New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-13
AN APPEAL FROM COLORADO.
Continued from Fist PAGE.

manufactures Of paper cotton, leather iron steel and
eleye distribute their finished products and support
thousands OF prosperous ana happy families But be-
cause agriculture f. limited In area conhncd 10 narrow
strips along cur few and streams, our
high ard II, handwork from other than the local
markets ihe coal mined the coke Is burned the rail
il rolled the gram grown the irit gathered. IN the
main for the owners and workers in Silver mino- and
smetcf.. and the proprietor- and OF in.
du.,ric, and calings are dependent upon them.
IDLE SILVER MINES AND MINERS
The reduction IN price Of silver 10 about 20 cents
ha, 80 cent Of the oliver mines Of the
country smet'r, must soon follow then example
There are in Colorado to-day $1,000 idle miners, who
know M, whore tn turn II work There
will soon be added u this idc army Of labor 1000
men IRON the sm,ters. The stone qarfies are nearly
all -hut down the railway companies are laying OF
train c,ov. bv the scoIc the foundric> are nearly
all out Of order. ia" farmers ana inHgfo"eIs VIII
ne bar IL Maid for the OF their crops the
merchants are couuicanding their orders IN travel
Ing mon for Eastern houses seek almost III NhL
fr cu.opcr. Thi, +, no c>acccr1tion. The destruc-
ton Of the silver Industry VIII drNa>'ite inc country
a. II .vnnt ~ A cyclone reaching from The british
possessions to the Mexican border line ms sofo"'
ful picture Of Colorado Win lis mlnils INDUSTRY uo'
stroved but represents the conuitoh oi o1h'r i'"s
s,fc. and Territories with the calamity upon them
II thc silver mines ,ha remain closed on'-hai OF inc
American outrut OF lead br lost ine greatest bulk
Of the lead product l. taken from sllF''"'r'hR "r'
IL require, the ore metal supplemented oS tA' "'hf "
lcnuncratc thn lcad--nve. MINIS NoI ''' "''" '' ~
cent Of the gold product Of the country depends upon he
,i,,,o ~ the silver Industry. The placer or creek
va.bnos the earliest and most ollie source oil our s'
supply are practically exhausted. Those WHO cohVhu
for the lold single standard wiuy msr'd you a. 10 c
, =, urodu,trg silver We say 10 you In The
most solemn and truthful manner that reIsDie SOdu'"
prove that including the legitimate Items IL INV
accornt te silver Of Colorado costs by the time II :
on the market net les than - - per ounce LIN
gold some silver : produced for much less hah iIS
market value but the cost Of silver Is fuly
the highest price it ever brought in the market All oil
tho mining states and TcrritOrc, debtor rl'rS
stop aud consider OF the Last no" many mil"o"S
u Your money Invested with us. Inc iuhuS o'
estates u widows and orphans have been loaned Oh our
land and b,yc built our cdincc- Colorado has been a
f,vo,. field fr such investment. Have the people Of
any State ever proved more punctious III prompt r.
PAYMENT The Legislature has enacted laws cruel !"
IFS own people and unryalled in hbarallty to me
creditors that no nan might shirk or c'-
cape REPAYMENT OF the borrowed dollar. There are
held throughout the East hundreds Of millions Of dollars
in railroad and bonds. in municipal recurite- IN
trusts and mortgages, the payment OF the greatest poly OIL
which depends upon prosperity Of the slver'mlnng
country We OF Colorado pride ourselves upon our com
morcia, and financial Integrity 40 calamity can induce
n repudat" dollar Of an honest debt All oil our
assets ar, will Of creditors for their reimburse
mont But II by bad Congressional legislation. If through
Congress YOU shall wipe out bhe great industry oil he
section around which all others cluster Tor vigor ana
pont the values OF property Will shrink. our bn-l'
ness will destroyed towns and cities VII largely
he depopulaed railroads traycrsns the Western
haf Of the continent Will BE- sent into bankruptcy
Certainly Ia the Of such unmertei innIcton. you
conno. blame u, thus deprived Of all ability to
meet obligations. You may, II i true CA' u'
country In payment after you get IL, what VIII you
d. with III
NOT 10 SUBMIT WITHOUT a STRUGGLE.
But though you may d. all IN your power whether IN
cuorsncc or through selfish greed destroy MS. we vi"
vi
We shall seek to open up markets and to buld up our
silver Industry along new lines and with new ana more
symIathrc ghbors. Colorado has aided with her Noie
To build the tarr wall between this country aud Mexico
and the producing and silNcfuSng republics Of c
southern continent senator Teller one ~ the @ahch
-, supporters Of this exclusive policy declared but TWO
wars ago In the United states >enat" IL wa@ not In Colo"
rado's Interest 10 vote Tor such Isolation but Colorado
thanking more sister states than herself had patr
ou caly sacrificed her own in their inter 81.
In the South Colorado appeals with moro soul'ie'
words Two years AGO You fared with sinking hearts
and Tng lips enactment % the law tldt htedeheu
10 deprive you sctgoy rnmcnt and TO turn your 'c
ton booth, over u tender merccS Of Federal biyohet
on election day gave you from the outrag"s OF the
Federal Force BILL Coloados two s"nators-i'pnolean'-
dcled the their Inrty- caucnses ana defeated "h
wa. 20 YOU certain humiliation and IN" horrors "t SUD
lection 10 tho electoral viii o. your former slaves We
,,.1 Won then You can save With Us now
4 is more ~ death struggle than IL was hrh Win you
II the -chcme, gold king, ar" accomplished II ti'
present silver shall b. Internationally repeated h'
GREAT bulk u viii be- made paulcrs ana our b'antin
and wonderful state VIII De set back In IT, march Of
nro,rc,. mora than quarter Of century. Colombo
Great I'm IL, resources proud Of IT, business record h'd
with brave men and rsout. hearts, makes this it, appear
,r pr,>.voon Ia open-heared and generous people
81 tho country We are that III not be- In vain
The atrclty Of making HOMELESS through the desttE ton oil
tho chief industries of coo 900 square miles Of Amcr
can territory that the 500 600 women and children,
with all tho attendant scourges Of enforced and hopeless
dlenes. can bo tie work Of an American congress
with your approval.
uorofu Of speedy delivery from the crushing bur
dom. of , financial system. bcgottcn OF the greed OF
orat britain, reinorscl'ss power and Of the
prosperity ins r5rahle from an American system "hi'h
include. the free coinage gold and -iv at the Amer-
80, r,,io ~ 10 10 l. We submit the people Of the
United Stat., this statement u our cause.
The convention. after arranging for tnnd
with which 10 disseminate free coinage licra-
nm IN TN. L.Ist ulnurnnl sun Gin