The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-07
MISTAKE OF sILyER's FRIENDS.

M4SIAkE OF SlLNEh'S FRIENDS.
Our shining contemporary, the Denver
Sun, thinks THE HERALD mistakes the
situation in Colorado in its comments on
the action of the silver clubs. Tho paper
proceeds to declare there is no attempt to
form a new party on the part of the silver
advocates, their action being simply
protest against the unjust discrimination
against silver, which has been the policy of
Congress under the domination Of the
gold bugs of Wall street" The Sun goes
on to say, ut is in no sense political move,
except in so far as it holds both the politi-
cal parties responsible for the continuance
OF This outrage upon the rights Of the
people Of the United States" There is
much more in this strain in the column
editorial called out by some recent remarks
in THE HERALD.
The other day one of the Denver papers
printed the names of more than half of
the voters of Arapahoe, the most populous
county of the state, as having pledged
themselves 10 "vote for no candidate for
any Office who does not heartily
favor the free and unlimited coinage of
silver" Since then several silver clubs
have been formed, and they all contain the
pledge here quoted. Now, if this doesn't
look like the formation of q new party upon
silver platform, what does it look likel
If 1t isn't a walk out from the old parties,
what would you call it, 1t is simply
among the improbabilities that either of
the national parties viii this year declare
in favor Of the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver. 1t will not change the situation
IN the least to say IL is cowardice which
Restraints them from making the declara-
ton. We believe 1t is cowardice. We be-
ieve If it were not for the fear of the
money power which is in control OF the
doubtful states, both platforms would con-
tain free coinage planks, aud candidates in
harmony with the sentiment would be
nominated. But whatever may be said in
the platforms regarding silver will not be
in favor of free and unlimited coinage. and
the nominees of the conventions will be men
understood TO be more against than for
silver. Nobody Of intelligence will under
take TO dispute these predictions. Then,
when Democrats and Republicans pledge
any Office who does not heartily favor the
free and unlimited coinage of silver" what
can they mean except that they are out of
their respective parties and will labor for
the defeat Of their party candidates. 1t
means this, or 1t means that because men
cannot have their own way they will take
no part whatever in politics. This latter
suggestion is not reasonable, where Ameri-
can citizens are concerned.
The formation of the silver clubs on the
Colorado platform contenplates indepen-
dent political action, and is therefore wrong
as THE HERALD believes. It will result in
iuriously to the silver cause, provided the
voters are true to their pledges, for they
will Rntsgonize and make enemies of men
who could be converted into friends of the
white metal. Furthermore, the movement
is unwise in this, that it cannot hope
TO gain strength enough to accom-
plish anything. Outside of two or three
mining states men are not going to cease to
be Democrats and Republicans, and make
war upon their parties because the latter
do not at once proclaim in favor of free
coinage.
The HERALD is Just as good a friend to
silver as thera is in this country There
has never been day in the life of this
paper when it was not an advocate of JUS
tice for silver. The record has been straiRh,
on this question; there has been no dodg-
ing OF the issue, no switching off or side
tracks, no suggestion of compromise.
| When the present humbug law was before
Congress, and was enthusiastically advo-
Gated by some of the very journals which
cannot now say mean enough things about
| ii and those who voted for it, THE HERALD
said it would be sorry day for silver
when the law went into effect. After the
passage of the bill and the price of silver
went up, The HERALD advised
silver owners to sell, for the
price could not be maintained, coin
age having ceased and Congress having
made silver commercial commodity pure
and simple, and turned 1t over to the spec
Glators to be manipulated and controlled as
other products. THE HERALD was right
then and is right now when it tells the sill
yer men that they are making a mistake in
the course they are pursuing. There can
| AASfS- 10 @ ~SA AuuCA AesS con-
trolling, party which has for a platform
but one plank. Important as free coinage
is, it can never cause such a revolt from
the old parties as to endanger the power Of
the latter. The revolt, such as is taking
place in Colorado today, being unwisely lee
by the newspapers, can amount to no more
than the discontinue and loss of votes Of
those who go out; hence the sufferers will
be those W no should be the best friends Of
silver.
The way to carry on the campaign i.
within the parties, as we have before
pointed out. If intelligence shall be per.
mitted to guide in little while, perhaps a
the next congressional election, the silye,
sentiment will control. and then justic,
will be done to the people and the whit,
metal. But just as sure as the silver mer
persist in going of on the tangent some o.
them are now madly following just so Ger
tain 10 it that the cause will suffer and re
Mobilization of silver be delayed.
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AN ENEMY TO FARMERS.
The Republicans in Congress- nrofes,