The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
AN ANTI-s1LvER PROPAGANDA.

The country has been assured that
the election forever settled the silver
question and that what the people now
demanded was a complete ress from,
all agitation of the currency question.
either from the platform or throueh
the press We believe that the people
do want a rest from currency aZita-
ton L for no other purpose than to
put themselves in condition for the
next bout. Evidently this is not the
view entertained by the committee on
SOUND currency of the Reform club.
Inc chairman of the club, Mr.. Law
renee T. Sexton, is sending to papers
mall parts OF the country the follow
ing circular, which is dated New York,
Dec. L. 1896:
30 long as a considera BILE minority of
our citizens are not certain that our
present standard of value is superior
TO that OF Mexico and other silver
s.auoaru countries, while they believe
lhal we can. by free coinage lesisla-
tney think that fat money or more
money or any kind will bring about
prosperity; or while they are unable
70 see that Dy voting to repudiate hon
estl5 incurred debts, they are cursing
themselves. their state and their coun-
Try ehere Is great need of education on
the fundamental principles of money
anu curfencv- This committee pro-
poses 10 continue the fighC for honest
money until the ranks of the free sill
yer ana nat money forces are so thin
that tney viii not be q barrier to-in-
dustry and prosperity.
LIS committee ex0ects to take up
az once the work left off Just before
eieeuon- 1t will endeavor not only to
oeefEdse the number of free coinage
advocates, but to increase the number
OF those who favor better banking and
currency laws During this winter and
spring we shall probably issue a page
oL sound currency plates every three
weeks through the American Press
association and the A N Kellogg
newspaper company; probably also
lhroush one or two of the other plate
associations which have been supplying
our plates. Should we do so we will
offer plates to you free of cost if you
VIII agree TO pay transportation
charges and either to put US on your
exchange list or send US copies of your
paper containing such matter as you
raay print.
we can also furnish you on the same
terms speech plates containing the
speeches of Secretary Carlisle at Chi
cago, Judge Aldredge at Atlanta, Nc
Cleary in congress and Carl Schurz at
chicago These are issued only through
the American Press association.
Enclosed herewith is a proof of one
OF our plate pages; also order blanks
Whlch kindly fill out and return, should
you desire to use our plates. All or
ders must pass through this office.
We are particularly struck with that
phrase "a considerable minority of our
citizens" 1t is so considerate, so So
licitous Truth and anxiety forbade
the use of the phrase. 'inconsiderable
minority
The sound money committee pro-
poses to continue the fight for honest
money. does it? Such being its pur-
pose, it can scarcely expect the free
silver forces to lie supinely down and
let their ranks be thinned by their op-
ponents without making one effort to
repel the attack upon them. In
kindly and friendly spirit we will say
TO the committee on sound currency
of the Reform club that the press of
the silver states of the intermountain
region has no use for its sound cur
rency plates or other matter in any
form.
We do not believe that the people
want any agitation of the currency
question at present, or that they will
for some time to come; but we will say
this that if the gold men insist on
having scrap" and jump into the
ring and jingle the bell and call time,
they viii find the free silver men there
every time.