The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-09-19
THE TRUESILVER POLICY.

The territorial convention of the
democrats of Utah adopted he only
real free coinage PLANK yet written in
any of the states or territories Of the
union, or since the ruthless and
irresponsible republican majority 80
horribly crippled the interests of all
classes of the people by destroying the
money -1nctions Of the metal, away
back thers in 1873 W len that party was
all powerful in this nation. Here is
the plank
We der AID the passage of law for
the free End unlimited coinage OF both
silver anG gold at ratio of 10 16,
withou' aiting for the consent OF any
other radon. and that the govern
ment st Il pay ut silver 80 coined as a
money OF ult tie redemption the
same as gold.
That is ID. Why should wO wait for
any other ton in order to restore the
money which las always been the very
life's blood o the industries of our own
land? 1t is all Gosh that the United
States is not strong enough to force sill
yer upon the balance of thu world.
England, Germany, or the Latin union
could do it. This seems to be COM
monty accepted theory. 1t is true, any
how. Then how comes it that the
United States doing as much business
as either one of the powers cannot do
It? The simple announcement that
the United States had restored silver
would be quite sufficient TO send the
powers named into the free silver camp
or nto utter bankruptcy. They would
stumble over each other in their eager
ness to adopt the measure. There
would be Lothing else left for them to
do save enter the bankrupt courts. The
trade of the lar gest part of the
commerce of the world il done in
silver and the first class power
being first to resume will win the good
will and active commercial partisan.
ship of the silver using nations. There
can be no doubt of this. That nation
being the United States with all of her
rich and varied production of the
essentials of life, would in a especial
way, bind this trade TO her for hund-
reds of years to come. Aside then
from the direct profit n the adoption
of the policy first, aside from the re-
viving and quickening of sll the latent
industries impinged pom silver,
ould come the punishment
of millions upon millions of tons of the
meta, more than exists in commerce to-
day, to supply the famine occasioned
by the withdrawal OF so much silver
from the monies current in the world. |
This revival would touch and quicken |
every hamlet, town and city of the |
union, but especially those of the sill
ver-producing states and territories of |
the west, but especially in the ter
ritory of Utah. Indeed is it fitting |
and proper for Utah to lead out in this
early return to the money of the ages.
She has relatively larger deposits of |
this metal than any other state and
can thus afford to move out in advance
ef the other states. We doubt the de.
votion OF any professed free silver man
who is not in favor of independent &C
tion. BE is only half hearted silver
advocate VINO is in favor of dallying
along here, waiting until the gold
kings of England and Germany grow
to silver. Wewill never live
% see that day until, in consequence of
,emonetization, Ge are able to fling the
of trade against them. 1t will
zone then before these nations will
Ind the United States grown to be the
,hief and only commercial nation of
h8 world. Then who dares refuse his
upport to this plank if be is really and
ruiy an advocate of silver?
Ali honor to the democracy of Utah
Or first stepping out to the music of
he only true free silver policy and the
My policy in which there is the slight
st hope for the restoration of silver.
We know this is rather strong meat for S
be Tribune, but it will have to come +
nder or follow Jones out over the .
orders of republicanism.