The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-29

their share of the money needed to
start the campaign of education, and
other states are following. The letter,
published IN the Anaconda Standard,
is as follows:
Helena, July q, 1895.
William Thompson, Esq, Butte, Mont:
Dear Sir: 1t is pretty generally con-
ceded at the present time by the lead
ing bimetalliStS of the country, that
the only hope for the restoration of
silver 10 its place as primary money, IS
in the education of the voters east Of
the Rocky mountains, paying especial
attention 10 the states OF the Mississ-
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska. Kansas and the Dakotas.
The agricultural interest has suffered
more than any other interest, and
there is more hope and probability
of carrying the agricultural states for
bimetallism than any states farther
east. The south will unquestionably
vote in favor of bimetallism, also the
mountain and Pacific states, without
the expenditure of any considerable
amount of money in the education of
their voters, and if we carry these
states which [ have enumerated, it
will enable us to elect on a platform of
immediate independent bimetallism, a
man whose past record is such as to
be a guaranty that he will carry cut
such d plank in good faith. How shall
this work be accomplished, is now the
vital question. A national OrganiZa-
tion was perfected at Salt Lake city
on May 10, solely for the education of
the voters of the eastern and central
states upon the question Of Dimetallism
by the distribution of approved itera-
ture; such works as Coins Financial
School, that are easily understood
comprehensive and unanSwerable
showing plainly to the farmers and
business men. mechanics and laborers,
that their interest lies in me full res
tordtion of silver, the peoples money
to the place that it occupied prior to
1913. This organization has already
received from twenty-five states east
of Colorado, applications to join in
this work, and to unite in carrying it
forward to success.
At d meeting of the executive COM
mittee held in Salt Lake, on the Sth
and 9th of the present month. it was
decided ID raise at once to start this
work, fund of $4,000. this sum to be
raised Dy the mining and business men
interested in this subject. 1t was ap,
portioned as follows:
Ten thousand dollars to Titan. $1,000
Il,
the balance to the other mining states
Utah at once raised her proportion.
Colorado, at a meeting held in Denver
on the 18th, presided over bv Senator
Teller, and at which [ was present.
raised her $4,000, and all are enthu-
Siastic over this educational campaign,
and we must at once take steps to
have Montana raise her share. She
cannot afford to be behind in this eff
heinz ia in, hor1 %
leading industry, wnich. if 1t can be
carried to success, will double Tie bus
mess and the value Of mos: cf the
property of this state.
Do you not think thu best p,an to
secure Montana'S proportion o. this
$4,000 fund, is to call a meeting soon
in Butte, of the leading business and
mining men, TO discuss and take action
In this matter? 1t will probably be
best to call this meeting by interview
ing in person or by letter. such men as
was thought best TO invite 10 such a.
conference. Please let ne hear from
you at once. Yours truly.
THOMAS c.. MERRILL,
The mayor is prepared to give all of
the assistance possible to the move
ment to raise Montana's share of the
educational fund, but he is inclined
to the belief that the first meeting
with that OBJECT in view should be
held somewhere outside of Butte, as
there are a great many OF Butte $
prominent citizens who have not yet
forgotten the manner in which they
were given the cold shoulder at the
Salt Lake conference, and some of
them are still suspicious of any plan
that was formulated. The mayor
himself was one of those who were
refused seats in the conference. bur he
has recovered from his chagrin. and he
is willing to cooperate with Mr. Merrill