The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-16

appeal 10 the prejudices that may
! cluster instinctively around the self
interests of any community or people;
| not to weigh anchor upon a sea of
uncertainty in the tradewinds of pol
tiles but to institute a new move
ment, along new lines, for the better
education of the masses on the finan-
cial problems of the day.
Noble Sentiments a Birthright.
In calling this. conference, and In
viting the cooperation of western
governors in an interstate education
al movement in the interests Of the
free coinage of silver, I am impelled
by the belief that in the home circle
Of the American citizen lays the des-
tiny of the white metal. Those noble
sentiments of manhood that make our
republic a possibility are the birth
right of the American fireside.
The time has come when we must
appeal not only to the business sense
of the voter, with non-partisan logic,
but we must reach down into the
moral activities OF the heart and ask
that the individual conscience stand
up and be counted on the side Of
right There never was a time in his
tory when the moral side Of great
question appealed with greater force
to the intelligent voter than today,
with the evils of monometallism en-
phasized in the misery that afiicts
our land.
From n Gilded Theory.
The argument of the single stan
dard advocate has matured from a
gilded theory into a condition that
ought to appeal with irresistible force
to the candid observer of events. 1t
s1s,+.- To ant tho
argument of smokeless smokestacks
and abandoned farms, of broken
banks and crushed commercial enter
prizes, with incisive reasoning as to
the solstice that ushered in the win
ter of our discomfort
Existing conditions, rejecting the
misfortunes of the business world up
on every phase of our industrial and
social life, have stimulated demand
on the part of the masses for better
knowledge of financial propositions
that self-interests may be respected
at the polls. In no way can the inter
ests of silver be better served. in the
receptive condition Of the public mind.
than through a systematic course Of
education that will reach the individ-
ual intelligence in the sacred circle of
the home.
Americas European Wing.
The eminent gentlemen who repre-
sent the several states in this confer
ence have been delegated with the re-
sponsibility of devising ways and
means for the carrying out of this
object, and that your labors will prove
an aggressive step in a, most success
full campaign of education, [ doubt net.
Already the European wing of the
American republic is beating the air in
an effort to retain its lofty perch. The
gold men of both continents read in
the signs of the times the possibility
of an early defeat. and are bending
their energies to the annihilation of
the object OF their fears.
StrangIe the silver Sentiment.
All that literature can do. all that
orabory can accomplish. all that gold
can achieve, will be done TO strange
the growing sentiment for silver. A
subsidized press, controlled by the
financial interests THAT thrive on the
misfortunes of the people, has entered
with enthusiasm upon the mission
delegated TO it by the custodians Of its
conscience.
The lines of battle have been formed
by the logic of events and the struggle
for reinforcemenitS promises to be the
greatest contest in the history OF
modern times. iinvolving in it's conclu-
sfons the poverty or prosperity of the
toling millions that comprise the men,
berrsIip of our fraternal Union.
whitening Blight of Recommendation.
1t remains 10 be seen whether the
blight of bimetallism, that has
wiJhered the energies of our industrial
life, has burned into the heart and
conscience of the citizen and made him
The willing pupil Of -nobler and better
lessons in finance. IN the tidal wave
the land for the free coinage of silver
see the avant-courier of better DAYS
to come. Whatever may be the errors
OF head or heart that misdireots the |
American citizen he usually respects
the object lessons of disaster and his |
mind is ripe for the reception of the
truth.
Propagation OF Sound BimetaIlism.
Therefore. every instinct of SELF !