantity of money
made no difference anyway. But no
sooner did they succeed in defeating
| free coinage than for a time they began
to lay plans whereby the banks could
/ issue more notes, and in fact the cir
ed considerably more than Sl00, 600
during the last two years. The bankers
are nowise averse to imitation if they
can realize the profit on the initiating.
Now when they think free coinage is
disposed of, they want TO destroy five
or six hundred million dollars in silver
sued on the security of their general
assets. Such has been the attitude of
the gold men, and it is hard TO comment
upon it fittingly without overstepping
the proprieties of speech.
Mr. Newlands is right about it and
the people of Nevada should not allow
themselves to forget for moment that
what he says respecting the course of
the gold men applies even more force
fully to the Republican party, the lead
ers of which have simply become the
subservient tools of the great mon
eyed interests of the country. 1t was
hard for me to break away from the
Republican party. | clung TO it long
after both of the Nevada Senators had
left it, | said good bye TO it only when
my Judgment was finally convinced
that the tendencies of the party were
inimical to the best interests of the
country, and particularly to those of
Nevada. l have seen nothing to change
my mind since, and / feel that if there
was good reason for a man to leave
the Republican party in 1892, 1894 or
1896, there is infinitely better reason
why he should not return to it in 1907.
(Signed) III. +. BART1NE