The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18
TO THE FRIENDS OF SILVER.
The Executive and Central Committees
Issue an Address to Voters.
Friends Organize! Your Homes and Your
Welfare are in Danger! Make Silver
tie Issue in the Coming C0mpaign.
TO THE VOTERS OF IDAHO.

The convention which was has
held in Boise City on the Goth and
9th of May, composed Of represen.
tative of the organized silver club
in the state among other things
created an executive committee
and appointed n. M. Ruick, of
Haley, chairman, and George e.
Mills, Of Ketchum, secretary; also
a state central com mittee, and APP
pointed James Gum, of Haley,
chairman, and John G. Kumsey,
of Ketchum, secretary.
In entering upon the important
duties which devolve upon us, we
deem it proper to address our fell
low citizens and call their atten-
ton to the gravity Of the situation
which confronts them, and the ne
cessity for prompt and united ac-
ton on the pant of all. For twenty
years silver has been demonetized;
for fifteen years Of that time we
have vigorously demanded its re-
monetization. During all these
years there has never been time
that there was not majority in
both houses Of congress in favor of
its rehabilitation. But between
the people and their expressed will
sat the chief executive with the
veto power in his hand, and WELD
ing the immense influence of the
executive department of the gov
eminent against us. |
Eight years ago when Grover
Cleveland was elected president on
platform which was understood
in the west to mean a bi-metallic |
currency, silver was $1.1O per
ounce. After four years of persist
ent effort on his part to cause the
repeal of the Bland bill and de-
grade silver, he retired from power
leaving it worth but 81 cents an
ounce. Harrison, like his prede-
cessor, entered upon his high du-
ties with pledge to the people in
favor of gold and silver coin. Like
his predecessor, the pledge has
been broken, though by methods
more stealthy. After three years of
his administration silver has been
forced down to IS cents an onnce.
the lowest limit it has ever reached
IN the history of the human family.
How much lower must it 90 before
the silver miner must close down 1
the mine and look elsewhere for {
employment. Ii need not 60 any
lower; the starvation point is {
reached. Many are holding out 7
with the hope that a change for
The better will soon come. With J
others, when the present ore bodies 1
md surface deposits are worked '
'ut, no more capital will be put up t
or future development. Day after !
lay the miner is more closely i
'inched. The time is close at 8
land when, if not relieved, mining "
or silver, unless under the most d
avorable circumstances will cease. c
t does not require the arguments il
+ theorists to demonstrate to us t
hat the destruction of this indus Il
ry impoverishes the farmer and il
nan OF all other calling. We see fc
!; we come in contact with stand il
1g, irrefutablc evidence of that t,
act daily. o
Fellow citizens of Idaho, while n
Ills cruel and incessant war has a
cen made upon US, we have been tc
'yal to the old parties. In the w
lnguage of our Colorado brethren. tr
"1ear after year we have gone ST
'gularly to the polls and persist h:
ltly fought each other, while tn
orking for the supremacy Of one h.