The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-05-28
MUST GO 1T ALONE.

We have been watching lntently tne
news from Europe on the subject of the
restoration of silver to its old Office OF
mouey. The news is not reassuring as
to early voluntary action. Germany's
move, commenced a few months since,
really seemed a rift in the clouds of
financial darkness which have settled
down so threateingnly over the world,
but it all ends in the declaration that
Germany will wait and follow Eng
lands action, be that what it may. This
is nothing more or other than declar-
alton of financial serfdom, with the
English Rothschilds as master.
When we 90 to Scandinavia we find
this same serfdom existing. 1t is
scarcely any better in Russia, not a
whit better in Austria, Poland or any
other of her dependencies. We silver
people of the west now stand face to
face with this proposition: There will
be no international action in regard to
the early reconciliation of silver. And
we may well ask each other, what are
you going to do about itP
This paper, eighteen months since,
declared for independent action by the
United States, as the best possible
means Of driving the commercial and
and manufacturing nations into bimet-
allism, as well as giving to us the i'm
mense advantage of 1.-THE bulge" the
impetus of the first action which
must ultimately result in a gen.
eral return to bimetaIlism, the world
over, This is, in our best judgment,
the only course left open to us. 1t is
perfectly feasible, reasonable and prom
ising, and we will be unfsithful to
plain destiny if we halt or prove un-
equal to the task befors US. This
country must have silver restored or be
content to see the United States sink
to the position of third rate, or, at
best, a second rate nation in commerce
and no better in political or military
sense. By striking out boldly for lnde-
pendence, financially, we maintain our
political and military rank of equality,
and establish at once our com
mercial leadership of the world.
This must follow, logically and
surely. To US must come the
silver trading nations of the east, the
trade in which there is profit only. In
every other respect regarding this trade
we have the advantage over all other
nations. So If we now act iudepend-
emily, quickly and decisively we will
have clean start of three or four years
of all competitors for the trade of the
Orient. Much can be done in that
time. The simple fact is we will be
both great and rich beyond compare
long before the other competing ma
tions can act in any general or formid-
able policy to ''hesd US off,
Apparently, to meet this promising
situation. there is today general and
widespread revival of the silver spirit
from one end of the nation to the other,
Day by day the betrayed, deceived and
over-reached friends Of silver are
coming out in the sunlight. en-
larged use" will satisfy them no longer.
The government of the United States
today faces this situation, deny it how
We may or who may--it is entire and
complete restoration of silver, or reYo-
luton The strain is too severe and
the measures of reform as yet at
tempted have been unsuccessful, and |
at best they are ephemeral and il
adequate as every one can see. We |
have been moving upon the ragged |
edge of panic and total financial coll apse |
now for several years, and the small |
breaks we haYe had as yeti the tension
OF the situation have not constituted |
relief, which is worthy the name. We |
must have restoration or we can never
hope to pay our foreign debts and pay
as we 60 at home.
With this plain, reasonable and
logical, albeit brief statement, all can
see that independent action has be-
come the only action possible as well
as the wisest action which can be de-
vised by any sort of craftsmanship or
reasonable policy.