The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-10-27
How the Populist Leaders Favor
Silver.

How the Populist Leaders Favor
Silver.
The following are few samples of
how the Populist party (outside of Colo
rado) is going to help the miners and
mine owners of the West:
Says Jerry Simpson:
~ am ore of those old fiat, greenback luna
tics that you used to hear about. believe that
this government with all it's wealth and re-
sources, can issue currency based upon the
entire wealth of the country, that will be more
secure than any currency based on either gold
or silver
Mrs. Emery, the author Of the "Popu-
list Bible," says:
"The restoration of silver as medium of eN-
change was great triumph to the unthinking
masses, and greatly increased their confidence
in the governmental policy, but to those who
studied the situation, the jingle of silver was
another death knell to the prosperity of the
country
Miss Phoebe Couzens, who is now
stumping the state for Waite, says:
81 have been ut Creede, and after looking
down the shafts of the dark mines, am more
than ever in favor of the issuance of green
DhChb ny lut kONcEHlutuu- men Dc E'S-
leased from delving in the ground
r.. B. Carl, general secretary of the
Populist party, says:
'In Colorado, the average cost to the mine
owner is 22 cents for gold and about 40 cents
for the amount of silver there is in n silver
dollar; hence If intrinsic value is to govern,
neither gold nor silver is honest money, be-
cause 1t does not cost 100 cents to mine the
,a..I,. n,,t tl,..
government Or grcenbach paper dollar is an
honest dllisr because it takes 100 cents In SER
vice, supplies or property to get a greenback
dollar. The Peoples party plan is to have
money that costs 100 cents to get it and thnt
has always 100 cents value to 1t, and Is backed
by the entire wealth of the nation"
Miners of Colorado, how do you like
the Peoples party plan? We could give
dozens of quotations similar to the above
but enough for the present.
80 So
Some time ago Waite telegraphed
from the San Juan: mo fusion. We
have got the state. San Juan solid for
me-" When the old man got back to
Denver the outlook wasn't SO rosy,
so he readily consented to fus-
ion with the Democrats in Arapa-
hoe county. 1t is a part Of the
Populist stock in trade to loudly declaim
against fusion with either of the old
parties, but they fuse just the same at
every opportunity, which shows that it
is the Offices the Pops are after; their
vaunted principles are secondary CON
sideration with them.
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The Denver Road (Populist) says
"A Chinaman even, makes a better
American than an Englishman, any
day" When the 5000 Englisbmen in
this state are heard from the Simon
pure Pop organ in Denver will probably
conclude that there are some things that
it would have been best to have left un-
said.
The Populist party possesses maxi
mum amount of the old parties bad
qualities and minimum amount of
their good qualities.
We are receiving many letters, as well
as personal statements OF the persons
who heard them, commencing in the
highest terms the splendid campaign
speeches OF Senator Felker and Hon.
II. II. Eddy in their tour in Routt
county. Judge Felker is spoken of as
the best campaign speaker ever heard
in that section, while Mr.. Eddy won
new laurels at every point. His speech
at Steamboat Springs is spoken of as
classic, never surpassed in any political
effort in the state.
Bishop Barker OF the Protestant
Episcopal church of this jurisdiction,
has been transferred to the diocese Of
Olympia, state Of Washington. During
his stay in Western Colorado Bishop
Barker has made many friends both
within and without the church, all Of
whom will be sorry to hear Of his trans
fer to larger field of labor.
DIR. Bruner went to Denver this week
on professional business. He will be
back about Saturday or Sunday next.
The Ladies' Committee will meet at
w. II. ClArk's residence. Monday even
ing, at 1880.
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