Show controlled by 1 rices pud by alio government for sihar bullion under alie pi besent coinage let lie controlled by i clique or ring of si collators who or depress sil ver at own pleasure and for own profit said charles I 1 tIc Connel i i prominent romi nent banker of montrose colorado it tl e ellington to daiy diy I 1 do i ot make tl is charge from or rumor I 1 know it to be a f let because I 1 am ac quainter quain ted w ich some of tie men corn posing tie cambil aaion borne west arn men ire in it but it is made up chiefly of eastern speculators alie mint buis silver t ice i month receiving scaled bids or tenders of tie amount of silver desired chuh vanes from two millions to four and a aalf millions liy some me ins best known to tl em selvis the of the silver market always know these dates of purchase far in advance of anyone else J lie bids or offers of silver to the government are always made by mem bers of alie combine a id prices named in tl e bids are so airan gid that tl e awards n ahi asbe nude to mem her of alie ring these men know where every pound of silver in U e united beatis is and who owns it ahey absolutely control alie market both as to prices and supply between le tween tho days on wl ich tl e government buys silver the i rice is depressed but when the united beales is in as a purchaser q lo go up and the ring taets its profit sot only is the in tl is way but tl e silver producer on a email scale wl cannot get into tl e ring is simply robbed many members of congress are fully aware of the existence of th s silver clicque and know all about its it they do not share in its punts rint such a state of af fairs is possible is i crying butr ige 1 do not particularly bl fmc the sil vcr ring e all work to mike and these men only take ad vantage of tl e conditions created by tl law providing for the coinage of 4 silv er doll irs a month lucli a law invited rich men to obtain control of the silver 1 he fa lit lies in leaving tl e marciial of winch our g med aum ium is made a marketable commod ity like it or coin at tl e n ercy of lie remedy Is eitl er trace conmee or tie tion of silica I 1 am in divor of alie for mer and k diee coinage co inagi 1111 limited or restricted to A merle in product would be of vast benefit to tl i countr it is i mist ike to it only the men tie silver kings favor free coinage in color ido ie ida coming california dakota and mon tana the i men are the strongest advocates of free coinage in those states tl ere are inda of men ho are lote rested cither as proprietors or workers in email mines which yield on ly low grade oie under con editions those mine owners are at the mercy of the shelters smelters sm elters ind tl e bullini ring len such men take heir oie to a smelter a deduction v trying from 10 to 20 cent la nude on alio rice by tl e smelling smelting sm elting works owner to cover I 1 cl inges in alie m arket lah a llred sai dard this could not be done lound to be a fictor in the coming lii cliver parly whether lem socratic or rei promises to do the bast for our interests and stands closest to 11 e free silver coinage i lot form will get yoles of the silver st ites I 1 cannot imagine why eastorn news papers bogli cl icaco and new ork so little attention to inter eats it a ten barrel petroleum will is in 1 pennsylvania enn sylvania alie fact Is tele empl el all ovir but alie discovery of a EI bendid oil liel 1 and ohp building of i twenty de mile pipe line li color ido la not mentlow ed 0 o with all our oil ir improvements we have de eloped a diw ind astry fruit raisina e cm grow is fine i pad cs as california 11 e wl oie agricultural e stem ot tie state is improving cattle no einiger die on alie ranges in 1 hey aie housed and fed 1 eople gei brally have no idea i ow rich and i robi crous colorado is chicago cs |