Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-09-16
KEEP AMERICAN GOLD AT HOME

All Europe has temporarily abandoned gold a the prime basis for
money. Exigencies of war have made the demands for gold SC great
that the nations dare 10 permit its free circulation. Otherwise it would
be boarded by individuals Europe, therefore, holds its gold in great
If everybody has faith in it, this money, based upon credit instead
of upon gold, will eventually be exactly "a good as gold. 1t will do its
work OF settling accounts between buyer and seller and between EN-
ployer and laborer.
payments Of debts, has also been applied in the warning countries. War
congeals all monetary obligations. The debtor, harassed by a
hundred difficulties which did not exist when he contracted his debt,
need not pay his debt at this time.
A moratorium stops the clock for all debts. The credit cur
rency in Europe makes fath IN thu future instead OF mtrnscaly ALL
Here are conditions which make it absolutely imperative that the
United States take every precauhon to safeguard its W supply of gold.
Secretary Bryan is right in urging all American tourists to come home,
but American gold.
For years to come Europe will be famished for lev capital That
will lay an extraordinary stress upon the capital of America. But if the
United States is to profit in a business way it will in future need every
dollar OF gold it now possesses to cary On that trade:
Paris and Berlin threatened by huge hostile armies which may be-
siege them, provide a vast food supply against that caamnous day. In
the same way must the United States threatened from the outside by
a world famine of capital, fortiy itself against the evils of that fnan-
cml NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ledger.
The hotel register tax is the latest scheme to add to the W a tax.
When a guest registers at hotel the proprietor shall at place
determines, against his name The idea is novel and should be profit
able a it would bring an immediate revenue to the government 1t IS
also suggested to put ajax on magazines, the purchaser to stand the
increase.
While taxing articles to make up the tariff deficit why overlook
American owners OF English bulls, French poodes and Russian hounds:
If American dogs arr not good enough for them they should be made
to pay for the peasuree of possessing the European breed. A tax
would at least keep them in touch with the methods and styles they
endeavor to ape.
The west coast of Mexico, Central and South America has hereto
fore paid a million and a half a year for candles of European make. To
supply the demand San Francisco is ow endeavorng to interest CAPT
tai in al immense candle factory to be established in that ciy Nevada
should be able o furnish sol of the tanow.
The powers of Europe are still endeavoring to lay the blame o each
other for the greatest crime of mondcrn times. No matter how man or
history may decide the case, it will be entered just as it should be at
the bar OF eternal judgment-Brownsville Herald.
William {. Brower OF Charleston, is a Progressive candidate for
congress from the fourteenth district of Missouri. To show that he is
a genuine Bull Mooser he added this slogan to his cards: "Progressives
n Republicans will reunne when the chickens roost viii the hawks"
All the world outside OF Europe goes complacent1y on talking peace,
but England continues making arrangements to have a million men in
the field within the next three or four months.
September Is, 1870, forty-four years ago, the Prussian advance
reached the Paris Notifications and troops we're forwarded to surround
the city. On that occasion they encountered n O Irish.