The Bessemer indicator., 1893-07-15

inept Bat II BY bad cougrtssionai i6elela.
ti5n; N through Congtess you ahaiI WIPE ous
the great tdus.,y q the % ssS.c% ,,d ar@Sna n,Sns
the values Of our properties will sssish' our
business will bo destroyed, our tJwns ano
citics viii be largely depopulHted. anu NC
railroads trnversins the western haif OF tnc
contirieht sttll he sert Into bankruptcy. Ger
tainly ln the face Of sticE nrmerited iniictlon
you cannot blame us II We are thus deprived
Of all ability to meet our obligations. lou
may, 1t is true, take the country In payment,
But sftcv You get 1t what VIII you do Win lt'
But though you may do all In your power,
whether IN ighorahcc Or through seih.h
greed to destroy us, VIC will Dot submit 10
the destiny Of poverty without struggle:
We shall seek to open up new markets anu
build up our silver industry along new lines
and with new and more sympathetic neigh
bors. Colorado has aided with her whole
stte ~ build the tariff wall between this
country and Mcsieo and the sllver-producil-
and using republics OF ths sc"therr continent.
A, ssrrnator Teller, one OF the sta,lnshest sup
portcrs OF this cAv.1sVe poiey, declared pu!
two years ago In the Unltcu states senate, !
was not In Colorado's interest to vote 10, ssich
isolation, but Colorado, thin king more OF hcf
sister states than herself, had patriotically
sacrificed her own Interest for theirs. II her
chief industry Ia now to be destroyed by The
states which she has voted to enrich ngainsi
het own bes. welfare. she will within tn,
Union and by constitutional means do all tina.
lies within her tower 10 teat down the wall OF
trade exclusion between het and Mexico and
the South Anerlcati tepublics, where silver Is
the money and where coninfercc; agriculture
and manufacturing can be cultivated and en-
larged through the silver industry and the
money 1t suppllcs-although in doing so the
whole fabric Of so-called protection shall be
swept away.
To the South Colorado appeals with more
sou-fclt words. Two years ago you feared
with sinking hearts and paling lips the enact
ment of a law that threatened to deprive you
OF seli-govcrtnieit and 10 turn your clcction
booths over to the tender mcreles OF fedora
bayoncts on election day. To save you from
the outrages OF the federal force bill Colo
RADIOS two senators-Republ.cans- ans-dciici the
cdicts OF their party caucus and defeated
what was to you the certain humiliation and
the horrors OF subsection 70 the electoral vii
OF your former slaves. We saved you then.
You can rave us now. With us now II is more
OF death struggle than 1t was then with yon.
II the schcnies Of the gold kings are accom-
plshcd-if the present. silver law shall he un-
conditiohally repealed. the great bulk OF us
will be made paupcrs md our beautiful aud
wonderful state will Ire set back In Its march
OF progress ltiorc than quartcr OF a century.
Colorado, great IN It's resources proud OF its
business record, filed with brave men md
tcsolute hearts makes this its appeal for pres
crvation to the open-heartcd and gcnerou.
people of the country. We arc confident thai
it will not be In vain. The a;pocity OF max
ing homeless through tho destruction of ihr
chief industries of l,0)O000 square miles OF
American territory 100000 men, women and
children. with all the attendant scourges OF
enforced and hopeless idl mess, can never he
the work Of an American congress with your
approval.
Hopeful OF speedy delivery from the crush
ing burdens Of n financial system begotten OF
the greed ri Great Britain's remorsclcss
money power and OF the prosperity insepnra-
Ia In frnf at vel trh les
the free coinage OF gold and silver at the
American ratio Of l6 TO !, we submit, to the
people of the United States this statement o.
cur cause.
On motlon Of Governor Waite the address
was adopted by rising vote. Hats were
waved and cheers rang out In emphasis OF the
approval that The delegates felt. Mr. Pattcr-
son was called upon for speech, but said
that he adopted the address just read a, his
speech, A vote OF thanks was gwen the com
mittee.
Congressman Lafe Pence was called for
and responded in lively speech that was re-
ceived with great deal Of applause.
1t was agreed to print / 100000 copies of
the address to he sent east
The following were reported ns delegates
10 be s'nt 20 The meetings at st. Paul, 81
Louis and Chicaco:
For lcnftrs 10 go 10 st. Paui-C. $.
Thomas, 4. VI. Patterson, J. Is. llclford.
Delegates to Chicago and st. Louis--Ilon.
Davis II. Waite, Hon. Thomas NJ. Patterson,
Hon. Charles s. Thomas, Hon. James Is. Bel
ford, Hon. W. j. Kerr, Hon. G. q. Symes,
Hon. Aiva Adams, Hon. A. j. Rogers, Rev.
Myrou W. Reed Stephen Il. Pratt, Thomas b.
buchanan. j. Warner Mills, +. X. Holden, a.
r. Gunnell, Colin Tmmons, b. Clark Wheel
cr Lyman j. Henry, John Konkie, W.
Adams, L. e. Carl, T. NJ. Bowen, John f.
Campioh, Daniel Farrell, John d. Vaughan.
To the latter delegation was added the
names of Congressman Pence and Bell, scna-
tors Teller and Wolcoit, d. II. Moirait. J. j..
Iingerman, Jacob Sander. and A. W. Rucker,
and they were all agreed to.
Mr.. Pence moved that all correspondents
writing East enclose the address adopted at
that meeting. This carried.
Secretary Hutchinson moved that the chair
appoint committcc Of three to arrange for
the publication OF the address In the Eastern
press. The chair appointed Mr.. Hutchinson,
John l.. Lee; and j. Cook, Jr., committee
on finance wa also appointed.
Adjntant General Tarsnry rcada statement
once made by Abraham Lincoln in regard to
his views of the great mineral resources OF the
West. After an address by J. b. Bclforl the
convention adjourned sine die.
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