Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-17
Mr. oARL,sLps LETTER.


Secretary Carlisle wtltos long let.
Ter which appears IN full In todny's
NEws, the general dfln Of which h q
doienfe Of his finanolal policy sni pre-
sumAbly n bid for the Presidential
nomination by the Chicago convention.
IL begins with statement which will
be considered somewhat refreshing In
the far West, that he ha. slways treated
the gold and silver money Of the coun.
try precisely alike, but has bestowed
the greater effort upon silver. Perhaps
from the sccf-t.ryi. standpoint this Il
strictly true, but the claim Of good
treatment TO a captive made by hos
tile captor may In tho same way
be true and the recipient Of the I'm.
partial treatment still believe Rd with
good cause, that n little less Of such
kindness would BE- more appreciated.
The people Of this part OF tho world
do not, except In n very low in-
stances. pretend to be posted on the
intficacies and general deviousnrs, Of
the science u finance an practically
applied, or Mt all. They do know that
hundfed dollars OF slandafd money
will eiisot n deal or Pay debt to that
extent, and they know further
that tho government has
monopoly In the matter Of coin.
age and establishment Of legal
tender They alto know that tor
several years last past there has buou
such Elimination In the visible vol.
ume OF currency that values OF all
kinds have steadily ahtunk ami trans.
totions OF whatever nature beyond the
common affairs OF every day life have
become harder and harder TO bring
ABOUT. The cause OF the last two con.
ditions they attribute 10 the frst one,
lust A. when there IL drought they
charge II up 10 a lack OF rain, " when
house or a tree IL blown down they
know that the air has been on n ram.
rage. bclenlifo expeditions woul not
DO ~ blunt % THU, tut would 10 back 10
the origin Of things anu give ua an
explanation which might or mig hl not
make the matter plaiuef--the ohnnoes
generally iavorlng the latter pfopcsl. |
ton.
30 with the general understanding |
OF bscretary CArlisle'a Stewardship OF |
this treasury department OF the govern.
msnL II was quito necessary TO 70. |
tsTiot the output aud circulation Of |
what can reasonably DO regarded IA /
tho money that Il most used 10 our
ordinary nsaotlons-silver-in order |
that tho fat OF 1898, supplemental OF |
the edlct OF 1873, placing the nation
upon the single gold standard, might be
suocsssfully carried out. II Is the same
In the field OF sta,eotatt as II Is In the
other Affairs OF life, that effects car
only DO the result Of causes, and there
could DO no siugle standard even Ia
theory II there were an unrestricted
double II ,ndard 10 actual practice. OIL
course, therefore, tho secretary has
only carried out the splrl, OF his inter-
probation " tho law, and In on doing
has no doubt acted oontolrntiously; but
the result has been, as 1t is looked at "a
tue wild aud woDlly res ions, TO close ~
markets, weaken values every whers
anu destroy them In places, reduce the
price OF lib In every department ani
Ihrog It cut altogether Ia u myriad
" cases, close up majority
Of the SILVER miues aud put the olhofs
On greatly reduced ioTces-all because
The money that stems I, have been de-.
signed by nature and our Lauo oil Cor.
10 be the "sieaIy company
oi gold has been debasod and it, clreu.
Iatlon 40 restricted that those who
would buy aud those who would pay
,helr debts have 10 think several tlmss
,nd resort TO greater activity, mental
md physical, than ever before, b,flrc
ioing no.
We dc not question Mt. CarlIsle'a