Show THE DUTY OF CONGRESS The duty of this democratic congress is we think very plain now It ought to admit Utah at once and without delay de-lay and then proceed to consider some financial policy which promises immediate im-mediate relief to the overburdened commercial and distressed financial situation of the country This course would win Utah forever to the democratic demo-cratic column So to of New Mexico Arizona and Ocklahoma Thus by serving the highest and best interest of all the people our democratic congress con-gress and administration would be pushing forward the democratic cause itself thus giving promise of perma nancy to all forms of progress taught urged and upheld by emocratic faith We know that in this territory four fifths of tha people of all political opinions are for free coinage and three fifths of them will permanently adhere to the party which confers this great boon upon the territory So as a I business policy as a financial policy as well as a partisan policy there is every reason to wairant the adoption of the policy If we were president we con fess wih the mass of argument before us as we have it today we could not defer the work of sending a free coinage coin-age recommendation to congress for three hours only Were that policy adopted By Mr Cleveland we do not doubt for a single moment that the next president of the United States would be a democrat Utah and each of the territories now knocking at the door would be democratic the strikes and other disorders prevailing would be over and bus iness and prosperity would be resumed in full in less time than one month Surely such a prospect must be yery tempting to a true democrat demo-crat sitting where Mr Cleveland does He may have doubtless has other and better sources of information than we h Lye and so is better able to arrive at a decision But with all ofthis advantage we cannot see how he can refrain longer from taking a vigorousa decisive I hand in settling this silver question ani settling it in the way a vast majority of the people of the United States desire it to be settled A bit of timely presidential concession now would result in a vast triumph here and an easy victory all over the south and west Congress should listen a little to po I IHlc reaop such as these go too tbe 1Ir m 1 president It should not all go to the gold buggers The people should le permitted to gather crumbs under the masters talle now and then just as the rch and powerful are so permitted to do It takes a big brained man to rise to the level of taking a fair and impartial view of all the vast interests of this wonderful nation now We believe be-lieve Mr Cleveland is the man to do it if he will only pause long enough to take a survey of the field He has able men in his council who ought to be able to assist him in this necessary work Free coinage and free trade are near of kin propositions and both together to-gether would settle our commercial leadership for one hundred years would make us rich beyond compare or computation It is a happy circumstance circum-stance that these great boons stand within reach of a democratic hand to confer Failing free coinage give us statehood state-hood for Utah and we will take good care of the balance |