Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-06
"DON'T RUN WILD"

DNItT VI 1tNliNNANf fhAf aahAhfaf 1870 -
tho remarks which follow, observe that
you deprecate the extensive asita ion OF
the silver question by the advocates OF
tho white metal.
Well. from your non parilzan stand
point 1t may be- all right for you to cau-
lion the people not to run wild on tho
subject, but being myself Democrat and
one who is opposed to revolutionary
measures, I beg to be allowed 10 mako a
few remarks a. to tho duty Of members
Of my party.
II lisa duty devolving on them Of main
tanning inviolaie the principles upon
which their party was founded, aud In
addition ,hofoio, they must, ia consil-
tutlon.lovlng people stand by aud sup.
port the United state. Constitution.
Tho tariff question aud the money
question aro both equally political aud
constitutional questions.
Tho Democratic party has always
favored tariff for revenue only. 1t has
always believed in gold aud -il yer Us the
money OF tho country.
The Constitution gives to Congress-
land Congress IA merely the representa-
tive Of tho people, the power to clay and
collect taxos, duties, Imports and ok
cise.,' 40 coin money. regulate tho
value thereof, and OF foreign coin"
hold that the Constitution, as well as
tho Democratic party, has committed
itself TO silver As money from tho begin
ming.
That venerable in-trumon, denies tho
right to any State. ,o"coin monoy''or 40
make anything but gold aud silver coin
tender In payment OF dobis.'
unill 1878 the government, by virtue
Of the provisions Of tho Constitution. did
"coin money and regulate the value
thereof" and when, In the above
year Republican Congress de-
monotlzcd the white metal by refusing
to coin and regulate its value.
It Initiated movement toward revolu-
ton in our form Of government, which,
in my opinion, ought to 10 resisted by
all Consiitution-loving cilizons, whether
Democrats. Republicans or Mugwumps.
The duty therefore Of the two great
national parties, In my mind, Is clear;
They should not only support tho Con-
stitution, but should announce a. tho
coming conventions tho ylowp held by
each. II either party shall oppose tho
coinage OF silver, Ii should be defeated NJ
tho polls. II both Of them oppose It, they
ought both to DO relocated TO state OF
"innoccuous d-suetude." and n constltu-
tional party should assume control Of the
government II is time that tho people
should take such steps In the affairs Of
government as will conduce To Its being
run In accordance with tho principles
upon which 1t was established, and not
leave to professional politicians and tho
money power all the control OF affairs"
DEMOCRAT.
We give place TO the foregoing be.
cause II represents In the main the
views Of good many men OF both
parties. But careful readers OF the
article on which he comments will
perceive that "Denocrat" has totally
niistl ken It's purport. lilo says.
~ observe that you deproca,e the e1-
teusivo agitation OF tho silver question
by the advocates OF the white metal"
To show how greatly he Ia mistaken
on that point, we quote from the article
referred TO, rs follows;
ait ia all right for the silver men TO
press their cause upon the attention of
tho country In the national convon.
tions and do their utmost 10 obtain
recognition ofthe claim VI the precious
white metal"
Further. while we advised patience
on the Iart OF the silver men, and
deprecated their attempt to force tho
issuo by extreme aud unwise measures
that are sure to fall In their purpose, We
said;
"Light should be their means TO the
end they seek. They need not become
supine or discouraged. They eau still
battle for their cause"
Thus, It IN not Eau extensive aglta.
ton Of the silver question" that we
oppose, but merely the course taken by
Its extreme advocates In resolving TO
support no candidate for the presl.
doncy who does not view the grave
subject exactly rs they DO. This Is
meant for silver men In both parties.
democrat" claims the advocacy OF
silver money ms peculiarly belonging 10
his party. But what are the facts ?
Does not everybody know that there
are as strong champions OF silver In
the Republican party ~ In the Demo.
cratic party? Was 1t not in the power
Of the latter 10 pass the silver bill In
tho House quite recently? And does
not the failure OF the bill show that one
party Ia about Ms much divided on tho
question as the other?
As 10 the coinage Of silver, we think
"DemocrAt"is y little mistaken In stat.
ing that Congress has "refuied to coin
ana regulate its value" II Ia com.
plalned by tho goldltes that too much
silver Ia being coined already. Nc
party, however, "opposes the coinage
Of silver" But In both parties there
are strong advocates OF Limitation Ia
It's coinage. Az We understand IT,
both Cleveland and Harrison are
among them. They offer whal