Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-13
PAY PENSIONS IN SILVER.
Now Let tho Grand Army OF the Re.
p0blic Move.

Now Let tho Grand Army OF the Re
pablo Move.
20 the kocky Mountain Nevs.l
avail myself Of your permission t
make you some suggestions which
hope mag have some value and DO mad
use Of in tho way Of freq coinsge 70
silver. I suggest that you make. ,
direct appeal to every Grand Arm,
man. and through them to all sh'
Grand Army posts throughout Il,
United States, to meet in convention.
and circulate petitions direct to che
govern ment, through the congress: men
to ct once demand that eli pension,
be paid to them in silver dollars and
in no other money. Demand it to be
done At once. They claim to have
saved the Union. Let the m now act
once moro and help to save it aaaio.
A grateful oouLtry 10 paying them
and their descendants 500 ,00o, 900 or
more annually and does not comp'a ain
and never will, and in most cases
would prefer to pay more. Let the
Grand Army OF the West start this
Let them write letters, send literature
FREQ silver literatuse-to their COM
rades in the East. Some in the East
DO Tot understand this question right
and tho goldbug press will not try to
make them understand it, but do Try
to make them misunderstand il. Let
this DO started in tho right way end
the truth will roll from tho Pacific to
the Atlantic, from North to South,
from West TO East IN such volumes a.
will assonish the world-our world,
and what do We caro- for any other
world: This ono 10 ours, and we
fought - much for FREQ silver - we
did for anything else. We in the
West understand it better than they
do in the East, and the East and
South will be glad to get advice and
aud Instructions from
their comrades in the West.
l think somo such appeal IS this
would help tho cause very much.
There are among the Grand Army
men al over our land those who re-
oeive their pensions in silver that is
paid BY the farmer aud other poo.
men to them from taxes which the
rich do not try or help to pay. Ill
had voice that could be heard, and
knew the words TO speak, l think
could make such al appeal to the
thinking men and women OF thu.
our common county that this coming
congress would be compelled to an.
nounce to the world that America had
concluded to adopt the free and On
limited coinage OF silver for he,
people and all the rest of the world
must take the consequences. that
silver is ours aud we will protect i,
and keep it where it was before i,
was degraded to its present condition.
l should call the attention OF some
parties who seem to have forgotten
that little tea patty that took place in
Boston bsrbor some time ago, to con>
olude we want free silver - much a.
We did want freedom and FREQ speech,
and l am off wrong il We do not z.
it, for there 10 grand army Of voters
in this country made up of million.
who will "rally round the flag" for
free silver ~ they did for the flag that
led them to victory, and We must
begin TO muster them in now. There
10 no time to be lost. Let the camp.
fires DO lighted once more; lie. the
various Grand Army posts all through
tho West send some of their best men.
they have plenty Of them; let the m
talk. preach, explain and instruct
them. and Sherman's march to the
Sea will be done over again; let Col.
orado lead and all the rest will follow.
"A VOICE FOR SILVER"