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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05
THE REAL OBJECT.

The Congressional Record issued on
Sunday last contains the speech made in
the House the day before by Representa-
tive Gambler, of Georgia, on the silver
question. 1t is stinging arraignment of
the gold-bugs who, by the most question
able of methods, are seeking to appreci-
ate the value of the money of the rich few
by destroying the value of that of the mil
lions of the industrial classes In the
course of his remarks Mr.. Gambler said
All this Cry about the dishonest dollar.
and fraud dollar and ''S0-cent dollar, is
for purpose. When silver was -demonetized
and reduced to the condition of a commodity
OF course its bullion value went down in the
same proportion as other commodities. Re-
tam Its legal tender quality and restore the
free coinage it had for seventy years, and it
Will quickly appreciate and reach parity
with gold. In the language of the unanswer-
able report of the minority of the Committee
on Coinage, 1.-THE decrease in the use of gold
as consequence of the increased use of sill
yer Will decrease the value of gold, and
while silver rises gold will fall and the two
Will reach parity midway
Inc clamor for the demonetization of sill
silver is cheap and unfit for coin metal.
nor by fear that it will drive gold from the
country, but by selfish desire on the part
of the holders of gold which is boarded, and
the thousands of millions of national, State.
and corporation bonds, who desire to strike
down silver, one-half of the worlds metallic
money, and thereby increase the purchasing
power of gold, the other half. This merci-
less effort on the part of the fortunate few
who hold the gold and the interest-bearinp |
debts of the governments and corporations |
of the world to double their own wealth at /
the expense of the great masses of the toll
ing millions is nothing new. The
coinage of silver should be continued; in
deed, 1t should be free as the coinage of gold
Is. All gold and silver bullion carried to the
mlnts should be received and coined for the
holder into standard gold and silver dollars
OF the weight and fineness now prescribed
py law, or should be paid for at its true COIN
Value In com certificates, redeemable at the
option of the Government in either coin.
Ihe bonds should. as the law and the con-
tract and good faith to the people demand.
be paid in coin, either gold or silver. as the
Government may elect.
DO this, MIR. Chairman. Cease to dis
honor silver, but restore it to its position
as debt-paying metal assigned it by the [
,atners, which 1t held for seventy years side |
by side with gold, equal with gold. and pros.
perity will return to bless our country.
agriculture will flourish, manufacturers will
revive, and commerce will again enliyen our !
marts of trade. The balance of trade. will !
continue to be largely in our favor. Foreion t
gold Will flow In In exchange for our surplus &
products and swell our Golfers, and our peo G
pie will be as they ought to be with the }
ooundless resources at their command, the
richest as well as the happiest people on the
.he face of the earth
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05
WHAT is NEEDED IN UTAH.

The Chicago Herald-which, by the
way, is one of the brightest and most
Independent newspapers in the United
States-has of late paid considerable
attention to affairs in Utah. The Herald,
however, judging from its recent editorial
utterances, does not grasp the Mormon
problem with the same degree of COM
prehensiveness which characterizes its
discussion of other great national ques-
tions.
The Herald evidently labors under the
impression that polygamy is the one
great evil with which Utah is afflicted.
This is an error into which not only our
Chicago contemporary, but many other
OF the great journals of the country, have
fallen. As matter of fact, polygamy is
but incident to and the outgrowth
of still greater evil-the ecclesiastical
despotism which dominates the local
government. To successfully grapple
with polygamy, the greater evil must
first be destroyed. This done, and the
enforcement of the law against polyg-
amists would be made comparatively
easy. But as the matter now stands, the
agencies of the local government are
controlled by the very men against whom
this anti-polygamy legislation is aimed.
The first thing to do, then, to reach the
polygamy evil, is to strike from the hands
of these criminals the power to control
the agencies of government, and thereby
remove the great obstacles which, bv
reason OF such control, they are now en-
abled to place in the way of the success
ful enforcement of the laws.
The Herald thinks that the only change |
that is needed in anti-Mormon legislation
at present is to make the penalties |
heavier for the crimes of polygamy and /
unlawful cohabitation. Such amend |
ment of the law is highly desirable, it is
true, but even with that, unless the
Church is forced to let 60 its grip on the
political control OF the Territory, the
courts here may keep on conyicting of |
polygamy and unlawful cohabitation until
the crack of doom, and the question will
still remain unsettled. Heavier penal
ties will simply force the Mormons to
practice these crimes with greater secresy
than heretofore; but they will continue
in their unlawful practices, all the same.
If the Government would wipe out
polygamy, it must first divorce the
Church from the State, and that can only
be done by striking the ballot from the
hands of the entire Mormon people. As
We have before remarked, the treatment
advocated is OF the most heroic kind, but
the nature of the disease is full justifica-
ion for resorting thereto.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

