The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-30

says that there is no hope for silver
through. the Republican organization
The Salt Lake Tribune, which has re-
Gently been spending its time in de-
Tending Pullman and in excusing the
barbarous treatment of the starving
tenants of that ideal Republican town,
found time the morning OF the 23rd to
say:
THE Republicans of Utah ought
to be making very swift
arrangements to put themselves In ac-
cord with the Republicans of the east,
and to be sure that their delegate to
Congress will be in accord with that
body. for after the 4th of March there
will be no Democratic majority
What does that mean? 1t means,
first, that the writer is not a safe polit-
ical prophet and second, that the Re
publican candidate Is to be ''in accord
with the men of the east who oppose
free silver. 1t means that the interests
of the mass of the people are to be
forgotten, for party harmony, and that
silver is to have no defender from Utah
if Republicans carry the election. There
is no hope for silver men if the Repub-
lican succeed. And here in Utah there
is no excuse for a silver man to vote
any but the Democratic ticket. The
Democratic platform is clean cut and
outSpoken and the Democratic candi-
date endorses the silver plank in letter
and spirit.
HOW THE PARTIES STAND IN
UTAH.
Let us examine the position Of the
two parties in Utah on the question.
The Republicans declared in their plat
form that 1--WE recognize the silver
question as one Of paramount imDor-
lance to the people, and we believe that
no prosperity can be enjoyed until sill
yer can be restored, and we demand it's
reconciliation on the ratio with gold
of IS to II
This may mean much or it may mean
little. 1t may be given just such effect
as he who interprets it desires. 1t ia
an equivocal statement. 1t is a free
silver plank with a string to it. Re
publicans of Utah say that they want
free silver. So say the Republicans OF
New York-when the same can be Sc
cured through an international agree
ment- So says eX-Speaker Reed when
England is ready for it, He declared
on the floor Of the last Congress that
we could not maintain a ratio of 20 to
l, alone. All Republicans of the east
are ready for free silver when Europe
shall consent, and the Republicans OF
Utah propose, as the Tribune saws.
that their delegate shall be in accord
with the Republicans Of the east. In
marked contrast to the Republican
plank Is the declaration of Democracy
Let me read our silver plank:
we demand the passage of a law
for the free and unlimited coinage OF
both silver and gold at a ratio of 1 To
16, without waiting for the consent of
any other nation; and that the govern
ment shall pay out silver so coined as
money of ultimate redemption, the
same as gold.'
There is no hating nor hesitation in
that plank. 1t declares for silver indie
pendent of all the world, and If de-
mands that silver money shall be treat
ed by the government the same as gold
money.
A NEW DECLARATION OF INDIE
PENDENCE.
What we need in America is another
Declaration Of Independence. Let ma
cease aping English WAYS and nuft fol-
lowing England's leading strings
hope that the time will come when
among our young men, there Will he
fewer chrOmOs of English dudes. Amer
lea is big enough and strong enough To
mark out her own policy and maintain
her own standard Of money. With free
and unlimited coinage Of silver, we
could monopolize the trade Of the silver
countries, and particularly the Next
can, Central American and South
American states, provided, that the
tariff barrier is removed. With silver.
business would be given such life that
we could, with or productions, purs
chase England's gold.
Consider the conditions after 1873
when partial silver coinage was re-
stored, and recall the prosperity which
followed up to the time when silver
coinage again ceased. Gold did nor
leave the United States and vet Eng
land was upon a gold basis. Our people
forged ahead and we had things 10
sell to all nations. And then came the
losses which are startling, following the
reaching out for a gold basis. Tns
loss was not confined to the miner on
to the mining districts. Abundant sill.
yer helps all producers Senator Jones
says that the price of cotton for 1879.
in gold and silver (then Of equal power.
was 1874 per pound. The price in 1889.
was 80 cents The yield OF cotton for
1899 was 10000 600 bales or 3.500oo0. o0a