The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-13

sas eoads Of weakeaed love and coasdsncr. snd
ct IA narpy motion the wheels OF al tnss cnnn-
uys magnificent Industries
"ili sea fissen 20 rs while ue speak IN voe,aa
os sooes easnes;ness OF the local effects the un-
cosaifienai repeal OF silver viii havsr The sit-
: VET r. mining states ana Territories. embracing
L"sAee square miles cs continent with 1aNaao
lnhasssins them, dspend pccsniar.iy upou diver
aiming For prosperity. This industry ID tho
esy neast from which nearly every other
inaastsy receives iss support Agriculture wtsf
no$ tastve without artificial irrigation. lts
mines OF coal ssoae. iron. coal snd clay shiis ms-
nsnesat Are worked with such dear laaos and -
remote ifoFa iacai markets that thar movement
soaio oe feeble and tAeir operation disaasrous
without the stimulus the mining Industry al.
tofuA IL supports our fcundfics operates our
machine shops. supplies our railroads with
.cisass. stimulates travel. keeps bright tho
nFes oi our snaclssrs and ssnds customers 70
the shops OF our nscrehansa II has invoked In
the vssleys and upon ths mountain aides mag
naHeent ana tarissy towns. great manniac:ofics
OF paper. cotton. leather. iron. stesl aud elaye
70 oistr'ouse the naishsd products TO and sup-
post thousands of happy families Bat bscauso
our asucuisuss is 80 limited In arva, counuea
20 narrow strips along tie few and
scany streams. cur labor II 20 high end
eur nandswosk 90 remote frcm other
shau local markets. that tho coal 10 mined the
coke 10 burned. the rails are rolled. the gssiu ss
grown and the fruit Is gathered IN the main foe
the owners ana workers OF silvcr mines. and the
sme'ser psopsic;ors and tho workmen Of these
industries and other call.nss depsodsnt upeu
'nem- The reduction Of the price OF silver 20
about 20 ecats has shut down ~ Per cent Of the
niscf m'nss OF this country. ana the smeltsrs
muss, IN consequence. soon follow their ex.
ample. There are Ia Colorado today iAeoo idle
miners tho know not where 20 turn II work -
ccs resumed There will soon b addict to thu
IDLE army Of labor t,o0o men from the smsitssA
The stone Quarrsss are nearly all shut down.
the railway comranies laying Oh train crews by
the acose, the foundriea arc nearly all cut az
ordcs' ths farmers aud fruit growers will b
barely paid for tho cost OF saving the crops:
merchants are countesmandinx their orders.
ana travelling men for Eastern housss are iook.
ing aimost In vain for customers This II nos
an exaegsrssion. Tho destruction OF the
silver industry will dcvssta,s the country
- II swept by cyclone. reaching from the
British Possessions to the Mexican border line
This sorrowfus picture OF Colorado with ise
mining industry destroyed. but represents the
conoiiion OF other mining states and territories
with the came calamity upon them. II The
SILVER mines remain closed. halt tho Amsrican
output OF lead niuss b. lost The greatest bulk
of the lead product 10 taken from silver
bearing orcs II requires one metal snp-
plemcnted by the other to rcsnuperats the lead
siiver miner. n Not less than IS par cent OF the
gold product of the country dspends upon tho
maintenance OF the silver industry. Placer oe
creek washinss. the earliest snd most profitable
source OF our gold supply. are practically sx.
nausied- Those who contend fos the gold siusl
standard wtiiuiiy mislead you - 10 The
cost Of producing silver We cay % you
In most solemn and truthful manuoe
that reliable statistics prove. includin
but legitimate items In the account
that the silver OF Colorado costs. By che
time IL 70 on the market. not less than o. = poe
ounce Like gold, some silver 10 produced foe
much les than the market vaius. bus the
average coat Of silver II fully the highest price
is ever brought in the market All the mtnias
states and territories are q debtor elanl 8son
and consider. men Of the East how many
millions OF your money IL invested with IA
The funds Of the estates Of widows and oepAans
are loaned on our lands and have buils
our edihcs4 Colcsodo hao hsea . iavostso
field fos such invsstmsntA Have the people os
any state ever proved more punstiiious In
prompt paymsntf The lsgislasuso has enacted
laws cruel 70 our own people and unrtvalsd In
iihsrality to the croaitoss. thas No man might
shirk o. escape the rspayness ei . borrowed
dollar: Thsss = hsea enseughout - East ti0a.
