The Meeker herald., 1893-07-15
iuss that the pirate. o, Wall street may

lnRs that the pirates OF wall elreet may
force the government 10 issue moru
bonds. Perhaps the people OF this free
land will submit to this system OF DIES
potlsm and spoliation, but il they do !
am much mist ken. l do not beilev~
they ara in frame of mind to be longer
tiitl-d with.
7 he West has taught the q ,st a les
son 1t has established the greatest tx
position OF the worlds pro iucts eve
seen. II We are but loyal to ourselves
we can dis-obe the Atlantic coas5 Of
their commercial money loaning and
railway supremacy and transfer it fur
ther West and South, an unmask thai
den of in'qu,ty and lay bare their hid.
eous defnr mites as the Lluncelto Cob
hos OF their confederate Shylocks across
the water, until they shall stand out b.
fore the world as The greatest band OF
consp,rators that ever plundered whole
nation.
Why should Western bankers keep
their balances in N-w York Rh'ch Is
to still further plunder us We mus
resist these sggressions. We cannot il
this case kiss the hand that smlt-s us
We ehould bulld up u money nletI opuli,
reserves should be kept, where our mar.
chants should buy their goods. The
Fystem of protection should protect
the people Of the West as we'll as the
Ett.
NJ inufactories create Il demand f,r
raw material FOR all produo-s Of the
Sla,e, aud the ra lrJais should adopt
a mrs liberal policy for their
encouragement. Should they il Sc n few
dollars in establishing these reat enter
prises for the first few years. II = like
establishing plant that will return 1t
to them in time, many fold, The raw
material in this srction should be util-
ized Nature has beea generous in her
gifts and nearly every kind of manufac-
turing may be engaged IN here. There
ia no 81 ate IN the union tn At can be
compared with ours. Iron ore OF excel
lent quality exists in close proximity 10
fuel. The manufacturers of the f ist
exist only by reason Of the heavy tariffs
on the Imported article and n bounty on
Western products which they consume,
which is "A tax on the producers OF those
produc's.
Should silver be restored, this tax to
Z tie farmer would be removed, conse-
| quently the bounty In the East; and the
manufacturer would then seek the
sources Of fuel and food. Our railroads
| should also encourage the shipping OF
anthracite coal in which this section
abounds, and also stone, marble and
other products, to EI=torn markets.
With these products Developed and
manufacturing encouraged, doubtless
the roads you now have would be mad
equate and others would be constructed.
The lines you have are Colorado 10 Ids
and deserve every ENCOURAGEMENT, but
with your undev.loped country, lou are
able to pay interest and fixed charges on
bonds more than double the cost OF the
rad. mud Is fall dividend uu watcreu
stock. Other roads may be built for
one half the bonded debt which must be
met Rs liked charges aud could give you
bali the freight and passenger ratet
which would he n potent factor to q
marvellous development and wonderful
prosperity.
All railroads 10 the United States are
bonded at an average OF nearly three
/ times Their actual cost, upon which the
producers must pny as fixed charges the
interest ON the bonds and in many in.
stances dividends on walered stock
The nianag- men: OF the Denver and
RIO Grande ra lway is both able and
friendly aud dos rve5 well VI the people
OF III State. They are IN no way re-
sponsble for the Conditions which com
pei iLrm 10 earn double The money, IN
order to pay interest and dividends, that
they should II is to their credit that
they able to do so and speaks we'll fol
the r. sources and prosperity O. the PEG
lie Of Co orado, through which it ira
v.rees. The iron, coal, gypsum, clays
silver. gold, the fruit. agriculture and
all the pro iucts Of thus wonderful coun.
try, it's noun aims with snow-c ipped
peaks. its thermal waters, it's gent
and inspiring atmosphere, surp issinS the
historic climate OF Arabia and Syria,
all jJin 10 inviting the best elements o.
the earth to partake OF their prodisality
Colorado produces may lie roughl,
es,ima' ed, gold 100000, coal sl2Oo0,
90 horticulture s20,OOb0)0, silver s2j,
0OJUOO, agriculture s6),Ooo,ooo and man
ufacturlns Slo0CoJO0J; this dues not in
Guide live stock, wool clip, lime, lire an
plAsti; clays, dairy aud other products
It. is believed I hat the loss on these pro
ducts in Colorado caused by the demon
-ilzatiun of silver is more than $50 oOO.
600 yearly. \ very small propo ton Of
that sum would educate the people 81
that The members of Congress would bt
instructed as to the kind OF laws the,
should make. and they would be giver
notice that they must lake their
Instructions from the people OF this
country instead of the money powe
Of Europe. With this great burden re
lieved we would march on to the glo
! A ft,a,s h 10 .,