The state herald., 1892-04-08
SILVER VS.. PARTY.
Tho Officers Of the Colorado State Silver
League Issue an Address.

League Issue an Address.
The executive committee OF the newly Or
ganized Colorado State Silver League have
issued an address to the voters Of Colorado
which Is interesting reading. They take strong
ground In favor OF supporting the silver cause
regardless OF party affiliations. We quote
below the most important parts OF the ad
dress, which Is signed by ". II. Slater, chair
man, Denver; Archie C. Fisk, Denver; W. G.
Wynkoop, Denver; Henry Paul, Aspen; J.
II. Ernest Waters, Telluride.
Year after year we have gone regularly to
the polls and pcrsistently fought each other,
while working for the supremacy OF one or
the other OF two great political parties instead
OF standing shoulder to shoulder to meet and
resist the attacks Of one common enemy.
T..iose parties, as they exist at present, deem
the spoils Of office Of paramount importance
TO the welfare Of the people. They are main
taincd chiefly for the benefit Of the self-seek-
Ing politicians, whose most lofty ambition Is
paltry Office.
II a traveller was ever robbed on the high
way, then the silver miners Of our country
loyal, patriotic ciilzcns--are now being robbed
by the general government ut the Fate Of So.
0OO,0OO year. II, then, the silver miners
have Just cause for complaint, what shall VIC
say OF the cotton growers Of the South, who
lose more than four times that amount an.
nually; or Of the wheat growers OF the North
and West, who year after year have illchcd
from their earnings more than five times the
annual loss OF the silver minersi Figures
grow bcwildering. pgi. " The miners, planters
anJ lerncrs h..s-Ss s,,deSca aluss N.
man mind cannot comprehend, what shall we
say Of the 2 20O0.0O0 Of idle laborcrsi Not less
than Sa4,0OO,000 n week Is the loss OF the
wage-earners; the producers of -rra.th.
We are now firmly convinced that further
submission To these grievances Is simply TO
10 bare our backs To the lash of insatlate
greed Yes, Il would be TO pursue n course
unworthy Of Americans aud unworthy OF the
manhood which We boast
There are Mt this time, In the state Of Colo
clubs, and the number Is daily increasing.
They have nn aggregate membership Of over
D.OOO voters. Each member upon joining
pledges himself In writing that until ti,ls Ques-
iion shall be settled aud silver restored to its
rightful position In the money Of the nation,
he will vote for no candidate for ant impor.
tant position who Is not fully comm itted 10
the reconciliation Of silver. In addition 10
this, representatives OF the various clubs AS
scmblcd In the city of Denver on TIE Goth In
slant aud perfected the organization OF o
State Silver League. They also Issued call
Tor state silver convention, TO assemble In
this city on the 18th Of April proximo upon
basis Of representation from the vasious
county and local organizations.
This organization, however, asks no mem
her 10 forsake his party affiliations until the
forthcoming national convention OF his party
shall have neglected or refused to comply
with our request for the nomination Of fiee-
coinage candidate for the presidency, on
frec-coinage platform. With that end In
view, we urge the most perfect county aisl
precinct Organization. We urge the most
faithful and dliigcnt attention TO the prlnar-
les, TO the end that the county and state COZ.
yentions may not be controlled by professional
pollticians. We urge that the delegations n
the national conventions shall be composed oi
the very best men that the respective parties
In our state can producc-always giving due
notice, however, that no candidate whom such
national convention shall nominate shall re-
ccivc our support at the polls unless he shall
unqualiiedly favor the full reconciliation Of
silver, and shall stand squarely on free
coinage platform.
We further urge that Colorado delegation.
10 the national conventions shall make IL q
point 10 confer with the delegates from all
the other Western ald southern siates-who
should represent the producers, instead Of thc
money powcr-to Join them In caucus, To the
end that they may act us n unit In making
their demands aud representing the scnii'
mcnis OF the voters Of their respective states
and territories.
Aud finally We urge upon each individual
member of our organization to regard hi.
written pledge as absolutely sacred, and TO be
faithfully redeemed nj the poll. In November
next. even To the support Of third party
candidate for the presidency, should such a
course be necessary.
Now, we come 10 you aud respectfully, but
earnestly, urge your hearty and prompt CO.
operation In this great work. We ask you 10
nfFuuirT "A (lffsuuiYa sltx.f .sl,tl,. La,
every city. town. village or mining camp
yrs, In every nclghborhood Let county and
state organizations follow Immediately after.
Organize nj once IN order 10 do effective
work nj the primnrics-both Republican and
Democratic the end that your voices may
unite with ours and that our combined iniiti.
rncc may I've felt ut both Minneapolis and
Chicago. II the hitherto Republican states
west Of the Missouri river will hut enter Into
this work with the same spirit that peryn.irs
the voters of Colorado, Ne will prr.cnt force
nj Minneapolis that will at least command rc.
spcct. Remember that the vote of thc.,
states II absolutely necessary 10 thr life Of thu
party. Then, n the voter. of the new south
will, on their part, enter rs heartily inlo tho
work, they can accomplish quite as much, II
not morr. nj Chicago.
Only Few days since the commercial price
of silver fell below % cents an ounce-th-
lowest price reached IN tho history of tho
N"u. flhn hhi poin' " ms 'hnfthtlt anu
rapidly fallen untll, nj thls writing, II II
worth hut ~ cents an ounce aud ,hr nngcr
of The oppfc.sor siill points downward. For
that rrnAon mines arc being closed, miners
wages nfr being reduced, and IN n,any In.
sianccs they nro bcnn discharged.
within the ranks of lhls class, then, the
force of this appeal will he fclt Hut the bus.
incss man VIII he brought ~ realizing sense
of the situation IN very short order. business
tinenntion Is Inevitable. The farmer will
plant nni reap, hut hls crurs will tot on his
hands or bc eold ut price far below the cost
of production. Morc lgborcrs will be- out Of
employment,
Now hook around you aud Judge for your.
ncl,cs whether of not this appeal |. timely.
Politicians tell you that 'ihc tariff |. tho
leading issue" The iarlif-like the poor-ia
| always with ~, We assert that silver Ia tho
issue, Fully forty millions II the American
people demand IL immediate rcmunriiEnilon.
Shall W. continue Ia net nj cfnas purposes,
| OF shall We Join hands for the common guoii
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