The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-10-22

is another republican candidate fol
president and he has placed himself on
record as opposed to silver coinage
the consent OF Europe. Benja-
min Harrison is another, and we all
know where Harrison atsnds upon the
silver question. Levi P. Morton is also
IN line for the high Office and he is a
gold bug of ell the gold bugs. Don
Cameron of Pennsylvania is in disgrace
with his party In that state because he
said few words In silver's behalf. On
the other hand, the democrats OF the
south, the west and of the middle states
are true friends of silver and they will
dictate who the next democratic nomi-
nee shall be.
The only way that we haYe of judg
ing as to what the republican party VIII
do is through its past history Upon the
financial question. The Bible says:
"By their fruits ye shall know them. y
Let US see what has been the course of
the Two great parties upon this all i'm
portant question. BY SO doing we will
not do any injustice to the republican
party.
In 1878 republicans demonetizad
silver. In 1875 republicans defeated q
free coinage bill. In 1876, when the
democrats had majority III the houae,
for the first time in sixteen years, free
coinage bill was voted for by Ia demo-
Gratis, and SO republicans voted against
1t. In 1877 another free coinage Dill
received nearly the same vote. In 1875
a dem cratic silver bill, which restored
the status OF the silver dollar, passed
the house over the presidents veto, l2Z
democrats voting for it and 81 repub-
licaDS voting against it. In 1878, IN
the senate, republicans tried Go defeat
the Bland-Allison act, authorizing the
purchase and coinage of at least 81 900,
coo of silver per month. Ga April s,
1886, (record page 3300),a bill was voted
on in che house on the free c+inage OF
silver, 96 democrats voted for the bill
and So republicans against. On the
same day, (record $1,000, an amendment
was offered to suspend tue coinage OF
silver, 81 republicans voted in its favor
and l30 democrats against. In the
house on June 26, 1886, % republicans
voted for free silver and 130 against. On
April 8, 1888, 30 republicans voted fol
silver and SO against. In the same
year, oD June 7th, 10 republicans voted
nOr silver and 1T against. In the sen
ate, on June II, 1890, 10 republicans
voted for silver and % against On June
7, 1890, (record page 58i3). a motion
was made to recOmmit the bullion bill,
or Sherman law so-called, and with di-
rectionS to report bill for the free
coinage of silver, 101 democrats voted
for the motion and II republicans voted
against it. On June 20, 1890, (recOrd
page 6510), Mr., Bland offered au
amendment III favor Of the free COIN
age of silver, liz democrats voted Tor ii
and l30 republicans voted against it.
In the house on March q, 1892, III re-
pubIicans voted for silver and 64
against. In the senate, July 2, 1892, II
republicans voted Tor silver and Is
against. In the house, July l3, 1892,
republicans voted for silver and 81
against. In the house, on August %,
1898, on the vote to repeal tie Sher-
u an law, Ill republicans voted for re-
peal and Is against. On October rs,
1898 (Gecord page 1920, when the Sher
man law repeal was before the senate,
a vote was taken on the question of the
coinage of 1000, 600 ounces OF silver per
month, 23 democrats, including Mr..
allen Of Nebraska and Mir Kyle Oi
South Dakota, voted fOr it anu 70 re-
publicans against. On October 80,
1893 (record page 2938) the senate voted
for the repeal OF the sherman Law, "a
republicans voted for repeal and q
democrats against. In the house, III
1909 &hn RlnYl1 froo oil hill
republicans voted for silver and ll0
against. In the senate, on the same
bill, for it passed the democratic house,
Is republicans voted IN It's favor and ~
against. Whenever the silver question
has been before congress, republicans
have voted it down. Had they joined
with the democrats on that question al
any time during the past 70 years silver
would have been remonetIZed, cOinago
Woul have been made free ANA unlim
tied at ratio OF l6 to l, AMI prosperity
would have blessed this peOpe. ''By
their fruits ye shall know them," anU
[ do no injustice to republicans Ill
charging that there is no hope ioi
silver through the medium OF then
party. AS well might silver republl
cans attempt to suspend the laws o.
grayitation, as to attempt to breaK the
chains which unite them to The golden
king.
FREE SILVER A NECESSITY TO AMERICA
Aud We must have free silver coin
age at the ratio OF l to 16, if we are g.,
tree the slaves which the money power
has made, 1t is the boast OI the re
publican orators that their party madt
Tree four millions OF black men. Grant
this and yet the truth stares US in the
lace, that by means OF publican linau.
cIal Legislation, more than ten white
men nave have been enslaVed 10 one
black man madO free. And this is slavery.
most oppressive and degrading. The
masses of the people have been bound.
PTometheuseilke, to gold, while the
OF usury are peckIng at their
YItals. Tantalus like, the people are
surrounded by the waters OF life from
which we may not drink. In the midst
)f plenty we are III want; with the
)ounteOus PROVISIONS of generous
Iod, we build soup houses for The poor
ma pack about the burdens ior the
.ich.
4nlS udblUu SJ1OuiO Icdlu SOm6GllQg
rom history. AS was said by the
United States monetary commission OF
S7S, "At tue Christian era, the me-
allie money of tie Roman empire
mounted to 81 100000, 900. by the emu
II the fifteenth century, it had shruuk
o $500, 900 ,000." DIR. Adam Smith says
hat in 1455 the price OF wheat IN Eng
and was TWO pence per bushel, The ,
monetary commission says that ''popu
atlon dwlndled and commerce,
.rts, wealth and freedom ali |
the people we're
educed by poverty and misery to the |
lost degraded conditions OF serfdOm
nd slavery. The disintegration of So
lety was almost complete. History |
ecords no such disastrous transition |
8 that from the Roman empire to the !
ark ages. The discovery of the new
Iorld by Columbus, restored the vol
me OF precious metals, brought with
rising prices, enabled society to re-
tiTl-s no off |