Gilpin observer., 1915-08-26
GOING AFTER THE
SHELTER TRUST

Congressman Ed. T. Taylor says he
believes the coming session of con-
gress will take up the smelter monop
oily and its allied interests that ex
ercise SO baleful an influence upon
the metal market, and such action is
to be devoutly hoped for. Yet we will
say that the transaction which we be-
lieve should have the most effective
influence in breaking the grip of the
metal combine would be restoring sill
Yer to a free coinage basis. This
would give two metals (gold and sill
the field of speculation; would protect
the silver miner from the present un-
just manipulation of his product by
all nations for the great benefit of
the governments of the world; would
help all the other metals associated !
complex ores by making the producer
more Independent in securing eco
nomical reduction and the highest
market price for his mineral output.
And we believe with Mr.. Taylor that
the smelling combine today is the
most flagrant in its violation of the
rights and dues of contributing pat
rons of any of the trust monopolies.
not excepting the Standard Oil, Steel,
Tobacco or any Of the other great
com binations, for the ramifications of
its methods and influences are far
more worldwide and universal than
any cther.-Lake City Times.
The above article opens a vein of
logic, upon which an instructive IL
brary could be written; showing
where the metal trust" has done
more to pauperize the world and
bring suffering upon man and woma. !.
kind. than any one combine, since
the history Of the world began.
1t is not our intention to cast slurs
upon the Republican party of Colora-
do, by mentioning the name of one
of our of our ex-United States sena-
tors from the state. who has played an
integral part in this debauchery of
the peoples inherent rights. fer we
/ have the greatest respect for the
dead, and will therefore refrain from
the sorrow that must from necessity
arise. when memory reverts to TIE
past
Colorado, and all other mineral pro
ducing states, have brighter pros
poets than were ever known, since
the days when the first lump of gold
was thrown from tie mill ditch in
far away sunny California in 1S4S
We have the gold, silver, copper.
lead, zinc, tungsten, radium, iron and
molybdenite, to repair the destruc-
tion now going on in Europe. when
that vast conflict of human carnage.
comes to a close, and were the shack
els OF the metal combine" remov-
ed from our midst, the great metal
countries of the western hemisphere
could, and would most willingly aid
! these stricken countries in rehabilit-
ating their devastated country and
people to normal conditions.
Should Congressman Taylor pres
ent a bill to congress at the next
session, providing for the curtailing
of this giant of all giant octopuses.
we have no doubt of its passage, as
not only those of the great west,
but the effete east, would rally to his
standard. Not only does this COM
bine swindle us on our gold values by
Withholding from us its United States
value. but 1t practically destroys all
value Of its by-products to the pro-
ducer, by skillful manipulation that
renders them practically valueless.
to the one, but large source of
revenue to the other. II Congre- s.
man Taylor wishes to wear a wreath
os laurels. and benefit mankind, let
him introduce and pass bill for the
deliverence from bondage of 100. 0.000.-
900 souls.