The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-22
r,idence Of a Conspiracy Lead.
ing Up to the Election.
NINE OWNERS ARE IN 1T.
hailed on for an Assessment to
Elect the Ticket.
VERY REMARKABLE STORY

rnomas s. Merrill, Secretary OF the pi-
metallic League of the silver States
~. 10, the Cat Out Of the bag ss TO
| A.. Conspiracy OF the silver Mine
on.r. TO Unload Their Bullion ON the
| u,,sd states Government.
Thomas $. Merrill, secretary Of the Bi- /
Los,allic League Of the silver states, has let
,bo cat out Of the bag rs to the conspiracy !
| |, the silver mine owners to unload their
,,,,on on the United States government
"a a, letter he sent to the Salt Lake Herald
h. Merrill says In his letter:
| ,tf Brvan is defeated we must expect to
M oliver sold at n price that will be given
1, simply by its demand for use In the arts,
hrbieh will certainly be not moro than
korty cents an ounce. In view OF these
S,ct. the owners Of silver producing prop
Lrtie. can afford TO contribute at least tho
\ additional profits they receive from their
Ipwn silver product for one month to the
{Bvanite campaign" He closes with u
.,,rcct anpcnl To we'll known silver mine
|pwners, as follows
| Il appeal to Messrs Mcintyre and Cum
hngham. of the Mammoth; Keith and
hearns. Of the Silver King; Chisholm
Ind others, Of the Centennial and Eureka
{Ryan and Knox, OF the Ajax; Packard,
Ipf the Eureka Hill; Daily, of the DAILY;
.West Beck and associates, of tho Bullion
bBeck Farnsworth 81 Sharp, of the Horn
Silver. aud the owners Of the Sioux, on
Mario tW X. Hearst, vice-prcsident), and
bther silver minOs of this state, who can
well afford to assist In this cause, To llgure
hp the average monthly silver product
from their mines and multiply the pro-
|ccnts, which is the additional price they
Mill receive for their product-all of which
will be pront-and at once have that
hmount contributed and placed In the
bands Of the treasurer Of the bimetallio
parties to assist Mr.. Bryan in the wonder
)ul campaign heis making almost unaided.
i we can secure the additional profits of
bne months product Of the western silver
Producing mines 1t will insure success at
he election on Nov. g."
This circular Of the secretary OF the Bi-
metallic League Of the silver states de-
lares officially, and with the utmost sim
blicity, the objects Of the silver trust. Sec
etary Merrill declares that free coinage
silver means an addition of sixty-four
ents an ounce-"all Of which will be clear
profit to the silver trust-on every ounce
y silver mined
The production Of silver last year In the
United States was 55, 727 900 fine ounces.
Under free coinage the additional profit
b the mine owners would have been $685.
$3.50. The government Of the United
Btatos, the people, not even the miners
pho dug the silver out OF the mines would
pave received one penny of this additional
profit 1t would have been pure velvet to
he mine owners!
The Utah mine owners organized last
Friday night and formed themselves into
strong alliance for mutual profit. A call
ad been Issued Sept 2S, and last Tuesday
ight liberal representation OF the lead
hg business men OF Salt Lake City re-
ponded and several OF the silver mine
owners 10 whom Mr.. Merrill had appealed
Eore present
The meeting created what will be known
the Bryan campaign financial commit
ee' which will be n general committee to
ave charge Of collecting funds in Utah
assist the silver campaign. The COM
li'tee is composed of thirty-three MEM
ers, including those mine owners whom
IT. Merrill directly ddressed-Mcssrs.
Paly' Packard Beck, Knox, Mcintyre,
earns Farnsworth, Cunningham, CHS
oln and Merrill himself. This commit
re organized ut once, with II. c. Cham
ers' president Of the Salt Lake Herald
pmpany prominent free silver organ,
chairman. Mr. Chambers, Mr. Hearst
1iu MI Ievis ar, the principal owners of
20 ontario and the Daily silver mines,
men together have already paid over
o'ooVo In dividends in recent years.