The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-01-17

THE WEST WILL BE IN 1T.

Heretofore when party or partisan
policies were to be determined a few of
the leaders in the east met and in
very brief space of time the policy,
whatever it WIS, was adopted. No
reference was ever made as to what the
west or the south might have to say.
what they felt, or how they might be
impressed. These two sections have
been quiet and submissive SO long, they
have followed the east so blindly, so
submissiyely, with such docility that at
the present, when national policies are
being formed, no thought of the de-
spized west is allowed to enter into
the deliberations. 1t is the same with
the two national parties. When the
republicans determined to run Harri-
son against the probable Cleveland. it
was not done at Minneapolis, but in
sumptuous apartment in Wall street,
New York, and strange to say there
were men present at that meeting of
whom it was said, that not one present
knew them as repu blicans-nor did it
matter-the b0Dd-hOlders were there
to determine upon the repeal of the
Sherman act and thus complete the
fell task of the utter destruction of the
money Office of silver. Had the west
or the south either any hand in the Sc
laotinr Of ho
If so, where is there authentic record
of their participation. That policy was
determined also in Wall street. and
New England hewed out that result,
and as with the other national party at
Mimi eapOlis the resulting con-
vention at Chicago was al
most useless formality. The result,
the final result, was to be the same no
matter if Harrison or Cleveland were
the Observation-Disclosures, abiect
helpless degradation for the viyifying
metal of our once hopeful and happy
west. That was the result contem.
plated-that event was to follow no mat
ter if the eagles of victory settled upon
the banners of democracy or those of |
republicanism.
The west did make a show of strug-
gle against this wretched bargain. but
the south made none. They said to
the south support it or the odious force
bill Will pass. She was at once coerced.
1t is true her congressman and sena-
tors stood out for a time after thev
went to Washington. But one by one
they fell into line and the one frail
barrier between our metal and abiect |
failure went down, helplessly down be-
fore the well-fed sleek, arblters of the
nation who reside in Wall treet.
Here is the situation evolved so far
as the west is concerned. She must,
she will get herself into harness and be
ready for the next move Oh the politi-
cal field. She can no longer trade for
her rights in the councils of either
party. She must fight for them on any
field where they are to be determined.
She will have for allies in the next
struggle, the poor, the wretched, the
disappointed of all the states. The
battle would never be a doubtful one
for moment if her poor and her
wretched were above the Establishments
of gold. If her miners, her farmers,
her mechanics and her laborers would
resolve to do but one DAYS manful,
honest work for their section, and
not sell out to the corruptionists
Of Wall street. If this could be
how triumphantly would we win in the
next fight and how infinitely happy
would Utah be with all OF her silver
mines and smelters once again IN ae-
tive operation. Hill's free silver
delegation melted like frost work be-
ore the sun, as soon as it got to Chi
,ago, and Oolorado's free silver hosts
Ill turned to gold monometalists before
hey reached the outer walls of Min
We must send sterner stuff
10 the next national conventions-men !
who will be hacked to pieces ere they I
will abandon their white metal banners.
Ii we act thus the west will again be
IN it. If not the same old and hateful
'esalt will be experienced,
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