The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-27

mines, OF which he is large owner.
Hence we say the gentleman wes consis-
tent when he worked for free coinage and
threw his hot shot into those who opposed
silver. He was consistent even down to
the Minneapolis convention, fighting HAIR
RIsON with all the esrnestness of silver
man and all the cunning of clever politi-
clan. HARRISON has been the open and
avowed enemy of silver through all the
years of his public life, as pronounced
goldbug as any man of Wall street, and
TELLER was never afraid to say
SO, until the Minneapolis convention
OVERRIDE the senator and his silver col
leagues and named the gentleman from In
diana as standard-bearer. Then party be-
came more influential than love of state or
love of free coinage, and TELLER wheeled
into line "took his medicine aud is now
working as hard for the election of HARRI-
son IS he formerly labored for free COIN
age and the main industry of Colorado.
He is now telling the voters who believed
him when he said HARRISON was an enemy
20 silver and would use his Office to defeat
any free coinage BILL that the president is
in favor of the white metal and doing all in
his power to bring about its remonetiza-
ton. And just here is where the awkward
ness of his position comes in. Citi-
zens to whom he has written denounc-
ing HARRISON on account of the latter's
opposition to silver, and newspapers
which have published speeches, statements
and interviews by him on the subject are
digging these things up and spreading them
before the public, arranged in the deadly
parallel columns with his present utter
ances. Among other letters which have
lately come to light was one written by the
senator last April in which he said:
notice that certain parties in Colorado are
crticising the senators in favor OF silver for not
taking up the silver bill in the Senate before,
or while the BLAND bill pending in the
House. We will do all we can to serve the
cause of free silver in this Congress and pre-
pare the way for as effective a fight as possible
in the future. and we are not disturbed by the
hostile criticism OF those who are actively en-
gagged in securing the nomination of candi-
date (HARRISoN) who uses the great power CON
ferred upon him by the people to thwart the
wishes of the people by preventing legislation
in their interest touching the silver question,
and who has for more than two years past de.
clared his intention to veto free coinage act
should it pass both branches of Congress.
In another letter written on May 16, of
this year, less than month ia advance of
the national convention, Senator TELLER
said over his signature:
Anyone who asserts that HARRISON will sign
free coinage bin if it passes, or that he would
at any time sign such bill. is either grossly
ignorant or dishonest. No one here, friend or
foe. pretends that he will sign such a bill, nor
does anyone here claim that he has not openly
declared that he would veto it if passed. His
speech at Albany was accepted as declaration
of hostility to free coinage, and was intended
by him to be so understood have no doubt.
One OF his senatorial admirers declared in
Boston at public meeting that that declara-
ton of the president gave TO the public the
surance that free coinage act was not posi-
bic. 1t looks like waste of time to attempt
to prove that HARRISON is not opposed TO free
coinage and that he would hot veto such bill
if it was presented to him.
What makes it very bad for the senator
is the fact that SO many Coloradosns be-
lieve he spoke from his knowledge and his
heart before the nomination, and that his
present endorsement of HARRISON comes
from desire to be in harmony with the
Republican party of the nation, although
the policy of the controlling wing of that
party is sQuarely opposed to silver.
TIE HERALD doubts that the free COIN
age sentiment in Colorado. strong as it is,
will be able to prevent the electoral votes
of that state from being cast for HARRIsoN
and REID. but whatever may be the out
come of the campaign now going on, Sen
ator TELLER's change of front will be very
apt to lessen if it does not destroy his in
fiuence with the people of his state.