Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-13

one.half of the American output of lead
must be lost. The greatest bulk of the
lead crop is taken from silver bearing ores.
II requires the one metal, supplemented by
the other, to remunerate the lead-silver
miner.
Not less than 55 per cent Of the gold
product OF the country depends upon the
maintenance of the silver industry. The
placer or creek washings, the earliest and
most prolific source of our gold supply, are
practically exhausted.
Those who contend for the gold single
standard wilfully mislead you as to the
cost OF producing silver. We say 10 you
in the most solemn and truthful manner
that reliable statistics prove that, includ-
ing but legitimate items in the count, the
silver Of Colorado costs by the time it is
on the market hot less than l.29 per ounce.
There are held throughout the East hun
dreds of millions of dollars in railroad
stocks and bonds, in municipal securities,
In trusts and mortgages, the payment OF
the greatest BODY of which depends upon
the prosperity Of the silver mining coun-
try.
We of Colorado pride ourselves upon our
commercial and financial integrity. No ca
lamity can induce US to repudiate one dollar
Of an honest debt. All Of our assets are at
the will of our creditors for their reimburse
ment But if by the bad Congressional leg
islation; if. through Congress, you
shall wipe out the great in
dustry of the section around
which all others cluster for vigor and
profit, the values of our properties will
shrink, our business will DO destroyed, our
towns and cities will be largely dep0pulated
and the railroads traversing the western
half of the continent will be sent into
bankruptcy. Certainly in the face OF such
unmerited intiiction you cannot blame
us IL we are thus deprived Of all ability TO
meet our obligations. You may, 1t is true,
take the country in payment, but after you
get 1t what will you do with 1t!
70 the South, Colorado appeals with
more soul-felt words. Two years ago, 1t
feared with sinking hearts and hating lips,
the enactment of the law that threatened
to deprive It Of self-government and 10
turn its election booths over TO the
tender mercies of Federal bayonets
on election day. To save 1t
from the outrages Of the federal force
bill, Colorados two Senators-Repuo-
licans-defied the ed!cts OF their party
csucusses and defeated what was to you
the certain humiliation and the horrors OF
subjection to the electoral Will OF your
former slaves. w = ShNcu gOu toOh' ANN
can save US now. With us now II is more
OF death struggle than 1t
was then with you. II the
schemes Of the gold kings are
accomplished-if the present silver law
shall be unconditionally repealed, the
great bulk of US Will be made paupers and
our beautiful and wonderful State will be
set back in its march of progress more than
q quarter of q century.
Hopeful of speedy delivery from the
crushing burdens of financial system, be-
gotten of the greed Of Great Britains re-
neritv inseparable from an American sys-
TEN which includes the free coinage OF
gold and silver at the American ratio OF 10
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 coin
age literature in the East, adjourned sine
die.