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


and ready for action"
Governor Waite was applauded as he came
forward in response TO loud calls. He said:
shall speak very briefly aud only to
few points. The decentralization OF silver In
1873 was secret and fraudulent, but the pres
ent movement Is open and aggressive. Not
withstanding that since 1873 no congress
has convened but that majority OF both
houses were IN favor Of silver, yet they have
never been able to enact la" Tor the free
coinage OF silver, because the president
whether Republican or Democrat, has
been dominated by Wall street, and has al
ways been ready to interpose his veto, equal
to a two-thlrds vote in both houses of Con
gross.
The effect Of the goldbug conspiracy since
1873 has been to increase the purchasing
power OF money, or, 10 put the statement III
another form, TO decrease tue value or price
OF all commodities. b. the legislation OF the
past twenty years the value of money, bonds
mortgages and all evidences oil debt has IN
creased since 1873 until their face value no"
will purchase double the amount OF all staple
commodities that 1t would thcu. SILVER,
when demonetzcd or denied free coinage, a.
bullion became a commodity. and like al!
other commodities, it value hi- depended
upon the abundance or the scarcity oil money
| in circulation.
Abraham Lincoln said II a debt Is created
| with certain amount Of money in circulation
| and then the government contracts the money
volume before the deb IS paid, II is the most
henous crime which government can com
NIT against the people And that Is lqst
/ precisely what this government has been do
l ing ever since 1873 Congressional iesisla-
/ ton and nothing else has reduced the price oil
/ silver bullion from Il IL per ounce In 1913 10
/ 20 cents In 1898. Legislation, for which the
/ two old parties are equally responsible, has
reduced the price OF wheat from Sl.il per
bushcl in 1873 10 65 cents In 1888. The saline
! legislation has reduced the price OF cotton
from 10 $40 cents per pound In 1873 10 s-lO
cents per pound Ia 1898.
Legislation not positive, but negative, re-
fuslng free coinage OF silver has increased the
/ ratio Of it, value as bullion compared with
gold from Ii 10 l TO ~ to l; IL has di-
mlni-hed the value Of silver bullion, and mas
also diminished In almost the same exact pro
portion the value OF wheat. corr. cotton ana
all other staple products and the wages of la
hor And uON 1t is proposed by the false,
. tr.nchcrous friends OF silver and the allies OF
Wall street to adopt this new ratio OF y or
"a 10 a. the new basis OF the free coinage OF
silver Such a compromise Will simply cry -
talike all the wrongs and Injuries which the
money power ha, inflicted upon the people
for the past twenty years. II viii declare
these robhcrle- condoncd, and deprive our
selves of auy redress or remedy Ia the future.
II says to Wall street: You have good
right aud title to all the wealth aud prospect
tyyou have thus far filehed from the people
Now, take new start and see II in the next
twenty years you can't rob the people OF twice
az much a. you have In the past twenty
years. Aud this Is called compromise
Why, II beats thai celebrated compromise
which the devil proposed to Jesus Christ on
the mountain
4 word upon the international conference.
The future historian Will be amazed to read
that the two great political parties oil thi,
country In is92 both agreed In their national
conventions upon the unpatriotic and uu'
American policy 10 submit legislation upon
the finances Of this country to the advice and
consent or dictAtlpn OF foreign governments
to a conference put up" In the Interest OF
the money power IL !, the most God-ior'
, salSeu and contemplate Idea that ever Ell
tered the brain OF an American citizen,
II It Is true that the United States Is unable
, 10 carry out It, economic and governmental
, policy under our own constitution and law'
without the dlctation or consent OF foreign
PoNeT-; II We are only a province OF European
mOnarchies then we reed another revolution
another appeal to arms and 10 the god OF
b hosts, and when We have won that battle, a.
we will If war Is forced upon u, we viii send
, to Halifax a far greater army of "Englisl
Tories according tc our population, than
our fathers sent there after the revolutionary
war.
A word upon anotser subject Cleveland.
uallly As putin4s.lie hi--sa.L- Tor .t'sa!aI
silver as money, and threatens It's total de-
structlon As coin, except for subsidiary pur
poses Enforced, that policy will shut uf
!
cities, and drise the miners Of all the Rocky
Mountain region bankrupts upon cold aud
unfeeling world The Denver daily press
with the exception of the Rocky Mountain
Nens, has not caught on to the situation Al
all. They have busted themselves proving
that, even with silver destroyed entirely, the
state would still be rich In great natural re.
sources. They have not even protested
against the threatened outrage, and have
covered la the dust at the feet of the Molorl
/ of AL gfT. Nj all th. 20
whipped -panicls have kissed the hand thai
smotc them.
But cry OF agony does arise from tn,
mountains and the valleys Of Colorado In
bitter protest against policy, the mos
atrocious since Louis XIV. revoked the cdct
of Nantes In 1855, and banished from Franc,
800 900 Of his people.
Who is Grover Cleveland and who is Bcnja
min Harrison, and who are their supporter.
In Wall street or In Denver that in this nine
teenth century they dare assume to drive int
poverty and exile a half million OF American
frcemcui
la the late civil war there was no time after
the war commenced that both the North and
the South would not have gladly compru-
missed upon surrender of the right
OF the black man, but there is just
God who presides over the destinie- of ma
tons. And now when is Involved not the
freedom OF i,oOO,OOJ black men only, but the
liberty of 81 .OOO,OOO people, black ard white
the same God OF mercy aud OF justice will
override evil for good, aud no banker, no
broker no usurcr, and, least of all, no ''pel
ding politician has 1t in his power to com
promise the tremendous issue.
The war has begun; 1t is the same war
which must always be waged against oppres.
sion and tyranny to preserve the liberties OF
man-that eternal warfare of monarchy and
monopoly against the right of the people to
sclf-government, and which. during the last
century, has so conquered the masses to
reduce to pauperism the common people, OF
almost every nation under heaven except the
United States Our weapons ''argumeni
and the ballotn-''A free ballot and u fair
count" And If the money power shall at
tempt to sustain its usurpaiion by 1.-THE
strong hand" we will meet that issue when
1t is forced upon us, for It is better, infinitely
better, that blood should flow to the horses
| brides rather than our national liberties
should be destroyed
The Governors speech WAS heartily APP
plaudcd.
S. r. Pratt moved that the convention dc
express itself in accord with the letter and
spirit OF the remarks of Governor Waite. A
long discussion ensued In which good many
men participated. Some objections were
raised to the motion OF Mr.. Pratt, but 1t car
ried by vote of 1924 to g.
On motion of 4. J. Rogers, three cheers
were given for Governor Waite. After lis
tening to speeches by J. IL. Putt and j. B.
Beford. the convention adjourned until 10
O'Clock the next morning.
At the opening Of the Wednesday morning
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