The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-13

without artificial rriCHtion its minos NJ coal.
worked with such d"aafi lShor all s,e : remote
from other local mg,E"!e that their movement
without thu stnulons tic mining industry
affords. 1t support out founIrir-. orcrntns
s SSs m1shno r shr '9E i gu" r rS
Keeps TT}eht H. Tres d IL" soe tiers,
merchnnts it has invoked in tho ya'iIcvs and
upon mountain stiles magnificent cities and
thrifty towns aud yill1g"s ,irni mnnn lac,
claya distribute Their fnishcI ,rodncts and
support thousands OF PROSPEROUS and happy
but bccnusc agriculture is 20 limited in
area, confined to narrow strips along our few
handiwork 3, remote from "thorth The local
markets The coal Is mined. The coke is burned;
IL gathered, in the main for the owners and
workers 10 silver mines and snrltc's, md tho
and cnllinge are dependent upon them.
rsdgo os 1t thI o ES Of s rsn to
smelters must, soon follow, -thcir, example.
resninel. .FRer" viii soon he added to this
IDLE army OF labor 1910 men from he smelt"rs.
the railway companies arc LAYING on train
crews by the score. the fonndrles are nearly all
out OF orders. the farmers and fruit growers
will be barely paid for the cost OF saving their
crops. tho merchants nre contemplating
houses seek almost in vain for customers. This
ism exnggeration. The destruction Of tn"
British possessions to the Mexican iorder line.
mining Industry destroyed but q represents the
condition 81 the other mining States nnl Ter
III the silver mines shall renain closed ono
bali Of the American output Of lead must tie
sssn Ths es Lead
the one metal supplemented by tho other to
TTemunerate the lead silver, mines; Not less
N nj n nnf n
silver Industry. The, placer or. creek wash:
orr. gold supply, are practically exhausted.
Those WhG contend for the gold single
producne silver Va say y t" You "S that reliable
statistics prove That the silver Of Colorado
than nor "nnce ike ' r"Id .s some "0 silver
Is produced for much less than its market
highest prse IN tho mnke
All Of the mining States and Territories are u
"stop and consider. men OF the East. how
many millions Of your money are invested
with us. The funds Of estates Of willows and
have built our edilces. Colorado has boon "a
fayorite field for such investment. Have the
GUS in prompt repayment? The Legislature
has enacted laws cruel 10 its own people and
man might shirk or escape Repayment OF the
borrowed dollar There are held throughout
ties. in trusts and mortgnees. the payment OF
try. Ws Of - "oIorads "' % "r,ds our our
, ssyss uren our cSHn,sTa and financial
diate one dollar OF an honest debt. All OF our |
assets are at the will Of our creditors for their
'the section the values Of our property will |
tOur towns and cities will largely he depopu !
lated. and the railroads will be sent into bank
.merited afiction you cannot blame US II we
are thus deprived OF all ahilitvto meet our
IN Sn 5 . r5 true tte the
will you do with it,
But though. you may do all in Your power.
greed; to destroy us. We viii not submit TO
poverty without out struggle We shall seek
our silver industry along new lines. and |
With new cH, and more symrathetic neigh
to build the tariff wall Lctwecn this country
and Mexico and the silver producing and all
senator TSsr iceareG two y"ars sse IN
the United States Senate. it WAS not In Colora-
9s s 81 her sstar tass
than "a herself. patriotcally sacrificed her own
!Hs e the 'S Snnth Colorado onnc,,s with or
sinking hearts tho enactment Of the law that
ment and to turn. your election booths
over , to the tender mercies # Fed:
1nm trn yonV W. w eieeion uaS. 70 save
Force Bill. coorado's two Senator'S s"s f RepnS.
Ncans, defled the edicts OF their party's eau
cuses. and defeated what was to you the GER
tain humill ation and the horrors Of subsection
% the electoral to. viii Of yovr former slaves.
With usHnow 1t Is more Of a death struggle
chan IT, was then with you. II the schemes OF
fhe old ktngs are accomplished II the present
silver law shall be Internationally repealed.
the great bull OF us will be made pauparI and
our beautiful and wonderful State will he set
back In its march OF progress more than a
quarter. OF century.
=. COLORADO makes this appeal for preserva-
don to the open-hearted and generous people
OF the country. We are confident that 1t will
homslsss through the destruction Of the
chief Industries OF 1,OOO000 square miles
OF American territory. can never be the work
OF an American Congress- with your approval.
Hopeful OF speedy delivery from the crush.
1pg burdens OF financial system begotten Of
money power and OF the prosperity inseI arabic
from an American system which includes the
free coinage Of gold and silver nj Tho mcrican
{atio OF ~ to We submit to the people Of the
United States this statement OF our cause"
The Convention. after arranging for fund
with which to disseminate free coinage ltera-
ture in the East, adjourned sin" die.
The Clearing House presented Il check for
$1,000 70 help defray tho expenses Of delegates
70 the BIT. Louise. Chicago. and ~. Paul Con-
andwork for the cause OF free silver When the
address was Eead the crowd ronrcd forth its
applause, and the scene was wildly en- thusas-
TIC when the reading ended.
1t Ia believed here that all that Is needed ts
70 send men into, the Fast to preach
Waite and Mr NJ patiss a 's will Wake 9 up
New York and Connecticut this summer and