The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-05-06
Sneaking Back.

Sneaking Back.
The Salt Lake Tribune before the
last presidential nominations was
the acknowledged champion of sill
yer. Many able and logical we're
its arguments for the rehabilitation
of the white metal, and the advo-
Gates Of free silver quoted it like a
catechism. The laboring man
looked upon it as the exponent OF
their faith, and its large circulation
was principally due to its stalwart
position on the silver question.
Immediately after the nomina-
ton of President Harrison by the
republican party year ago, on a
Wall Street platform, the tone of
the Tribune changed. 1t craw-
fshed on its former position and
principles. Whether it sold itself
for mess of pottage or not, or only
obeyed the dictates of its masters,
we are unable to say; but this we
know, that it was whipped into the
party traces and became a more ar
dent advocate of Wall street repub-
licanism, with its poverty-grinding,
soul-enslaving financial policy,
than it ever was ON the silver ques
ton. 1t attempted by every con-
ceivable argument to undo its
good work, but of no avail and the
silver states, wherein the principal
patronage of the Tribune exists, all
went for Weaver and Field, not be-
cause they were Populists. but be-
cause they stood upon the only un-
qualified, unadulterated silver plat
form.
The people of the silver states are
not populists, neither are they re-
publicans nor democrats, they are
for the free coinage of silver, and
went with that party which came
nearest their goal and promised the
most relief to their smothered in
dustries. Both the old parties were
to take up the issue,
but they ignored us and the result
was that the silver states, all here
tofore republican, voted for the sill
yer platform, and down went the
grand old republican party" and
with it the Tribune, and other re-
publican silver organs.
! Since election the Tribune has
been packing water on both should
ers with indifferent success, but
last Tuesday it attempts to sneak
back into the silver fold under the
following editorial, true, though
coming from demagogue:
If Mr.. Whitelaw Reid is correctly re-
ported in the dispatches, he will increase
lis reputation by hereafter keeping still.
lie is reported as having SAID that Yves
ern Republicans twill not separate them
elves from the party on any position the
treat body Of the Republicans east of the
Rocky Mountains are likely to take upon
liver" We beg to say to him that if the
east of the Rocky Mountains
optine their senseless warfare on silver,
D the face Of what is going on in the
ountry, there will be no republican par
y to speak of two or three years hence.
| horse III; has been family horse for
ears, that all the family are in love with,
viii not have 10 run away with that fam
~ and smash up the vehicle more than
our or five times before the family will
oncIude that, however much affection
hey may have for that particular horse,
is time to sell him to the street-car
ian and look out for another animal
Harrison was warned unless he
OF the silver business fixed he would
,se the western states and be showed
nder. AS though to insure his de.
Eat, the party associated with him on
ne ticket Mr.. Reid. Mr.. Reds disser-
atoms on silver in the past, through his
aper, were distributed broadcast
the western states, and the re-
llt surprised no one except those who /
elieved that, on the silver question, Mr..
leveland's record was, if possible, more
bnoxious than that Of President Harri- s.
IN, and that the result would be that the
oters would follow their partisan incli.
atoms, regardless of silver. =
At the same time the silver ,
nestion is the burning question of the :
sc. 1t is higher than the tariff, higher :.
IAN any other question, and more de-
ends upon its honest adjustment than any {
her question now before the American
eOple.
If the Tribune is honest in it's +
osition it will at once renounce all (
llegiance to the republican party {
nd join the silver party, let the re- 7
party follow if it will. Be {
leader and not a serf.