The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-12

for eastern houses seek almost In vain l1r
Gu toners THIS i no cSa.gerntion Inc
destruction Of the silver Industry VIII devn--
tate The coauiry rs If swept by cyclone
rcachin.; from the British possessions to the
Mexican border liue This sorro"iul picture
of Colorado with its mining industry ue
slroyed hut represents the condition OF tne
other mlhiug -tties and territories Win t''
same calamity upon them.
II the silver MINES shall remain closed, one
half of the American output OF ical must oe
lost. The greatest bulk OF the lead ptouuc'
is taken from the silyer-bearing ores IL re-
aulrcs the one metal supplemented ny t,e
other to remupera.,. the leai-sllyer miner. II
the market for silver is broken down. the ie'u
cannot be produced
Not les, than 81 per cent OF the gold prod
uct of the country depends upon the hiaii
tenance OF the silver industry. Inc placer o'
creek washlngs, the earliest and mos, pro
life sources of our gold supply,are practicahy
exhausted. that metal is now taken irou
lcads-oue-half of it from silver icads-a'
by-product of silver mining, winch uniess
the mines may be probably worked Tor siiVe,
will never be added TO the Wofiuh e'o'e VI
gold.
Those who contend for the gold single
standard wllfully mislead you as to the cost OF
producing silver. We say to you In the most
solemn and truthful manner that reliable eth-
tIstics pro7e that, including the lesitinAte
ttcnlA in the account, the silver oil Colorhuo
costs ky the time 1t Is on the market not less
than 81 20 per ounce. Like gold, some siive.
is produced for nnch less tnah ITO sia, At'
value, hui the average cost OF silver Is 'uiiJ
The highest price It ever brought In market
All OF the miulng states and territories are
OF the debtor class. stop and consiuer, uen
OF the East, now many millions OF your money
are invested with Us. The funds OF estates,
Of wIdo,ye and orphans have been loaned on
our lands and have built our edihces. Colo
RADIO has been favorite feld for such invest
meuts Wave the people OF any state ever
proved more punctillious In prompt repay
menti The legislature has enacted AVS Nv cruz,
/ TO its own people and unrivaled IN iiIefahy
Z to the creditor that no man might shlrK or es-
I cape repayment Of the borrowed dollar.
] There are held throughout the East nun
/ dreds of millions of dollars In railroad stochs
I and bonds, in municipal securities IN trusts
/ and marriages. the payment of the greatest
/ body Of which depends upon the prosperity OIL
/ the silver mining country.
/ We of Colorado pride ourselves upon our
commercial and financial integrity. NO
[ calamity can Induce US to repudlate one uoi.
lar OF an honest debt. All OF our assets are
at the VIII of our creditors for their reimburse
mcut But II by bad congressional legisia-
| ton, II through Congress You shall wipe ous
tile great Industry Of the section AROUND
which all others cluster for visor land pront,
the yauc0 of our properties VIII shrink our
] business will be destroyed, our towns and
! elite, will be largely depopulated, and the
I railroads trayersing the western half OF the
continent will bc sent Into bankruptcy. Ger
tainly In the face of such unmerited lntictioh
] YOU cannot blame us II we are thus deprived
l OF all ability To meet our obligations You
may, il II true take the country In payment,
| but aftcf you get 1t what Will you do Win III
But thou III you may do all In your power,
whether IN Ignorance or through selfish
] greed I, destroy Us, we Will not submit 10
/ the de-ttiy u poverty without struggle.
We shall seek 10 open up new markets anu
build up our silver industry along ne" ilne'
/ and With new and more sympathetic neigh
bOrs. Colorado has aided with her whole
vote to build the tariff wall between TINS
/ country aud Mexico aud tho silycr-produclns
mud using republics OF the southern continent
A. Senator Teller, one OF the staunchest sup
] portcrs o! this exclusive policy declared ou'
Two YEAR ago In The United states Senate, II
was not iu Colorado, interest TO vote for such
! isolation but Colorado. III king more OF hei
sister states than herself, had pntriotlcally
! sacrificed her own Interest for theirs III her
chief industry Is now to be destroyed py th'
states which she has voted TO enrlch agalns
1 her own best welfare, she VIII within th'
Union and By constitutional means do all tina
lies within her power to tear down the wall ol
I ira ie exclusion between her and Mexico and
the South American republics, where silver II
the money and where commerce, agriculture
and manufacturing can be cultivated aud en-
largcd tb trough the silver Industry and the
money il sGpplles-although In doing so the
whole fabric of so-called protection shall be
swept away.
To the South Colorado appeals with more
With snsas heart. and painss lips lie enact enact
ment Of = law that threatened to deprive yor
of self-goyernmcni and to turn your election
booths over to the tender mcrces of fedora
bayonets on election day. To save you from
the outrages OF the federal force bill Colo
| RADIOS two Rcpublicans-defcd the
cdicts OF their party caucus and defeated
what was to you the certain humiliation and
the horrors of subsection to the electoral " III
You can gave us now. With u. now II Is more
of death struggle than 1t was then with You.
II the schemes OF the gold kings are accom-.
plished-it the present silver law shall be un.
condtiopally repealed, the great bulk of u.
Will be made paupcrs and our beautiful and
wonderful state will be set back in It's march
of progress more than a quarter of a century
Colorado great In 1t, resources, proud OF II.
bus ness record, filled with brave men and
resOlute hearts, makes this Its appeal for pres
ervatlon 10 the opeu-hearted aud generous
people Of the country. We are confident that
| IL viii not be In vain. The atrocity of max.
ing homeless through the destruction OF the
chief industries of 1000 square miles OF
American territory 100000 men, women and
children, with all the attendant scourges OF
enforced and hopeless ldleness, eau never be
the work OF an American congress with YOU
approval.
topefrl OF speedy delivery from the crush
ing burdenAof a financial system begotten OF
the greed of Great Britaln's rcmorsclcst
money power, and of the prosperity insepara.
bic from an American system which includci
the free coinage of GOLD and silver at the
American ratio OF l6 10 J., we submit to the
people of the United States this statement oil
| cur cause.
On motion OF Governor Waite the addres.
was adopted by rising vote. Hats wer,
waved and cheers rang out in emphasis OF tn,
approval that the delegates felt. Mr.. Pattcr
son was called upon for a speech, but said
that he adopted the address just read as hi.
speech. vote Of thanks was given the com.
mittee.
Congressman LATE Pence was called fol
and responded In lively speech that was re-
ceived with great deal of applause.
! 1t was agreed TO print ,000, 900 copies OF
/ the address to be sent east.
The following were reported as delegate.
to be srt 10 the meetings at st. Paul, st.
Louis and Chicago
For FL eaters to go to St. Paul-C. S.
Thomas, 4. NJ. Patterson, j. b. Bedford
Delegates TO Chicago aud st. Louis-Hon.
Davis II. Waite, Hon. Thomas NJ. Patterson,
Hon. Charles s. Thomas, Hon. James b. Bel
ford Hon w j Kerr Hon q q Sv,,,s