The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-21
To the Editor of The Herald:

To the Editor of The Herald:
Very few Of the owners of the large
silver producing mines of Utah, realize
what the election Of William j. Bryan
as president Of the United States, this
fall, means to them. Taking the most
narrow and selfish view of success,
now. for bimetallism, leaving entirely
out Of consideration the great benefits
that will accrue to more than 80 per
cent Of the population Of the United
States by the return of prosperity to
our country, the election Of Bryan at
this time, means the immediate
restoration of silver to its place as full
legal tender money, at a ratio of Is to
/ with gold, and the immediate return
of silver to its former price Of $1.29 per
ounce But if Bryan shall be de-
feated, it will mean the depreciation in
the price of silver TO a much lower
figure than it has ever yet attained,
and in less than twelve months, we
must expect to see silver sold at a
price that will be given it simply by its
demand for use in the arts, which
will certainly be not more than 40
cents per ounce; for those who are
opposing the fight for bimetallism, il
they should be successful, will adopt
forever prevent the recurrence of this
contest, and one of them will be the
depreciation Of the price of silver TO
such a figure that they will believe it
can never be considered as a possible
primary money again.
In view of these facts, cannot the
owners of such silver producing prop
critics as the Ontario, the Silver King,
the DAILY, the DAILY West, the Nam
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lion-Beck, the Eureka Hill, the Ajax
and others well affordl-or rather can
they afford not to contribute at least
the additional profits they would receive
for their own silver product for one
month to the educational work of the
present campaign; and if we shall fail
in the election of Mr.. Bryan and in the
restoration of silver, it will be on ac-
count of not being able to secure means
sufficient to pay the expenses of good
speakers for bimetallism, and the in
creased circulation of approved BIZ
metallic literature.
I appeal to Messrs. Mcintyre and Gun
ninghaIn of the Mammoth, Keith and
Kearns of the Silver King, Chisholm
and others of the Eureka,
Ryan and Knox of the Ajax, Packard
of the Eureka Hill, Daily of the DAILY
West, Beck and associates of the Bull
nOu-BSCh, Il d uSN VI III anu SHARP OF
the Horn Silver, and the onwers of the
Sioux. Ontario, DAILY and other silver
mines Of this state who can well afford
to assist in this cause to figure up the
average monthly silver product from
their mines and multiply the product
of one month in ounces, by Ga cents,
which is the additional price they will
receive for their product-all of which
will be profit-and at once have that
amount contributed and placed in the
hands of the treasurer of the bimetal-
lie parties, to assist Mr.. Bryan in the
wonderful campaign he is making al
most unaided. If we can secure the adj
ditional profits of one months product
of the western silver producing mines,
it will insure success in the election on
November 8.
If we cannot get this, and for want
of it fail in this election, 1 believe the
gentlemen to whom this appeal is made
will most sincerely regret in the COM
ing years their failure to render this
assistance.
THOMAS q NTEPDTTT