that it will be his plain duty to refuse his
approval of the appropriation bill. Should
he sign it, by that act he would become a
party to possible thieving raid on the
Territorial treasury to the extent of just
the sum total of the appropriation bill. In
addition to that, approval of the appro-
priation bill without confirmation of his
nominees, would simply amount to an
acknowledgment on the part of the
Governor that he had sought to
usurp the rights of the Council by nam
ing certain gentlemen for Territorial Off
ces, when the right of appointment could
only be exercised by the Council. Under
these circumstances, and with the Or
ganic act at his back, is it likely that the
Governor will sign the appropriation bill
while the Council treats his nominations
with contempt? Ii he does, he is not
the man we take him to be.
Governor Murray can well afford to
withhold his signature from this bill, un-
der the circumstances, and accept the
which such action would
entail. Even if the refusal of the Coun-
Gil to confirm his nominees did not
amply justify him in refusing to sign it,
the bill contains SO many items which
ought not to be there, and makes no ap-
for items that ought to be in
that unless it undergoes a
generous pruning in some respects, and
S added to in others, it should not be
signed.
The Governor holds the winning hand
ne trust he will allow no bluff to cause
lin to lay it down.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

The News says the Governor "may
nominate till doomsday," but "the Council
cannot consistently confirm his nomina-
tions." Whenever the Council members
need their backbones strengthened by hints
OF this description, the Ners never fails to
supply them. But the Governor can also
continue to veto bills until the doomsday
OF the Utah Legislature comes around. so
that the stif-necked fanatics of the Council
haven't got any the best of the bargain.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

In the House yesterday, Crisp, of Geor.
gia, from the Committee on Commerce
presented the views of the minority Oh
the bill to incorporate the Atlantic & Pa
clfic Ship Railway Company. Referred
to the Committee of the Whole. The
minority, after detailing the objections
which they have to the bill, say: We re-
gard this proposition as one granting a
subsidy that may and probably will take
from the public treasury 100000 for
the benefit of private corporations, located
ana to be operated exclusively in for
eign country without any corresponding
benefit to our country or people.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

The following communication from u.
S. Commissioner Sprague has been handed
in for publication:
SALT LAKE CrTY, March 5, 1886.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT: You rendered ser
vice to the public in stating in last evenings
issue that "there can be no doubt whatever
that Mr.. Sprague did right in ordering the
prisoners release, as there was evidently
good legal ground for so doing, but it was
an action much to be regretted, as Treseder
has evidently placed himself beyond the
reach Of the officers, no matter what indict-
ment the Grand Jury may find against
him." because you therein give the news
paper view of the duty of court, that it
should be governed by some consideration
of expediency, instead of by the law of the
particular case.
The Tribune would be more Just if equally
frank, unless it be assumed that this is SO
well understood to be its view as to need no
publication. E. T. S.
The remarks which Judge Sprague
quotes from the DEMOCRAT were made
in an article which appeared in the local
columns. of this journal That Judge
Sprague considered Treseder as entitled
to release, goes without saying. The idea
which the DEMOCRAT sought to convey in
that connection, was not that the court
should have been governed by considera-
tions of expediency, and the accused held
to answer with or without warrant there
for, but rather that it was to be regretted
that no law could be found to fit the case
and suffice to hold the fellow.
1t may be, as Judge Sprague says, that
newspapers do sometimes imagine that
court should be governed "by some con-
sderation of expediency instead of the
law" but the DEMOCRAT holds no such
view, and is not entitled to the credit
which Judge Sprague would give it for !
rankness in that respect.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

If the st. Paul Prohibitionists hone f.
accomplish anything, says the New York
Sun, they must not indulge in such re-
solutions as this:
"Resolred, That license, high or low
has proven failure wherever tried, and
that prohibition is the only rational
practical method of settling the ques.
tion.'' 4N
Neither license nor prohibition will
prevent liquor drinking, but much less
will be drunk under license. This NAV
seem paradoxical to the Prohibitionists
but it is true.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

Postmaster-elect Brow left Zion the
other day on visit, as is supposed, to
Washington. If the DEMOCRAT is correctly
Informed, MIR. Brow will have number of
explanations to make to President Cleve-
land before he will receive his coveted COM
mission, and the prospects are that his ex-
plantations will be such as will not explain
at least, not to the Presidents satisfaction.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

MIR. PADDY RYAN is about to face the
footlights pending Sullivan's considera-
ton of his challenge. He is soon to take
the road with an Irish drama, in which
the feature will be the appearance OF
Paddy in full ring costume engaged in
prize fight.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

The diphtheretic scourge is again get
ting foothold in this city. If the new City
Council desires to do at least one thing that
Will reflect credit upon it and at the same
time save the innocents of the community
from the ravages of this dreaded disease, it
viii lose no time in passing such ordinances
as will, when rgidly enforced, make it i'm
possible for the scourge to spread, if strict
quarantine can keep it from SO doing.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

Says the San Francisco Post: Particu-
lars of murder come from Marrow Bone
Greek, Kentucky, and of Mormon prosely-
ting In Shinbone valley, Alabama. The
stage of semi-barbarism which would de-
velop such names as these, might well be
expected to produce Mormons if not mur
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05

PEKIN, the capital of the Celestial EN-
pre-, is said to be the dreariest wilderness
OF dirt and dust that can be conceived.
The streets are in shocking condition,
almost as bad as those of Salt Lake.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05
THE TRESEDER CASE.

