The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-05-01
PROVO CITY.
CRISP AND SILVER.


in the st. Louis Republic on the free
coinage of silver, is most timely when
we recall the fact that the western
states will meet in council at Salt Lake
in just fourteen days from today. Let
it be remembered that Mr.. Crisp has
lived for several years past full in the
sight OF the nation, and while the Peo-
pie are pretty well Informed as to his
views on all subjects including the re-
habilitation OF silver, he is just as well
informed on the other hand of the
trend Of public sentiment on this az
upon all other matters of public inter
est in the nation. Mr. Crisp gives it
as his opinion that the south ls very
nearly an unit for silver aud will be-
come entirely untitled as the subject
iS discussed in the coming campaign.
His opinion also that the mass Of the
people east and north are with US in
sentiment is valuable, because of
the splendid opportunity he has had
of collecting through the members Of
congress the sentiments OF the people
of every district in the United States.
the sentiment in the west. Here it is
totally in favor of reconciliation.
From all this Mr. Crisp favors west
ern man for our candidate and he is
equally sure that remonetiZation will
be the one all-overtopping issue before
the people. We may well stop to say
that we regret extremely that MI.
Crisp does not hail from one of the
western states. but that he is an hon
ored citizen of our old hone state of
Georgia, and we agree with him that
not In the present generation will, or
ought, southern man be president or
offer for the place. Certainly no other
man in either the west or the south, or
In the party anywhere, who could
unite in his own proper person more of
the grand qualities necessary to the
man who shall be elected In 1895 to the
presidency of the United States than
this same man Crisp.
But it makes the hearts of the op-
pressed and hitherto dispsring west
ern men glow with satisfaction and
pride to reflect that silver has the hon
est and manly sympathy of one of the
most perfect characters among the
prominent statesmen of the day, not
only in the souIh, but in this nation; a
man, toe, whose utterances are not with
out weight and force wherever civiIiEa-
tion, trade and money exist. This is
surely one Of the most valued and Yalu-
able indications of the year 80 far,
Added to this, Mr.. Crisp's declaration
70 the effect that Mr.. Cleveland is no
longer to be q disturbing element in
the councils of the democratic party, is
reassuring and comfortable and it will
bring joy and gratitude to many a tired
ana well-nigh disparlpg democratic
heart in this broad mountain region.
Had we had such assurances as this in
1890, this work would have been fin
ished and complete already. There
would have been nothing now left to do.
The United States would have remone-
tized two years since and today Eu-
ropean nations would have been tumb-
ling over each other in their haste to
Join us in the great prosperity to have
followed.
We feel cure that the convention at
Salt Lake on the 18th would act wisely
if it takes some formal cogniz Ance Of
this manly declaration of Mr. Crisp's.
1t will strengthen our cause south and
east amazingly If it does, and it will do
as no injury in any other section. We
faithfully rely upon some Utah demo-
crat to frame, of5r and press vigor
Gus resolution on this subject, to the
end that those in other sections of this
broad land may understand that We in
the west do not overlook or unier
value such expressions, or such men.
Another suggestion, and we trust the
democrats and all having the success
of the silver cause at heart will unite
in a hearty Invitation to Mr.. Crisp to
be present ON that occasion. Ii be does
come we can promise hIm in Utah a
royal reception.