The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-02

washington, Oct. 1.-[Special.l-
Those who have been inclined to sheer
at the efforts being made by the
Democrats to secure enough strength
in the west to make the nomination OF
a western candidate for the President
perfectly sure in 1896, have derived q
great deal of consolation from what
they believed to be the attitude OF the
middle northern states toward the
white metal. These men said that 1t
would be no use to try to pull the
Democracy clear over to the platform
of free coinage without waiting for
any other nation to act, because the
party in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
was not prepared to take that advanc-
ed ground and without having light
ing chance in these states, the west
and south, under Democracy, could
hardly expect to be victorious.
Like d Thunderclap.
To these croakers the result in the
Democratic convention of Ohio came
like a thunderclap. They had expec-
ted a half-hearted endorsement of
| free silver from the Democratic con-
Ivention of the Buckeye and resolved
on twisting it's meaning to suit their
own gold bug ends. But the Democ-
racy of Ohio is right in line, and the
issue will be made just as strong-it
could hardly be made stronger-in the
campaign of 1896.
/ OF course. the Republicans will be
| inclined to sheer at any hope of Dem
locratic success in the Buckeye state
at any time in the next decade. IN
fact. the Republicans are inclined to
/ believe that they are fated to rule
the country for another long period,
and are preparing themselves for q
grand time at the expense of the inno-
cent voters who shall place them in
power. But though the Democracy
may not. and probably will not, prove
successful in Ohio this year, and
Though Mckinley may be given
large majority, the condition will only
be temporary The people rebelled
against the Mckinley bill in 1890, and
when they looked over the field again
they did it once more in 1892.
Gives Great Encouragement.
This victory of the free silver men
has given great encouragement to the
straight. '.non-conseryative" Democrat
lie leaders. who thought the campaign
of education must be continued for q
great while longer. With the silver
sentiment in the ascendant in the party
in Indiana and Illinois and throughout
1.-THE whole south, there is no reason why
the necessary strength to a Deinocrall(
free silver president shall not be devel
oped.
Short Lived Hilarity.
Georgia has been questioned in thi:
respect and the goldites have been re
joicing over the speech of Secretar!
Hoke Smith, and taking his attitude az
Ian indication of how the state will e.
on the monetary question. But these
persons should remember that Speake
Crisp is a big man in Georgia, and Il
almost worshipped throughout TN
state. He is out for silver, stralgh
from the shoulder. and has behind hin
1.-The almost solid congressional ana sena
torial delegation from his state. be
!. sides this, he is the leader, theoretical
ly and practically, of the Democracy
House, and as such controls, PRACTICAL!
speaking, the policy thereof. Whel
it comes to trial of strength be
tween him and Secretary Hoke Smith
if appearances are correct, ana on
should come, there could be little doup
as to which end of the scale Woul'
drop. Georgia, L nave peen assuIeu .,
MANY who know the political status, i
4 free silver. 1t will be hand in GLOW
with the west in electing a free silve
president. uncontaminated with an,
faint of Wall street
By the way, the Republicans do no
feel overly elated over the prospects o
success in Utah. They derived a grea
deal of encouragement from the cleo
tion of the last legislature by the part
of peIf and plutocracy and, not know
ing the disgraceful record of that bod
) of Missionaries and practical politicians
. hoped for a continuation of the condi
! lions that brought it into being. Blu
whispers have come from variou
sources that the Republicans them