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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1893
Page
2
A jumbled column notes subscription prices for a publication, discusses tariffs and the Mexico issue, cites party splits on silver policy, and critiques the gold standard and constitutional rights with satirical jabs at prominent figures and regional papers. The tone blends political opinion with economic debate and editorial snips.
A political clash unfolds over government purchase of precious metals for coinage, urging a return to free coinage as the framers intended. The Tax Examiner surfaces, and a large Democratic vote shifts stance, while regional delegates influence the debate with calls for silver and gold to be minted into dollars.
The New York Recorder declares the silver battle far from over and expanding from the coast to the interior. It frames the issue as a people's fight against plutocracy, predicting victory for the silver cause across the coat, south, west, north, and far Pacific.
Bland foretells future free silver bill after current excitement subsides. Vampore yacht sold for under 20000 to Davies of Brooklyn. Vamoose cost far more. Treasury may show a 50000000 deficit at year end without new measures. Silver advocates win a rule enabling swift committee reports and forced votes in both coinage and banking committees.
Thursday's Daily reports a mix of local events from Tombstone. Fresh tipe peaches at Welcott's Bee Hive. a Gila monster offered for sale found no buyers. minor mining and legal notices abound. Wary traders and residents discuss bridges at the river and a gold nugget reportedly found at Dos Cabezas the previous Sunday.
Official report of Cochise County Board of Supervisors dated August 30 1893 notes subsistence aid for indigent Sostens Marques at up to five dollars monthly from Geo H Fitts store. District Attorney authorized to hire assistant counsel with discretionary pay. Additional bond required for Tax Collector. Bond sufficiency issues for Constable Frank Broad noted. Various motions, adjournments, and appointments including road overseer H Purcell and district attorney leave. Minutes from next day record bond insufficiency and further orders.
Benson the World's Fair commissioner in Oklahoma has been found guilty of attempted bribery. Other items mention President Cleveland and wife sailing to New York aboard the yacht Oneida, a treasury silver purchase and sale, and various political and medical notes.
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