Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-27
LADIES And SILVER.
The Mass Meeting al The Thealer Last
Evening.
CONGRESS- Is MEMoRrALlzEp.
'he Situation Explained In tho Clear
aud forciblc Language OF
the Petition.

inc large attendance at the Thealer
last evening was another Indication Of
'ho widespread and earnest feeling on
tho silver question, and tho universal
demand In the West for the restoration
on tho white metal to ils former posl.
non as money. In the mass meeting
'no program was well arranged and
carried oui Ia way that was con.
iuenuy satisfactory. The musical mart
OF tue exercises deserves spccial mon.
lion Tor it, excellence.
Tho meeting was called 10 order bv
ME- George a. Lowe, aud Airs. Emmn.
me II. Wells was called to the chair.
MIS- Ellsworth Daggrit was named ns
s'ciemiy, aud after Mis. Wells had
or' ~ stated the PURPOSE OF the meet.
log an address was made by Mrs. n.
A. NJ. Froisvth. Me. 4. w. Norris
'hcn read the following memorial IN
Congtess, which was uuanlmou.ly
adopted.
1" 'ho honorable Senators and Membors
oil the House ~ Representative.
In no face of unpnfnllelsI ,ti.,.,.,,..
women OF umh, IN mass inopiins ns, o,n.
"'.,l' appeal To your honorable bodies.
We respectfully petition that nj Tim
ensuing special session OF Cntigt,.s
lvkl.hhNo measures DO adopted 10 iu.
'toa'n mo usn OF silver ~ money ana
,hhahoo ihn price of silver bullion. No
W. w. uo' aH,ulho Ia .pouk or tho Theory
Mhloh should DO adopted VI tho mean.
Mni'h SHOULD DO used TO attain ines,
,,... wv we SPEAK from knowledge %
mo distress and business dlsn.tpr y,blah
nave already mllou upon our Torrlt5rv
uud lhlH whole iutormouutniu rgyluf,
rom tho partial cessation ~ siiyrr
mining, and which must incrDa,e whom
thlH industfy Il moro c1mpioisly at,u-
uuhou' sLNcr mining almost tho only
-vuI'o OF revenue ui this whole iutar-
ii""llNh ioslon' Iho minors commune
mo agricultural products, Hhofpr. and
merchants arc paid by iho product. M
our mines, aud with tho cessation M min
lhk lhtre VIII DO common aud wide.
spread disaster. Already hundrods ~
Vs." KING women is well a. men have lust
sltualluhs, Thousands ~ skilled labbror.
nave beon discharged from our mines
ana with no occupation aud no captt,tI.
WIZ soon have no food for themselves or
hmilier. A iow niue owner. arc -tll
Nnlhlnk lhuir mlnus, hut with red urnt
iofcu ana wages, aud without prout. mod
lhiH " only 10 avoid the waste and dam.
hkr resulting 90 machinery AMI miuD.
rom closing and stopping pump; even
,ulH M,Ih con lnuos only because Of tho
nope mat the pricoOf silver may inoreaso
20 M 10 enable resumption. I'm
less thih advance OF pripo cpno.
soon Tho Industry must rrnse
And other Thousands OF bolpl,.s
lhuorofs Will be- discharged. nm. we're
only temporary or alice cd only ono OF
lur lndunlriostW We would buafup brayolv.
lut We foundation upon which oar on
mo business structure rests IL silver
hlhlng' ahd failure brings universal
disaster.
The people OF tho East arc assured that
"a lho'o appeals Wu arc H.. uc uatod by
ellhh motives, or making ltlso cty
wien asking that tho hlltrr cum lo
ututu aside. They, too, arc also directly
ma indirectly Interested la our welfare.
rot uhly ~ citizens OF common
nuhlfy, but In pocunlary wAyi our
hofohhis buy oi thOm and obtain credit
- proportion TO tho prosperity OF our
ouuuy.
Our railroads arc built, our mines
rynrd and our improvements lnfrDlv
lhdopn credit our railroad, n ate, iorfi-
lfihl und municipal bonus, our PRINCIPAL
lhns aud much OF our mining stock mo
cid ~ tho East, therefore they cannot
lin our ono great industry and In
'umhbly lesson values without damag.
~ lholr own interests.
Tho development of this country and
40 iuvcs iGcnts la property hero have
cen undertaken aud accumulated whom
10 laws OF the country aud The platforms
It's political parties pledged the nation
} maintain tho parity betweon gold and
lNor, aud gave investors tho greatest
ledge Of security I'm tho world. and
hllo W. do not understand WHY mi,
lodge has failed, We 200 und know mo
iccs Of It's failure. We arc loyAl
cmon. with You WO hudl an inteiiso
lection tor and pride, iu our nntiyo land.
id we cannot boli6yo that au nppa,i
hioh directly affects the happino.. and
'osporlty Of tho people of Ono.tlIrd OF
III republic can DO listened "a with In.
iloruuco by you, and We must rospeci-
lily submit our memorial.
kilograms Of sympathy and encour.
cement from Mrs. j. II. Ferry, Park
ny; Mrs. Il. IL. Emerson, Ogden.
~. J. W. Guthrie, Corinuc, anu Mfs'
aUfgo Sutherland, Provo, were read.
ter which DR.. Ellen Gage, Mrs, IL
,dd0ck, MTs. Allen, Mrs. III. Isabella
1rno and Mrs. Ferguson made All
esres. The speakers were frequently
plauded. After "a vote Of thanks 10
, Theater management aud those
10 furnished The musical exercises,
, meeting adjourned.