The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-19


ant duties and exercise one Of the most
sacred rights of American citizens, viz,
that of deciding by your ballots the policy
which shall govern this country with ref
erence TO such questions as are deemed
the important issues of the hour.
High above all other issues which now
engage the attention of the American
people arises the financial question, and
YOU must decide whether the United
States shall, remain a free and independ-
ent nation, or shall become a tributary
province to the money powers of Eu-
rope. Before assuming to decide this
question for yourselves and your country,
you each owe to every other American
citizen the duty of candidly and dispas-
slonately 1nvestisa ting the merits of the
controversy now being waged between
gold recommendation on the one hand, and
honest money on the other, and we most
earnestly urge you to consider every leg
itimate argument on both sides of this
controversy
The address which accompanies this
brief statement in a general way, and
with perfect accuracy, expresses the prin-
clpleS oil the advocates of silver reStora-
ton throughout the country.
II Is not intended as an exhaustive or
ELABORATE argument Of the entire CUES
ton, but is merely an outline of the lead
ing points involved with reference to
the principal objections urged by the op-
ponentS of such restoration.
We believe that every economic princi-
pie stated in that address is absolutely
correct, and that every statement of fact
and most impartial authorities. We do
not ask you TO decide so vital question
as TINS upon our unsupported statements,
but we invite the fullest and fairest con-
Sloeratlon OF every fact that has any
bearing whatever upon the correctness of
our views. We urge upon you the i'm
portance OF not permitting yourselves to
be deceived by the incomplete, uncandid
and prejudiced statements which so gen
orally find place in the columns of the
opposition press. which is largely under
the lnlluence ana control OF bondholders
and money-lenders, both foreign and do
mestic.
In order that you may be prepared to
study the question intelligently and
tary and fundamental principles involved,
we urge upon you the propriety of turn
ing to original, unquestioned and unpollu-
ted sources of iaforma ton, and we espe-
ciaily recommend that you consideG care
fully the proceedings of the Brussels In
ternational Monetary conference, as pub
Ished by. the authority of the United
States, which deals exhaustively with the
entire question. This conference was COM
posed of the representatives of nearly all
the civilized nations of the world, all Of
them students Of the question, and they
represented every shade of monetary
thought.
1t is fair TO assume that every legiti-
mate argument against bimetallism was
fully and strongly made before that body,
and that every argument there made in
support Of our position which was not re-
futed, cannot be successfully met and an
swered.
We have such confidence in the sound
ness of our views, that we invite and
urge the closest study and analysis Of the
facts there presented and the arguments
then made on both sides.
In this connection we urge the most
thoughtful consideration of the report of
the United States Commissioner of Labor
for the year 1886, which clearly shows the
extent and character of the business de-
preston which settled upon this country
and all other gold standard nations i'm
mediately after the characterization of sill
yer in 1878.
AS showing that there is infinitely
more in this question than a mere selfish
desire on the part of silver miners to in
omrzcnd that you also examine the
proceedings of the International Bimetal-
lie Conference. held at London, England,
on May and 8, 1894 which shows conclu-
Sively that the cause of silver remon-
etiZation is the cause of legitimate indus
try everywhere.
We would further suggest that, among
other works upon the subject, COINS FL
nancial School is a plain, simple, unan-
swerable statement of the principal argu-
ments in favor of our view, and can be
most profitably studied by all.
The first-named work can be obtained
sentatiyes in Congress, or from William
& Co., Washington, D. c.;
the second, from your senator's and repre-
sentatives; the third, from Robert Beal,
Washington, D. c., and the last, at the
Office of this union at Denver, Col, at
publishers prices, or from booksellers
generally.