Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-11
ALL EYES on WASHINGTON.

The field Ia marked out, the lines
are laid, the forces and munitions are
In readiness and most Of the leaders
are chosen for the battle royal which
begins In Washington on the 18th OF next
month. That II will 10 such becomes
more and more evident an the time
draws nearer; likewise the probability
that II will not end In day nor n
week nor any other time less than
several OF them becomes stronger and
stronger, a. the aims, ends and logged
determination OF the ooutsnding
forces become more apparent. No
matter; since II must be fight, since
n sectional contest must be fought with
the Mississippi river rs the dividing
line and the South drifting Incident.
ally with the we,t, let enough time
be taken TO fight Il to finish.
II IL truly stated by an eastern
paper that from all sides attention is
directed to the United States. II bi.
metallism is definitely abandoned here
IL will be useless to make q fight for It
in Europe until gold monOmctalllsm
has worked its full consequences on
the people. The lesson may be-in
fact, II cannot fail TO bean eIcee iing.
ly costly one, but the world may be
spared 1t II this country has the cour-
age 10 stand by It's convictions ana
insist that the Industrial majority shall
not be made the boad slaves Of the
gold-owning minority. Alter the first
week In August the eyes OF the world
will be turned toward Washington;
after the Eight IL all over they will DO
turned mere than ever 10 tho great
West.
The Argonauts OF 40 had
smooth and unencumbered pathway
TO prosperity compared with that Of
the knights Of ArgentA OF recent
years. The gold Of the former at.
uacted the people, the civilization and
means for swift advancement all along
the line TO the land where the metal
was produced, no that after the first
year or two OF hArdships and priva.
hons the burdens incident to gold.
getting were rapidly and steadily
reduced, and In half a decade CAllfor.
mia was n more desirable place OF resi-.
dence ftom any point OF view than
almost any where else In the country.
But the silver producers have differ.
ent history. They did ~ much to bring
solid prosperity 10 the land ns any
other body OF workers on the cont.
nent But for the steady aud cease.
less stream Of wealth which flowed
from the Comstock and its surround.
ings, II Ii questionable whether today
there would be an East to Cypress
either the West or the South Ly
Ubiquitous financial legislation; there
might have been two governments In.
steal Of one, and the North deprived
Of the South would have had nil Il
could do with oil It's rea1urces-siIyer
inoluded--to maintsin its commercial
standing on this continent. Silver, N
Il did not save the nation, was a most
potent factor In such salvation ana 1t |
was never discredlted or disgraoed I'll |
the very men who welcomed 1t then
concluded that there was more money
In the situation for them by making
silver a secondary money subject In
all respects TO the fitst. Then, by
starting the false cry Of ovet.pToduc.
tion the infamy Of demonstration WAS
practically accomplished. "Over. |
production" Of money! There never
was such note sounded |
within the walls u civilization
before, and after the session Of Con.
gress which beglus next month we
trust II may never be sounded again.
"OverproduCtiou" of money good,
constitutional money, not rags-when
all the gold aud silver combined that
We have anu can get, do not equal thu
Interests ON our debts aud tho volume
OF our daily tratiirl
We firmly believe that the present
inanclsl CONSTRUCTION is Ia tie play
that pressure must ho brought u bear
to 'orce the repeal Of the Sherman law
ana when "hard times" are wide.
spread the peopleSnd their representa-.
hves are prone TO co sentlng to
anything that amounts to change.
With that repealed aud nothing bet.
ter to take Its plsoe, the goldite
conspirators would have tho game In
the own hands; and bs'ore 1t couli
be undone the amounts that they