Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-06

time Lsinp, o,nor que,t.our, and g.
come O. tho ifoJt In - new nrganiZl-
ton 10 fight the taltle Of 1896 on the
one Issue on which the prosperity and
happiness OF the people sO largely De-
pend. II IA believed that tnis Cause
can be- won ia 10 other way, and that
10 continue 10 contend tor II within tue
lines of the existing parties Is 20 court
defeat at the outset au1 10 lose the
battle 10 tle OLE Cion.
Thote eau be no doubt that n return
10 the standard OF sod anu silver will
promote Ia the high,st degree the busl.
urf- interests OF the entire country.
b. Ter prices under existing cord ,tinns
cannot be OK otttd. a debtor ma lon
cannot maintain an ovuH list Ut pfigeB
with creditor nations. The single ruiI
standard oan bB maiutaiAcd IN the
United States only by forcing down
tho price level Of CIm mOdiilea enough
below the price level Of other countries
TO turn the gold this way, or, nt any
rate, TO induce our cred tors 10 take
commodities u uH iUt what We owe
them instead VI demanding gold. Any
policy, therefore, thRt tennis TO raite
prices necessarily operates TO expul
gold. The condition VI tuingo cannot be
overcome by tariffs, much less by free
trade. In the payment VI annual dues
10 other Countries We must compete
with otuer debtor Countries, with
Argentine, with Egypt, With India,
WITH all the colonies OF ufeat Britain,
anu worse Of All, with AtiatlC race,
with industries stimulated nB never
before by the low rice OF silver. These
conditions, from which there u no
escape rs long NJ tue gold standard
policy IN pursued, Intensity tho gravity
4 the situation IN this country to suon
an extent W. 10 compel the serious Al
teuti1u OF all patriotic citizen.
Tue Inauguration tf q movement T. r
relief from these onthfnlliDg cOnuI-
iions must SPRING from tho people.
Politicians never Institute great re-
forms aud II were idle 10 wniti0r them.
While not uumindiul Of the intoFcsts
Of the people VI other counties IN this
question, u IL not nu issuH that can be-
safely submitted b the decision Of
foreign governments, OF be made 10
depend on what other countries may
do. When our monetary nyttrm was
established over hundred years ago,
with population Of lees than 5000.
900, our fathers dli not walt iOT, or ~
vitr the Concurrence VI other powers.
Nor did tie f.amurs Of the COnstliu-
ton contemplate any such action.
They lleRislAted for the United States
anu we now, "a Americana, must
ltsislate FOR outsclyos.
Fellow cilizrug, tue power Il eth la
your hauGH 10 rlght by the ballot the
wrong OF 1873 and 10 save y0unelves
aud your children from the thralldom
which the gold standard poiicylli per
sisted In, Will surrey bring upon you
anu them,
We prny YOU, therefore, not to ltt the
settlement OF this question 20 beyond
the election Of 1870, but, subordinatins
all questions Tor the time being 10 tuir,
the suptemo isGue, sUttle this now anu
forever.
And wo especially urge upon you the
Importance OF immediate organization
In townships nud c0unuUa Throughout
tho entire country Tor the purpose 81
Carrying on thiH great movement Tor
tho common gguu 90 All.
Signed 10y the executive committee,
appointed 10y the bi.mviall'c conference
called at Washington, February, -
1870