The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-04

present their views as follows, and we
think they will be endorsed by very
large majority of our citizens:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Oct. 2, 1893.
Hon. A. c. Fish. President Pan-American Bi-
metallic Association, st. Louis, Missouri
DEAR SIR: The present critical stu
alton of our country, whether viewed
from an industrial, commercial or tinan-
clal standpoint, is such that every clt1-
zen of this country, may he hail from the
east, or west, or north, or south. should,
wherever anu whenever possible, give
expression to his thoughts, and aid by
his work in every conceivable manner,
that the present crisis may be success
Iully overcome, or possibly, greater fu-
ture calamities be ayerted.
AS delegates appointed to represent
this city at the convention now being
held by your association, it is with deep
regret that we are obliged to be absent;
but we cannot allow the opportunity to
go by without at least addressing COM
munlcaticn TO you, giving therein voice
TO such sentiments as we would have ex-
pressed were we present as members OF
the convention.
That, by a continuous prosperity OF
many years, a plutocracy has sprung up
In our commercial centers in the east,
and that this plutocracy has taken upon
its5lf 20 coerce congressional legislation,
which can have but one outcome, and
that is, ito give the creditor class abso-
lutte control over the debtor Glass; can
not be denied by any thinking person
who has devoted any thought upon the
subject.
That this same plutocracy is now con-
trolling great portion of the press Of
these commercial centerS, and that 1T is
also aiming to assert its power by forcing
Congress to pass legislation in favor OF
this same plutocracy, is obvious to any
person who has given the least attention
to the present situation.
The momentouS question before US is,
then, how best to check this plutocracy
power, and it is for this purpose that
your convention has been called to-
gether.
While in full sympathy with The move
ment; as far as it can have tendency to
protect the masses against the classes, we
cannot supportany measure which would
have tendency to separate the east from
the west and the north from the south.
Were we to allow this feeling of sectional
ism to gain foothold among the people
OF this country, it would not be very
many years before there would not only
be a division of the northeast from the
southwest, but many other divisions, in
such proportions as selfish interests could
best be served to create them.
Fully agreeing that great wrong has
been committed against the people by the
characterization ofsilver, we feel certain
that the people will find the proper
remedies to right these wrongs. without
resorting to the extreme and dangerous
measure of sectionalism."
Already in the east, the star of hope is ris-
ing and from the very city whence sprung
the thoughts of freedom and of liberty,
there comes again the true American bat
theory: that America shall belong to the
American people; that no foreign power
shall gain any hold upon our country and
our people, in spite OF the strenuous eff
forts now being made by foreign powers,
to force their policies upon our country
We sincerely trust that the combined
forces of the convention now Assem- bled,
may not DE used for the purpose of Great
ing sectional feeling among the people of
this country, but that its strength may
rather be used for the purpose of over
coming and conquering the selfish and
unpatriotic policy outlined and advocated
by the capitalistic and creditor classes of
the eastern seaboard. We feel certain
that by pursuing a broad and patriotic
course to educate all the people upon the
vital issue which now affects the inter
estS OF all Tie people, irrespective or .po-
litical allegiance, far more can be accom-
plished, than by resorting to the danger
Gus remedy OF appealing to the baser in
stincts, which must assert themselves
when 'sectionalism' is made the battle
cry.
We should have felt wanting in patriot
ism had we not addressed this commune
cation to you, which we feel voices the
sentiments of many who love this coun-
try, and who want to see prosperity and
happiness equally divided among all who
make up this great and glorious COM
monwealth. Yours very respectfully,
JOHN W, DoNNELLAN,
FRED SIMON.