Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-29
CONGRESSMAN KING AND THE Sill.
YER TREND.

Judge w. II. King, Utah. Repre-
sentative, has returned from Washing
ton, and 10 this mornings Tribune ia
quoted as saying tins following on the
trend Of sentiment In the East regard
ing silver:
1 do not believe there is as much
friendship for silver now as there was
last fail in the East, and II seems to me
the trend Of sentiment in that direction
has not ended by any means. People
there are beginning to speak OF silver
with certain disdain. They are plac-
ing the question beyond the pale of argu-
Incnt aud II il arises they try to dismiss
it as something already settled. They
are more than negatively opposed to
silver. They are actually hostile. and
ii IL was generally believed there that
any tangible result would come iromtho
visit OF Mcssrs. Wocott, Payne and
Stevenson 10 Europe, steps would be
tahen at once to nullify 1t. i am sorry
that such hostility 10 silver exists In the
East, but the fact Is as j have stated II.
Unless some marked change OF senti
ment occurs. the East will continue TO
show an increasing vote against silver.
The views OF Congre ,sman King
upon this point receive confirmation
In the tone OF ths easterh press and In
the observation OF other men from the
West who have touched the eastern
pulse on the suhjsct. The condition
he describes was to be anticipated. In
the East it 10 recognized "a July az IN
the West that the aatl-indepe dent
free-coinags forces won la the late
IL - Ind aItra
drift 10 the msjority side when they
determine whefe that is, this alone
would account for DRIFT sgAinst
silver. Besides, the eastern news
papers have been almost unani-
mously on that eide, and the
masses OF the people are not long
In swinging In limo with generally
expressed newspaper sentiment, right
or wrong. II the bulk OF eastern pa.
pers are right on the coinage proposl.
ton, then 1t will bo well for the PEG.
pie; II not, their responsibility la 6
serious one.
But II the inde2e e.coinage
advocates are right there IL no reason
for their feeling discouraged at the
outlook. With q change Of admins.
tration, the anti.free-eoinage people
anticipated and promised better times,
upon another basis than the CURRENCY.
These better times are not for one
season or two, but with a reason
able promise VI Icrmsnenoy. IL
this Ia attained the people will DO sstia.
ned that the silver forces were mis-
taken. But the silver men said that
prosperity would not come with
out free coinage. II they spoke
truly, then a tenn porary improvement
Will be followed by a still further de-
preston, and the people will he con.
vinced that the silver men were
nearer right thsn their Opponents, AMI
consequently ksse Will be a revulsion
In favor ftse white metal. Tho test
of the issues is now at hand, ana sure
Iy the free silver sdvocates should be
content to abide by the result,
now that they have no means
OF Influencing II so isr as
the present administration is con-
cerned.
What will do the free silver move.
ment more harm than anything else
Will be extremely raticaI expressions
or sciione. When the matter of views
upon that point ia made tbs summum
bopum OF all political quail tications,
as has been the tendency here and In
some other western states, the retult
cannot be other than injurious,
not by reason OF Inherent fault in
the silver eauss, but beeause OF the
bigotfy whioh attends extremists.
There are other political We've that
deserve consideration besides the coin.
age question, and 10 government
relations where the latter doee not be.
come direct issue, its application as
test should not be 70 rigid that It can
net be waived ia degree that is not
vital in order to secure tne advantage
OF other views that are benz fetal.
lfany Of the snti-silver trend is due TO
the .over.enthus!asm or excessive zeal
OF the silver men, there Ia in 1t more
danger 10 the white metal than can be
ipIected from any other source. FIR
the csuse 10 triumph because OF It's
inherent rlghtiulpess as financlal
policy, 1t should be maintained with
moderation and conservatism to all
ether political Views not directly at
issua with 81, which moderation anu
c0n,eryatieri have not been observed
vt all times in the past.