Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-28
TIE blow HAS FALLEN.
Silver Is defeated.

Silver Is defeated.
Blsnd's propositions in the nature OF
substitutes for the repeal bill were
voted down ono after aHother by
msJorillos which, TO many In this
country, will DO pronounced "idght'
ful.n
The news from Washington today
will hardly excite Interest, lot alone
surprise 10 this part Of tho world. IL
was a clear case Of coming events
casting their tbadows before, and the
very few who permitted their hopes
to bolster up their waning belief TO the
last may experience feeling akin to
disappointment, but the kinship cam
not be- very close. The present extra
session was called for the purpose Of
repeating tho Sherman law or
90 much thereof rs provides
for the purchase aud thereby the In
dependent recognition OF silver o.
money metal, this TO be without con.
dition. A great number Of the mem
beers who left their homes (and who
may be- yeti bimelallisls have changed
front temporarily al least, and con
yertod a majority for silver into one
for gold. As TO whether they will be-
strong enough hereafter to secure a
law looking to the rehabilitation Of the
now deapistd and cRstawny metal,
even II not permanently In the gold
mems camp, It IL premature TO specu'
late; certain II IL that they have nola
two.thirds majority, and for oil praetl'
cal purposes might as well have none.
silver, for the present, n not altogether,
Is cover the line and out"
The Senate has not yet been tried, II
IA true; nor has the sun arisen tomor-
iow morning. II this similltude IL
deemed too immediate Tor appropriate
ness, In view Of the dllatory and other
means Of resistance which tho western
champions can resort 10 In the upper
house, we will change 1.-THE recur-
renee OF the Anniversary Of the
Nativity with its sacred memories and
general loyousness Ia not yet at
hand, but are there any rational
doubts that after brief sta5on II viii
be here? Almost Bs certain Is II that
the Senate will vote silver down 10 one
form or another by n majority rs large
In proportion to membership rs that In
the House, at least by majority sui'
nolenlly large for all practical pug
poses. Ana then wha2
We have as nation used silver M
money from the beginning, and eH'
cepling the last twenty years with
out restriction. II may not b.
NO easy performance 10 I'D
Just ourselves To tho changed con
dillon as some may imagine, not
withdrawing our general adapta
biliiy and elasticity. Nor do we lool
for such results and hardships as man!
have pointed out. Uncertainty is
potent element In prolonglLg dlscour
aging conditions, n d this at least W,
shall DO rid OF and able To prooee
thereafter with understanding an
denniIeness. 30 let US not prefer til
gloomy side OF the picture until It
thrust upon W; perhaps It may nevt
be; we can at loast nope 80 withol
additional cost.
The News Is not OF thot
who ascribe corruption TO thos
members who changed their nina
ON tho silver question, nor doc
It believe such imputatlons. We d
believe that most OF them looked at /
this way; "Preaident Cleveland
responsible for the successes aud iai
ures OF his administration ana ho d
sirss 10 cut loose from silver; were "
to resist him we would simply be oI
struotionista In the way Of his polio
being carried out and have ourselv'
to bear the burden Of any discrcdit
loss that might come upon tho COVER
ment. Let the responsibility 20 wheI
IL belongs; anu white we do not agt,
with the President In this matter, J
II entitled to his way. Let him mai
his own experiments, ana II tn,
prove beneficial, well and good; II nc
we hereby ltcla'e ourselves exc
Grated" While this may not BIO Il
way all Of the converts look at II, v
believe the majority OF them are
such position. The NEWS ishore
and advises It's readers to DO In q
same frame Of mind.