The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-08-19

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| to unusual demands upon it; ant
we call attention to the fact that il
late days the issuance of proper
checks, certificates and paper
vouchers, it is unnecessary to trans
port the weight of metal until it il
actually needed for use; and en-
deavoring to look at the subject
from a broad cosmopolitan point
Of view, We believe that the demon.
citation of our silver coin, was q
base surrender Of the rights of the
American people to the interests Of
those who, during the dark and
trying period Of our national his.
tory, did secure our bonded prom
Uses to ray in coin.
We insist that all nations who
have ever arrived at a successful
financial life, did so invariably on
basis of bimetallism ere they felt
able to try to destroy the legal ten
der quality of the best part of the
money metals of the earth, and in
sist on payment being made to
them on incoming obligations in
the unreliable other portion left to
appreciate; and
We believe that what Spain
alone, France alone and the Latin
Union alone has done successfully
for many years can be safely un-
dertaken by all America. And
We believe that India, China, and
four-tifths of the population of the
earth must have silver on which to
do business as they are not suffi-
GENTLY enlightened to successfully
use any other obtainable form of
money.
1t il our belief that this country
stands inaits own light by allowing
another country to fix a medium of
currency for US with the best and
most profitable class of producers
of raw material and consumers Of
manufactured product; that it is
the duty of American statesmen af-
ter providing for the creation Of a
silver currency in place of the gold,
to allow our foreign creditors full
payment in our products or in coin
whenever desired by them, even
though it should mean the with
drawal of all the gold we may now
have or that we may obtain for gen.
erations, rather than that our pro-
ducts be continually deprecated,
our producers handicapped and
our relations virtually forbidden
with the best class of outside con-
sumers for the same period of time.
In other words we believe that the
question before the United States
IS paraphrase on the ancient max
it is better to reign
n an American monetary Heaven
or serve in an English fnacial
He'll" and
We therefore believe that it is the |
and duty of the United
states, together with such other
American support that can be OBJ
aimed upon the western continent,
o at once remonetize silver and
'lace the same where it stood be-
ore the underhand legislation of
. years ago destroyed it's prospect
f furthering American industries.
And we believe finally: That it
, only by this means-the dealing
nth and being friendly to nations
rho are producers of raw materials
nd consumers of manufactured
roducts, and not by following the
ead of nations who have hereto
pre- been chief competitors for the
'orld's business, that our country
an fulfill its destiny and become
ne pattern for other nations on
ais continent.
Therefore we, the editors of Idaho
/ state convention assembled, call
pom our legislative officers in the
ational Congress, upon those of
ther states and communities where
,eir chief industry is the produc-
on Of something valuable, and not
10 hording of gains loft times
l-gotten), that others have pro-
lced in days past, to see justice
done to silver by giving back to
the full ability which it possessed
to few years ago-unlimited
.bt paying power at ratio of Is !
lnces Of silver to l of gold"
THE PRESS THANKS BLAND.
The following telegram was sent
"Silver Dick" Bland:
Hon. r. P. BLAND: The Idaho
ress Association, in annual State
invention assembled. thank you
earthly for the revivifying speech /
IT'D which you lately electrified
'ngress. See that every derelict,
pm Sherman to Carlisle, is given
8 proper rating. In '94 The West
ID South are unanimous for silver,
ID who shall then say them nay?I
THANKS TO KETcHUM.
The following resolution was
en- passed thanking the citizens
Ketchum
That the members of the
aho Press Association, desiring to give
preston to the deep sense of gratitude A
feel for the gracious attentions and