Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-11
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER,
Colorado Democrats Speak In No
Uncertain Terms.
CLEvELAND's HOSTILITY SCORED.
Free Thought, Free Speech, Personal
Liberty, Locai seif.Go,ernmcni,
Free Coinage the shibboleih.
cLEvELAND's HOSTILITY SCORED.

The full text Of the declaration OF the
Colorado Democrats, on the silver
question, adopted Mt the convention In
Denver on Wednesday evening, IL rs
follows:
We hold that the restoration Of free
coinage to silver Ia by far the most
vital u nil measure, yet TO be secured
by the American people, and Ia this
connection, now that the Democratic
party has for the rrst time In more
than thirty years been granted control
OF both tho legislative aud executive
departments OF the government by tue
people, we feel Justified In stating sx-
plicitly what we deem 10 lie this basic
PRINCIPLES OF the Democratic party,
and the true relation Of the President
with Congress In dealing with coinage
anu all otner legislative matters.
Free thought and Tree speech; per
sonAI liberty to the citizen; local self
government; opposition u sumptuary
legislation, to paternalism IN govern.
ment, ~ all forms OF class legislation
which builds up monopolies and takes
by force from honest labor tho wages II
has earned; Astrict construction OF the
federal constitution and full recogni-
ton OF the reserved right OF tho people;
all are cardinal prlu ciples OF demOc-
racy; to each and all OF these we pledge
our constant and loyal support.
The people are the sovereigbs, and
whenever they assemble it 10 their duty
and indisputable right to give full aud
fearless expression TO their views Of
public men and asures-approving
that which IL right anu oond smnlng
that which IL wrong.
In support OF the declaration that the
restoration OF free coinage to silver Is
the most vital public measure yet TO
be secured, we invite the thoughtful
attention OF a free, Intelligent aud Ito.
nrty-losing people to the following
tucontfovertibleiac is: When silver was
uemonetixed II was nj premium OF
per cent above gold; now It Ia at q
discount OF 30 per cent From this
source alone the miners OF Colorado
have lost more than SlOO,OOO,OOO. aud
are now losing more than slO, 100000
annually. Then cotton sold on ~
average OF ia cents per pound; now II
brings less than halt that price. Then
wheat was worth Sl.l7 per bushel; now
II brings TO the farmers OF the Yves
hut little over 80 cents. Then nil othei
products Of the farm were In demand
vt equally good prices, now the de
mand and prices for them have COR
respondingly DECLINED. Then tn,
Iarmers were independent and con
tented, and at the end OF each yea
they had earned fair profit upoi
their labor aud investments, now tn
farmers are dependent and discour
aged; instead OF finding profit Mt tn
close OF each year upoa their hones
Toll, they have cut-throat mort gage
ana iron.clad deeds OF trust upon theil
farms and homesteads. Then labo
found constant and romunerative
employment, now labor IL 10
often unemployed or employed a
starvation wages. Then wealth wa
generally distributed among the peo
Die; now wealth Is departing from tn
worhing many and being concentrated
IN the idle few. Then all legitimst
branches Of business were active an
profitable; now business 10 staenan
andsis conducted largely wilhou
proiit, II not at u positive loss. All
these dismal changes aret the direct ant
necessary results OF destroying nilve