pal securities 10 Rus0 end nestsasss. the pay-
mens OF the gEsesae body el which
depends upon thA peoopGeity Of
tho silver mining eouatsy. We at
Colorado pride Oursslvoo upoa eur commercial
ana hnanciai integrity. Ne calamity can IL.
ducs us 70 rspudiats dollar Of hoasst debt
All our asssts ass q the VIII q our essdisoss
for rslmburssmsn. sus ii, By bad coasrss-
sional lsgisiatton--if through eongrsss you shalt
wipe out the great industry Of this section,
around which oil others cluster fos vfeos and
proht. the values 81 our properties VIII
shrink. our businsss will 10 destroyed.
our towns and citiss will b largely
s1Ass kAtn aAlv~ 49,
srn bali OF the continent will b sent into bank.
fuptcy. CERTAINLY In the face Of such IN un-
nsritcd infection you cannot blame us II ~
are thus deprived Of all ability 70 meet our
obiigattona You may. IL 10 true. take the coun.
try In payment. but after you have gos u what
win you do with ~ hut though you may do
All In your power, whether In iguornncs oe
through selfish greed, 10 destroy us. Ne will
not submit to the destiny Of poverty
without . struggle We shall seek 70 open up
now markets and build up our silver industry
along new lines aud with new and more sympa.
thstc neighbora Colorado has aided with iso
vote to build up tariG wall between this coum-
Try and Mexico and tho silver producing aud
usipg republics Of the southern continent. As
senator Teller. one OF the staunchsst supporters
OF this exclusive policy declared but two years
ago In tho United states senate: at fs nos In
Colorado's interest to vote for such tso,a<
tion. but Coorado, thinking moro of her
sister states than OF herself. patriosicsiiy
sscrifced her own In their interest" To the
South Colorado sppcais with moro soui-fsis
words Two years ago you feared with sinking
hearts and pslfnx lips the enactmsnt of tho isw
that threatened to deprive you OF sell govern
ment snd turn your election booths over to the
tender mefcies Of Federal bnyenets On election
day To save you from tho ousraxcs OF TIC Fed
erai force biii. coIorado's two acnasors. both
Republican,, dsflsd tho edicts Of their party
"a md Al foA whaf In
EQUALIZATION and tho horrors of subjection 10 tie
electoral will Of youf former slaves We saved
you thea. You can saye now. With us now
IL IL moro pf . dse.h struggle than IL WAS then
with you. Tho schemes Of this gold kings
accomplished, II the present silver law
10 uneonaiiionaiiy repealed, ths great
bulk oi us will 10 made panpsss
ana our beautiful and wonderful State win bs
set back ia the marca OF progress moro than =
quarter Of century. Colorado. great In rc-
sources. proud Of its business reessi. fiied with
brave men aud resolute hearts, makes this iss
appeal for preservation 10 On Open hearted and
generous people Of the country. We are
atrocisy Of making homeless. through
the dsssruction Of iss chief industries Of l.mouU
square miles Of American territory, 800 o00 nsn,
women and children, with all the attendant
seousgss Of snfoscsd and hopeless idisnsss. can
never b the work Of On American congress With
POUR approval Hopeful Of speedy dsiivssy
from the crushtnR burdens OF . nDsncial
System bsgosssn Of The greed Of Great
Britain's ssmossslsso mo0sy power and
Of the prosperity insspasable from that Amsri.
can sysssm which iucluass the ire coinags Of
old and silver - the Aosscan ratio Of 10 70
/. ~ submfs 70 the peopls of The Un3ted States
this ssatsmsns Of our esus&
The convsntion. after arranging for Q
fund with which - disseminate free coin.
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