Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

| uc tnCn tUNCTcSNu III TIC wealth.
listed above have been most active in
the free silver cause. They have sew
,ral million rcasu.s for being inter-
sisted in the success OF Mr.. Bryan, and
expect by the lattcr's success to acquire
more millions OF these reasons at tho
expense to tho rest of the American
people.
Senator Stewart, who has his mort.
cages made payable in gold. and who
| is Interested ns agent and otherwise in
Il vast amount of silver mining prop
.rty, is the inventor OF the expression.
1.-The crime OF '73," although as laue as
1874 in "a speech in the senate he said:
~ want the standard gold, and no
paper money not redcemablc In gold.
world. Everybody knows what u dollar
In gold is worth"
| Senator Stewart Is now publishing u
paper called the Silver Knight, in
which he prctcntS Ia take interest in
the working people Of the country, and
to plead the cause Of the laboring men,
| all Of whom he says will be- benefited
| w WV it'N Np'h"SS WI INV
friendly he is to the laboring men can
be Judged when IL is known that tho
laboring men charge him with con.
Quoting rat Office" aud undcrpayin.
his printers. Labor troubles On his
paper led Ia the open charge that Mr..
Stewart did not pay living wages TO
his printers.
| Senator Teller, who was pushed by
his silver friends for nomination ut the
hands Of the Democrats, after he had
deserted the Republican party, has re-
.ently acquired large mining interests.
Francis }. Newlands, member Of
congress from Nevada, and agent Of
the Sharon estate, was chairman of
the Silver party convention.
Two Of the greatest organs published
in the interest of the free coinage Of
silver and in advocacy of the ncmo-
cratic ticket are the San Francisco Ex-
a,nincr aud the New York Journal.
They arc both run by young Mr..
Hearst. who represents the great silver
interest az the Hearst estate.
X. &. Chambers, one Of the delegates
10 the Chicago convention, Is part
owner in the Ontario silver mine, in
which the Hearst estate is also inter.
estcd. lie is the general manager Of
this mine, and owner OF the Salt Lake
| Herald, one Of the hackers of the l,inc-
tallic League, which is now foWlng tho
country with free coinage literature.
Gen A. }. Warner, president Of this
| Timetable League, is said to have re.
,civcd a salary for some years of suni-
,ient proportions to justify him in .lc-
voting his whole time Ia the free coin
age propaganda.
w. A. Clark. the silver king of Mon.
tana, was one %! Dick" Bland's back-
| IRIS. When the lattrr'S chances went
glimncring lie gave his support ~
Bryan.
=. T.. IlauScr, another member of the
silver syndicate. was particularly net
'vc during the Chicago con vcntion. tic
~ former Missourian and bosom
| friend Of senator Vest.
Then there is l.. H. Holden, Of Clcvc
land, o., who made mn enormous for.
tune ont Of the old Telegraph, mine in
Utah. lie sold his interest To IL French
syndicate for 81, ODo 900, but is still. in.
tcrcstcd In some Utah silver mines.
The above is - brief description OF
sol..c az the above political workers for
,hc Democratic ticket, Ia whom the
free coinage Of silver means SO much.
The election Of l.ryan and free silver
Democratic congress would mean mill.
ions 10 these people.
Placing the product Of the mines IN
which they are Interested ut 81 200, 900
ounces u year, although IL IN believed
u will reach iOO, 600. 600, and the gov
,rnmcnt paying them $i.o9 an ounce,
and granting that IL would cost them
81 cents an ounce TO mine IT,.
tho people Of the United States
would pay into tho pockets Of
tho silver mine owners $ti 900, 900
pcr annmin, and make gigantic mo-
nopolists of these very men who are
now raising such hypmritical cry
against monopolics in their platform
This Is considered u very conscrva.
tive estimate of what profits would lie
10 these silver barous in case free coin.
ago were accomplished. II Is believed
that IL would bc nearer SIS, O00, 900 per
annum than the figures given above.