The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-09-07

We see written upon your ban
ner /: Free Coinage of Silver
and Bryan for President" There
is a high degree of philosophical
wisdom in those words. There
are two things in my Judgment
that w all important to the
prosperity of the laboring class
es. The greatest, perhaps, is to
extend, to diversity the indus
tries of our country; and the 9th
or is to check, l may say to stop
immigration that is so ignorant
of their dues in life as to be will
ling to toll during the early and
late hours for a pittance merely
sufficient to- sustain, what, to an
American, is but life's half sup
port. The laborer has a natural
right to decide who, if any, shall
come to his field of labor. No
slave should disturb the honor
and dignity of this kingdom. 1t
is yours, and it is your duty,
more than to any other class, to
establish ito preserve IL in its
dignity and honor. On your ris-
ing to the proper standard, in
this regard, depends, largely, the
greatness of American liberty /;
,ne happiness of our PEG Die.
When We speak of extended and
diversified industries, how natur-
al it is to refer to the throttling
of the silver production; aside
from the fact that this material
can be used over and over each
day and lives on in it's activity
forever. different from all other
products excepting gold, it is 4
product, like gold, that requires
vast patience to find; immense
toll to lift from it's native Deus
and wonderful skill, patti 9nce,
perseverance and conse uent
expense, to reduce to a state of
usefulness. We do not believe
with some enthusiasts that when
used as coin and in the arts it
costs two or three or four dol
lars to one of coin rates; but we
do have the fullest faith, that,
when put in coin it can be and is
produced at about an even rate
with what the world, for the last
200 years has coined it at, or near,
16 to /. There is no fear OF i;
wise contradiction when we say
that this industry, if let alone.
and treated as our fathers direct.
ed in the Constitution and con
templated for the benefit of oul
country, would add, at least, two
million of those, mostly unem
ployed, to the ranks of we'll re
munerated toll. Think of it
Two millions {! Some from the
overcrowded cities of the East
some from the willing ranks
who are now idle. Some from
the ranks of persistent beggar.
and thieves, who would soone-
beg OF steal than-God pity then
than to starve. Some, noble
spirits, who would rather starv,
and die, than to disgrace thei.
relatives and country by display
ing themselves as mendicants
And there are still more-a fear
full number of those who, driver
by the misfortunes, caused b,
the destruction of the silver in
dustry, have chosen the quicke.
way of suicide to the tomb. All
we have felt this too near home
1t has come to our own doors
And it lejoices my heart, i
makes me feel like graspins
your hands and embracing tn,
organized labor members, whel
they say to me, we have come
u~nitedly, to help you in thi
great cause of philanthrophy.
but to the hero when his sword
Has won The battle for the free
Thy voice sounds like a prophets word,
And in its hollow tones re heard
The thanks of mil,ions-yet to be-"
There never was a nobler hero
or an ADLER and more fearless
advocate of freedom and right
or a more disinterested patrio
than William Jennings Bryan
And this, too, measured by tn,
rigid rules of science and not b,
the whims or interest or capric,
of politics.
My friends, you have don,
well when you emblazoned hi
endorsement upon your banner.
RESULTS OF UNITED ACTION.
The results of a renovated sys
TEN of labor upon the human
race will be inestably grand. Ii
the first place, it can hardly b,
possible, that when our labo
organizations shall have actet