The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-01-30

CLEVELAND'S BILL.

The main features Of Mr.. Springer's
bill is the retirement of all denomina-
tions and forms of bank bills of ten
dollars and upwards aud the substitu-
tion of silver certificates in all sums
Of less than ten dollars. At best
this scheme makes of silver subsi-
diary coin, but we fail to see the ad-
vantage of the measure considered in
the light of the advantage of the silver
men or the silver region. Were silver
the only money used in denominations
of ten dollars and less the price of the
metal would possibly advance to rs
cents, but that would be but an ephe.
neral and fuctuating price. There
would and could be but little stability
about it. There would be no sure
thing as to the amount demanded and
silver mines might not be able to hold
it for rs cents if it went to any point be-
low that figure, which it would be Ger
tain to do many times and oft. Mr..
Springer's bill is almost a literal tram
script of Mr.. Cleyeland's message en-
the subject, of the day before. This
indicates that the message and the doc
trines it enunciates, has been under
consideration for long time, and that
it represents not only Mr.. Cleveland s
ideas, but also those of his friends and
supporters in congress. If this con-
clusion is correct we may as we'll take
leave permanently of the fond dream
of the full restoration silver as a
money the full equal of gold. 1t is
the abandonment by the democrats
in congress of the hope of such
an ending for the silver hopes of the
west. OF course as wise business men
seeking to do the best for the interests
of our great western product, we shall,
when the worst comes to the worst, do
what may be done to push in every
direction the largest consumption of
the metal possible and the largest use
of the subsidiary coin. Of course it
will be used in the payment of taxes,
as legal tender, and in every other
form save for the payment of govern
ment dues and customs.
This is the half loaf the government
ehucss to US with the declaration:
Here d-n you. eat it or starYe." Well
eat it, never fear, but the SILVER ques-
tion will not be finally settled in that
way. The fight for RECOMMENDATION has
only just begun. The next national
campaign will be fought out on that
proposition. 1t will be lost, but the
next after that will be won by the party
pledged to full restol alton. That will
be too late for many of us of the pres.
ent generation but our children will
1--we to see silver restored to its old and
honored Office of money the full equal
Of gold. By that time the experiment
with the single standard will have been
determined to be but steal on the
part of the foul conspirators who first
laid wick ked and dishonest hands
upon the money of the poor. A
great revolution and the con-
sequent upheayal of the masses
may force reconciliation sooner than
the natural course pointed out above,
but nothing short of revolution can do
it sooner than the date we have named.
Now considered in relation to Utah e
best good, her policy and the policy of
her leading men and capitalists will be
to develop her extensive and fabulously
rich gold fields, not forgetting her rich
silver mines, with prospective price
of from 65 cents to 70 cents. Even
that much would set a thousand mines
to work and a wonderful revival of
business be the earliest consequence.
In any and in all lights the whole ques-
tion may be placed, Utah has moth
ing to fear. She can live and work
upon as narrow margins as any other
of the western states. She is very
nearly self sustaining as it is, and her
gold and silver operations would repre-
sent very nearly pure profit. We can
not be beaten in this fair territory if
wise counsels are listened to, and our
people will resolve TO live within them
selves and sell all the gold and silver
they can dig, to the outsiders.
IT was supposed by many friends of
Prasidnnt Hlnunland thnA 4hn o-nn.tad