The Lamar register., 1892-08-13
REMEMBER SILVER DAY.
The Onesrs e the state Silver League
Appeal foe Fund.-
HxApouAnrKRs STATE SILVER LEAsu1,(


HEADQUARTERS STATE SILVER LKAouA
DKxvxs, Colo, Aug L.
To the Silver Men Of Colorado:
The recent State silyer convention author-
lied and directed the executive committee OF
the State Silver League to publicly select
day In the near future to be designated as
..siiver Day. upon which day the friends OF
silver throughout the State should be earnestly
requested To set aside and pay isto the treas
ury of the State Silver League a certain por-
ton of their income for that day, the money
50 raised to be expended By the league in car
ryins on the work which Is already begun
That work Is the thorough organization OF
our own and neighborins states and territor-
,es, and the distribution of silver literature,
md the committee wishes 1t distinctly under
stood that none Of 1t il to be expended As E
political campaign fund for the benefit of any
political party, but To advance the cause OF
remonetlzstion Only.
1t Is greatly to be regretted that bn, small
proportion of our people seem to appreciate
the vital importance of this work. Insurance
men, whose business II Is to keep thoroughly
posted, inform Us that where one year ago
there were about 1900 men employed In the
gold and silver mines of the STATE, there are
now but 5000, and competent, conservative
men. engaged in smelling and ike Industries,
estimate that the decrease in the value Of the
output of precious metals in this State during
the current year wifi be from 5000, 600 TO
sll 10000 below the output of 1891. All
this Is directly due to the fall ia the price Of
silver
The fight which Is being waged against the
material interests Of our state was never %
bitter as now, no- were our people ever 50
thoroughly united As now. There Is but one
course left for US to pursue. We must make
an aggressive fight, or a depreciation in all
branches OF business which has not parallel
in the history OF our State sfznts Is In the
face. Every man, frUm the banker and mine
owner TO the day la5orer, is directly and
i vitality interested.
Every mail brings to our committee impoy-
tunate requests for silver literature for imme-
diate distribution, as well as requests for
directions how to organize the silver forces
in new localities 50 that they may cooperate
in the work. Our hands are tied By lack Of
funds to attend to this correspondence or
even pay the postage on literature The
cause Is yours more than ours. VIII you
helpi
Nov, complying with the Instructions &c
ferged to, our committee hAs designated
Monday, August Is, As the DAY set apart for
the purpose named. Business men OF AL
classes arc earnestly rrquestcd to set aside .
per cent Of their net income for that day aud
pay 1t Ia TO this fund. and the same earnest
request Is made Of laboring men throughout
/ the State. 1t IS our earnest desire that all
business mems organizations, labor uui5as,
T trades unions and all laborinr meats ozrsniz-
ations shall appoint competent committees,
whose duty it shall be 10 give tbs matter
their personal attention, and the silver clubs
I throaEhoutthc Stale are especially requested
( TO attend to the matter In their respective
I localities.
! Throughout the mining counties, let them
Z appoint one man at each mine TO attend tg
these collections.
BY order Of The executive committee Of The
. State Silver League.
Z AL Colorado papers arc requested to copy.
NJ. Il. SLsTEE Chairman,
J. Il. EESEsr WAT1ls, Telluride,
ARCHIE c. FISK. Denver,
HENEr PAUL, Aspen.
W. c. WTNoooP, Dcuyer,
Executive Committee.