Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-06

that will do this IL not Of necessity
money. To bs money IL must have
certain intrinsic qualities, such Ne gray
IT., density, incorruptibility, durability
aud 40 on, which together with the risk
and expense attached to procuring II,
invest such metals with what civilized
man recognizes as an intrinsil value
great deal Of worth la = very small
compass. Having such metal, II IL
only Necessary that, when there Is
another one, recognized as nj
for the purpose, their worth with
respect to each other be de-
termiucd and then issuel ns au.
thorized by law to make them the
medium spoken Of Our Constitution
recognizes two such metals and pro.
hiDlis money being made from any
thing else--ibereby saying wlthou, the
use Of 20 many words that One shall
not be preferred to tue exclusion or
prejudice OF the other. As Mt. Clevo'
land II devoted TO tine Constitution,
let us hope he will give this branch
OF the subject some attention when
making up his mind rs to what cOnsii.
tutcs an honest dollar. Let him con.
slider that our fofeiathers aud our
people up to the time Of the congress.
slonal Injustice ofisI3 fouud no dishon'
esty Ia silver ami no disnJuOr In the
full use Of 1t, as our Institutions TIL
then providel.
Isit that We have become 70 much
more honest and NO much wiser
that we have been compelled 10 put
one OF our iormer favored metals out
Of use2 IL has not changed M
iota; II beams upon u, with
tue same smiling, assuring glow
that has characterized II through all
the agci. II Is AS incOrruptible now ~
IL ever wW; It Is as malleablo, rs
ductile, a. impervious to rust or corro'
sion, almJet ~ sosrcs all things con.
siiered ani nearly II not quite as hard
TO get ~ Mt any tins since man first
discovered its proper use; aud yet u ~
no longer honest How the human
family must have progressed from the
standpoint Of the money changer!
How much purer, anu more scrupu'
lous, and more exact, and more honest
has the biped dlgnided with the name
Of man become than one OF the other
products OF nature which never knew
guile nor Discrimination nor the art Of
imparting deception!
The fact OF the matter IL, the out
rage upon the great West AMI through
It upon every debt-payer la the coun.
try has been borne In meekness
and without complaint Of any effective
nature no long that those who
originally conceived and compassed
the sin Of demonstration have
apparer.iy come TO look upon them
selves a. 5e.nK IA tho right alter all.
When Richard III was reviewing In u
roliloquy portion OF his more recent
and more bloody career, he ri inaled out
several clever hypocrisies which had
been successfully worked anu the
victims OF which looked up TO him
with wonder and admiration, Ms
though he were patron and bene-
factor instead Of n tyIant anu u
monster. The thought OF his success
was uppermost and 80 elated wns he
that he finally exclaimed-"My word
for II, ! have mistaken myself all this
timo and am marvelously proper
manln 80 with the superlatively
jealous people who are most frequently
met In Wall street and Lombard street,
ani who are no fearful OF the whole
world becoming corrupted through the
use OF silver as money. There Ia not
much gold In circulation, com
paratively speaking, and the moot
Of II lie controlled by the gentry spoken
Of. SolDng As they can make Congfe' =
DO their bldding they can buy silver
a. they would pig iron and sell 1t In
the same way. realizing pront with
each Transaction, and they have per.
haps come To look upon such a
constructing condition OF things NJ
perfectly legitimate and themselves NJ
wise and uprllht oustodians, Of the
peoples weliarei
Gus reason Why this Is an suspicious
time In which TO commence the agita
ton ut headquarters IL because the
Forty.tuurth Congress contains ,
majority VI members In both branches
WHO are fully committed TO the Jus
aud patriotic action OF restoring silve
TO its proper estate. The Presiden
alone stands In the way, but we do no
believe he would do 40 II II could b,
made plain 10 him that no trinkery
iuh alton or dishonesty are intend
ed. lie Ia an excellent listene
and "a man not 40 "pulei
up'' over his exalted station that h
win not listen 20 relevant and timel!
suggestions or requests from any one
The address OF our silver men Ia not n
verbose IN TO be wearisome nor n
terse M to cramp lts meaning, and W
hope that Mr. cleveland will fea
1t with interest, aud give II full atten
don.