Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-05-10
THE GOVERNORS ADDRESS
a Plan for the Distribution
OF Silyet Literature
in the East.


The depressed condition OF the
! Industries Of, not only our State but
-all over the Uuited States is such as
to demand thelserious consideration
+of every citizen. The nearly empty
trains which goul-like fit across our
continent, the broken windows OF our
silent mills and factories, the grim
tunnels and shafts in our mines,
which send forth from their weird
depths no sound of life, the wan
pinched faces of the unemployed in
our cities evidence in language more
convincing than words that the time
has arrived when intelligent and
patriotic action must be taken by our
people to meet the conditions which
confront us. The mantle df partisan
ship must be laid aside and instead
we must don the garb of manhood
and womanhood, resolve ourselves
into what we should be-Americans.
For two years President Cleveland
and his cabinet with Congress in
sympathy with their views OF pQliti-
cal economy have been, ] believe
honestly trying to better the condi-
tion Of our country. Fills first inpor-
tant act was to cause the repeal Of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
Law, promising as a result the repiv-
al, confidence and business. Time
has demonstrated that his prediction
and those of his advisors w rre wrong.
He next brought about q change in
our tariff laws and that too, failed to
bring the promised relief. 1t need
not be stated that confidence is sore
" shaken in the present national
administration and the theories by
which it is governed. 1t is therefore,
time that the people OF our State as
is their duty and right, prepare to
which will be held next year, and
they should determine as near as
possible without party bias the cause
or causes which have contributed to
our present depressed condition.
] believe, in common, with, think
nine-tenths OF the people west of the
Mississippi River that the low prices
Of every thing in which mankind
deals as a commodity whether it be
the product of labor or labor itself, is
caused by the enhanced value of
gold brought about by the demouiti-
zatihn of silver. No considerable
number in the west will differ with
me on this question. 1t therefore,
becomes our duty, not to waste time
abusing those opposed to our views
tor argning with oneanother, but
father let us proceed at once with
such intelligence as we possess to
restore the white metal as money
of final redemption at the ratio of II
to /.
A call has been issued by Govern
or Richards OF Montana for meet
ing to be held in Salt Lake City on
Wednesday, MAY 18th next. He has
written to all the Governors west of
the Mississippi requesting them to be
present and send three delegates
from each state. The call was time
ly and he has received an assureance
that all the states will be represent
ed. The object Of the meeting is en-
tirely nonpartisan and will be held
solely for the purpose OF effecting
organization, and devising means of
distributing silver literature through
out the eastern states. All the poll
itical parties will be represented not
as partisians, but as loyal citizens
determined in their Efforts to promote
the public good. Money will be
needed to pay for what ever litera-
ture the meeting determines to
circulate.
Idaho cannot afford to take a back
seat in this movement. We will be
expected to furnish cur prorata of the
funds absolutely necessary to
carry the conflict now on, to sue
cessfuI conclusion. In furtherance
OF this object l have outlined the fol-
lowing plan and hereby appeal to
the citizens OF Idaho to cooperate
with one another in carrying it out.
especially appeal to all newspapers
within the state to unite in accom-
plishing this object. Drop your dif-
ferences with one another. They
are trifling at the most VIII N COM
pared with the great triumph which
united action will bring. lfyou have
grievances with me, political or
otherwise, score me as may deserve
but in the accomplishment of this one
object let us be unit, sinking all our
human seltishness into oblivion.
My plan is to make the State
Treasurer, Chas. Bunting, the GUS
todian Of the silver educational funds,
to whom all moneys collected should
be sent. The publisher OF every
newspaper in the State to be collect
ion agent VINO will from time TO time
publish the names OF the contribu,
tors and forward to the Treasurer the
funds received, All banks will be
expected to furnish exchange for
this purpose free of charge. BY a
general contribution such as we may
expect the donation OF any one indi-
vidual need only be small.
l, therefore, suggest that appoint
i've and elective officers state, county
and municipal, contribute only one
dollar each, and that every voter who
is not an officer donate twenty five
cents.
Mine-owners and other persons of
means need not hesitate TO give such
additional sums rs their circumstan-
ces may permit,
The delegates who meet in Salt
Lake City on May 10th will at once
organize and elect executive officers
who will proceed Immediately to
open the educational campaign and if
we act promptly in the manner indi-
Gated Idaho will be prepraed-to sus-