The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-11
oPINIoNs OF Tna PREss.

| C6QdLOT OU6WdTb' s ASSAULT On JNo pI0S1-
dent cannot fail to seriously damage the
cause which the silverite leader cham
pions. The attack was so violent, SO I'M
exampled and so causeless that it has sent
wave of indignation all over the couu-
try, which is felt by Repu blicans as we'll
as Democrats Louis Globe-Democrat
| (Rep.).
The letter OF the president though little
| more than a reiteration of the views
which he is we'll understood to have en-
tertained from the outset, with regard to
the repeal of the Sherman law, indicates
no such antagonism to silver as to war
rant the belief that he would not favor
its reconciliation under safe and prac-
| ticable conditions. Washington Post
(Ind.)
Senator Stewards spiteful and venom
| Gus attacks on President Cleveland have
proved to be boomerangs of the most pro-
nounced type. The friends of silver in
the Senate and out OF it concede til at this
ridiculous person has injured their cause,
and his remarks have furthermore had
the effect to call from Senators Morgan
and Voorhees, some really magnificent
| tributes to the character and conduct of
the President. -Boston Herald Qnd.)
So far as Mr.. Cleveland has interfered
in the matter of the silver repeal bill, for
example, he has simply followed the ex-
ample of his predecessors. The Weekly
knows, on the very best authority, that
neither Mr.. Cleveland nor any member of
! his cabinet has assumed the tones of die
tation, or promised or threatened to
withhold favors, or even requested votes
on the repeal bill on the ground that it is
an administration measure and that it's
defeat would be the defeat of the Presi-
dent.-Harper' Weekly Qnd.)
In respect to Mr.. Wharton Barker 8
trading of-votes scheme, Senator Hoar
says that it is absolutely inexplicable. -
Senator Sherman declares it to be Fan
amazing thing Senator Platt indg-
nantly pronounces it s'an immoral prop
osition, - which ''smaks Of species OF
bribery Senator Aldrich saws that
latter reading the proposition again /
can regard it only as an insult to the
| Senate.' Mr.. Barker's proposition is
too inconsequent, too preposterous a
thing to consider seriously or to waste
strong words or good paper and ink upon
Philadelphia Public Ledger Qud.).
The state convention of Democratic
clubs at Allentown, Pa, finished its work
with spirit and unanimity which must
bring new strength to the party lines
numerically and morally. Admirable in
its breadth of craftsmanship was the adj
dress of President Chauncey T. Black, in
which nothing was more appiauded than
the sentiment that 1.-THE manifeStlv con-
trolling influence of the national admin
istration is due entirely to its high char
acter and to its extraordinary strength
with the people, not of one party only,
but of all parties. '-Philadelphia Record
| (Dem.).
In the United States Senate are repre-
scented forty-four states. When the SEN
ate is full there are eighty eight mem-
bers. At present there are three yaean-
cies, one from Washington, one from
Montana and one from Idaho. The
leighty-five senator's are thus divided on
the unconditional repeal bill: Forty
seven for and thirty eight against The
forty seven constitute 9 majority of the
whole Senate when it is full, and there
fore the number is important. OF the
forty-sev repeal senators, twenty five
are Republicans and twenty two are Dem
ocrats.-Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
(Rep).
The consuming anxiety that possesses
the minds of all thinking men at this
time hinges on this one matter of repeal
and the dread probability that handful
of factionists may after ali defeat the
object which brought Congress together.
This anxiety is voiced in the president s
letter. He speaks what the people feel.
He devotes considerable portion of his
space to the general consideration OF the
pubic finances, ana states his position
explicitly. though it is true he does not
make any specific suggestions, as such
directions to Congress would be out OF
place .-Philadslphia Telegraph (lnd.)
President Cleveland does not consider
that his position as Chief Magistrate of
the Republic deprives him of any of his
rights as an American citizen, and above
all of the right TO entertain his own
opinion of what is the best for his coun-
try and to express that opinion. The
positiveness with which he has held
opinions and has expressed them, has
characterized every President OF the
United States who will live in history
and has most distinguished those who
will be remembered longest. -Kansas
City Star (lnd.)