Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-03
RADICAL SILVER MEN.
this Revolutionary Measure Proposed
by Colorado Miners.

following are the resolutions ado pied
by the macs meeting Of miners held Mt
Creole, Colorado, ON Saturday night:
Whereas, Since tho establishment Of
thirteen original colonies into tho
United States Of America, tho govern.
ment OF Ihis republic has been for aud
by thu representatives ami people OF
those states on the eastern boundary Of
A mefiCg, To thu exclusion aud inter
rsts Oi all other states and territories,
except us tneir Interests should sympa.
,hlte with th0te Of the center Ot gov.
eminent, und
Whereas, this centralized govern
ment OF the states has Tor all tunes r..
fused 10 admit the states Of the great
aud progressive West Into full fellow
ship, accepting them into the Union
only IN 30 TAT as thoy ahall benefit the
iiClatUTial slAtts OF the East, and only
when such admission shall leave the
balance o. power where II has ever
been; refusing 10 surrender into tho
Yves, one right or privilege OF voice IN
administration unul their BrliishnUss
has become our headship, anu
Whereas, tae Wostern states havo
endured much nnC suffered long with.
out releasing their pAlriotiam for one
whole aud undivided country until the
last refuge has been taken from us by
abuses OF the npp0intlve power by eN-
ecutlvCs whose hearts, FOULS and bodies
travel in q radius seldom greater
than the breadth Of u slate from
Wall street, In New York CITY, using
the vast anu increasing patronage Rt
his demand TO control, according TO the
tenants anu Interests OF the population
contained within his own marrow range
of vision, legislation which must Apply
TO "a country having a width OF 1000
miles and breadth OF 2O1O miles, as
diversified a. II Is great, until Il Is no
longer possible for tue West to secure
IT, quota Of benefit from the union OF
s,ales, nor the principles Of government
contemplated by the constitution
drawn 10 rule free thinking, un.
trameied representatives 10 be Assem-.
bled In Congress, aud
Whereas, rs an example, we, Of the
West, have long accepted and borne
our part OF the protection tax Of the
government M calculated TO he OF
benefit 10 the whole country, well
knowing ~ We have that II partlcu.
lnrly benefited only the manufacturing
states Of the EaUi; 70 have we with
firm loyalty upheld the policy OF na-
tiOnal administration Of the past with
out thought OF local or individual BEN
eft; anu now, when we have present.
ed the free coinage OF silver as
necessity In finance, required by and
calculated to benefit the whole coun-
try, North, East, South ana West, we
fined our honesty impugned, our one
tenet we sought engTAued upon the
statutes heaped with insult, and our
selves accused OF desiring 10 build up
our particular locality to the Injury OF
the whole; therefore, be It
II solved, That while We declare our
allegiance anu fealty to the republic,
we call upon our representatives 10
demand Uf the Congress Of the United
States the submission Of an amend
mout 10 the constitution OF this union,
which shall permit the peaceful
lOosening Of the bond Of c0niedera-
ton, insOmuch as shall permit the
founding Of the department OF tho
West and the department Of the East
to legislate each It's separate congress
In matters OF finance and trade; with
each department its separate house OF
representatives; It's president veGtsd
with iull appointing power; the two
departments 90 he cooperative, with a
senate IA now constituted, anu a preai-
dent Of the United States who shall be
commander OF the army AMI chief exc
itivs OF the board VI presidents.
Resolved, That we believe the growth
OF the United States Of America since
the adoption Of the constitution we
all cherish aud revere 10 have been no
mighty that the present Legislative
and executive system Is wholly Ia.
adequate TO permit the iulfilment
OF that foundation principle OF "equal
rights to all, injustice to nome" which
In the chief corner stone OF this repub.
lie, aud we call upon tue citizens of
the Western states TO unite ia demand.
ing OF that Congress In which we
have voice, seldom needed though It
be, to the end that by the elective prlvi.
lege Of ireemen We may not longer
have our rights, our properties, our
sacred honor In business, legislated
away by the Eastern power which
knows not our interest, refuses TO learn
our needs and will not accede us the
rights our fsally and energy OF the
past entitle un TO-