Show IL J Shall Utah Have Prosperity or Adversity r f WENTY years s ago Utah was prosperous J such industries as the state had were in In excellent condition The were getting a good price for their wool other t ra raw rats materials from which tl the e commo commonwealth derived practically all its business and its revenue rev rev- were selling at good prices The people of the territory were prosperous and happy As Asa f a teli territory of producers and every r resident interested in in- f J in the maintenance of a good market j f for raw oyster materials cars at good prices prices THE PROSPERITY PROS- PROS OF ITS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES j WAS THE PROSPERITY OF ALL THE PEO PEO- 4 t r Two ye years irs before in 1890 the McKinley f Bill which I protected f fully ull r the products this tIns j state tate offered for sale gale ale had bad been enacted into law S i I J Although though the damaging ef effects of Grover Cleve Cleve- Cleveland's lands land's ald s 's free trade message in In the last year rear sf tf hisS his Ins l' l first term had injured red business during a part of the following ing 1 Presidents President's tenure the l passage f of the McKinley Bill began to have a stimulating t lug ing and beneficial effect That measure became I I. I a law Jaw in Ih October 1890 but the people o of the C. C f nation still smarting from decreased lH business and und unable to io place the blame voiced their protest protest protest pro pro- 1 test again g conditions for them b by y ELECTING A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE JUST ONE MONTH AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE McKINLEY o f TARIFF ACT The c United States Senate was still Republican J 1 can however cr and a Republican President stood I 1 on guard against agnin t Democratic tariff vandalism f just d as S Mr Jr r Taft has done WHEN THE PRESIDENTIAL PRES PRES- j ELECTION EJ OF 1892 WAS HELD r JUST TWENTY YEARS AGO THE COUNTRY COUNTRY COUN COUN- t. t TRY WAS IN A PROSPEROUS CONDITION MEN WERE EMPLOYED AT GOOD WAGES AS THEY ARE THIS YEAR UTAH AS A PRODUCING TERRITORY WAS RAPIDLY i I ADVANCING HER PEOPLE BUSY CONr CONi CONTENTED CON CON- r r 1 TENTED PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY So q I. I excellent was the condition of business busyness throughout through through- out the United States that President Harrison in inc 0 1 his biennial message c to Congress b bI in iu 1892 reI remarked re re- re- re I I marked 1 In submitting my annual message to Congress ConI Con Con- I b gress ress I have the great eat sati satisfaction faction to be able to t i say that THE GENERAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING AFi AF AF- 4 i PELTING THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL INDUSI INDUSTRIAL INDUS INDUS- I TRIAL INTERESTS OF THE UNITED I STATES ARE IN THE HIGHEST DECREE i FAVORABLE A comparison of the existing conditions with rith tho those e of the most favored period of the history of the country will I believe show i that SO HIGH A DEGREE OF PROSPERITY i AND SO GENERAL A DIFFUSION OF THE COMFORTS OF LIFE WERE NEVER BEFORE BEFORE BEFORE BE BE- I i FORE ENJOYED BY OUR PEOPLE Acee Accepting the statements of the Democratic 1 t orators and the Democratic press that the business business busi busi- 11 ness of the United States was then on so stable I a foundation that no change in economic policy 3 could disturb it and lulled into a false security I h by y the same arguments that are ale being used this year the nation elected a Democratic President i c I and a Democratic Congress i I THE BUSINESS SLUMP BEGAN B BUT UT A AFEW AFEW FEW MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION Earl Early in January of 1893 interviews inter with Pres ident elect Cleveland and Democratic members members- elect of Congress indicated that tariff for revenue revenue rev rev- 0 only on finished products pro ducts and free flee trade on raw materials was to be the policy of the t new administration THE INAUGURATION 4 OF MR CLEVELAND WAS FOLLOWED BY BYA BYA A FI FINANCIAL ANCIAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL INDUS INDUS- 4 TRIAL PANIC THE LIKE OF WHICH THIS h I COUNTRY HAD NEVER BEFORE J 1 Only three mouths months after he took the oath of 01 1 office and ONLY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER