Year: 1879

SOME of the opponents of the silver
bill find it so difficult to say anything
calculated to strengthen their cause or
justify their attempt to rob our laborers
of their means and thus add to the
already enhanced value of the bond
holders profits, that, like the New York
World. They fall back upon apprehen-
siOns, they fear that some wonderful
change in tb. earth's yield of the precious
metals is about to take place-that silver,
like oil, is to ascend from the earth in
quantities so vast as to depreciate its
value. And the gold craze few fear the
people will thus be enabled to pay the
national debt too easy. Well, when the
sky falls we shall catch larks."


But strange to say these folks have no
apprehensions Of any serious change in
the product Of gold; there is no bonanzas
to open out great veins of this metal to
settle its value below the standard of
20. $40 grains to the dollar, according to
their interested view Of the sui ject.-
Now, as gold and silver have held "A rela-
tive value since the days of Noah, and
been used as money, We don't think these
modern apprehenders of an inundation
of silver need be alarmed. We believe il
is about as difficult to get hundred dol
lars in silver now As it was twenty years
ago. And it is not likely that the gods
have taken such oiiense at the bond
holders and public creditors as to develop
silver purposely in such quantities as to
depreciate its value. The ''silver problem"
II Is true is not settled but il is likely to
be as near settled as it ever will be. In
fact we have heretofore thought that ap-
prehensions were the other way, vet the
World would have us believe that it ac-
tually was in dread lest Colorado and
Nevada should 'peter-out," and silver
bullion thus be reduced even lower than
ever. For ourself We are in no dread
whatever. Neither "Germany, France nor
Holland,' are likely to be ssrelieved of
their hoards." Being Slightly interested
IN Nevada, We must say we should rather
near OF ''pcter-out," in a certain locali-
ty there; but whether of gold or silver
we leave the gods to chose. The fact i.
these gold loving people are beginning to
pe ABOUT as crazy over their bonds ant
roll t,,t.
goid interest as the second adventists :
ana IL 1t We're not that they had '';
method In their madness" we shoul,
really fear something dreadful nigh
grow out of their rawlings. As it is w
assure the people that the true policy 70
them is to get every silver dollar the
can--that Its tendency has always bee
good, and mostly upward-these muc
abused dollars are mans best friend i
nearly every difficulty, and are Away
acceptable on rent days, and it is yer
haru interest account that they won
q. readily settle. We do not think we d
our readers wrong in hoping that OF
SILVER product may double or treble i


sell III the next year or two; nor wi


we contne the wish to silver only; bl
4 shouiu be equally as much pleased if Il
gold product should be even in excess
iil TINS. Our country is not so rich that


may dispense with these valuable pr
't'' ducts' nor are ourpoor miners so wretc
Gu population that they should be
praved OF livelihood just to increase Il
price OF gold and silver, and thus i
~ crease the net income of the bond-hol
ing classes for whom the Congress of Il
United States has been legislating d


last five years.