The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-15
Royo CITY. NOV. Is, 1884
SILVER THE NEXT ISSUE.

The most narrow minded and pre-
judiced partisan republican can hardly |
deny that the Wilson bill as it stands |
today, has proved itself to be a great
relief To the people. The reviving |
business outlook ali over the country |
is sufficient To prove this. The main
manufacturing companies are all ac-
tive, land slowly, but surely tie incubus
is lifting, and returning prosperity is
infusing new confidence into trade and
commerce everywhere. This is not
only gratifying as direct proposition,
but it is an assurance that the next
great issue before the country will be
something other than the tariff. The
campaign of tariff education is over
for this time at least, and the wisdom
of the United States may address
itself to calm, deliberate and exhaus-
tive study of the silver question. The
republican party is already getting it
self into line upon this question. 1t
dare not assume to itself logical posi-
tion, that of absolute hostility to re-
monetization, but it will hang On to
the f1imsy and illogical consent of Eu-
ropean nations idea. They know now,
as well as they have known at al time
during the past five years, that Europe
viii not consent-so that is equival-
ent to saying that they are not in
favor OF the measure as q distinctiyely
independent American propositi on.
This attitude is equivalent TO declaring
that they will not consider remonetiza-
tlon at all. The democratic party is
committed to independent action, if it
is committed to anything at all on the
subject of silver.
Ii we are only strong enough to force
consideration of silver upon them it
will be in the shape of independent &C
ton. If that can be done and the is
sue be Joined at once, we may be able
yet, notwithstanding the black out
Look, to force free coinage bill and
elect the new president on the issue to-
gether with q congress and senate suf-
hclentlv FREQ coinage in its get.up 10
pass good, strong, vigorous measure.
OF course measure of this kind
adopted in the face of hostile Europe
must be strong one. There must be
no child's play about it, but ths spirit
OF the people of this country is such
that we can rely upon them to back
our government to any extent, in
carrying it out.
We are not a bit afraid of the people
Of the United States on this inde-
pendent action matter, if they appre-
hend clearly the issues contained in it
as well as this whole silver question,
A national campaign on the issue
alone will sooner educate the masses
on the question than anything else.
The masses now voting in the east fol
the party OF demonetization, will, upon
receiving such light, promptly reverse
action and they will become the most
ardent free coinage people in the
country, They have been taught by
their bankers and their subseryient
tools, the newspapers, that there is
nothing wrong with silver, that this
whole excitement is nothing mora nor
less than the effort of the .'silyer
kings" to secure greater profits out of
the metal. They tell them, "silver
is not demonetized, that it is still
money and there is nothing the mat
ter" Put these people in possession OF
the real facts in the case and we can
carry the whole country with a final re.
suit as great, as widespread and as
sweeping as was Tuesdays result of
last week. Let US all prepare for the
great struggle of the next two years.