Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-26
slLyER-LEAD ORE
Eject OF Free Lead ON the silver
Industry or the West.
Read, Ponder and Hand 70 Your neigh
bOr.

The silver interests OF the West are I
paramount to almost all other inter
ests- The silver production in the
United States amounted TO Fifty mil
lion ounces last year. It will no
doubt be greater this year. Silver is
the money Of the many; gold is the
money Of the few. There are at least
nine men demanding silver, where
one demands gold. In the civilized
world, there are not to exceed one
hundred and twenty-five million that
prefer gold, while over thousand
million prefer silver.
The effect of the triumph Of the
Democratic measure OF free lead will
prove most disastrous to the silver
interests of the country. That the
j Democratic party is in favor of free
lead does not admit Of question. In
1883, the Democratic party enthusi-
astically endorsed the Mills Tariff
bill, which was regarded both in
England and in this country as Free
| Trade bill. 1t approached the ideal
of the Democratic party as near as
the public sentiment of the party
would admit. Mr.. Mills, himself
/ said that he would make trade abso-
lutely free. In the Mills bill there
was clause reducing the duty on
lead from II cents per pound to 4 of
t cent pei. pound. In addition to this.
' under ruling ct the treasury de-
partment, lead coming into the coun-
t try in combination with silver ore,
when the value of silver IN such ore
e was greater than the value of lead,
E immense quantities of siiyer-iead ore
5 was shipped into the country free Of
duty. The Dubois amendment pro.
J. vided that combination of lead ole
! with silver or gold ore shall not ex-
It empt such lead ore from paying saic
v duty.
+ Had this measure prevailed, all the
o lead ore combined with silver woulc
n be compelled to pay duty. But tht
. Democratic party voted this amend
'e ment down almost solldly-the Re
r, publican representatives voting al
,e most solidly in favor of it. They Gu
down the duty on lead from | cent
pound to ( of cent. The resul
;" Of this Legislation was that many 0
4 the mines in the West closed down
70 In Idaho, especially, mines that hav,
/ been paying well had to be aban
10 doned.
70 Notc 80 per cent. Of the slcer Q
70 this country comes IN combination ieit
q lead ore. IF you strike doton the latc
81 Of lead ORE you reduce The production
Y Of siiUer in the Unded States one-hat
IL The low grade silver mines of thu
70 country contain but from six ounce
e' to $50 ton III silver; it costs $50
'e ton to produce, transport and smell
he If the silver is worth but $50 a to
II then you cannot work the mines, an
90 hence they must close down. So tn
les blow which the Democratic part
~ aimed at the lead industry of tn
u country strikes down silver at tn
''e same time.
ne Silver men should understand thi
ne All interested in silver production
hg all friends of silver should therefor
vote solidly in favor of the Repul
o. lican party which stood by the silv'
a.+ mines and miners, against the ol
90, slaughts of the Democrats in Co
gress, and send men to represent the
no. whose party are openly, avowed
nd aud determinedly the friends of S
,ho ver-lead ore.
80 No one should be deceived by t
90, dSSSFtlOus Ol beNiOtTd
~, here and there, that they are in tou
49,. with the lead silver sentiment of t
nd West. They may be, but their par
h,a is opposed to it, and when they /
ses come representatives Of the Dem
,,lv cratic party, they will be COMPEL
"a to sustain the decree of that party
determined 10 party caucus.
Aud their DEGREES are hostile
ent lead-silver ore, as the party fav'
Law. free lead.
on Voters of Idaho! Friends of
had mines and miners! Vote to Ike
ong that party in power which prote
tbs. your industries! Every sentiment
.erv loyalty to Idaho and to Western
terests calls upon you TO labor for
success of the Republican party
"a, this, the first State election of Ida
niiy. THE familiar face of John Mex
bout of Banner, was around smiling
many old friends here last Friday