The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-06-05
JUNE 5. 1894
WHERE 1T BELONGS.

There is great distress prevailing IN
the land, in the world in fact, but by
far the heaviast part of 1t is peculiar tc
this country, Indirectly all of il
is chargeable to the policy of the re-
publican party since the close of the
war. When that tremendous strug-
gle closed bewildering state of things
presented themselves to the real
lovers of the country. In more cases
than that of the poor negro, the help
less plaything of the war, ''the bottom
rail was truly on top" The suttlersr
the camp followers, the contractors, in
fact, the riff raft found themselves
million aires. The noxious weeds
which grew up about the shambles
where men were killed on a gigan tic
scale, had become an important, nay
the leading consideration in arranging
the policies of the government after
the close of the most gigantic civil wal
ever waged since civilization dawned.
The republican party was in power, re-
mained in power for over thirty years.
and Of course is logically responsible
for the gigantic mistakes which have
at last led to the awful state Of things
prevailing today. Here is exactly where
the trouble began, and here the awful
responsibility must rest.
These new made millionaires all al
once discovered that money was 8
great thing, that it bought power and
consideration, honors and power, as
well as fine clothing and rich Viands.
1t must be cared for and as relent-
lessly as they had feeced the govern
ment in its acquisition, they used con-
gress, senate and president in the fell
task of increasing its purchasing
power at the expense of the toiling
poor who fought and wrought hon.
estly, while they were gorging them
selves with the wealth wrung from the
tears, blood and distresses of war.
The cry rang out: 1--WE must have
better money than these greenback
rags" Then came the cry, "the re-
sumption of specie payment" Soon
''specie" as it was understood in our
system of finance became too common
for these lordly suttlers and camp-fol-
lowers, and the cry became, ''up with
the gold standard, the cleaning yell
low gold alone is the money for Us.
What of it if there is not half money
enough in that metal to do the busi-
ness of the landP We have it all and
let the poor, the small dealers and op-
orators come to US and rent our mil
lions at our own prices. Thus we in
crease the value of our gold, at least
fifty per cent. 1t is true it will plunge
the land into unutterable woe, but we,
we the fortunate who had too much
sense to do the fighting, and devoted
our patriotic energies to making
money, while the foolish fought, will
fly high. Soon infinitely above the
distresses of our fellows and be rich
and happy"
Thus reasoned the vultures. The
subsequent republican party met every
expectation; specie resumption ahead
of time with all its woes, demonetiza-
tion and protection. Protection for
whomP For the poor? For the small
dealers? For the wage workers? No,
no, for the suttlers, for the camp fol-
lowers who had fsttened On the dead
hopes Of the country. Bad as this
wealer business is, bad as the distresses
occasioned by the strikes and their
present hardships, the present is not
even foretaste for those which are to
come to us, later on. This is all trace
able directly to the policy Of the repub
hcan party, and yet it comes into the
present campaign without a blush,
claims that the democrats are the
thieves, that the one year of demo-
cratic administration had in thirty
fiye years is responsible for it all, and
there are honest asses among them who
really believe that Cleveland has pro-
duced in one short year what it has
taken them thirty lolg ones to accom-
plish. The scales are slowly dropping
from the eyes of the masses and soon
this wonderful betrayal of the people
will, in all of its hideous selfshness,
stand out in bold relief before the
widely opened eyes of a trusting but
betrayed people.
ODyp of the rraunauf sipnas of tha