The following communication from U.
S. Commissioner Sprague has been handed
in for publication:
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-05
MAIL LETTINGS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
gustoffife department

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l, 1886.
PROPOSALS will be received at tho
contract Office of this Department until
p: m. Of April II, 1885, for carving the
mans OF the United States upon the
routes and according to the schedule Of
arrival and departure specified bv tho
Department' in the Territory of Utah
rom July l, 1885, to June 80, $780, List.
OF routes, with schedules of arrivals and
aepartures' instructions to bidders. with 18th
forms for contracts and bonds o., In ~
o!ner necessary information. will 1,lu hn al
nisned upon application to III G Se 1ur-
Assistant Postmaster General ''e second
WILLIAM F. Villas.
Postmaster-General
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
KAOIIN

The recent discovery of kaolin in Ed
wards county will have the effect of. per-
haps, sooner opening the eyes of our state
government to the necessity of having
careful surveys made of those counties in
the state most likely to give valuable re-
turns for the search. The first discovery
of kaolin in Europe was as recent as the
year 1909, and since that time its discovery
IN the few places where it has been found
has be-n only after long time interven-
ing, and then only after most careful
search.
Kaolin is a species of clay used
in making porcelain and in other
ceramic arts, aud is the most
valuable of any of its class
that can be found. Its principal ingre-
dients are about - per cent. of silica, IS
per cent. of alumiua. Il per cent. of
water, and sometimes slight quantities of
iron and lime. l; is pure white, as smooth
as soapstone, with no grit apparent to the
touch, and easily cut with knife.
Analysis has been made OF the recently
discovered kaoiin in Edwards county.
and it is pronounced of a very fine qua =
ity. The great scarcity of this substance
makes it very valuable. and especially if
it is of as fine a quality as this is said
to be.
Discoveries such as this are being
made every day entirely by accident. How
much more valuable then would be the
discoveries if an organized body of sur
veyors were sent ont BY the state to make
clreful reports of the nature of every
county in the state. Not only would the
report be valuable one and would find
ready sale, but the researches of the sur
veyors would result undoubtedly in the
finding of many treasures in the state, al
present unknown.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
A TRUE DEMOCRAT.

On the county democratic ticket stands
a name known and honcred by every
native of the south. The representative
of the family now in this county and a
candidate for Office, is a young man of
marked ability, sobriety and honor. he
is young man of grit, push and untiring
energy. With his family ruined by the
war and the reyerses of fortune, he left
his native state. South Carolina, and has
been in Texas for several years. He was
not ashamed to work, and earned his way
through our state university. A grand
nephew of the noble John C. Calhoun, Mr..
Geo. Calhoun has inherited love of
the south, devotion TO her cause, an
unimpeachable democratic character.
By careful application, he successfully
completed the law course at the university,
and stands to-day crowned with the high
est praise from the old Alcalde; who said,
that the written opinion of Mr.. Calhoun
IN a moot course case in which he sat as
Judge, would have done credit to any
court, any judge in Texas. Such com
mendation from lawyer of the ability of
Governor Roberts, is worth more than
nine-tenths of the diplomas IN the land.
Mr.. Calhoun is candidate for justice
of the peace for precinct No. 8, a position
demanding ability in the very line Gov.
Roberts declares he is most versed in.
The prestige of his name, his sterling
worth, his good habits, his fidelity to
duty, his strong young manhood, all
commend him for the office. That he
will secure the prize we feel full well as
sured, and that he will bring to the dis
charge of ais duties unquestioned ability.
incorruptible honesty, and unprecedented
dispatch of business and efficient service,
we will guarantee to every citizen of
Travis. He represents the young democ-
racy, the bone and sinew of the next de-
cades. His claims upon your considera-
ton speak for him and his success-the
people of Travis appreciate genuine
worth --
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
RESCUED FROM DEATH.

