Mohave County miner., 1893-03-04
American s,msta,i,e. League.
wAsnlsoros, D. @ Feb. "a. 1898.

MOHAvE IOuSSY MINER: lne amer
lean Bimetallic League is now in session
in this city. ] believe am the only
member present from Arizona and there
fore feel called upon TO briefly tell the
people Of my chosen district what ID be-
ing done by the friends Of silver here
assembled. The convention is made ~
Of delegates largely from the middle and
southern states. Colorado is more large
lv represented than any other western
state; however by my having myself
credited 10 Arizona, all the western
states and territories have one or more
representatives here. The convention
organized by naming the usual com
mittees, and got right down to business.
And il you people oi the Souihwest
think that the silver producing sections
are the only districts where The people
are alive 10 the importance OF having
silver restored 10 it's ancient and time
honorrd place as the money Of the world.
yon are away .tf wrong. The earn
es,ness with which the farmers OF the
east and the planters Of the south de
mand the full demonstration OF silver,
makes the western delegate feel ike
standing in the background The people
all over tho country are all right. The
trouble 10 The politicians and the press
are Ill wrong and misleading. But this
condition cannot last Light is breaking
through. People are coming 10 know
that u gigantic conspiracy has existed
tor years 10 turn the earnings OF the
country into The iron vaults Of ,he mo, ey
lender, and that the debas+meni of sill
yer IN 1878, Rss ihe master stroke that
made the scheme .u, ceed The silver
miners who have Witnessed the de
s'rnction Of their industry, have suffered
little in comparison u the millions OF
wheat and cotton growers How? Let
me explain. The great market for our
surplus cotton aud bre d stuff is 10 i
rops. Twenty yer. ago England com
menced 10 tx end railroads in India,
thereby gain ng access to millions OF
acres OF lai d suitable to thr growth OF
wheat and cotton. The money Of Indl
il exclusively silver, and j, there pass.\
and IL fu legal tender At a coin valne
Of $l.37 PR onuce Any one can see
with hall an eye that so long Ms the ner-
chants Of England can take American
silver at SO cents per ounce and pass il
on to India, and make it purchase 81 81
worth OF wheat or cotton. so long will
these great staples from India make The
price Of American wheat and cotton IN
western Europe The thought Of losing
this immense advantage in trade ex-
plains the bitter fight that is made by
the money power OF Europe through |
their Wall Street agents, 70 keep the
price OF silver low in the western world |
The silver men are printing and sending |
out millions Of documents all over the |
Land his work is already bearing
fruit. Fair minded men are asking why |
do you not appeal to the people thron-h
the piblc pres? When told that u,
very lately not paper in any eastern
city would admit an article written in |
favor Of silver, they begin to see there is
= condition in this country that wants to
be .erionsly looked into. Under pressure
some Of the leading paper. are beginning
10 hedge and show some interest n let.
ting the silver people show then side of
The qne.tion All these problems were
iully discussed before the convention.
WAYS and means have been devised to
get v,ir views before the world The new
that has taken the place Of
the associated press, have sent out full
reports Of our meeting This il the first |
time We have gained that much, not
aithstar ding u $ Senators and MEM
hers Of the Hons- have taken part with |
us every dav Hox long thus contest
will last. no one can tell, but you can
rest assured that The work is going on
and its friends not only in this county,
but in Europe, will stay with it to the
end. A. j. SHoTwELL