Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-19

tina the Republicans would elect.
WHAT has teen the cause of this
mighiy oscillation Of muts which
this year has probably obtained con.
trolling proportions, every man can
'nswer 10 himself II me mas been an
observer, " no has had intutp5ts that
we're affected; ~ he has felt hope u
zee greater Justice done sud has seen
hat hope blasted; u no KIN W. that the
general diesnlisiuciiDn has atiieu from
lho TACT that party ptOmises male
were utaben u tue people by party
performance, he knows that ne slJH a.
Ihu e.UCii ~ was over anu successful
candidates Installed, they became tue
tcTvitOfa Of the party and the Hdvg-
Gales Of narrow ami nUn.ptug,essive
policy Wilhin which alone there
seemed 10 be an % urauco Of seliish
saIe.y aud partisan approval. Dung
all this pgrloi we nave lacked a Rtca'
constructive administration. No new
social t,uin has been put iotwari IA
an effective way. While In all the
departments OF physical lie there
have been developments and achieve.
mcuts " ense aui comfort to tue law
ored Of mankiud; IN the still grestpr
and more important domain o, social
reform, wo have stood siill or retro.
graded.
CAUSE Oh THE INACrION.
ltisnot that tue people have not felt
tho stif.ingsOf determination, that this
iuaotion has endured, but because Of
the tulo u party which has largely
controlled mon Ia aud cut VI Office. A.
ia 90 Ia az
man that he should dare " renounUu
allegiance TO organization. Men have
been expected 10 submit their views 10
tue diolnii0n OF conventions, although
II ~ common knowledge that cOnveu.
tore have been HWhyud 81 views and
declarations not the NEST approved by
tue mss Of people, nor ptogtcasivo Tor
their welfare.
We do not nrtOgato TO ourselves one
iota more Of Intelligence, patriotism or
courage than 10 IUsststUd ny other OF
our iClltw clti1enS. But we feel that
tbs time has come tor the performances
u duty 10 tue county; aud for our
uatt, though W. shall stand alone, we
viii msko an CudeAvuT m tho direction
OF that duty. Partltb mry ouuivo
their uteiuiuest; that truth never be.
comes obsoltte. Every generation OF
ffocmou has the right to Affirm the
truths OF pact know luJgo ava present
requirements; aud u the ontofcrmont
OF these truths shall make Necessary
departure from parry ofguu.zatiOU,
the poop, have the T,ght ana viii *.
stcisu {. uHtll all parties shall return ~
tho truth or new parties shail be Gre.
atUd 20 iloot It into law.
TIME FUg 1IIE PEOPLE TO ASSERT
InEMsELvEs.
II tho voices which have sounded
10 w from every Atato Ia this Union
are an indication OF the real feel.
Ing this year IL tho appointed time
ut tue people 10 assert themselves
through iuch mediums ~ may give
tot promise Of the achievement Of
Justice. But whether We arc mistaken
or not concerning the general sent.
mVnt Ia the United States, We have
not mistaken our own DUTY In with
drawing from tue Republican convru-
ton, feeling that II Il better TO be right
aud with the minority In apparent
1eieat than 10 be wrong with tue ms.
jlriiy Ia apparent triumph. We hold
tnHt "a the great work VI social evOlu.
t,On In this country monetary reform
stands ~ the hrst requisite. No
policy, however pfomisIng Of good
result, can take IL place. C1uiilua.
ton during the next iOur years upon
the present financial syttem Will bfing
down upon the American people
that cloud OF impending evil 10 avert
which th1uld be- the fret thought Of
s,at1smon and tue iirst prayer Of
patriots.
PEOPLE PASSING INFO sEgvITuDE.
our very institut ons arc ut stake.
To-Day, wIIn the rapidly increasing poi.
ulatlOn, VITA widely swelling do.
mands, tho basis VI our money h
relatively contracting; anu the people
are passing into trTyltude all the
more dangerous because II IN not phys.
icaily apparent. The nation itself, as
10 other nations, n losing tho sturdy
courage which could make II defiant
In the lace Of injustice anu internal
wrong,
Prices never VIII cease falling under
this single gold standard. The restOra.
tiOn Of bimulallism by this country Will
double the basis OF our money system.
In time II will double tho stock OF
primary money OF tho wOrld-wiii
stop failing prices and steadily elevate
them until they will regain their nor.
mai relation TO the volume Oi debts
aud credits IN the weird. Bimetsllism
Will help 10 bring about the great hope
OF every social rviormeT, oveTy telievot
Ia the advancement " the race who
realizes that the Instability OF prices
has been the deadly foe Of our tJilefs
aud the servant OF the iOTUlgu interest
gnthtreTe. BimeIalllam wan help ~
bring the time when "A certain eXpendi.
tute OF human toll VIII produce Get.
tain financial result. Who among the
great masses OF our people In the
United states but feels tnat his lot
would be- made better, his aspiration
lRku new wings II lac could know IN
the performance Of his labor what
would be tho pdCo Of his pr9uucl2 L.
not this purpo60 worth tue attention OF
lho people Us individuals anu worth the
attention OF POLITICAL couyr tons set
10 be held IN this year 1882 10 not
this 40 great nu Cnd that oil wuO be-.
Iieyo In the possibility OF gltaiuin IL
by tho means proposed can yield
something OF their partinanahip both Ia
conventions anu NJ tho pUils2 IL il IN
the hope that the mbssgB aud tho 10.
mining conventions viii have thv
cuurnRs and the generosity to unite ior
thi5 purpose that we have dared 10