Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-20
CAPTAIN JOHN GOODMAN,
weIt.Huuwn Traveller aud
.uthor l. in the West Again for
the summer at soda.

Nrwsr reporter had the pleasure
,,mssilng Captain John Goldman, Of
NJ Yors aud Boston, last ovenin in
~. Dsriors Of tbs Walker House, and
,lssant interview was the result.
m. csplain h always n welcome victor
a. sail Lake CITY. He has been
,.,,udsd with tho Interests Of Utah
a, many Year., aud although many Of
hi,old limo frionds-Captain Hooper
william Jennings, Fsamofz Little,
40. have passed away, he still pave
.,.it duflug the heated term, 90 his
Naming little cottage at Sofa sprlngs,
M ukrs " retreat there, Tor removed
I'm the hustle ami business Of
=, active lifo In the metro.
,@In Of the East. 10 u two
ssan aimee no visited Salt Lake City,
;1t ln the monutime he has been
t,svelinF considerably. He has Visited
tnflpe several timUs, made several
tdnap the Mediterranean, aud one
t,l6 10 England and Scotland. He
NfflNnA ~ 'NAA tAIt AAhH ANUAh NNtM
40. enjoying, for n msn OF hls age,
c5niusratively good health. Ho will
t5loufn iu Salt Lsho Tor = short time,
nd thea HE himself back 10 Boda
tIIuEFs
rle NEWS man converted quite
vbiIu with the captain upon various
,ut.ects, and then received from him
lhsse oUseryaiions ON tho all.imporiant
flIyff question.
~ think tho platforms OF both the
Democratic aud Republican parties
afp distinctly i'm favor Of parity of the
two mctals-gOld aud silver. Now,
that does not necessarily mean that
the samu ratio should DO maintained
tnai existed before, but perhaps a now
raIiO ahOul1 be AdUntud on account ui
toe gfottor production OF silver over
gold iu lato yoats. Therefore, | think
tLuplUpJ8iilOn Uf Senator Vest was a
very wiso OuU-tU make tue change
lf0m ouU 10 sixteen 10 Ono IN twenty.
1 lhat he'd been done-it that pTOpu-
slllon han been acccptud-uO doubt
wo should have utrapsi THESE
hard tunes. But the trouble was
We could not 90 this alone without
Tue gonsent Of The El rOpean nations,
aud that consent hAa not yet been oil
ttueI. do not Hue where We are
going TO get any relief Ut tue present
imr / have seen, IN the course Of
my HE, great many pauici anu worry
hard tmuii but there never was timu
be.Olc whom could not sec q glmmur
0f daylight ahead. At tho present.
limo tue future ~ shrUuded In utter
dark uUs-, aud no one eau predict whel
'hcsc hard times will emf. UndUuhl.
sIIy II netting should 100 done IN
regard 10 the tarln,so that people could
understand exactly whore they stand
could understand exactly what they
may expeo,-thefe would be tempUts-
y revival Of business. But you
must remember that silver has
zen dem0ueIi1gd; therefore the world
nay be uaid 10 have lost Onu.hAli Of IT.
money. Perhaps II may be- gold h \
II we continue In mono
notallism, undoubtedly, In the course
4 time, tue world will adapt Itself 10
he new conditions. The prices Of
will rtcede, not only Of
merchandise but OF wages. Wages
vii be ths last 10 fall, but they mutt
al, inevitably. II wealthy people on.
Oy only half the incomes they did
ormorly, the people they employ must
10 c0ntentpd ~ take half VI the wages
hey had before. When that comes
bout the wOrll will 20 on under the
lew conditions; but before II comes
mere will be great deal more suffer
ng than ut present."
"What about the repeal OF the pur-
hasing clause Of the sherman net?
las II benefited the situation In any
yayY" asked the reporter.
"Whothot that action was n good
measure or tad measure, neither
arty can be charged with IL entirely.
Connected with this question, though,
think there has been au unnecessary
care about the expectation Of gold 10
england. People seem to be labUrinr
ludrf the impression that We are CIV
ug our gold away; bus certainly We
10 not send IL over there without get.
lug something In exchange. II she
.nglishman IL 40 frightened with the
onditlOns Of Affairs In America that
10 wants 10 sell out his securities, anu
ur people can get them ut low rates,
mere Is then maniiestly an advantage
II sending our gold abroad 10 buy them.
here IL one thing that We nave to
JnsideH Ia times past this country
Ias been grnnary Tor England, SUI
lying her with wheat; but IN the |
ltute the American farmer must be-
onteLte ted, 10 u great extent, with the |
0me market. Wheat can be put on
card OF vessel In Buonos Ayfos for
. cents per bushel, aud eau b. pro-
uced for about the same price IN India.
IL useless Tor the American farmer
b contend against such odds ~ that,
nd the outlook Tor him | regard as
ark indeed. Instead OF being an OK
orler Of grain, he can merely pro-
uce what he eau consume and
ell at home. This appeara to me to be
nd has been for yeara the condition |
I the people OF Umh. / know OF no |
UOple In the world where wealth IL
lofe evenly distributed than it IL
mOng them. 10 every ono OF them
la prayer VI Agur has been answered,
Give me neither poverty nor Riches" |
hey have certainly ret an example OF !
Iugallty aud c0nteniment which ia a
'sson 10 the rest OF their cOun.rymer,"