The Lamar register., 1892-08-06
CEaEMsER SILVER DAY.
The oncers of the state silver League
Appeal for Funds


HEADQUARTERS STATE SILvLR LEAGUE,
DENVER, Colo.- Aug--i-
To the Silver Men of Colorado:
The recent State silver convention author
lied and directed the executive committee oil
the State Silver League to publicly select
day in the near future TO be designated as
''Silver Day. upon which day the iriehes "a
silver throughout the State should be earnestly
requested to set aside and pay i1to the ueas-
ury of the State Silver League certain pot-
,ion Of their income for that day, the money
50 raised to be expended by the league in car
rying on the work which Is already begun.
That work Is the thorough organization oi
our own and neighboring states and terr1Vo'-
les, and the distribution Of silver literature
and the committee wishes ii distinctly under
stood that none of it Is to be expended as a
political campaign fund for the benefit oil any
political party, bu. to advance the cause oil
remonetization only.
1t is greatly TO be regretted that but small
proportion Of our people seem to appreciate
the vital Importance of this work. Insurance
men, whose business it Is to keep Thoroughly
posted, inform Us that where one year a-o
there were about Is, 900 uen employed In the
gold and silver mines OF the State, there are
now but 5000, and competent, conservative
men, engaged in smelling and like Industries
estimate that the decrease in the value OF the
output of precious metals In this State during
the current year will be from $, ,ooO,oo1 10
sll 200. 600 below the output OF 1891 All
this is directly due to the fall in the price OF
silver.
The fight which Is being waged ag=lns, tho
material interests OF our State was never so
bitter a. now, nor were our people ever so
thoroughly united as now. There Is but one
course left for Us to pursue We must make
an aggressive fight, or depreciation IN all
branches Of business which has no, parallel
in the history Of our State ssarcs Us In the
face. Every man. from the banker and mine
owner to the day laborer, Is directly and
vitality interested
Every mail brings to our committee impor-
tunate requests for silver literature for imme-
diate distribution, as well requests foT
directions how 10 organize the silver forces
in new localities so that they may cooperate
in the work Our hands are lied by a lack OF
funds to attend to this correspondents OF
| even pay the postage on literature. The
cause IS yours more than ours. WIN you
helpl
Now, complying with the Instructions ie.
| fcrred to, our committee has designated
Monday, August Is, as the day set apart .oi
the purpose named Business mea Of ali
classes are earnestly requested to set aside %
| per cent of their net income for that day aud
pay it in TO this fund, and the SAME earnest
request is made OF laborins men throughout
the State 1t Is cur earnest desire that Al
| business mems organizations, Labor unlous,
trades unions and all lzboring mems orEanlz.
| atious shall appoint competent committee
whose duty it shall be 10 give this matter
their personal attention, and the silver club,
throughout the State arc especially requested
| to attend 10 the matter in their rr-peetivy
| localities.
Throughout the mining counties, let them
appoint one man at each mine to attend Il
these collections.
By order of the executive committee OF the
| State Silver League.
All Colorado papers arc requested to copy.
NJ. II. SLATER, Chairman,
J. H. ERNEST WATERS. Telluride,
ARCHIE c. FISK, Denver,
HESRY PAUL, Aspen,
W. c. WYNoooP, Denver,
I r.