The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-09
TO THB PEOPLE On UTAH.
Addresses and Proclamations on
the Trans-Mississippi Congress.
THE FIGAI FOB SILVER.
The Citizens Of the Territory Should
Aid the Cause by Every Effort.
All City and County Officials Cordially In
vited to Attend-A Proclamation to the
People-Twenty-T Two states and Ter
ritories Will be Represented.


The mayor of Ogden, the commercial
bodies of Ogden and the chairman OF the
executive committee of the Trans Missis-
sippi congress have addressed the follow
ing open letter to all mayors of towns and
cities and county officials in the territory
of Utah:
t'OaDEN, Utah, April 8, 1898.
ITO all Mayors of Cities and Towns and County
Ofaciais in Utah Territory:
'GENTLEMEN-Th Trans Mississippi
congress will meet in this city on Mon
day, the Gath instant, and special trains
and delegations will be arriving on Sun
day the 23rd, and morning of the oath.
The congress will be in session all of the
week of oath TO 18th.
Twenty two states and territories will
have representatives here, on the soil OF
Utah in convention assembled, seeking
redress of grievances in which we in
common with them have a vital interest.
eve cordially invite you to Join with
Ogden in making this memorable occa-
sion, and in swelling the voice of the peo-
pie, that will here find utterance in the
resolutions of the congress.
'sYou and your commercial bodies
should appoint full delegations, selected
from public-spirited men who will take
pride in doing credit to Utah upon this
great occasion. Respectfully,
'tRoBERT LUNDY,
s'Mayor and President Business Mems
Association.
A. B. PATTON,
president Chamber of Commerce and
President Real Estate Exchange.
"W. FL. HARVEY,
Chairman Executive Committee
TO THE MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
The following open letter is also issued,
addressed to all the musical organizations
in the territory:
''To All Brass Bands, Drum Corps, and Other
Musical Organizations in the Teri tory of
Utah:
ssGENTLENdEN-Th Trans Mississippi
congress will meet in this city on Mon
day the oath inst, and special trains and
delegations will be arriving on Sunday
the 23d, and morning of the 4th. Gov
errors of the different states as they ar
rive will be escorted to their respective
headquarters. The congress will be in
session all of the week of oath to 18th.
at will be the voice of the west in a
demand on the general government for
relief from the depressed conditions that
now hang so heavily upon us, and you in
common with all citizens must feel an in
terest in making this voice as pro-
nounced as possible In view of this fact
you are cordially invited to be present,
and in such manner as may seem proper
to you, to add to the demonstration.
ssThe Trans Mississippi congress is
without treasurer or a treasury, and is
made up of self-sacrifcing public-spirited
men who donate their time and devote
their energies to advocating the interests
of the west, and it is in this spirit that
we invite you to share with us in that en-
terprise that leads to the common good.
HYou will be admitted free of charge
to witness the proceedings of the con-
gress and to hear speakers of national
reputation who will address the congress
on each evening of the week, and all
other courtesies in our power.
''With the sincere hope that you will
look favorably upon the invitation, l am
very respectfully yours,
ssW. II. HARVEY,
Chairman Executive Committee.
PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE.
And with these letters comes a procla-
nation by the chairman of the chamber
of commerce of Ogden as follows:
ITO the people of Utah.
"It is believed that the railroads will
assist in making the congress a memoir
able event in Utah and thus creating g
lasting impression on the delegates, and
to aid in doing this, will transport all
bands free.
.'When it is considered that the mining
sections are so much interested
in the object of this con-
gress, and all of Utah now feels
the whitening blight placed upon it by
the demonstration of silver, all its citi-
zens should join together in emphasizing
the demand for the reversal of the great
est wrong ever inflicted upon a popular
government.
H'The values of all products are now de-
pressed, in consequence of all money be-
ing redeemable in gold, and gold the only
measure in money values. With an out
put of silver only keeping pace with the
increase of population, and an actual de-
crease in the output of gold, the money
manipulators. with cold hearted indif-
ference to the happiness of the people,
have struck down one-half OF the money
metal of the world, with the greedy OBJ
iect of thereby increasing the value OF
their money on hand, and thirty thousand
million of dollars loaned out in the United
States alone, thus making it doubly as
hard for the debtor to pay these debts,
when measured in the value OF his pro-
ducts. the only means in his power OF
raising the money.
Sat the time silver was demonetized il
was worth IN the market $1.32 an ounce,
3 per cent. more than it's free coinage
value. 1t was in the full vigor OF health
and the favorite money OF the people when
it was struck down, like the unsuspecting
victim who throws up his hands with the
dagger of the assassin in his back.
FAll OF the arguments about a 60 cent
dollar now, did not exist at the time the
CRIME was committed, but is used by the
enemy of the people as if it did.
Having succeeded in demonetizing sit
yer, they have turned against the people
the mud batteries erected from its down
fall, and have devoted their time since IL
debasing it and destroying the confidence
of the people in it, SO it would not bt
laid aside as a reserve of the millions, a!
it once was, until now it is money by
sufferance for fractional change, and like
paper money, redeemable in gold, oul
only money of redemption. Since silver
has received such treatment, it has de.