William j. Coughlin, of Sommerville,
Mass; says: In the fall of 1876, was
taken with bleeding of lungs followed by
a severe cough. lost my appetite and
flesh, and was confined to my bed. In
1917 was admitted to the hospital. The
doctors said l had hole in my lung as
big as half dollar. At one time a report
went around that l was dead. l gave up
hope, but friend told me of DR.. VIII
LIAM HALLS BALSAM FOR THE
IL NGS. l got bottle, when, to my sur
prise commenced 10 get well, and to-
day feel better than for three years"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
COKE AND TERRELL.

Last Saturday at Weatherford Senator
Coke, speaking of the policy as to the
railroads, said 1.-The interstate commerce
bill would be passed at the next session
of congress, and that he believed the leg
stature of this state ought TO create a
commission and protect the people
against pools, rebates and discrimina-
tons"
Take that opinion and put it side by
side with the utterances of Judge Terrell,
as he has proclaimed them from the pub
lie places, and not in the privacy of his
office, and you will find them identically
the same What is the result then of
this fact: The people agree with Coke
and Terrell on this vexed question. The
two latter are in entire accord. What
then is the course for the people to pur-
sue? To send Judge Terrell to the United
States senate as a colleague of Coke.
and then having two men there vino are
uulteu III thelT eIoFts 10 restrain uoAo
poles, the results of their combined work
will be more acceptable to the people at
home than with one senator. either OPP
posed to the ideas of Coke, or else afraid
to express his honest convictions. In re-
gard to his position on railroads, Terrell
has been attacked most vehemently, but
when it is found that he and Coke stand
on precisely the same platform IN regard
to this question, then there appears to be
some method in his madness"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14

GUS tariff laws is earnestly desired, but at
the same time it is thought that absolute
''Free Trade" is now "impracticable."
We do not think there is that analogy
between state and federal direct taxation
that the doctor contends for. The in
direct tariff tax does not discriminate as
between classes of people, but only as be
tween products. All using those products
have 10 bear a share in this taxation
proportlonate TO the quantity Of the
product consumed. The indirect FAX
thus being optional with the use of the
product, does not so bind and fret the
consumer as the knowledge of compul-
sion, springing from direct taxation levied
upon values rather than upon products.
Again, state has reserved to it the bal
ance of rights and powers not granted to
the United States by the constitution.
Direct taxation has been generally recog-
nized in most things as peculiarly state
privilege. Transfer this unlimited right
to the United States government, and
you take long step toward centraliza-
ton, a corps of federal officials would be
spread all over this country to levy and
collect such taxes. A tremendous breach
would be made in the wall of state rights
The danger of such course is too clear
for comment.
The STATESMAN most ardently desires
to see the unjust and thieying tariff sys-
TEN remodeled, the opportunities for
fraud and false discrimination pruned
away, and the laws regulated upon strict
business principles. Tariff for revenue
only" seems to be that system now most
feasible, and to this end and the better
ment of the agricultural and other classes
now oppressed by the uniustly discrim-
mating and Wiley administered tariff
laws, The STATESMAN will bend every eff
fort.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
COULDN'T HEAR It THUNDER.

An interesting letter from Mr. John ". Weekess.
Superintendent of Dekaih Pauper Home
From feeling of gratitude and CesiTe to BEN
eut others, vol utarily make this sta ement
have great reason To he thankful that ever heard
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for Il number of years six months ago was
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noises in my head In ten DAYS after the com
mencement of discharge and pain in my ear ne
gan to grow deaf and IN six weeks l was so dear
that could not hear thunder
was then compelled To use conversation tup'
and it was often that | could not hear with tne
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gratitude to God and thaRkfulness TO the pro
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be convinced of its value.
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Decatur Ga, MAY !, 1886
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
MATTERS AT FORT WORTH.

To the Statesman:
As am detained in this city to-day, l
will write a few lines for the benefit of
your readers. l have now been absent
from the capital nearly two weeks: have
been in some eight or ten counties in
middle and north Texas. and have. seen
persons from as many more. l have
found the crops cut short everywhere l
nave been. and. consequently, times hard
and business dull for this season of the
year. l have also found the deugue fever
prevailing in almost every locality where
have been: with this exception, though.
health Is generally good.
Politics l have found considerably
mixed. too, but mostly with regard 10 the
different local tickets. 1t seems that the
opposition 70 the democracy Is mainly
endeavoring TO elect the members 10 the
legislature and the county officers The
majority of each local organization will
vote for the regular nominees of the dem
ocratic ticket. especially for Gen. Ross for
governor. l would not be surprised if he
should receive plurality of 100000
votes: in fact. our whole ticket
will 60 from 10000 70 100000
plurality in the state. Cochran will receive
only the republican vote, and DohOney
the prohibitionists, with part Of the
labor organizations. There viii most
likely be $4,000 votes or more pOlled in
the state at the coming election. and of
this the combined opposition won't poll
over 100000 votes, while our ticket will
reach at least 100000. Locally the oppos-
itiOn may poll near 10000. The state