The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-12

In quoting from CIEvELAND's letter OF
acceptance after his nomination py the
Chicago Democratic Convention, his
maligners endeavor to make it appear
that his recent message contradicts the
sentiments on silver expressed in that let
ter. Our disingenuous morning contem-
porary speaks Of this as drawing the
deadly parallel, - and says he Is not the
first on whom it has got in its deadly
works.
That is correct as to precedence, though
net az to the fact. The Tribune was
ahead OF the President in this respect and
has had the deadly parallel drawn on it
self quite recently and very effectualiy;
it speaks feelingly as to the way it 'gets
in its deadly work" But there has been
no deadly parallel' drawn on CLEvE-
LAND. A quotation from his letter of ac-
ceptance has been published, showing
that 1.-THE people are entitled to sound
and honest money! but that it must be
$50 regulated and guarded by govern
ment action, or by wise and careful laws,
that no one can be deluded as to the GER
tainty and stability of its value.' There
is nothing in that which conflicts with
his latest message.
1t will be claimed, perhaps, that IN fis
letter he argues that s'both gold and
silver can be safely utilized upon
equal terms in the adjustment of
our currency.' Quite right. But this,
he said, was on the condition abso-
lutely guaranteed that ssevery dollar
put into the hands of the people should
be of the same intrinsic value or purchas-
ing power And there is no conflict in
these sentiments with those expressed IN
the message.
A Ideally parallel" OF one of any
kind, must have at least two lines or
parts. The so-called parallel drawn on
CLEVELAND has but one, so it is no
parallel at all. His letter of acceptance
is drawn upon for sentence suitable for
silver purposes, but nothing is extracted
from the message to place by its side
either by way of contrast or otherwise.
! Careful reading OF the message will dis
close nothing that can be fairly construed
as contradiction of CLEVELAND IS former
utterances. We are not defending his
views, but merely stating the facts in this
case and showing that "the deadly par
allel'' does not sswork'' in it at all.
While we view the subject OF silver from
different standpoint to his, we do not
see any advantage to the question IN mis-
representing him. He said nothing
against bimetallism. He has not advo
Gated the exclusion of silver from the
currency OF the country. He has not
recommended anything but the repeal of
a provision which he thinks tends to de-
stroy tina. parity between the two metals
which it is the policy of the government
to maintain.
The President speaks OF the 'sintrinsic
value' of the two metals and that to the
Tribune is like shaking a red
flag before a raging bovine. OF
course there is no such value
in silver or gold, according to its vocabu-
larry, and therefore the President is a
'monomstallist maniac,' a s'gold shark
and "silver-phobist, whatever that
may be, and does not want to 'sgive sill
yer a chance either in the business or
coinage ofthe country, - if our disturbed
contemporary is to be believed.
All the game there is no inconsistency
between the Presidents former and
present utterances on the silver question
Parallels in his case are uniform. IL
that respect ana many other things to be
admired there is deadly contrast be-
tween his course and that Of our contra
dictory morning contemporary.