Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-07-24
Ell REKA'S APPEAL.


respectfully represent to the Congress
of the United States that through It's
legislation heretofore. We have been
invited and encouraged to settle in
this inhospitable Section, and feeling
that confidence which loyal citizens
always entertain in the benlgnity OF
the General Government, we have at
great cost Of money and labor, built
for ourselves and also for the general
welfare of the Union. homes and in
dustries which to day represent thirty
years Of the most valuable portion Of
our lives.
We would also represent that not
alone our prosperity, but our very ex-
istence will be absolutely destroyed
by unfriendly legislation to our chief
produce-silver.
We do further represent that a re-
peal Of the so-called Sherman Act
with ont tho passage of some measure
providing other adequate reliet, will
result in discouragement, distress,
disorder and suffering beyond human
imagination to conceive, throughout
Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, dcntanu,
Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
In former days the silver miners ap.
pealed for aid to none, but contribu-
ted literally to all who were in need.
Their firm hands, strong arms and
resolute hearts made passageways
through the deserts and over the loft
lest mountain ranges Of the continent,
tune from the bowels of the earth.
They we're hardy Of body, resoluts Of
purpose, but withal ten Ter Of heart.
No case OF want or suffering WAS
presented to them in vain. They
helped, with purse in hand, money or
labor as the occHsian demanded
Whether the suffering came from
famine in Ireland, yellow fever in the
South, fire in Boston or Chicago or
elsewhere they hssitaied never To-
give freely, largely and gladly IF their
W Ltl0 5uu0I6Eb.
But now the changel Government
that should have fostered and protect
ed has turned it's unpurental hand in
wrath upon them and wounded him
we'll nigh unto death, and when it's
arm IL now appraised TO strike the
death blow, they who never appealed
before send forth prayer OF suppli-
cation 10 those who have suffered in
the South and the Middle and West
land, To aid them in their dire extrem-
ity. They make the appeal for aid,
yet the aid ID not 10 them only. II is
to all men Of labor, and to the mon of
= small and moderate means in all
lands. 10 remonetize silver aud
thereby provide IN approximate, ade
quate circulating medium Of ultimate
redemption will benefit nll men in all
lands, except the few who have large
boards Of gold which they Wish to in
crehse, some thirty, some sixty and
some an hunhredfoId. and whose
wish and cry is norel More !
More | II That few need no protec
ton; IT is from them that the toiling
masses and those who have no oppoy-
tunity To toll need protection. Fellow
countrymen, will you md US in giving
IL TO them?
When We ask you to aid us we at
tho same time ask you TO aid your
solves. Tie same contemplated blow
from the General Government that is
to destroy us will make slaves of you |
Think not that our death, sympathy
excepted, matter OF Indifference to
you. 1t is death aud destruction to
us but peonage and slavery TO you'll o.
tho two which is to DO preferred? In
1.-THE name OF Truth, Justice, Riphi.
Honesty and Fair Dealing we ask
yonr aid in this glorious cause of all
or nearly all, humanity. Shall we ap-