The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-08-25
In 1865 at the~close of the war,
Abraham Lincoln said


nearing its close. It has cost a
vast amount of treasure and
blood. 1t has been, indeed, a
trying hour for the republic; but
I see in the near future crisis
approaching that unnerves me
and causes me to tremble for the
safety of my country. As a re-
suit of the war corporations have
been enthroned, and an era of
corruption in high places will
follow, and the money power of
the country will endeavor to
prolong its reign by working
upon the prejudices of the people
. until all wealth is aggregated
and the republic destroyed. l
feel at this moment more anxiety
! for the safety of my country than
ever before, even in the midst of
war. God grant that my suspic
t ions may prove groundless.
Lincoln's remarkable political
, foresight enabled him to pene-
trate the veil of the future and
see the gathering forces of what
today forms the powerful Hanna
syndicate, which was organized
to control the government and
use it for their own purpose
: The syndicate will, if they can
make the government their silent
partner and force the people to
r pay tribute in the shape of a rob-
I ber tariff tax on everything used
) in the home
Miss Alice Hefing arrived in
2 Challis last Saturday on a visit.
o. E. Penwell, of Challis, is in
I town. He says there but four
: Mckinley men in the whole of
. Custer county so far as heard
from. Salmon Recorder.
I The Wallace Press says: There
is some talk of closing down a
number of the big lead mines OF
r this section owing to the low
: prices now prevailing for lead
e and silver. Such action will
cause much distress to miners
aud those dependent on them fol
d support. AT the present time
there are about 1000 men em.
O ployed in the silver-lead mines
n of Shoshone county and while
! we cannot give exact figures, the
y following will be found close
Wardner, 500; Burke, 200: Gem
IT'S; Mullan, ITO; Os5urn and
sr other places, Is. AT an average
re of s. per day per man it means
S an expenditure of about $50, 600
ct a month in wages alone We
If must also bear in mind the fact
that timber, powder and Other
necessaries require an additional
n. outlay of many thousands of dol
ut lars each month, the cost of La
IL Dor being the smallest of the lot
le A considerable portion of th'
III money earned as wages is sen
1T out of the country to supper
loved ones, some of them in ia
= distant lands. Many of our mer
y chants carry big stocks that vii
prove valueless if our mines ar
I'M closed, in that way manufactur
ers and wholess lers are directl,
affected. If our mines were no
s. worked on an extensive seal
na there would be no profit for tn
~ owners. Heavy machinery is N
ne quired and plenty of it. Thous
Ill ands of dollars have been Spen
on some of our mines before the
;v ever yielded a dollar. take as a
;s instance the now famous StanC
i'm ard, where S12, 900 was spent o
one tunnel while the preser
owners had bond on the proI
en- erty. Then there is the Tigel
it Poorman, the Helena & Frisco
lily the Morning. the Hunter. tn
Bunker Hill & Sullivan. the La
Chance, the Stemwinder, and b
ON sides those mentioned there
OF the Custer, Black Bear an
-ol Granite, all having big plant
Ply and some of them idle becau:
rec there is no profit in working th
lp- ore at the prices now obtainabl
ms 1t is to be hoped things ma
ale change for the better and tn;
ar very soon. but just OF the pre-
IL ent the outlook is not at all fia
ma tering for the C@ur d'Alene
ow We have the mines and mills; v
oz- have everything needed to brir
on prosperity to hundreds of hom'
I'M If we can only get fair treatmel
I'M for our products we ought to
'iiy shipping fully one-third mo
L than we are but if the mine owl
srl- ers carry out their present inte
'te. tions, the product viii be redu
our ed to tnat obtained in doing
op. certain amount of dead wo'
rst; while waiting for business al
ma prices to improve.
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