The Meeker herald., 1892-04-09
SILVER VS.. PARTY.
The Om.-rs OF tho Colorado state Silver
League Issue an Address

League Issue AN Address
| The executive committee Of the newly IT,
gznlsrd Colorado Stat. Silver League have
i..uei =" address 10 the voters Of Colorado
-hlch i Interesting reading. They take ,,Ton:
grouni Ia favor Of supporting the silver cause
rc.arllr.. Of party affiliations We quote
belos the mo-, important parts Of the adj
df-,,, which I. signed by NJ. H. Slater, chair
man. Denver; Archie G. Fi.s. p.u'-rl W. &.
wyns~'r, Dsn,er, Henry Paul, Aspen. j.
| H. Ernest Waters. Telluride.
Year after year 40 have gone regularly TO
| u. poll. and I~r.l.t.niiy fought each other,
| while working for the supremacy 81 ono or
1 the other 81 tao great political psFii-. Instead
| Of standing .houider Ia .hoIld-r To meet and
| rr.l,t the attack. Of onr comm1u enemy.
1ho-c pariir., - they exist al present, de,sn
| the svoii. ~ oiiie. of paramount, Importance
| 10 The p.lfar- II the people. Th-b arr uiain-
| t.lnc,i chiefly Zoe th. irner, Of the .sif.e.s.
Ing politicians, shc-. fnu-i lofty ambition IL
patty u,iie..
,rayrle- -. -re- robbed on tho high
way, then the slis.r uiinsts OF oar county
| loyal, patriotic cl,lfrns-af. nos b~iE. roblre
| hy the general government a, tho ratr Of 50.
0Soo year. II, then, the silver miner.
have Just cause for complaint, VIA, .hal 10
| ,Ay ~ the cotton grus.r. Of the South, Who
| los. ngru than fostr time. tina, smoun, an
huslly os o' the wheat sfo~es, Q! the S-'r'h
| and West, sho year after year have hlch-i
| from their earning. mo- than rYr time. the
| annual To-. o, the silver mln-rsi Figures
1ros b-siidsrins. but u the mlhcr,, planters
and farmer, have st%ssrl lo.. tina, ID. hui
gay q, he 9 .oooo - iibSrcrsi No; ie..
than satOpuo 1. the io.. O! the
~ar,-.Arn.r.; the Y -er. Of -eai,h.
| Ne .rs ns- nrai !, Nn.s., The, fay's.se
/ submission to ,hr,.' 3 .,t,anre. ]. slnialr To
Ia bsf- p.r t-.cs. 10 the lash 81 insaiiai-
grvsd. fo.. -ut>i hc to parac e.ar.-
msnho.d -hich w t-~s,
1hcr arr =, MI. Time, la the state Of Colo
rado ri~af'l. 81 forty noh.par,l.an silver
/ clubs, aud the number !, iaily incrcasin:
1hcy have an assrc.ai. membership 81 orrr
5000 voter. Each rnsr''-' -!-a iaiAln.
pledge, himself IL -:iilns that uuiil hi. que.-
ton dali " stiis,l AMI silver f-sio-r,i io lie
fsh,tgl fo-liloa In the money q the nz,inn,
he rill tu;. for no candidate for any lmpof-
| 'sni t-p..iioa slo 1. no; fully co'r,-,',i~,i -
, dne reconciliation - silver. In zdtliios TO
| this, r---y ..htAiisc. os the sarioa. clubs a.
| -,lnhlc,i In the cts 81 beaver oa the ei,h In
slant and perfected the organization Of .
