Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-24
MORAL AND FINANCIAL CRIME.
The Recent Attempt 10 Repeal the
Silver Purchase Act
DENOUNCED Az UNwARnASrED.
Pres,dent.ei.ct cleveland Criticised
by n Popuiist nc the
Convention.

WASHINGTON, ID. g. Feb. 23.-At
the seesion Of the American bimetallic
league today, the committee on reso-
lutions made the following report;
where's, The great moral and flnan-
clal crime Of the nineteenth century
was the demonstrating OF silver In 1879,
by the Congress OF the United States
acting under Influence OF British per-
suasion and British interests; and,
whereas, Said act was destructive
othe interests OF the American people
n d In disregard OF the financial policy
inaugufated At the beginning OF this
government under the wise guidance
Of such statesmen AS Washington,
Hamilton and Jefferson, and formu'
lated In the act providing the mint OF
the United States In 1892, and which
established n Just ratio between gold
and silver rs mint metals, therefore, In
behalf Of the wronged people and SUI
fering industries OF the land, we de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at The present ration OF 10 10 l..
We denounce US unconstitutional anu
olulionary all legislation which la
any way discriminates against silver
aud gold Az money metals. We
denouuce 1t as inconsistent with
sound public policy to confer or advise,
directly or Indirectly, with any foreign
nation ~ to money or currency.
We denounoe tue recent attempt at
the repeal OF this act OF 1890, requiring
the treasury department TO make
monthly purchases OF silver US "a mem
ace to the prosperity OF the country
and the attemptto repeal the emergen-
cy compromise forced upon us at the
time, and we will resist Its repeal by
oil legitimate measures at our HANDS
unless II shall be TO substitute In lieu
thereof the Tree and unlimited coinage
ofsiiyer.
We also denounce the measure now
pending before Congress to authorize
The additional iseue OF government
bonds as vicious and wholly un-war-
nnled by the present financial condi.
lion OF the country, and us IN attempt
10 extend and perpetuate industrial
Ervitude. We declare II to be our
purpose to continue cur struggle until
Justice be secured, and TO this end We
viii make unrenitting effort to edu-
cate and arouse public sentiment. We
Will Immediately open the contest in
The middle anu eastern states, and we
call upon all fair.mindei people IN NIL
sections Of the Union to aid us to strug-
Gle for industrial emancipation.
The report gave rise 10 considerable
discussion, but was flnally adopted
unanimously.
X. Il. kolb, late candidate OF the
fopullsls for governor OF Alabama,
endorsed the aims OF the convention.
Senator Jones OF Nevada explained
The Brussels conference. He said 10
pet cent OF the population OF London
were living upon charity anu yet the
Lnglish commissioners asked the
United States delegates TO agree Ia
lheir estimation OF the value OF silver
ahd adopt policy that brought about
lhis wfetched condition. The propo.
hllon now before Congress to issue
more bonds, he said, was u deceptive
ulek. II meant simply that the banks
wanted TO control the circulating me-
eiam Of the country.
GENERAL Field, late candidate for
'lee President on the the Peoples
parry Ticket, spoke severely criticising
me Presldent.eiect for trying TO defeat
Me election OF candidates before the
VARIOUS legislatures who represented
me wishes OF the people on the silver
question.