The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-11-14
PROVO CITY. NOV. IA ISs
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION.

The republican party now has good
opportunity of proving what it can do
to relieve the country as it has ma
iority in both houses of congress. If
it is friendly to silver it can pass free
coinage bill, and the president would
not be very likely to veto it, but we
will venture the prediction that a ma
joritY of republicans in congress can-
not be got to vote for any measure
tending towards free coinage.
THE DISPATCH will ask its readers
to carefully note the discussions and
votes in congress the coming session,
and see what is done and who does it.
If any financial measure is discussed
ascertain which party advocates that
which is for the benefit Of the east
alone, and which party seeks the wei
fare of the whole country.
The republican majorities in both
houses were obtained upon the tariff
issue mainly, and we will venture to
predict that even the members elected
on that issue will scarcely make an
effort to redeem the pledges they made
to secure their election; already that
issue is back number for people do
not want the tariff disturbed, and we
do not think the republicans who were
elected under solemn pledge to in
crease the tariff will dare make serious
efforts to redeem their pledges in face
of the revulsion of public feeling on
that subject.
But to come nearer home the people
of Utah have just elected republican
legislature. We wonder whether the
next republican platform will point
with pride" to the record the senate
will make in its election of o. S. SEN
ators. Will the legislature grant houn-
ties profusely as it is pledged to DEF
The republican party had a majority
in the constitutional convention elected
on the bounty issue, and now has a
majority in both houses of the legisla-
ture and governor all elected upon
that issue, now will they do what they
promised? We will venture to guess
they will not; we do not desire they
should do it, but if they try they can,
unless democratic minority proves to
be more powerful than republican
majority, as it did in the constitutional
convention.
The first thing the legislature will
have to do will be either to issue bonds
to paw the debts of the last republican
legislature, or to increase taxation for
that purpose for when we get the
report of the auditor of the territory it
will show that Indebtedness of the ter
ritory authorized by law and unpro-
yided for by the last republican legis-
lature, amounts to more than the in
creased expense of state government
need to he.
If taxes are increased, it will mainly
be the results of republican incompe-
tency or extravaganza, and but little
because of statehood. We are going to
have an object lesson of republican
ism in Utah, and the legislature can
not carry out their party pledges, with
out making hosts of those who voted
for its members turn away from them
in disgust. 1t seems as though the
people of o tab need dose of republi- |
can misrule right here at home to open |
their eyes, and we now predict there |
will be an awakening in Utah between
now and the next election. which will
make lsndslide that will startle re-
publicans, unless they resort to their
old trick of being republicans in name,
and democratic in fact, and if they do
that, we think the people are suffi-
cientIy educated in politics that many
will see the trick and resent it by their
votes at the next election.
We cali upon voters TO watch legis-
lation, find out who are your true
friends, and prevent as far as possible,
radical legislation that will drag you
down to poverty. and enrich those
who, even in Utah. are anxious TO fat
ZEN upon the fruits of your labor. If
ever patriotism was needed in Utah to
prevent financial disaster, it is now,
and we must be awake or we will be
placed in such a state of financial
bondage, as we cannot recover from
'or years and years. Every financial
Measure of our legislature ought to be
lullY discussed by the people, and if
create a public sentiment
hat the legislature dare not with
tand, and if wise, let us sustain it
With our approval, but whichever it is
democratic voters are bound to in. ,
rease their numbers, if people will .
Vatch and study the effects of the pol '
cY of both parties.