Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-06

states most respectfully uIsth W."
your consideration the following state
ment. a.. a.,
making preparation for the politicnl
hattie OF 1888. which Ii only prepaln-
ton for the greater battle OF l3uv'
Whatever policy, partisanship or pm,
riuic may be advanced by pnhlvHi
iradors for the consideration OF the
voters of the United States, TINS inct
ms, be- appnrent-that the real con-
test. so far as the people are concerned
and 90 far az their rights are Involved.
will be upon the money ISSUE and tnlt
,yh4rcsocVer and whensocver. until TINS
light shall he won, amy DETECTING QuC'-
ti6n shall be interposed 1t Will not be
Of the people or FOR the people; as III
i,qG the opponents OF Just iiunncial
Motley In the United States sought ny
every means known to their Ingenuity
and power to pervert the contest hN
The rnising OF other questions. 50 they
,yill In 1895 and 1900 devote themselves
10 m obscurntion OF the one great
vital question and To destruction Of
the method by which the people may
win n necessary victory. We hold that
the highest political duty of the people
Of the United States 10 to secure nh
honest money system to the end that
their sacred institutions of liberty may
he preserved and that social Justice
may obtain among mankind. II Is
uropar because II is necessary. that
other reforms should attend upon this;
for. II is Imperative that with II should
he Immediately established regula-
ton Of the vast combines which have
secured command of the existing
money OF the country. and which now
wrongfuly control the productions
md all the public utilities Of the ma
ton We believe that this paramount
demand Of an aroused people will not
be stiled by the proposals of other
policies We believe that they VIII
not allow the method by which they
can secure their rights, to he destroyed
bv the minor considerations of per-
sonni or partisan ambition.
we are for himetalism-the free, un-
limited and independent colnnge of sill
yer and gold at the ratio Of l6 to /.
we are for this by the only method un-
dor which II can he secured for the
people OF the United StnteH--the CO.
operation Of all the forces which be-
Iieve in bimetalism. We take as our
foundation the declaration of the three
chalrmen Of the Democratic party.
Popullst party and silver Republican
party Of the United States, and the
declaration OF william !. Bryan and
the other national leaders of this cause.
We Invoke the cooperation In this year
1898 Of all the silver Republicans Of
Utah with tho bimetalists of the Dem
ocratlc and Populist parties of this
state to the end that political harmony
may he established among the believ-
ers in this great faith, and to that end
that we may wage war only upon those
who oppose bimetslism.
We point to the fact that the nation
al Republican party of the United
States has abandoned the cause OF BIZ
mstalism and the local adherence to
the national Republican organization
is nnllating with gold monometallsm
and oppression OF the people: We
point TO the further fact that the adj
vocates OF the single gold standard for
the United states, no matter what
their former party name. are amolga-
mating to present solid front against
the bimetallsts and that their pur-
pose, after securing their own union. Is
10 secure the disunion and the conse-
uuent humiliation OF the bimctallic
forces.
We call the attention OF the voters Of
Utah TO the fact that no one party In
the bin ,tallic alliances OF the United
States is strong enough of itself to win
q victory in 1900, and that political con-
ditions and the formative work yet to
be done precludes any one party from
entertaining a reasonable hone that II
can draw into it's own organization
enough strength from any and all other
sources to Justify II In making n
fight and cooperation and alliances.
To make such cooperation Is the work
of patriotism. The ordinary difficulties
which confront alliance are multiplied
and magnified nv the fact that orr on
ponents-controlling majority OF the
avenues OF public information-are Ia
boring with malignant ability to spread
dissention among bimetallists. II the
Democratic party should stand alone
and separate for the issue, the press
of the great Middle Western states
where cooperation is vital to local as
II to national success, would be sum
ciently influential among the voters,
by representation and misrepresen-
tation, to keep away from such DEM
ocratic party. the votes which are
necessary to insure success. This is
true Of the Popullst party. It would
be equally true of the Silver Republic
can party, II 1t were making AN indie
pendent effort to carry this great
Union means success d.
vision means failure. Therefore all
the forces which the gold standard
power can bring to bear, openly and
secretly, are operating against this co.
operation of bimetallists. And for
many specious reasons even bimetal-
lists themselves, in few localities.
have been led to believe that co-opera-
ton was unnecessary and undesirable.
Most important among these raise
reasons has been the unjust teaching
that party Is dearer than principle;
that the gres reform may safely be
made an incident of partisanship ana
ambition, and that old differ
ences and Individual hatred in politics
must be nursed even at the expense OF
the great cause. But we firmly believe
that the vast majority of bimetallists
in the United States have reached the
that truth is grander
than party name and justice Ia better
than mans selfish ambition for office.
Thus believing, no matter what may
be the words or actions Of others, our
duty is clear.
This Ia a national issue and can be
won only by harmoniZed national
policy. That policy has been Instituted
by the three great parties of the BIZ
metallic cause. Supporting the CO.
operation which We invoke stands the
national authority of these parties.
Every blmetalllst who stands against
1t, no matter what his reason, is op-
posing the national policy of HIS own
party, Is rejecting the counsel of his
own chosen leaders. is antagonizing
the plan which II is now certain will
be generally followed throughout the
country. and is lighting the only meth
cd by which blmetailism can be Sc
cured. Instead Of being for bmetal-
llsm he Is against II. Instead of being
with his party he Is separated from II.
He will not be deserving OF considera-
tion by his party when II shall even
tunlly have won the victory to which
he does not contribute. But above and
beyond these mere political considera-
lions is the obligation for the people of
this genera ton to unite at this APP
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