Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-15

all the blame for tho agricultural de-
preston upon too small circulating
mcdihm. As relief lie suggested free
coinage OF silver and tho raising OF
silver money 10 the standard OF Gold.
JOHN W. SPRINGER or ILLINOIS
was elected temporary secretary. The
chairman thon presented Governor
FRANCIS, who welcomed the delegates
Ia behalf Of Missouri. He said the
| Congress marked a new era Ia the agTi-
cultural, commercial aud financial
history. In the early history Of the
country such disscnsion aud dissatis.
faction ~ now exists resulted Ia revo.
luton. The people Of the West are
now crying Tor relief, but the manner
OF relief was sought, not by arms,
but 10y this deliDerative Congress.
Different causes were assigned
for the depression Of Western
states. Heretofore Federal lrgis.
lation had been In tho Interest OF IL,
East. II was Necessary for the West
10 stand together, and there were many
things tot the West 10 decide, Ia ndvo.
cacy Of which II should be Unanimous.
earnest aud continued. The West
wanted froc trade with Mexico, Cana
ia and South America, and with all
the countries Of the world. The West
wanted the Mississippi connected with
tho great lakes; II wanted improved
waterways; II wanted an international
railway; II wanted u fuller volume OF
currency. These were things that
would relieve the distressing condition
olaiitirs and they were things that the
West must act together upon.
\. DWIGHT THATCHER, OF TOPEKA,
welcomed the delegates on behalf Of
Kansas. An adjournment was then
taken until . O'Clock this afternoon.
a letter was also rcad from J. NJ
Itusk, Secretary " Agriculture. He
suggested that prominence he given 10
the dlacufsion OF those que.tions affect.
ing the agricultural Interests OF tho
country, for the reason that prosper.
ous agricultural condition will insure
prosperity Ia NIL other branches Of In.
dustry. Transportation, "Afarkats,
and Federal and State Statistics" are
practical questions affecting the farm.
crs.
NJ. II. DE Young OF San Francisco
sent n paper ON Irrigation.
Senator PETER Of Kansas wrote, OK.
pressing hope that the Congress would
result In bringing the people Of the
West and South Into closer social and
COMMERCIAL relations.
CHAIRMAN FRANCIS ADAMS
OF Boston wrote that, while h, rccog.
nlked the hariships OF the present
situation In the West, hv did not bc. |
llcve any action except Individual nc. |
ton was necessary for remedy.
With tho very general popular idea
that The government Ia grand patcrnaI,
10 do all, 10 protect everyone and
everything aud provide remedies for
every III that the body polite IL sub
Jec,od 10, Mr.. Adams does not sympa.
thhe. "On the contrary" be says, 81
am 10 Anticipated In opinion aa 10 think
inc world ~ governed altogether too
much, and that II has rarely been gov.
erned NO much or no badly as II has
been In this country within tho last
twenty-five years. II tho people arc
left alone they will work out their
salvation q great deal quicker and
more satisfactorily. The government
necessarily incumbers them with Its
but ill-advised assistnncc.v
Mr.. Adam, did not believe there was
any general business aud agricultural
icpression, except that was dus 10
natural and temporary causes. He dii
not believe any legislation was re-.
luired. He thinks improved transpor-
latlon by land aud water would pro.
vide for Itself under the laws OF supply
anu demand " tho government does
not continually meddl. with II. The
products would find n market
'oon enough II the government would
fave the matter severely alone.
Tbs great trouble with the currency
y excessive tinkcring, and II the gov.
'rnment would leave It alone the In
arnnl currency OF the country would
'cgulate itself Just ~ perfectly as In.
ernationai currency does.
The manufacturing Interests OF the
country hal always been successfully
promoted by individuals when the
government had len them alone, and
very Interference OF the government,
rom the beginning 10 the Mckinley
III, hal been detrimental 10 public In.
erests.
Tho Irrigation Of arid lands Ia sat.
ling Itself In Idaho and Colorado and
ther States where the government
caves II alone. The fewer commer.
ial laws We have tho better, and in
here were no commercial laws the
ommunity would bc far more pros.
erous than II Is. The Interference Of
no government with immigration has
oen uniformly miscellaneous. BusI.
Tess combinations ana trusts wor.
angerous 10 those inside them, and If
M alone by the government would
'ork nothing but good, unless psrvert.
q 10 some purpose opposed b the laws
trade, In which case they would
levitably, sooner or later, bring about
ne ruin Of those concerned In them.
The Indian question and the openine
tbs indian lauds had benn brought
ITO It's present unfortunate condition
y government Interference, aud he
new OF no way OF getting It out OF tho
narl. !
ON TRUSTS.
III. II. Thurber Of Now York, writ.
X ON business combinations and
usts, said they were caused BY shnrp
,mpetiiion. Their effects were ben,
ciai 70 tue producer and tho consumor.
n aggregation OF capital, skill and
tInrIence In almost every branch Of
i-iness Is for tho best interest Of the