Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-13
STRONG FOR SILVER.
A Great and Enthusiastic Mass Elect.
ing at tho ThsaleE
RINGING SPEECHES ARE MADE
Free Coinage Of silver shuwn to be a
Necessity. The colo Bug Con.
splracy.-The Resolution.


the people Of Utah are solidly In favor
Of the free coinage OF silver on a ratio
Of 10 toll.
The dorp Interest felt In the d financial
Issues involved was plainly expressed
by the presence Of Thousands Of people
who assembled In the streets az the
rheator, awaiting tho opening Of tho
doors Tor tho macs meeting called %
convene at O'Clock. When that
hour arrived, the place was still
closed, and the people grow i'm.
patient, wondering why they were
not admitted. The reason was
that telephone message had teen
received Mt the Theater, directing that
the doors be not opened until the
Norden military band and Hcid's
band arrived, which was Sis, when
the Thoater doors were flung wide
apart. Then ns many Of tho vast tnrong
as could crowd into the building were
soon within the walls, aud IN few
minutes standing room was at a
premium. There was large repro.
sontation Of ladies IN the audience,
which included leading citizens, busi.
ness and mining men. There were
representatives from different parts Of
tho Territory, all the way from Bear
Lake 10 st. George.
The meeting was called 10 order by
A. Hanauer, who announced the
purpose to be to pass resolutions on the
financial question, 10 present to Con.
grets Ia August. The speaker said lac
was IN favor Of silver M money, and
believed that free coinage would be
secured through the efforts now being
made by the people Of the Wet.
The call Tor the meeting was read
by A. 4. Holden, nnd Richard Mack.
iu,osh nominated Governor Caleb w.
West AS permanent chairman. The
Governor went la with cheers
Governor West said this unusual
assemblnge at this season Indicate /
that something unusual interested the
people. fever condition confronted
u people that required their atpadirst
nerve and manhood, Auch a one 10
the people OF the West tonight. All
civilization WIS inieTestel Ia the set.
tlement OF values In the present Issue.
IL was matter Of serious cOntempla.
ton 10 ate on the streets idle and vic.
ious men unwilling to work, but II Is
n matter OF greater sOlicltude TO rec the
streets crowded with iIle mon who
are good and willing to work that their
families may live. This latter Is tho
situation this meeting must consider.
Nothing must be- done In passion.
This Ia not party question, but one
involving the existence OF the com.
munity, and there should be naught
buthuncst, earnest, uuseliish drlibrr.
alton. IL was not by vehement speech
aud wild threats, but by earnest WORDS
" truth that the people should express
theireentiments. The country IN not
asked 10 enter and uutried Held, but
To protest against the destruction OF that
which, since civilization dawned, has
been medium OF COMMERCIAL OK.
change. The West protested Rgainst
the decentralization OF u mUtHl that has
served the commercial purposes OF the
world for centuries. & III aud SILVER
were linked by nature for uss 10.
getner ns money. The Creator hal
placed them together In the earth, and
what lie had put together let no man
put nsundsr. The Governor believed
that himetRlllsm would DO established,
and tho country would soon emerge
from its time Of financial trial.
Thomas J. Almy was chosen per-
manent secretary, and on motion OF q.
M nh 10 a
Nue presidents as fellows: J. j. DAILY,
A. Il. Hy dec. NJ. Scott, David Keith,
>. A. Merritt, w. II. Hubbard, and J.
q. Packard.
On motion orc. L., Allen a commit.
tee Of fifteen on resolutions, with
&, q. Goodwin as chairman, WAS
appointed rs follows: n. Mackintosh,
IL. q. Chambor,, q. II. Allen, A. +.
Holden, Il. A. Wall, &. II. Stanton,
4. G. Webber, w. 3. Mccormick, +.
IL. Auerbaoh, w. r.. James, W. Il.
Dickson, J. r. Walker, J. IL. Bacon
and A. Is. Emery.
a SGT Of resolutions was offered by n
Mr.. Snyder, ami referred to the com.
mitlee on resolutions. These demanded
Tree coinage, the calling In OF all cur.
rency Of less than the denomination
OF 50 and the Issuance Of silver there.
for, n law t1rbidding banks to Issue
money, and that no bonds nor interest
bearing obligations DO issued by the
government.
Delegate Jos. l.. RRwllns responded
to numerous calls. He said tho cues.
ton at issue was a serious one for the
whole country. lie spoke VI the parity
Of gold and silver at ratio Of 10 or NJ
to /, until 1873, when Congress pro.
vidod for free coinage OF gold but not
OF silver. He pointed out that tho
net OF Congress was q wrong.
and had increased tho burdens
OF the people. In New York lhey say
we are innAtiOnists. but Initiation
relievta the burdens Of those least able
to bear them, while contraction In.
creaseB those burdens. In the west
hundreds Of millions Of dollars as Ia.
yestments, anu Thousands Of working
men and their families, rely for pros
perity upon silver being used az
mo ey. The question for the West
congress IL not the repeal Of the Sher-
man act, but what shall take It's place.
Failure OF bimetRllism means ruin,
therefore this movement OF the next
must succeed. This Sherman act had
not been properly administered. Glll |
haa been paid out under A., instead OF
silver. He believed that the light the
West was making was for an adequate
issue OF specie money, and the whole
people Of the United States would join