The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-06-14
Rovo CITY. JUNE IA. 1895
THE HOPE OF SILVER.

The democratic party is the hope of
silver. The country is rapidly coming
TO that conclusion. Even pronounced
republicans who are also pronounced
silver men and who have been driven
out of that party by its general gold
standard policy, such men as Senator
Stewart of Nevada, say in the clea1est
and most unequivocal words, that the
great injury was first projected by the
republican party, land what opposition
offered in 73 and since has been OF
fered by the democratic party. This
was and is true, until Mr.. Cleveland
succeeded in choking off expression by
ruthless tyranny, both in congress
and outside, in national conventions
and party organizations. This has
continued for two years and oyer Of
his present term of office. Now at last
the party's eyes are opened, and it is
rapidly returning to its old moorings
on the money question. The day has
passed when Mr. CleYeland or
any other man or combination
of men, can WELD the democratic
strength against silver. or for any gen.
eral.national policy inimical to silver
as money standard the full and un-
doubted equal of gold. Take the sum-
init of the Alleghaney noun
tains as line, and the demo-
cratic party west of that line, even to
where the waves of the blue Pacific
hESSsS-k on our western shores, and south
of the famous Mason & DiXon's line,
along the Atlantic seaboard including
the Gulf of Mexico to the Rio Grande,
and the democratic party is well-nigh
an unit for the full restoration OF sill
yer. Here is a close, compact or
ganization, comprising vast ma
jority Of the people, which is
altogether in favor of the restora-
ton of silver. Go into all the other
states of the union, east and north of
the lines we have pointed out, and the
common people, the masses of the
democratic voters are, despite Of their
gold bug bankers. papers and leaders,
sound, safe and sure free silver men.
This we say is far stronger and
more formidable free silver organiza-
tion than any new party can make of
itself in twenty years.
1t is all well enough to talk of an in
dependent party on the one silver is
sue. Compared with this showing and
the independent silver party can make
practically no respectable showing
whatever. The real and true free
coinage man, be he member of what
ever party he may, or no party at all,
is practically fair democrat. At least
he has, as sheet anchor, one of the
cardinal doctrines Of the democracy
and which has been such ever since
the party was organized. That kind of
man can act with the democracy long
enough to restore silver and do no very
great violence to his feelings. The
chances for success are so much greater
in the democracy than in anywhere
else, that the free silver men in all
parties can and will come and march
under its banners for one campaign.
That is, if they really desire to restore
SILVER and the old time prosperity to
this afflicted and well-nigh ruined and
impoverished land. 1t is a bit of
test applied to their profes sed fealty to
silver, which we see applied with the
utmost confidence. Note the express
sions SO far, see how many of the free
silver voices are democratic, and note
that not one of them is republican.
Then act.