The evening world., 1893-07-21

MINERS TURN TO P0NDERLY.
Earnest Appeal to the Master
Workman from Colorado
Kaights OF Labor Imp,ored to Assist
In Lifting Up Silver.

ASPEN Col. July 2i.-The Aspen min
crs have addressed the following letter
to Gene. al Master Workman Powderly,
Of the Knights OF Labor:
Dear Brother In this time Of our great
misfortune and distress, we look hope.
fully and trustipgly towards you. and
ask that YOU raise your voice IN our pc,
expressed by leading men Of our State,
knowing as they do the implicit conf
dence placed In your integrity and abil-
ity by the laboring men OF the country.
and infiuenc. you can exert for the re.
lief and benefit OF those who are bound
to you by the closest ties Of brotherhood
In the great cause OF humanity hum t to which
pledged and fcrvently devoted.
We were a happy and prosperous com
munity "a few short months ago. Over
1000 men worked In our mines. This,
important eight-hour working district
in the country. The rights OF laboring
men are respected.
To-day the mines are closed down.
Idle men fill our streets, who are almost
hopeless with despair. They have been
brought face to face with the problem
OF how to provide their dependent ones
with the common necessaries OF life.
The immediate cause Of all this misery
is attributable principally to the domi-
mating influences Of merciless plutoc.
racy that has firmly established Itself
You know these causes. You have
wisely instructed us upon the labor
problems Of the day and safely guided
us by your excellent counsels.. You live
in different SURROUNDINGS than your
knightly followers OF the mining camps
and may not be In possession OF the
facts and data to rcfute the false repre-.
OF s hs geaSafS sse foaW ard
ing statement. which we solemnly aver
to be absolutely true:
!. ri vss, cannot be pro iuesd a. 80 eents an
the pr,ce. droppsd b.i sp cent. the minss and
letters wers compel ed TO clo.s dow;
mine. q. tho MoIIi. Gib,op. Aspen and smussi"r
II ,h. camp to t.t, on. ore found IN Limited y guam
but tho great ere body Of their minsIsl cannot he
p,oduced with the price Of silver in the eighties or
g. These m!u,. ar. .1trsm.,y rare s1osptions.
been proftaols or in prontsbs as skii and economy
may have been practise in their m. m.nsEemsnt,
OF ss.n
the prc. ol silver deciinei below a. pc. oanc >
Sa tssiT d:1.op%.ns. ~hieS might lead to deposit:
OF grester value.
claims that utterly t.iled to sid any COZ .srab,e
% m.cn nsrJ . I'd labor 10 the dsveopmsnt Of minins
prcGcrs l.rgsly IN .Iss" Of Il: value % Of size. L
| o.. /, e Ipsndsd In search OF the metal and In
| getting II when discovered to market tor every
ounce that 10 producsd.
&. Invest silver with the rights Of which II was
DsmonstiIation act Of 1879 and the mouptains OF
Colorado and the Goid and silver producing states
| Hsrs would be an inviting field for thousands Of
| IDLE mon Of this country ~ fair wages. We can
| sands Of honest lanorns men who know not what
! to 10 or whore to turn.
| We implore you, therefore, to speak
nS,t In this critical hour and nnifA tho Ia
boring men Of the country with US in
! this great struggle Always believing ir
your great wisdom ana firmly relying upon
your love for the workingman ana your
great prudence. sagacity and judgment
| we close with a fervent appeal that you
come to the rescue in this time Of need
and counsel the toiling masses Of tn,
| country to Join in one solid phalanx fol
tine rights of silver and the blessings tina
should flow to every man who gains hi
sIstenance by the sweat of his brow.