Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-13
LAST NIenI,s MEEIINe.


That was n great meeting that took
place In the Theater last evening; the
auditorium was damned, but this II
not the kind Of greatness TO which we
have special reference. II was great
In that II was a full, fair and free OK.
preston Of public sentiment ~ II Is In
the rerrltory--a sentiment which Il
echoed from every nook and corner Of
the broad and fruitful empire bordered
on the east by the Missouri river and
on the wes, by the Pacific ocean, aud
which finds n responsive aud sympa.
thetic greeting from the ice.fields Of
the north 10 the ffozen zone OF the
sonth-well.nlgh from pole to pole.
Tho entire western halt Of the United
States and British Columbia with
every Central and South American
state arrAyod against all the rect Of
the New World and some OF the OLD In
UNFOLDING the rights Of tho laboror and
producer by keeping In its designate
place the money 81 the masse,l II 4.
gratifying to know that our part Of
this vast domain IN In ita place, and
more gratifying that II Is no, afraid
to give expression to IT. principles, to
place such expression on record and
send IL to tho opposiiion's headquar.
tiers. Surely when all such are re-.
ceived those who first employ 81
means to crush, and failing Ia these
all means 10 deceive, must 10 con.
WINGED, even M the longer.headed
among the British government were
III years ago. that "those rebcllious
(western) fellows are slipping beyond
our control"
The speeches were all squarely TO
the point and In most excellent taste.
There were no such disgraceful
vAporlngs Ms found expression In
the Denver meeting on Tuefday
last, but everything was digniiied In
tone, manly, and breathed a spirit of
fairness and eeli-reliance which won't
to show how big We are when we get
together and take survey Of our.
selves. Staying apart aud engaging
In random generalilies weaken the
latent energies, while oommingllng
with freedom Of expression strengthens
them; even 30 was It last evening, and
II Ia but fair to say that the bail was
set rolling with the proper impetus anu
In the right direction.
The resolutions M originally reported
were rs nearly perfect In their OK.
preston OF the sense OF the meeti G
anu the demands OF our region M W lords
could make them, anu reflected great
credit upon the gentlemen Of the com.
mi,tee. An unfortunate amendment
was made changing the reading no as to
make the free coinage Of silver AT
the ratio Of 10 to demanded,
instead ~ leaving the ratio open as in
the orig nal DRAFT. We say unfortunate
not because the proportion suggested
Is notA just one; Indeed, we are not
sure but that It is too much and that
the original and all.along scale OF l5l
TO one would not DO proper all things
considered; but unfortunate because
asking for very much more than we
can get, as Is quite apparent to even
the casual observer. As between the
demands OF the goldiles Tor complete
decentralization Of silver and the de.
mnnds Of the latteT's champions for
adherence to the old system In all &c.
spects, things are likely TO go on just US
they have been going Tor some time
past, causing uncertainty aud CORES.
pondingiy unsettling values anu ere.
aung losses. II should be- remembered
that they have tue vantage ground anu
we can likely get nothing but what
they cement to unless VT resor. 10
revolution, which We must not thllk
or Then there h but one sensible and
practicable course 10 take. CoucuIe ~
much a. pos idle aud still leave our.
selves In a condition OF moderate
prop rity, thus showing n Willingness
10 meet tho enemy halt way; II he
does not come To us then We shalt have
Ia our favor the important fact that we
did our whole duty anu made every
concession which judgment suggested
and Justice permitted. We can then
talk Of separate commercial arrange.
ment with solid ground to stand on,
Tor the world will be able to see anu
all will be able to realizs that the gold
barons would consent To nothing but
our complete subjugation through
Il anoial rum.
by asking Tor the upper limit We