The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-05-04


TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATI
OF IDAHO The depressed condition
of the industries of not only our owl
state but all over the United States il
such as to command the serious consid,
Grafton of every citizen. The nearly
empty trains which ghoul-like fiji
across our continent, the broken win.
dows of our silent mills and factories
the grim tunnels and shafts of our
mines, which send forth from theil
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 pa
triotic action must be taken by our peo-
pie to meet the conditions which con-
front us. The mantle of partizanship
must be laid aside and instead we must
don the garb of manhood and woman
hood and resolve ourselves into what
we should be-Americans. For two
years President Cleveland and his cabi-
net, with congress in sympathy with
their views on political economy, have
been, l believe, honestly trying to bet
ter the condition of the country. His
first important act was to cause the re-
peal Of the purchase clause of the Sher-
man Law promising as result the re-
yiyal of confidence and business.
Time has demonstrated that his pre-
diction and those of his advisors were
wrong. He next brought around q
change in our tariff laws, and that, too,
failed to bring the promised relief. 1t
need not be stated that confidence is
sorely shaken in the present national
administration and the theories by
which it is governed. 1t is, therefore,
time that the people of our state should
as is their duty and right, prepare to
assert themselves in the conventions
which will be held next year, and they
should determine as nearly as possible
without party bias the cause or causes
which have contributed to our present
depressed condition.
| believe, in common With, think
more than nine teDths of the people
west of the Missouri river, that the low
prices of everything 10 which mankind
deals as commodity, whether it be the
product of labor or labor itself, is
caused by the enhanced value of gold,
brought about by tie decentralization of
silver. No considerable mum Der Of peo-
pie 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, or arguing with
one another, but rather let US proceed
at once with such intelligence as we
possess to restore the white metal as
a money of. final redemption at the
ratio of l6 to l.
A call has been issued by Governor :
Richards, of Montana for meeting TO :
be heldinSalt Lake City on Wednesday,
May 10Th next. He has written to all
he Governors west of the Mississippi
liver requesting them to be present and
end three delegates from each state.
The call was timely and be has received
N assurance that all the states will be a
epresented. The object of the meet y
ng is entirely nonpartizan and will be a
leld solely for the purpose of effecting 8
n organization and devising means of n
silver literature throughout n
be eastern states. All the political u
artles will be represented, not as par v,
zans but as loyal citizens, determined ia
their efforts to promote the public ii
ood Money will be needed to pay for y,
hateVer literature the meeting deter M
lines TO circulate Idaho cannot af- v,
'rd to take back seat in this move 81
tent. We will be expected to furnish h,
II pro rata Of the funds which will be ee
osolufely necessary to carry the con-
let on to successful conclusion. Tn re
rtherance Of this object, | have out hi
ned the following plan, and hereby va
peal 10 the citizens of Idaho to CO. SO
crate with one another in carrying it de
L. l especially appeal to all news. Gu
pers within the state to unite in ac- mi
mplishing this object. Drop your tia
ferences one with another. They ha
3 trifiing at most compared with the hil
eat triumph which united action will! tn,
ing. Ifyou have grievances with ma
:, political or otherwise, score me as 1 pr,
" deserve, butin he Accomplishment an,
this one object let us be unit, sink We
all our human sel6shnes into OBJ !
ion. car
Wy plan is to make the state treas am
5r, Charles Bunting, the custodian of exr