The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-04-09

have an aggregate membership ol
over co. 600 voters. Each member
upon joining, pledges himself in
writing that until this question shall
be settled, and silver restored to its
rightful position in the money o1
the nation, he will vote for no can
didate for any important position
who is not fully committed to the
reconciliation of silver. In addi'
ton to this, representatives Of these
various clubs assembled in the city
1 Of Denver on the 26th inst. and
perfected the organization Of State
Silver League. They also issued
a call for State Silver convention,
Ito assemble in this city on the
25th of April, prox.-upon q basis
Of representation from the various
county and local organizations.
This organization, however, asks
no member to 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 q free coinage candi-
date for the presidency, on free
coinage platform. With that end
in view, we urge the most perfect
county and precinct organization.
We urge the most faithful and dill
gent attention to the primaries, to
the end that the county and state
conventions may not be controlled
by professional politicians. We
urge that the delegations to the ma
tional conventions shall be COM
posed of the very best men that the
respective parties in our state can
prodnce-always giving due notice,
however, that no candidate whom
such national convention shall nom-
mate shall receive our support at
the polls unless he shall unquali-
fiedly favor the full remonetization
Of silver, and shall stand squarely
on a free coinage platform.
We further urge that Colorado
delegations to the national conven-
tions shall make it a point to con-
fer with the delegates from all Of the
other Western and Southern states
who should represent the wealth
producers, instead of the money
power-to join them in caucus, to
the end that they may act as unit
in making their demands and rep
resenting the sentiments of the
voters Of their respective states and
territories.
And finally we urge upon each
individual member of our organi.
zation to regard his written pledge
as absolutely sacred, and to be faith
fully redeemed at the polls in No
vember next, even to the support
of a third party candidate for the
presidency, should such course
be necessary.
Now, we come to you and respect
fully, but earnestly, urge your
hearty and prompt cooperation in
this great work. We ask you to
organize at once. Organize silver
clubs in every city, town, village or
mining camp-yes, in every neigh
borhood. Let county and state
organizations follow Immediately
after. Organize at once, in order to
do effective work at the primaries-
both republican and democratic
to the end that your voices may
unite with ours and that our COM
bined influence may be felt at both
Minneapolis and Chicago. If the
hitherto republican states west Of
the Missouri river viii bat enter
into this work with the same spirit
that pervades the voters of Colora-
do, we will present force at Min
neapolis that will at least command
respect. Remember that the vote of
these states is absolutely necessary
to the life of the party. Then, if the
voters of the South will, on their
part, enter as heartily into the work,
they can accomplish quite as much,
if not more, at Chicago.
Only a few days since the COM
mercial price of silver fell below so
cents On ounce-the lowest price
reached in the history of the
world. From that point it has con-
stantly and rapidly fallen until, at
this writing, it is worth but IS cents
an ounce, and the finger Of the OPP
pressor still points downward.
For that reason mines are being
closed miners wages are being re-
duced, and in many instances they
are being discharged.
Within the ranks of this class,
then, the force Of this appeal will
be felt. But the business men will
be brought to realizing sense Of
the situation in very short order.
Business stagnation is inevitable.
The farmer will plant and reap, but
his crops will rot on his hands, or
be sold at q price far below the cost
of production. More laborers will
be out of employment.
Politicians tell you that "the tariff
is the leading ISSUE" The tariff
like the poor-is always with us.
We assert that silver is the issue.
Fully forty millions Of the Ameri-
can people demand its immediate