The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-07-11
PROVO CITY. JULY II. is
THE sEUoND DECLARATION.

Judge Powers made a speech the
other day in Ogden, and like ali the ef-
forts of this distinguished and able
man, it was a good one. One senti-
ment expressed wss very impressive
and it is as true as ever mortal man
breathed. He said: ''It is time to
adopt another declaration of independ-
ence." So 1T is, undoubtedly. We, In
the first declaration. sought political
freedom. In this seek financial and
business freedom. Our thraldom in
this respect is. beginning to pinch US
pretty severely. So long as England
allowed us to share in the profits OF
her system of finance and business we
got on all right and we were measur-
ably prosperous. But now it has come
to this that the Bank of England can
draw the last dollar of gold from the
United States treasury just at the ex-
act moment when it suits her purpose
to do it, That forces another bond is
sue for her bankers to speculate upon
and the fond nursing old mother loves
to see her bankers of the Rothschilds
stripe busy and making money. 1t is
true we have one hundred millions Of
gold now in the treasury, but England
can ship over here lot of bonds or
promises to pay and that gold will at
once leave our Golfers and seek those of
England. Then there is nothing for it
save another bond issue to be sold In
the London market, and in order to in
duce her bankers to take hold of 1t, we
must fee them to the extent of say
sixteen millions.
All this, when instead the monev
currents should be settling this way.
England buys practically all Of her
bread and meat, We raise these pro-
ducts and are heaviest sellers. We
surpass England in both iron and
wooden productions, yet with ali this
che gives us the law in finance and she
has proven, 30 far, dreadful task
master. So long as we maintained the
double standard we had brake on her,
and could bring her to terms. Now
she has csjoled our government into
the single gold standard policy, we
have no defense and must contemplate
general as we'll as governmental bank
ruptcy just whenever our loving old mis-
tress Wills it,or whenever she can make
q dollar by it. Judge Powers had in his
minds eye financial declaration of
independence which would reassert
the old conditions of commercial equal |
ity in which our vast advantage over |
England would make US a lending ma
tion rather than a pittiful suppliant
at the feet of the London bankers. |
This is the policy which suits the mil
lions here and is only opposed by the |
few petted banking |
combinations, and those whom these
have retained in their service. What |
q shame it is, that we 60 on thus help
Iessly year in snd year out, where a
little, very little of the old '76 spirit
would result in a declaration before
which that immortal document would
pale into utter insignifcancel
This second declaration is the one
which now needs tacking up. Our
.th OF July speeches should deal with
What is before US, and not with the
loriesof '76. How may we shake off the
hackles which now confne US and
i've US over to poverty and want, when
ye should have plenty and prosperity?
We 60 good deal upon sentiment and
1ve the declaration of '76. But hun
ry men are rarely great patriots.
goes with patriotism and /
udge Powers declaration is the one t
hich will make men again love, re-
0ect and obey this government. /
Let us cut loose from old England. C
et Us lend money instead of borrow
lg it. Let us demand this respect of = =
lie commercial world by first respect -
g ourselves. A bit Of broad viewed
is demanded. We are al
lt going to have it until we have men al
the head of affairs who value patriot sc
% and national prosperity more than
ey do money, We would see Judge =;
overs speech in the hands of every n
ter in the west and south, and we
ant the declaration he spoke of to
me as with the speed of light