The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-08-05
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the Great Falls board of trade which
is intended for the citizens of this
camp and we gladly give it space.
If there was a misunderstanding
upon the question in hand, and we
hope there was, the feeling of OPP
position to Great Falls, if any exists,
should be dressed from IL midst.
Unity of action by western powers
and influences is the only thing by
which we can hope to make a victory
for silver assured. We request the
public to read this letter carefully,
take it for all it says, as an earnest
and wellmeaning document, and
then lay down their battle axes till
they see what congress will do. We
are sure that should a war be neces-
sary to establish right and justice,
the city of Great Falls will furnish
as many volunteer recruits to the
square inch as any town this side of
the Mississippi:
Great Falls Board of Trade,
GREAT FALLS, July 27, 1898.
To the editor NElHARr HERALD.
The citizens Of Neihart having been
misadvised as to the action of the Great
Falls board Of trade in failing to pass
certain resolutions to he presented at
the Helena Silver convention held re-
Gently, it is only in Justice that we offer
the following explanation:
On Wednesday, July 10 the Great
Falls board of trade convened for the
express purpose Of electing delegates to
represent Cascade county and Great
Falls at the Helena Silver convention.
Although the attendance at the board
was small every member present was an
ardent supporter Of silver, and willing
to do anything to advance the interest of
the "white metal" in as much as every
man present based his future prosperity
on the success of silver.
Such men as Mcssrs. Macclay, and
Ira Meyers, who have first and last been
identified with silver and silver mining,
were present and who in Ncihart for a
moment doubts the sincerity Of gentle
men such as these, who have done so
much to further the welfare of that
camp.
In the course of the meeting a mem
Der of the board presented a resolution
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ena and read to the members of the con-
vention held at that place. Is it reason
able because the majority of the board
did not consider it essential to attend
this convention loaded with resolutions
that the members of the board be brand
ed as "Anti-silverites!' What more
could be done than the appointing of
and Meyers, men whose loyalty to silver
is so unquestionable, md who were in
themselves quite capable Of going to
Helena to fight the silver battle without
being burdcned with resolutions thai
could have had no marked effect. We
wish our friends at Neihart to under
stand that the citizens of Great Falls
are one and all as one man solid on the
silver question, and ready not only tc
fight but to contribute to the fighting
fund. In proof of this we have in the
past few days collected from the citi
zens of Great Falls $1,335 by a sub
scription list headed as follows: ''To
be applied for the purpose of furtherins
the interests of Free Coinage Legisla.
ion at Washington, ID. c."
1t will be interesting to the citizens o
Neihart to know that among the name
of subscribers appears that of a gentle
man who has been for a Just reason
branded as a Gold Bug.
Trusting that this explanation viii
set IL Neihart friends at ease regard
ing the position of Great Falls on
question so vital to our combined inter
ests, we remain
Respectfully,
The Great Falls Board of Trade
JOHN L. HARRIS, President,