Stat. Silver League. They also Issued call
| for a state silver conreutlon, 20 sssetfihir IN
this citT o. tic asih ~ Arrii. .iotin.b. lroa
a ha.i. ~ representation from tho various
| rInnij and local organizations
This organization. hos-rcr. asks no rirfl.
trr TO 'ar,skc hi. party utilization. unill the
Forthcoming national convention o.! bis party
| .hail have neglected OF refused To comply
| With our request for the nomination Of 4 'r,c-
coinage eaniiia'. for the pru.iicncr, GA a
frvc-cuinNsr platform. With 'ha. cad in
,t.r, 49, urge the mo-; price, county and
rtrcinc, Organization. We ur.r the mo-,
faithful and diii.-n; attention 10 the prlmar.
| i.s, To the end that tho county aud stat. con.
| ,cn'ions may no; hc conirplicihy professional
| polliicisns ". urtr that the delegation. 70
the national couventions hall t- cumpya-l ~.
| tho ven best men that the respective pariic.
In our state can prwiper-aissy. siyin. due
boiior, h0Ecsrr. that no candidate hon such
national convention shall nominate .hall ~.
eriyc cur support At the polls unlcss he shall
unqualinc,ily fAyur the full reconciliation Of
silver, and hall stand sguarrly on q fire.
coinage platform.
We further ur.c tina, Colorado delegation.
TO the national .1nvcn,ious shali make IL q
point 10 cunfcr with the delegate. from all
the other We.tcrn and southern staic--rhc
should rcpr-.cn, the pru-iucrr., Instead Of tho
money Ioscr-'o Join them In caucus, TO til.
| end that they may act a. unit In making
their demand. and rcprcsrn,ln. the .cnii
mrnts 81 the votes Of their respective state
and territories.
| Aud finally We urge upon each Individual
member Of our Organization TO regard biz
NTgtfsu pltNlsr as r'sr'ti4 anu NF
faithfully redeemed nj the poll. In November
next. even to the support OF third party
| candidate for the prcsidcncy. should such =
| cuutsc h. necessary.
Now. We come Ia you and respectfully. but
earnestly, uu,c your hearty and promp; co
operation IN ihl. great work. We ask you .,
organize at once Organize silver clubs It
every city, town, village or mining camp
vss. ia sy.ry ncighiSorhcod. lie, county ant
state organizations follow Immediately after
Organize at once, In order TO do effective
work at the primarics-bo,h Republican an,
Dcmocra,lc-to the end that your voices maj
unite with ours and that our combined infu
rncc may he fcl, at both Minneapolis an,
Chicago II the hitherto Republican state
vet uf the Missouri river will but enter int
this work with the zane spirit that pcrvadc
| th, voters Of Colorado. VIC will present fore
NJ Minneapolis that will at least command re
.pcct. Remember that the vote OF the.
| .tat.a ia absolutely necessary 10 the life OF tn
Marty. Then, II the voters of tho new .outl
an. ON their part, enter a. heartily into III
, work. they can accomplish quite as much, 1
H,nrc, at Chicago.
uot.. Nv days since tho commercial pric
only Nv 80 cents an ounce-;h
Of silver fcil ~. = In the history OF III
lowest pric- REACHES, '-s constantly an
world. From that potni IT,, -'tlng, 1t
rapidly fallen untll 4, M. "nrc
| worth nut n cent? an ounce, and The
| o. INC onprcssor still point. t,nsp,,nj r.,
.i'' I'''on mines are icing closed; mlpr,.i
| .,,s,s II " oclnr reduced, and In p,sny In
''N n,..,,s Wcy afc being discharsv,i.
| NNhin the ranks VI this class. tho, The
ie, ~ WI. appeal will be felt. Bu, The bus.
NJ man viii be brought, TO a realizln, scr.,
~ .ne situation In very short order. Buslnc..
ni,a, u Inevitable. The farmer VII,
pam anu reap, but his crops viii ROT -, H..
n,nus % De sold q, price far below On. rn Nv
employment vi" &c out OF
..i SoN ipoh around You and Judge for ,o,,.
poi,, wnc,her or not this appeal is tirn.iy
leading issue.n The ,nrif,"iila arm Is the
siWays WIN Us, We asscr, that .ii,ap o1tnls
nen ue huly forty million. of the Ame,,o 'ne
peoplc demand its immediate rcmonc,,.a,"ah
cnaII VIC c0ntlnne 10 act at rr... ,..' ."t'oh.