Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-30
A coLonED MANS vrrw.

N04oiNh ihth VI tlt south. SAID MIR.
Murray:
As my first important vote IN thi.
House will be on the pending iii, /
deem II necessary 10 give expression
TO The reasons impelling me To cast il
AS | shall
The casual observer very readily per.
ceiyes that upon the settlement Of the
pending question the American people
are divided into three distinct and
somewhat antagonistic elements.
The first class is composed OF capt..
alists. bankers and commercial men.
who own and control nearly all the
currency, and are DESTROYS Of making
and keeping il dear by keeping it's vol.
unle Ne small as possible.
The second class is composed of
those who own the silver mines and all
the uncoined bullion not in possession
OF the government, and are using all
their power TO establish free coinage,
lear, mainly to enhance the value Of
their possessions.
The third class is composed OF the
tolllng and producing millions, who
are neither gold bugs nor silver bugs,
and who realize so little from their Ia.
Dor and investments that each wear
/ finds them Less able to meet the obi.
cations OF the former, in consequence
oi which they are forced TO sink deeper
and deeper under threatening pillows
OF mortgages and debts, beneath which
many 0f the gipnt ships Of their fel,
lows, bringing the bread and neces.
sary OF life from the shores OF nothing
mess, have sunk TO rise no more, leav-
ing THEN overburdened banks in rag.
ing seas OF debts. Ii Is in favor IL
change ia our monetary policy, but
not such a one Us has been suggested
10y the advocates Of the gold standard
To the last named class nearly all 81
my constituents, and the whole race
OF which i am the sole repTes. ntatiye,
belong.
In two respects | represent the larg-
est constituency 81 any member Of this
House--a district vi two hundred and
seventy thousand, and u race Of nearly
eight millions.
THE CAUSE or orr TROUBLE.
Speaking for them do not believe
that the great evils with which they
are afflicted are owing 10 the opera
tions OF the so-called Sherman law.
They had been hurtfully feeling the
mailed hand Of the unrighteous finan.
cial policy of their country long he
Tore the silver purchasing bill of 1890 |
became law. They believe and know
that the primary cause Of the direful |
al IzRnG yNnlRl. hus HOO,
pers OF them and their children for /
more than u dozen years lies deeper |
than the recent superficial, and in
some respects, designing unrest in
money circles. They trace il 10 "a con.
OF the circulating medium
which, like viper with lis victim in
IL coils, has been drawing its cords
lighter and tighter around their prog
pcrity, until il is dead. am Of the
opinion that the only sure and per.
nanent remedy is a lengthcning Of
The cords, an enlargement Of the vol
lme OF money.
POSITION or TIE NEGRO.
| feel proud of being able la saw that
history does not reveal the fact whore
! black hand was ever voluntarily
'alsed TO strike down the flag OF it,
country, nor is the vote OF the black ,
nan ever knowingly cast against ITS
interest. Notwithstanding the i'll
reatment received at the hands OF his
ountrymon, he is always found yot-
ng and shooting for America and {
americans, and on this currency aaes !
ION he is IN favor of an American, IN.
tead OF an English, German, French
md Belgian policy.
Mr.. Speaker am especially in favor
! silver, because 1t SO iittiugly illus. /
rates the condition OF the colored |
americans. Driven ont OF corIpeti- q
ion with gold in paying custom dues I
nj the principal and interest on the }
onded debt, which IL 80 largely aided a
. making, and it is not even allowed n
, redeem it's creature, the silver GER Il
hcate, there are those who ask why. Y
oes It not stand up on terms OF equal.
y IN the marts of trade with gold9 IL I,
dishonest 70 ask, or expect, a slave
compete ON terms OF equality with
Tree man. q
THE ToILlSa MILLIONS. g
do not speak alone for the south, !,
1-day, but plead for the half million
lie men who are looking to us and
egging TO be allowed to dig in our a
llnes, TO pillow orr fields, to work in !
nr shops and factories, and to have o
onest wages IN honest dOllars.
Standing before you to-day. the lone
pokesnan Tor my race. hear voices !,
Inch You do not hear, | see faces !"
Inch you can not sec. | have visited :
ne farmer IN his cabin. have titled the :.
oil and followed the farrow side hv =
de with the humblcs,; have spolen
nd discussed with the business men. u
nd the ruling class 81 my state. !,
e their wants and feel their needs,
nj every fiber Of my body yibra,e. IN
with the people--ihe com. u
lou people. II,
They call TO us to-day for help-call :
tom the mines that close them out 4
nd deny them bread, call from the
Iciories that have hnshed thor husy
am. hut have not stil!ed the cry "a 7
be clIld Tor bread. q
SILVER AND COMMODITIES. +
Tie system Of finance thai produces :.
small crep Of miliiouaires and Al
9nndant harvest Of paupers. il antag- (
histie To every principle Of God. and
; every form OF republican govern. .
ent, and should. aud ultimately will i
wiped from the taes. 81 tHis laa,fi =