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

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Tue mon ~ u.ah. In the face Of Gala
mites forced upon us. and 100 nutlcipl.
ton Of the further possible calAmiilos
60 follow, 40 here, he solemn mass mcof-
lug gathered, proclaim 10 the world
There tutht
Tho chief use TO which mankind, in all
ages, has put both gold and silver is
money.
Tho chloi demand for both these
meals, through all timo, has boon to
a. rs measure OF values.
Thcir respective values have been
milton of tho nations.
Iholr value, according to the faiio
liked by tho nations, did not uorpoptlnly
vary Tor 700 years PRIOR 10 1873. and This.
regardless Of the amount ct uithot metal
dug from tho miuos.
Tracing tho world back wo can mud no
time nor place whom tho metals have
pcrceplihly drawn apart, oNccp. through
legislation.
Within tho past uireo weeks we have
EoCn one Ufthps0 metals heAtou down. or
rtihcr the other appreciated, twenty
point, simply by the decree OF the agents
OF ono government.
When ono ct these metals IL dlshuu-
urcd, WHOM recognition as u full measure
OF values aud as perfect metal through
which tn pay dobt, In withdrawn from
IT, still 10 loses none Of iis purchasing
power, hence every seeming iill In olthor
OF those metals is Immediately followed
ny corresponding fall In every CONE
modify.
The seeming nll In silver In our coun.
Try has been followed by q correspond.
ing tall In other commodities, until now
tho Iruhis have been tukUn from tho
producer and tho suffering inflicted upuu
debtors has become lutolornhlo.
our country IN filled with paper owl
dcnccs which are called money. hut
under present laws, there In no real
money bus gold, ana ns pticos are rcgu-
hlod ny mo amount Of foul money in
circulation among the people, tho result
IN thnt prlcus arc at Il Lowell with thoso
which prevailed before tho gold of C,ll.
iofnia and Australia was discovered. and
thofo is congestion, unrest, apprehension
uud total want OF confidence Vypry-
whore, until prudent mon iOel Tint the
nation j. ou the brink Of financial cDnoa.
We donnunco ~ untrue tho reiterated
statements ut tho eastern press, that Tho
sherman law, or the Bland law, or ~
other law since tho nUftriuus one OF l-Fl
ia tho cause u the present trouble; ID
was 70 relieve a similar situation that
both the Bland aud the sherman laws
woro passed; and 10 grant tho prayer for
tho unconditional repeal OF tho sherman
lhw,us demanded by the public sentiment
" the east, would be 10 utterly destroy
tho values aud tho business OF hi. inter.
mountain country, and tho secondary
effect would DO to ruin tho country at
large.
Tho east Ia using tho wrong that Con.
gross committed In 1873, nnd which II
Hu "a az Iii a
excuse for committing another promoli-
latod outrage, end cannot soc that an IL.
troubles are due Co 70 polluy which has
utterly drHuod tho great masses Ut tho
country aud made u Impossible for them
To mako from the east tl0lr accustomed
purchases.
Tho business conditions In Australia.
IN England, In ONory land oNcopt hl.
metallic fAncc,n arc "A perfect object lesson
81 the fulucy " attempting TO conduct
We welding business OF tho world ON IA
single gold basis.
u j. an attempt TO mako, first tonnnts,
then sorf-, Of the groatiworkiug hosts III
tho oarihi Il IAN impeachment " tho In
tolllgonce OF our tree people; 10 isa blow
aimed at civilization ITSELF
A. tho wrong aud loss began with tho
decentralization Of silver, as 10 was caused
by ma organized combination OF bankers
IN the old world and In Now York CITY
with tho intention Of making perpetual
the debts OF nations, states, cities, c0rpo-
fatlons aud private citigous; ~ Il was
accomplished In our country without tho
doaira, coItont or oven knowledge OF tho
pcoploi as IL violated every thon existing
contract, und as i'H results have been
moro loss ana disiross than would ur.
company and follow such another war
as tho war Of tho rebellion, now DO il
therefore
Resolved, That we most earnestly an.
peal 10 Congress, about 10 meet Ia UNtra-
ordinary session, 10 substitute for tho
su-cullcd sherman law, and all oIhor laws
relating TO silver that for twenty ypnrs
have onoumbOrod the nations statute
books, % law fully Restoring silver, ON
some ratio with gold, To its old place az a
poiipu. measure Of values, as perfect
legal tOndor for debts.
Resolved, Thai 10 II tho sonsO Of this
meeting that M many as possible Of tho
earnest men OF Utah 20 to Washington
to urge such legislation upon senators
and Representatives,
Resolved, That special invitations be-
sent 10 all surrounding states aud ierrl-
tories to unite with Utah in this appeal
and 10 sond delegates To Washington in
struclod TO organize with aud To work la
concert with all silver delegations TO 20
enlisted for tho war.
Judge &. q. Goodwin was intro.
duced as the great champion Of silver
OF the Rockies. Ho moved
the adoption OF the resnlu.
tions, stating that he realized
how grave the situation was In the
West, Tor silver was the leading In.
dustry. We're II stricken down the
suffering that followed would be- indies.
cribable. He knew the audience also
realized this. He never was M proud Of
q salt Lake audience as tonight, when
there was no feeling of an incendiRry
or parliLau nature. They were hold.
Ing up their end OF the republic, fonlEbor
over all the land, for u holier civiliza.
ton. lie believed this 90 to- the hour
before tie dawn, ana that Congress
was disposed to do what was right and
would be- Just.
q, NJ. Jackson moved that the words
"somo ratio" In the first resolution be
out auu the words tat a ratio
OF 10 10 /" inserted. This was adopt.
ed. a gentleman ia the audience
moved 10 add resolution asking that
u tarin be put on forcigi silver, hui this
received no second.
The resolutions were adopted with
tremendous cheers.
Hon. q. H.. Allen was the next speak. |
er. He favored n ratio ofl0 tOl II It |
could bo secured; N not, he would |
work Tor IS TO l., or even 20 to /. He !
POINTED out how that, by the demone. |
tization Of silver under the Sherman |
act, the value 4 gold had apr, oiated,
while wheat, cotton aud other staple |
products ofthe country had deprecated. |
lie hobeu the agitation OF the pFesent