PRESIDENT HARRISONS HARRISON'S S FAMOUS PROSPERITY PROS PROS- r. r MESSAGE Grover Cleveland convened conI con con- I Congress in special session cession to DEVISE DEVISEr I r SOME MEANS TO CHECK THE PANIC 1 WHICH WAS BRINGING ABOUT CONDI ONDI- C f I A ALREADY UNUTTERABLE AND GROWING WORSE In his message of August 1893 to iu his extraordinary session of Congress eight eight mouths after th the country had lud been enjoying enjoying enjoying enjoy enjoy- ing prosperity a the like of wh which h it had never before known Mr l Cleveland said THE EXISTENCE OF AN ALARMING AND EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS SITUATION SITUATION SITUATION SITU SITU- INVOLVING THE WELFARE AND PROSPERITY OF ALL OUR PEOPLE HAS CONSTRAINED ME TO CALL TOGETHER IN EXTRA SESSION THE PEOPLES PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES REP- REP IN CONGRESS to the end that through a wise and patriotic exercise of the legislative duty with which they solely are charged PRESENT EVILS MAY BE MITIGATED MITIGATED MITIGATED MITI MITI- GATED AND DANGERS THREATENING THE FUTURE MAY BE AVERTED BANKS FAILED F FACTORIES and I WORKSHOPS CLOSED their doors INGMEN walked th the streets were OPENED everywhere INCLUDING UTAH Men l of this state known to be wealthy suffered with their poorer neighbors The present present present pres pres- ent Democratic candidate for President has well described d conditions on page No of Vol Vol- Volume ume uuie V r of his History of the American People as follows A GREAT POVERTY HAD COME UPON THE INDUSTRIAL REGIONS OF F THE WEST AND SOUTH PRICES HAD FALLEN MEN OF THE POORER SORT WERE IDLE EVERYWHERE AND FILLED WITH A SORT OF DESPAIR ALL THE LARGE MANUFACTURING TOWNS TEEMED WITH UNEMPLOYED WORKINGMEN WHO WERE WITH THE UTMOST DIFFICULTY KEPT FROM STARVATION The analogy between conditions of twenty years ago and those of this year are too striking striking ing and significant to be overlooked In 1890 the Democrats elected a Democratic House Honse as they did two years ago they did this just following following fol fol- following fol- fol lowing the enactment of a new Republican tariff tariff tariff tar tar- iff law air as was the case two years ago Yet a Republican Senate and a Republican President protected the industries of the nation BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSI BUSI- NESS CONTINUED TO IMPROVE FROM 1890 TO 1892 JUST AS THEY HAVE IMPROVED THIS TIME FROM 1900 TO 1912 A DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC DEMO DEMO- CRATIC PRESIDENT WAS ELECTED IN INTHE INTHE INTHE THE MIDST OF WIDE NATION-WIDE PROSPERITY PROSPERITY PROSPER PROSPER- ITY JUST AS IS THREATENED THIS YEAR AND A FEW MONTHS LATER WAS COMPELLED TO ASK ASS CONGRESS BY SOME MEANS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION JUST AS WILL BE THE CASE NEXT YEAR IF PROFESSOR WILSON IS ELECTED DAY AFTER TOMORROW The people of Utah are prosperous happy and contented this year as they were in that year of 1892 their industries are in full operation operation opera opera- operation tion this year as they were twenty y years ars ago WILL A ANY RESIDENT OF THIS STATE INVITE INVITE IN IN- VITE CERTAIN DISASTER TO HIS OWN PROSPERITY BY COMPLETING THE ANALOGY ANAL ANAL- ANALOGY OGY OF TWENTY YEARS AGO AND ONCE MORE PLACE A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND A DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT- IC CONGRESS IN POWER TO AID HIM IN HIS TASK Professor Wilson holds to the same sam theory as that upon which Grover Cleveland acted the Professor Wilson Vilson of that day dap was one of the prime factors in causing the calamity since he was chairman of the and ways means committee of that Democratic Congress and wrote the t tariff riff bill that brought still Mill a greater panic than that which so greatly worried Mr Ir Cleveland in August of 1893 The present Professor Wilson Vilson is no na more wise no more mor intelligent no more experienced and no more practical than was his predecessor Professor Wilson WHETHER UTAH SHALL SHALL AID IN HIS ELECTION THIS STATE MUST DECIDE NEXT TUESDAY Y AND WHEN IT DECIDES IT WILL FORECAST ITS OWN I INDUSTRIAL FINANCIAL AND AND COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL COMMER COMMER- CIAL FUTURE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS |