The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-11-12
PROVO CITY. NOV. u lS9
THE COINAGE OF SILVER.

The sentiment in favor of the free
coinage of silver is gaining ground,
but there are many obstacles to over
come before the American people Re-
come fully awake to the real situation.
The advocates of true bimetallism have
to educate vast numbers of the people
of the United States.
The first thing we need to do is 10
convince the people of the east that
we are not influenced by sectional or
sordid motives. This can never be done
by accusing them of being actuated by
similar r'otiyes. We may say what we
will, but the fact remains that honey
catches more flies than vinegar We
must not forget the fact that few
years ago we in the west we're in the
same condition in which the eastern
people now are; in Utah even, many
men engaged in business never saw
piece OF metallic money from January
to December, and then the man who
would talk on the silver question was
a rGra aUis. At the time silver was
demonetized there was practically no
silver money in circulation, anu gold
coin was but sparsely use1 anywhere
in the nation as circulating medium,
except in California.
The people of the east are now
similarly enyironed, SILVER dollars are
as scarce in the east as paper dollars
are in the west, gold currency is but
seldom seen, and nearly the whole
business of the east is transacted
through the medium of paper, and sub
sidiary silver currency.
We desire to sharply call the atten-
ton of our readers to these facts and
invite reflection as to what our
thoughts were on the silver question
when we were not using metallic
money. What did we think then
about the very few persons who adyo-
Gated free coinage Of silver? Did we
not regard them as victims of the ''sil-
yer craze?" Is it not fact that
very large maiorit, of the people of
Utah regard the advocacy of free
coinage as being entirely in the inter
est of those who were engaged in, or
dependent upon silver mining?
If we so thought few years ago it
is not graceful for us to charge those
who now think as we then thought,
with being dishonest and selfish. We
would never have become converted
by being called dishonest. Our cir
cumstauces have induced US to inquire
into the facts of the currency question,
and haYilg seen the light we need to
let it shine upon those who sit in
darkness, and let them see it also,
Thinking men in the east are begin
ming to see that California is prosper
Gus, for some reason, and they also see
that California uses metallic money
almost exclusively, and that there the
sentiment in favor of a double stand
ard is almost unanimous; they still
think the policy is unwise, but they
cannot but wonder how it is that the
use of metallic currency and solid
ity of business seem to go together.
Gold monometallists, when driven
by the force of logic into their last
ditch tell the people OF the United States
th 1t if we ''should undertake alone to
h1at silver as money metal, we should
almost beyond doubt. becom, a mon
M stalic silver country" which TO
them seems something very terrible,
a I'D yet one eminent writer, a strong
a nti-free silver coinage man, is COM
pslled by the force of truth to admit.
that he lis unable to see that Mexico
is placed at any serious disadvantage
by her continued adherence to her
single silver Standard but on the
contrary us coming safely and sound
" out of her perplexities of few years
ago, and it would appear that she
never enjoyed more prosperous times
b N during the past year"
This kind Of testimony is very con-
,incing. 1t shows that the trend of
public sentiment is in the direction of
rec coinage. In every direction the
public are considering the subject, as
t is being discussed; light is being
and we say emphaticalIy our
lutY is not to complain of, Or charge
With dishonesty our eastern brethren. {
'ut rather give them sound argument I
o conYlnce them that our views are
be current ones, that we are for the
ood OF the whole country, always
eeping in mind the difference in our 6
and in very short Z
NE we will be in the majority and be c
BILE to give the world an object lesson s
y getting our sentiments crystalized
Ito law, and proving our wisdom by
he prosperity OF the people of all sec
ons of the republic.
The latest claim by the Enquirer is r.
hat all of the republican nominees n
n the leg stature from Utah county. @