The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-06-14
PROVO CITY. JUNE IA. l894
INDEPENDENT FREE COINAGE.

independent action on the subject of
bimetaIism by this nation is loudly
deplored by every gold, or single stand
ard man in this country as well as in
Europe. This is the most stupendous
piece of crude hypocrisy which has
ever been evolved from the hearts and
brains of the men who, having gold in
endless supply, wish to further en-
hance It's value by destroying all other
kinds of money. In this country the
opponents Of independent action claim
that if this policy is adopted, this
country will become the dumping
ground for the silver of the world. The
fsllacy Of such claim has long since
been made apparent and the position
declared unteneble. India, China
Japan, Africa and the archipelagos Of
the eastern oceans, whose trade is
done in silver and whose domestic cir
culations are mainly in silver,
since the violent closing of the
Indian mints by the arbitrary ac-
tion of the British government, are put
to the greatest straights 10 get as much
coined silver as they are absolutely
compelled to have. In consequence of
the logical scarcity of silver the general
volume of their commerce has OWN
dled to less than sixth of the amount
before this cruel blow was dealt them.
These far eastern nations doing largely
over one-third of the business OF the
world, Joined to US in commerce by this
proposed independent action, would, In
six months, force England and Ger
many to remonetige, or see the volume
of their commerce shrivel to less than
one-third they now enjoy. The South
American and Mexican sources of sup
ply for this far eastern demand are
drained already and they cannot furn-
ish twentieth OF the sum necessary.
Dumping ground, forsooth, under Cir
cumstances such as these? This SUBJ
terfuge has been exploded already. But
if it were not, the above reasons would
accomplish the explosion without de-
lay.
On the other hand, and to compen-
safe for the vast evils we have already
suffered by this short-sighted. disho8.-
neFce and inc IOng- list of other dis
asters which have come in its train
this nation would inevitably gather
into its own Golfers this rich eastern
trade and would retain it against all
contestants in the future, forever. This
is not all. Every idle man in all this
wide land would at once be put to work
at living wage, and all the evils of
tramps, 'wealers, strikes etc., bloodshed
and bitterness would be wiped out at
once. The miners and those who sup
ply their needs, farmers, and all who
depend upon them for trade, manu-
facturies, mills Of all kinds, and in fact
all the industries to supply an actively
employed nation Of sixty-five millions
of people, would be strained to their
utmost capacity and at living rates for
labor and productions both. Let the
mind run for a moment upon the
mighty change the adoption of this
wise policy would inaugu-ate. Hope
would inevitably spring into the hearts
of the people of this nation
and drive out the dispair settled
there. Honest men would be able to
pay their debts and save their creditors
from bankruptcy. Trustees sales
would stop SUI lly. Credit would
be restored. CJLi1ence would grow
up sgain. Men coulC borrow and lend.
New manufacturLg enterprises would
be erected. New rA,lToads would be con-
structed, INN sa lines of ocean
carrying ships b built These are only
some of the good immeoIate effects to
follow independent free CO mage action
on the part of this nation. How many
hopes would be revived. how many
tears would be wiped from the eyes of
our distressed people The papers
would no longer be filed with reports
of suicides, strikes, riots and blood
shed. The ''srmies" of.the common
veal would 60 out of business at once
and stand not on the manner of their
going. Pale, anxious and dispairing
strong men and their hopeless wives
would again smile round their plente-
ously supplied boards and the long
agony Of daily witnessing the suffer-
Lngs Of their helpless starving children 6
would be over. ,
Who is to blame for all this immense
sum of human woe? Already the re-
publican party by its act of '73, and the
democratic party will become ''parti-
;eps cri minis" with it if we suffer our
present majority to pass out CT our o
hands without restoring the free COIN h
age of silver.
WE are panied to be compelled TO re. q