The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-03
A SOUND MONEY LEAGUE.

Tomorrow there will be change of
administration. The new administra-
ton, which was put in power on the
| financial question. will call an extra
session of congress, not for the purpose
of dealing with the financial question
but to deal with the tariff, the issue
that was secondary during the presi-
Dental campaign. But the calling of
an extra session to deal with the tariff
question and to ignore the financial
one, does not obliterate the latter as
an issue of the future, the issue in
fact, by any means. This is recognized
by all who look the facts squarely in
the face. Only a few days ago the
leaders of the Silver Republicans took
action to perfect an organization
whose object should be a propaganda
of the doctrine of free silver. Now the
sound money" men have formed a
league. The aims of this league are
fully set forth in the constitution
adopted by it last week, at a meeting
held in the New York chamber of COM
merce rooms. This constitution is, in
part, as follows:
The National Sound Money league
is formed to maintain the gold stand
ard as the basis of the money system
of the United States. The league is a
strictly non-partisan organization, and
welcomes to its roll of members all
citizens who are convinced that the
preservation of that standard is neces-
sary in order to protect the honor and
secure the prosperity of the country.
The presidential election once more
hot 1e- 70 in
telligence and conscience of the people
are safe means of averting public
perils. But it showed at the same
time that the dangerous social and
political heresies of the defeated party
had gained the popular ear to sur
prising and alarming extent. The
league will deem it, therefore, its first
and most important duty to resume
and continue energetically by every
legitimate agency the work of enlight- !
ening the public mind upon the sub !
ject of sound money" in all its bear /
ings, which was so vigorously and eff
fectively carried on during the recent |
momentouS campaign.
The new national administration |
having received the mandate of the /
nation to maintain the gold standard .
by every means in its power, the league [
will consider it a further duty TO sup
port with all it's influence the efforts of |
the executive in the fulfilment of that
task To this end the league, in CO.
operation with other bodies holding the
same views, will seek to bring about
such notifications of existing and such
enactments of new laws as shall tend
to carry out .he objects here stated.
The league. will endeavor to accom-
plish its objects through an organiza-
ton extending over all the states. 1t
expects to secure the cooperation of
/
to form new ones wherever needed and
practicable.
All respectable citizens of the United
States in sympathy with the objects
of the league shall be eligible as men,
The work of the league shall be
carried on in each state through state,
and local leagues.
All matter for publication shall be
submitted to and approved by the
executive committee.
Action with reference to legislative
measures shall emanate only from the
executive committee.
The league relies for it's support on
contributions.
The leagues first duty will be to
continue the agitation of the financial
question, for it recognizes that the
sound money" victory of last fall was
by no means final, and that the silver
sentiment of the country is much
greater and more widespread, and
ieep rooted, than was thought posi-
Die.
What new laws are needed to main
ain the gold standard the ordinary
,itizen does not know, unless it be
ome repeating those which now make
ilver a legal tender. 1t may yet prove ,
necessary to destroy all the various !
,inds of currency the country now has i
n order to preserve the gold standard !
o even destroy the people for this :
purpose; it has already done them f
,reat injury. +
All respectable citizens of the United c
tates who are in sympathy with the
bjects of the league are eligible to 7
membership in it. We should like to Q
now if believing in the gold standard t
oes not of itself make a person 7
The people were so y
aught by the gold standard advocates h
asst year. c
The formation of this league and its
scope show how impors- 5
Mt the financial question sill is. If n