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

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Now, the republicans have claimed
that the tariff keeps up values and
keeps up the price of labor. This table
IS offered TO show that It has an Oppo-
site effect. When the products Of
farms fall in value, labor tails in value.
The articles enumerated are nearly all
products of the farm IL proves that
AL the while that the farmers have
been paying tariff taxes to manufac-
tuTeEs and TO trusts and syndicates, the
articles which he has To pay with haYe
been falling iii value. 1t is true, as the
Tribune saws, that the tariff has re-
duced the value cf the farmers pro-
duets. But IN addition, republican leg.
islstion mas added to the decrease. In
1863, values We're almost up TO war
prices. The republican policy of con-
traction had just been entered on.
During the contraction policy fourteen
hundred millions of greenbacks were
called in and bonds issued. This cruel
pOlicv decreased all values and caused
fOTty-seven THOUSAND ialiuIes. a fter
the contraction policy was carried to
ali end, these republicans uemonetiZsf
silver and values were reduced still
more. thank the Tribune for this
table.
To increase values, we must increase
the redemption money OF the land. We
must aid the silver to the gold, We
pay England annually $500 OO0,0OO, as
interest and we pay it Ill gold. Meas
ured by bi-metallie prices, it takes
S400, 100000 of the products cs
the land to pay this. There ia nt5
money enough in the world upon a
gold standard to do the business of the
world. There is thrty-nine hun
dred million dollars of gold in the
world and this is only $2 30 per capita.
When the Tribune talks of the tariff
reducing prices, why does it not call
attention 20 wheat, cotton and SilVer2
In 1872 silver was $1.32 per ounce,
wi eat was 81 40 per bushel and cotton
Is cents per pound. In 1882 silver was
$1.13 per ounce, wheat $1.l9 per bushel
and cotton III cents per pound. IG
1898 silver was Y cents per ounce.
wheat So cents per 0ushel and cotton
cents per pound. Did the tariff do
this? Ii it it lid, then the sooner YOU
wipe out the tariff the better.
FREE SILVER INDEPENDENT OF EUROPE.
The great question today Is the fnan-
cial question and it has been braVely
met ny the democrats in Utah. In their
platform they declared for Tree silver.
whether any other nation wants it or
not. This should be the policy of Amer
lea. Those who hesitate because fnan-
ciers of the east say that it cannot be
done, should remember that in I776
business men of New York passed
strong resolutions against the declara--
lion OF Independence, just as they pass
strong resolutions against an American
policy now. We have got to come to
that policy Cr remain slaves. Inc in
debtedness OF the United States ap-
proaches forty thousand million dollars.
The interest on that at five, per cent, is
two thousand million dollars per year,
We have have about 81 800, ,0OO,O 900 of
all kinds OF money and only
about $500, ,0O0,O ,O00 OF this is gold. The
terrible interest which we pay, like a
great sponge sOaks up the fruit or our
labor, There is only SI65 ,0O0, 900 Of
gold produced in the world annually.
and we haYe to pay England alone
500, ,OOO,O 900 as interest. Free silver
would double the value of all property.
1t would create prosperity and II would
furnish work ior The laboring man.
Free coinage would establish the pari-
Gy OF tie two metals. We are big
enough and strong enough to take all
the silver that would come, coin it and
give back merchandise and products in
exchange. France and the Latin Union
did this, with England on gold basis
and the ratio was Kept at I51s to l.
We would have the aid of Mexico,
South and Central America, and the
AsiatIc governments. France would
also tail IN line. We would nave all the
silver countries to aid us, that there
were IN 1873, except Germany and Aus
ira. Ii, after trial, gold should APP
preclate III value, leave the silver dol
ar as 1t Is and put less gold In the gold
dollar. We haY6 done so before and
we can again, Free silver would not
drive out gold any faster than it is going
now. Ii you divide the number of
ounces Of silver money now ID the
world, by the number of ounces of gold
money IN the world, you will find that
Chere are l55 ounces of silver to one of
sold. One To sixteen is the natural
satIo and America can maintain it.
Why wait for capital to consent to
yield UP some OF Its ill-gOtten privi-
ieges? Why not lead the way for the
suffering masses? Why not speak as
Franklin spoke when he was our min
IsLer to England? He attended a ban
quet IN London and tOasts were re-
spOnded TO by the representatives of
Flo nCe, England and the United States.
came first and her premier
tOok his glass and said said: NOW
drink with me again to England, the
sun that gives light to the world"
France came next. The French min
5ter closed an eloquent speech by say
ing; Now drink with me to France.
yhe moon that controls the tides of the
world" Franklin came last. He lifted
lis glass and said: Now drink with
ne to the United States, the Joshua
hat commanded the sun and moon
to stand still, and they stood still"
We need the spirit of franklin.
Let us say to the European usur-
ITS, "Stand stillp' Ard if Amer.
ca thus speaks, they Will stand still.
rhat is the policy of the democrats of
D Jtah. That is the policy of RaWlins.
That is what silver men demand. Why
lot then vote for Rawlins and demo.
,raCy?
The only answer that is given is
hat the last congress partially relieved
he burdens of the people by the reduc-
ion of tariff taxation. Republicans
eek to beg the issue by crying hard
lines, and deeTying the prosperity
which democratic legislation is making
possible. Sincej the new tariff law
putting wool on the free list went into
fleet, the price of wool both in this
ountry ana in Europe, has advanced
,etWeen u and 10 per cent. The ex-
,lanauon given by the New York
WOOL merchants is that the new tariff is
eeponslble for the increase, Thomas l..
I'll, manager of TIE New York Wool
Warehouse company, says:
Manufacturers haYe not understood