The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-01

the legislation demanded by our fiscal
conditions.
GODS MERCY.
And so again, as a year ago, par
tisanship or imbecility, or both, mas
stricken congress with paralysis, anu
the rescue of prosperity from us re-
curing peril has been thrown upon the
executive. It is almost as fortunate as
fortuitous that an old statute has re-
mained untouched during our financial
madness, which can again serve the
turn, and, although in a clumsy way
when considered with reference 70
existing conditions and suitable meas
ures OF relief, yet it shows that Goo s
pity and mercy are not wholly Will
drawn from US.
IF" he continued, ''any trusted
agent in private affairs should so deny
duty and abuse trust as congress QlQ
year ago, and now repeats it, no JUG
ment in their condemnation Would De
too severe. over S16,000,000 in the pup
lie debt were then thrown away IN the
reckless rage of partisanship, ana the
injury that must now be sustained py
the people for the same reason is prob
ably no less, although the eXacD meas
ure of II is not quite so clear. Ihen
Republican management was aDle 10
show the pretense that except Tor the
Populists and free sflverltes there
might have been relief. was true,
then, that this bill has now unmasked
the fact by denying under Republican
dictation the only remedy available for
the increased mischief"
A MERE SHAM.
Declaring that the bill as it came
from the house was mere sham ana
fraud Mr.. Villas proceeded to show
that the senate amendments made it
worse than the original measure.
TT was a bad stock" he asserted,
though 1t has been budded with a
worse scion. The best hope is that
both will shrivel and die in the desert
air Of the senate.
In the senate Midas is the horror
Of horrors-everythin turns to silver. "
He said he had hitherto concluded
that it was the wisest policy to sit
and allow the silver advocates to do
the talking, as they were in the habit
of doing, ar the ratio OF about 16 to l,
but he had heard it asked why the OPP
ponents of free coinage did not justify
their faith in debate.
He then proceeded, at considerable
length, to discuss the free coinage pro-
vision Of the pending BILL declaring
that the financial distress and public
misery for the past three years were
the direct products of the efforts to
force silver upon the country.
And he said, our course Of relief
is a return II sound principles
FATAL PROGRESS"
He believed especially that every
step of the fatal progress in error had
been opposed to the cardinal doctrines
on which the Democratic party is
based, and by which it must abide
or sink in recreancy while the spirit
He divided the silver advocates into
three classes: First. those who were
interested in silver mining; second,
heavy debtors: third. those who believe
IN the principle of bimetallism OF
the first class he said that they were
few IN nulnbe~. but wonderfully po-
tential. OF tbs second. that they
not shock it The third class he de-
scribed as honestly mistaken, and to
them he addressed his argument.
REMARKABLE IGNORANCE.
He contended that the silver mine
owners were largely responsible for
the agitation for free coinage, and
after asserting that silver mining was
confined to the western states, he
stated that the mines were owned by
compare lively few people and largely
by corporations who. by the employ
ment Of labor often make large pro-
fits on comparatively small outlay.
The keenest and best trained intellects,
he said were enlisted by this solid in
terest which was possessed of great
strength Of numbers and riches, pow
erful in intelligence. learning and skill
the only perceDtive Of its special in
terest. hardy and resolute to seek it.
That interest was to win-to secure the
best price for silver
He declared the people of the Rocky
mountains to be subservient to the
mine holders.
'sThe veriest daspot of story. the
Grand Khan of Dartary. the great
moEul. never had more submissive sub
jects than the Silver King of the
Rockies: ror was ever tyrant more
piteously eXacting. No Independence
Of thought or speech is tolerated
there. No party. no creed. no bus ness
can thrive which dares to doubt in
the realms Of that monarch, the law
Of finance as it is IN silver.
The business men find It prudent
TO say nothing. and as for the poll
tfolan who dares to haunt his indepen-
dence. woe be to him.
"MoLoCH OF SILVER"
Where" he exclaimed. lis that
sturdy senator. the brave. unbendine
carey. w mere Is DolpD, the brave
strong and indefatigihle? Look or
the bloody Moloch Of silver 10 learn
their fate"
He traced the past legislation ir
the interest Of silver to the theory OF
protection, which he characterized a.
vicious and wicked. The senator ther
proceeded to e review of silver legis
latioa and Of silver production and sill
yer coinage in the United States. show
ing that the production was small be
fore the silver war.
'Bimetallism is" he said, "a higf
netalism, but, alas: What is it anC
where is it..
Like dreams that wane before the half
shut eye,
Or gay castles in the clouds that pass
Forever fitting in the summer sky
Always dancing before the vision
always something to be gained. bu
never realized, the glittering baubl
has fitted on afar before the fatuou
pursuit on which the public have 81
long been conducted, yet always {,
disappear, save in the pleasing speech
OF silver advocate, while the reaIi
ties Of gain could be matched by tn,
cher and mastering purpose"
PRACTICAL BIAIETALLIsM.
He declared from the beginning prac
teal bimetallism had never been pro
posed to congress. He declared tina
Senators Teller and Wolcott, as cham
pions Of silver. had based their con
tentions Upon protective foundation
Referring to the claims Of the debto,