The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-24
A FOREIGN OPINION
On the Policy of Free and Unlim-
tied Coinage Of Silver.
THE LONDON TIMES VIEWS.
1t Discusses the Issues of the Next Presidential
Campaign and the Prospects Of
Either Party

Especial to TIE HERALD-Examiner Cable.l
LONDON, June 23.-The Times in an edi-
torial this morning says: "When Mr.. Mills
proclaimed in the House the other day, that
the Democrats would give the country free
and unlimited coinage of silver, he an
nounced a policy that he might be very
willing to carry out himself, if he could,
and one that he sincerely believes to be a
sound one, both for his party and for the
country; but there are many Democrats
who believe it would not be sound for
either one or the other, and we agree with
them. That, in our judgment, it would be
rulnous to the country, we need hardly say.
Our readers know our views on that
point, and the facts on which we
rest them, but we are confident it
would be greater error In politics
TO make any such measure the controlling
Issue IN the next elections or in those of
two years hence. 1t would be substituting
an issue on which the result will be CON
ceded by every one to be a. least doubtful
Tor one on which the party is strong and
has been gaining strength ever since 1SSS,
and it is not only possible but very proba-
BILE that on the new issue the Republicans
would be great deal stronger than they
are on the one that has recently been the
dominating one. So lar as can now be
seen If the issue Of 1892 is not silver it will
be the tariff. In 1888 the Democrats act
ually had majority of the popular vote
and would have had majority OF the cleo
toral votes had rot those of New
York been shamelessly sold by
Governor Hill and his faction.
We have no doubt that were vote to be
taken on the President again in November
next ON the tariff issue the Democratic can
didate would be elected. We are by no
means sure that that would be the case in
o92 on the issue of free coinage of silver
He would be a rash man who would predict
any such result 1t must be remembered
that by far the larger part practically of
the great body of business men who would
vote for moderate tariff reform, if repre-
sented by suitable Democratic can
didate, would not vote for any Democratic
candidate on the issue of free coinage.
Who would lead then the Democratic party
IN fight for Tree coinage! At present Mr..
Cleveland appears to be almost inevitable
as candidate, and he has been growing
| stranger every day since his treacherous
betrayal in 1888, stronger in his party and
stronger in the confidence and respect of
the whole people. Mr.. Cleveland could not
be the candidate of the party favoring free
coinage without suffering greatly, as we
believe fatally, from the irreconcilabla In
consistency between his position in the
past and any sucu candidacy. Mr. Vest
intimated last week in the Senate that MIR.
Cleveland's views had been modified with
regard TO silver. That is quite possible.
Those of most public men have been, but
rather in degree than kind. We have no
idea that he has changed his opinion as to
the underlying principles of currency legis-
lation or that he would consent
lQtrnn to
free coinage platform. But if
that were possible he would still be
a very weak candidate on such platform,
quite as weak on that as he would be strong
on a platform of tariff reform If knowl-
edge of this fact should induce his party to
name some one else, it is simply impossible
to conjecture what would be the RESULT