Gilpin observer., 1908-10-22
COMMUNICATION
To the Gilpin Observer:

~ OOoCANCAs
From the vortex of political strife
now on in this nation, radiates various
issues which contain an abundance of
food for thought for the intelligent
voters of the country. Unfortunately
such has at no time in the past received
the serious attention it demands, hence
the unfavorable conditions now upper
most throughout the land. The debase-
ment of silver as money metal was
vitally injurious to business in general,
gold not being produced in sufficient
volume to literally meet the demands
of rapidly multiplying people, there
fore since the repeal of the silver act.
formulated blythe money barons of the
eastern section and crystalized into sta
tutory enactment by United States
corrupt congress, aided by mugwaump
Democratic president, Grover Cleveland.
Since the passage of said act a money
panic of mighty weight was in incuba-
tion which would cause the business in
terests throughout thetland, to tremble
to their very cores, and in the main,
terminate Idisastrously, (such would
have taken place ten years ago) were
it not for the breaking out of the war
between the United States and Spain.
On assuming the reins of the Office in
his second term, las president, Grover
Cleveland found the United States
treasury badly needing funds, therefore
he recommended to Congress to pass an
act designed to issue Ia large volume of
United States bonds to ease the strin-
gency, and meet the various financial
demands made upon theiGovernment.
Based upon said act, 1.-TWO hundred and
sixty two millions of dollars in gold
bonds were issued,la a large portion of
the money derived from the sale of said
bonds was used, when in March 1897
Mr.. Mckinley was inaugurated Presi-
dent, and little over year later hos
tilities with Spain!began, then, Congress
ordered an issue of five hundred millions
of dollars in bonds, as war measure.
Portions of this large volume of
money ranging over three-quarters of
billion of dollars of necessity found its
way into every city,i town and hamlet
throughout the nation, thereby giving
new life to business, fostering pros
perity and causingigood times in general.
By a continuation, unnecessarily, of a
levying of the war tax until the treasury
waits were overfowing, thereby with
drawing from general use a large
volume of moneylwhich was absolutely
necessary to supply imperative business
demands.
Realizing the disastrous effects to
his State. and her people by the debase-
ment of silver asia coin metal, no eye
more keen could Bpenetrate into the
future, or no mind could grasp more
vividly the impending irreparable
loss that would befall his state, the
the venerable "Silver Spruce of Colo
rado," Hon. Henry:M. Teller protested
with all his living might against such
villainous act.
Lacking power to prohibit the enact
ment Of such a measure, ,ihe abandoned
the political party that gave it life and
created it into menacing fact. Now
after several revolutions in the cycle of
time over quarter of a century spent
in the service of this state, and country,
he of his own volition, will in few
months retire from: official life, TO enjoy
a well earned and meritorious rest.
In the event of Col. w. ]. Bryan be-
ing successful inI attaining the presi-
dency, it would be source of pleasure
to the neighbors of the "Silver Knight"
of Golden Gilpin Senator H. M. Teller)
were he assigned to an. ambassadorship
at the court of some leading foreign
power.
Whether he is or not, after the Angel
of Death casts pail of darkness over
his vision and his spirit takes flight into
the great beyond, he needs no monu-
ment of inanimate stone or metal, to
perpetuate his.memory. Thousands of
living structures of vivid
love and veneration are reared and in
delibly impressed on the minds and
anchored in the hearts of his people,
among the many thousands Of his ad-
mirers l doff my hat to Hon. H. M.
Teller.
Since every nation maintains mill
tary department-honor an army, in
this republic every, or mostly every
state in the Union has its army, when
acting in unision with the forces of
other states it is called the national
guard and is the military cradle from
which majority of the fighting forces
of this mighty land will be drawn from
in the future, feasibility exists which