Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-12-01

bimetnliic prices or 1873 as OASIS.
the gain by the restoration Of silver
10 agriculture would be u.5oo. .ooo.ooo
annually. This, in the face OF the fact
that the decline OF silver made net
loss Of ss2. 600 900 annually TO the miner,
proved that the issue was not local TO
mining interests. Indeed, the decline In
prices was not the decline Of value, but
appreciation OF the purchasing power
and what more could be said In favor OF
the Increase of a medium Of exchange.
especially when we see countless thou
sands suffering from the existing state
OF affairs. Take for instance the farm
er's mortgage. Let II have been made
when wheat was at si.oa. then 100 BUSH
els would have paid 500 OF the debt
Now Il requires 24o approximately.
The need of the hour IL the awakening
OF such interest In the question In the
east an VIII cause inquiry and investi-
CATION and independence OF thought.
The ideas studiousiy circulated In the
east that this In q western matter and
one which the silver producing states
are principally Interested Ia utterly de-
ceptive. The farmer OF New York or
Ohio IL interested precisely as In his
brother in Iowa or Kansas The cry of
the suffering goes up 70 heaven. The
most despairing and most touching OF
these prayers are never heard on earth,
| for they come from those who suffer in
silence There lie no reason for suf-
| fering and want Its causes are purely
artificial. BY the seifishness of man.
Gods gifts turn TO ashes In our hauds.
! The food Ia taken from the mouths of
| the weak and defenseless. God grant us
1 all the win and wisdom to see the cause
| OF these shings and having found them
to apply remedy.
At the conclusion OF Governor Princes
remarks and the hearty applause fol.
lowing. the congress took the usual
evening recess
EVENING SESSION.
Upon re-assembling the discussion
upon the demonstration of silver was
resumed by Colonel George E. Leighton
OF Salt Lake. He declared his belief
that the existing depression was pri.
marily due TO the pushing OF production
TO extreme limits without due regard
OF the facility of distribution and Ca
pacity 10 consume. He belonged. hs
said. to those who believed In free coin
age of silver at is to l. II would be 9
certain aggravation of existing Ills e
advocate the use OF artificial props e
advance the interests of anything.
Congressman Bryan was the nexi
speaker. He proceeded TO quote James
q. Blaine, as declaring that the de
monetization of silver was crime
against the people. The men whs
preached gold standard turned bach
to the history of 6.0o0 years ago.
Coming TO the question of banks o
issue, he denounced them as unsafe AM
unreliable from the very innate selfish
ness OF the men There were three prop
osltions TO be met: The question O
ratio; limited or unlimited coinage o
silver; the coinage OF silver alone o
with the aid of foreign nations. II
these propositions he had but this ans
wer: t6 10 !: unlimited coinage. AM
by the United States. without the all
of any nation on earth
BIMETALLIC LEAGUE.
St Louis, Nov. 26.--An informal con
; ference of the Bi-metaiiic League calie
by President A. j. Warner. met thi
! morning. II is 20 continue two day
! and its object. as stated by Genera
! Warner. In to outline policy for tn
silver factions OF the two great partie
and the silver policy for the people
: party for the next two years.
General Warner, In a speech, ar
2 nounced that the conference woul
{ place before the friends OF silver
: plan to pursue TO obtain free cofnag
and unite the silver men of every part,
: Speeches were made along the sam
, line by Governor Waite, w. ]. Bryar
Richard Bland. ]. C. Sibley of Pennsy
vania and others. A committee con
, posed OF the following members was ar
pointed to devise the plan of actor
! A. ]. Warner of Ohio. J. c. Sibiey {
! Pennsylvania, Mr.. Thompson OF Cal
1 fornia. Henry w. Miller of Chicago an
/, c. c. Cole OF Des Moines. The con
| mitfee will rennrt tomorrow.