Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-22
me "NEWs" ANn INT FINANCIAL
ISSUE.

The attitude Of neutrality In politics
which TAO NEWS mliutaius, relieves u
from tho nuceialiy Of assnilug VI do
Tending tho poiillon agtumcd by any
party or candidate with r8itrono, O.
any merely political Issue. But II IL
not relieved Of the duty Of taking par,
In tho discussion Of any question which
seriously Involves any feature OF prin.
ciplo Of the American Constitution.
On the contrary, the mlslion Of the
NEWS, ne champion Of human
liberty and equal rights, makes
imperative the obligation TO
utter solemn protect against every
attempt that may be made to ininngc
upon or violate the charter OF our
ooun,ry's freedom.
This lie said by way Of preface TO a
general reply the NEWS has to
make TO n number Of inquiries recently
propounded as 10 lie attitude on the
great financial controversy now con.
vulslng tho nation. Persons who have
been regular readers Of tho NEWS iot
any considerable period DO not require
TO BE- told what lie position up5n
that question IL, because IL editorial
columns have often contained state.
menls defining Ia Views as explicitly
rs circumstances required.
Onee aud for all, the DEsERET NEws
Ia In favor OF tho money contemplated
by the Consultation. IL Ia In favor Of
money to consist Of gold, silver and
paper, 10 be- coined and issued in the
manner pfoNluou ny mat instrumenl'
lt IL unalterAbly opposed 10 the ustab.
ilshment of tho ,lngls gold stsnJa,d.
until such time as tho American puo.
pie, firing OF their organic law
In its present form. abaII. In n du,. Law.
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The News regards tho attempt 10
establish sinRlo gold standard NJ an
assault upon vital part Of the Amofi.
eau Constitution, aud movement
subversiVo OF tho rights aud liberties
OF the masses OF the people, and II has
no word OF comfort for the individuals
or combinations engaged therein. lts
eympathies are with the men who
seek to maintain the letter and tue
eplrit OF our national charter.
Section eight Of article ons Of tho
Constitution oonfers upon Congress
poweE
10 coin money, regulate Che value
thereof aud OF foreign coin, and tx tho
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oeo'ion zen oI Ht'leIo one feAuii
no state shall enter into any treaty,
mayan SV s oa 5nn, Hanl 10y ofs o.
Gills OF credit mako anything Gut gold
1nd silver coin tender Ia payment OF
f1"te Az or ia, impSir I', ,ha Hh po,,
OF contracts, or grant any title of
hoDlIl'y
The above quotations embrace the
only words contained In the Conutitu.
lion which relate to the coinage quss
tion, aud while tuoy do not, In express
terms, make It obligatory upon Con.
gress TO maintain bimetallism, they do
recognize and ondoIse silver aa money
~ much Ne they Do gold. Silver was
money when Congress was authorized
by the Constitution TO "coln money!
and silver was legal tender equally
with gold when tue Constitution Tor.
nRdo the states to "maku anything hut
gold and silver coin a tender Ia pay.
ment OF d1bls."
II must be- remembered that oliver
had been recognized as money equally
with gold, In all ages and civilized na.
lions; that tho Constitution was drawn
in the light Of Hui IN confirmation
9L that recognition; and that
1t had not catered into the heart al civ.