Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-29
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INits issue OF July 22nd, the Boston
Herald has a long editorial entitled
"The Currency aud Politics" IL
s,aies, In relation to the currency, that
In New England States and the mid
die States there h substantially no DIFF
ference between Republicans and DEM
ocals. Even In the exclusively busl.
ncss circles Of the West, the Hcra'd
maintains that antagouism to free
coinage Of silver exists. IL says the
three hundred delegates In the ONO
State Convention who voted against
free coinage were nearly all representa-
tive business mon. The same may be
said Of the principal cities Of the Wet
aud Northwest.
The Hcrdid IL rahid anti.silver
organ. II regrets that political PARTISAN
ship should interfere 10 prevent an
amalgamatlon of the business men Of
the country In opposition 10 free silver
coinage. II holds that many WELL
meaning men OF both parties were led
away by this currency craze, but II
blamcs the Republicans for all The mis-
chief inasmurh ~ the latter furnished
the Aggressive and active leadership.
Il was this party that passed the act
eliminating silver from the currency
Of the country In lsJ3, aud next passed
a law providing Tor the coinage OF a
limited nnmlcr Of silver dollars
monthly. II could so no further be-
cause Garfield, Arthur, aud later on
Cleveland, all opposed the silver
party. In order 10 iujure Cleveland
politically, tho Herdd says, the Ro'
publican party rcsorted to a bit Of
dcmagogy which /. now going to
rocoll on ITSELF In IT, national plat
form Of ISIS, II declared;
"rhc Republican party isin favor tho
use II both gold aud sIlyoras money. and
condemns tho policy of tho Democratic
administration In IT, efforts 90 dCmgue.
ti1o silver"
The Hernd commenting outhil cur
rcncy plank remaFtf
"Iicrc was dir,ct appeal. made not
by ono section OF tho country alone, but
by tho uuanimou. Republican party, io
tho dangerous olomont in this country
ON tho subject ~ tho currency. Her,
was direct attempt 10 lnluro and Ia
] punish President who had boon
faithful % tho country in re-
/ sisting this dangerous cl1mont, and &c
turn nj. patriotic net against him 10 hh
own INJURY Thoro has seldom beer
more INSCRIPTIONS or more roprohousl'
bio partian.hip than was exhibited h
thi. action. IT. effects arc socn In th'
now agitation Of the silver question, an,
In tho more formidable shape thag Il has
takon In tho legislation u tho country
Since tho Republicans fcsainod power
tho silver agitation has boon renewed IL
very dangerous way
II goes on to say that though Western
aud Southern Democrats supply tn
numerical strength Of the free silyo
coinage party, yet the Republicans fuI
nish the Leadership aud slnows Of wal
Thus In the pending contest, the r.
spousibiliiy Is divided, though pcrhap
not equally, between the two parties
A. regards tho revival Of the silvt
question, however. It Is claimed tina
thcrusponslblllty Is not divided. It resi-
with the Republicans. a nd when ia
country boca4.o bankrupt by means ,
free silver the Herald viii charge Il t
the Republican party.
Tho Boston paper Ia fair iilustrl
ton Of tho average goldltc orgai
whether Democratic or Republican.