Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-16

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millions II dollars, leaving their capital /
unlmuaired The government has cur /
tailed the colninE and issuing of money /
90 the extent that ne people are come
PEELED 10 pay from six per cent 20 ten |
per cent Interest for the use Of money |
when the average annual Increase OF I
wealth In the nailon-in good umeA-
IL only three per cent.
All money q a creation % law. II IA
She sovereign right % free people.
through their government, SO coin ana
Issue money 90 say or what commld-
ny II shall be made, AMI how much
shall be iesutd 90 make oxchlnscs, pay
dflfs and taNes. and 90 this Ind We
advocate the free coinage % silver anu
gold lt the ratio Of iG % I. supplement-
"a hy the issuing " treasury notes ln
such quarelties ls viii allow the busl-
ncss Of the country go b. done on =
cash basis all money 90 he full legal
tender and interchangeable In debt
paying power. issued and controlled by
ne government. and based on che law.
credit and wealth of The nation.
\ government Whose laws compel -
suhifc, % pay their debts and tss,s
ln money, and fails 60 provide money
60 meet thc demands thus created
whon 70 has the power - to do-and
permits che law 10 be enforced against
the debtor cilaa IN tha collection "
/ debts, aids In she spulla.ion % is own
/ people. This. we afilfm. has been the
/ policy N The Republican and Demo-
cratic parties Tor the past ghir.y years.
and % has created a Few thousand mil
/ lionalres IN our country. and made
/ piupcrs ami Industrial slaves % mill
/ lions N good citizens
We dCnounce tho oli political parties
and their agents In advocating "cIiu
redemption money" ns either being ig-
/ norant Of ths money question or She
defenders u a special % sp1llitc the
/ . 1plo, The only folUmptun that
money needs. IL In ihe paymons 81
dob,s, taxes and the products Of labor
thht contribute 10 thu suaisnance OF
mankind.
We commend the spirit and mag.
/ n1nlmliy n She American people III
thCir on0ris 20 free the Cuhana fium
The tyranny and opprssuln ~ the
| Spanlsh government. bus We condemn
the action % our national adminlHtra.
ZION IN forcing upon a patriotic and
uver-taNci people Interest bearing
bonds, under She plea 81 raising money
70 pay war expense. when legal tender
currency could have been iasucd by
the same authority end served better
purpose. interest-bearinr bonds is
bondage. They enrich the few: restrict
ne circulation OF money. AMI onaiave
the tollinR masses. where "a plcts.iful
supply OF legal tender treasury notes
would rive new iife. prlapority and
liberty to the people. For years Il has
been on the program " thf b1udh1ld-
crs and monUp1ils,a % further increaas
she Interest bonds 81 the nation ana
ne standing army % protect them Ia
their spolla, ana this they EXPECT -
accomplish under the present admins.
hEilon.
IN, feoplcH ratty u the only ma
i"hh party IN the United States which
"; or has been. n sincere advocate q
'uNer coinage az the established ratio
or 10 70 J. and We c'iarge the Rrpub-
lcan ana Democratic parties with dis
lyalty 70 the free coinage ~ -.lycr.
hpih national parties have had tho
/ l"W'r anu opportunity since isfa 20
restore froo coinage. which they have
refused TO do either by their silence or
votes N Congress. ~ The present time
N ihAr state platforms throughout the
! Union they arc advocating different
mon,y policies ~ may bc polite TO
catch o. retain votes for their respect.
". paftltA To uphold the record %
, either o. NE Old political parties on
The free coinago u silver. Ia TO sustain
n1ud una dccrWlon.
The family II the unit OF the state.
ana that the wealth ~ Our nation. es-
timated ~ hseoo'o.ooo. II honesty aa.
sessed. VIII produce plenty o. revenue
, ~ IhN wv l'NliNlAic eNpenHtH 81 EuN-
etnmtnt and pruirct 10 each man, who
IL willing Or forced 20 night the battles
~ his country "A home for his family
worth fi.too. frce from taxation. fore
closure " mortgage and execution. A
free people cannot exist without free
humea.
, We denouncc the system ~ public
officials In this state receiving free
passes for themselves and families
from railroads and other corporations,
and declare that any Official ~ doing
n unworthy Of the confidence OF thu
people II n wei known that such
favurs are granted only for purpose,
ana that II, % Influence their oiiical
action,
Recognising that the Initiative and
referendum VIII assure government by
the people, w. demand an amendment
TO the state Constitution providing
. fgfst-1hai any law or ordinance
adopted by any legislative body Of this
state shall BE- subject 70 ioulhr vots
when demanded ~ a properly authen'
Heated petition hgncd ny reaHonaels
per cent Of the electors OF me state
county or municipality. rs the case
, may be, and u auch vote AhnH show
majority against 'he law or ordinance