Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24

counties adopted the same plank ana show
"a that the party was prepared 20 stand
by IT,
On the silver question the democrats have
taken strong Position. their platform dep
recatlng present monetary conditions and
demanding the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver at a ratio OF IL 10 l. without watt
ing for the action OF any other nation. on
such showing they hope TO regain a great
zeal OF strengt tn that was lost in the mining
camps and Salt Lake City last year on
this Issue. But even IL they cannot gain
the strength Il is their object to throw IL
10 the populists in order to weaken the
republicans In their strCngholds This very
thing may determine the complexion OF
the constitutional convention, as a gain
by the democrats and populists in Park
City. the greatest mining city, over their
vote Of last year would give several dele
gates 20 the democrats on account OF the
majority they have I'm the county outside
the mining camp. The issue may also give
the democrats Salt Lake county. outside OF
the city, because that was so close last
year as 90 give the democrats ma lority
OF only three and any loss of strength by
the republicans TO the populists or demo-
Gratis on the silver Issue viii make the re-
suit certain. salt Lake CITY depends for
much or Its wealth and business on silver
mines, too. and in 1t the issue is being
made as strong as at the mines them
selves.
The Tariff ts.uc.
The big fight OF the republicans ls being
made on the tariff issue. Utah stands
eighth in the list OF wool-gn,wing states
OF the Union. and the argument against
free wool is being made strong. but that
issue was also made In the legislative
campaign last year. when wool was down
TO ruination prices. and now, under free
Importation, the price has risen 10 a good
inquire and Is stlll rising. while the wooden
mills of the territory are running fun blasts
Lead Is another issue that is bcinE raisedn
and on this the republicans have a decided,
advantage, as the price OF that commodity
Is sun down 10 bedrock, and mining Is un-
profitable. The bounty question Is bein3
aSltated among the sugar growers. who
take up great part Of Salt Lake and
Utah counties. and also among the SIM
growers of southern Utah
But there IL local issue that tells more
than anything else against the republicans
The legislature which they elected last
year on the republican tidal wave which,
was then sweeping over the whole countryfi
went bounty mad 1t proposed TO give
bounties 10 sugar producers. silk growerS
ana cdnaigre root growers. To raise reve-
nue. 10 do this there was a proposition To
cut down the appropriations for the va
rious public institutions particularly thA
state university. and all these were pud
upon starvation basis. More revenue bes
ing needed and the republican leaders nod
desiring 10 take upon hemselves the Odiuf
OF raising the taxes during such hard timess
they passed a measure taking half a mill
OF taxation from the school fund and putt
tlhe IL OA general IQuG- W men fIONa
West Cleve, hnd's democratic appointees
vetoed the bounty measures and this rev.
enue measure the legislature precipitately-
adjourned without taking any action fou
the raising Of money TO meet approprla-
lions. There was also an incident in tho
session when the epubiican members OF
the upper house. finding themselves I'm ses.
sion with a tie partisan vote on a day whe1
partisan r easure was set for special con.
sideration. ran away and hid all night fronu
the sergeant-at-arms. sherffs. marshals
ana police who y ere looking for them, ieav-
Ing the upper body without a quorum.
On account OF these things the republ,-
cans entirely Ignored the legislature In make
ing their platform, notwithstanding the fact
that one OF the republican leaders in IL wa9
prominent figure In the convention and
all the members desired TO be indicated
in their course. In all the county conven4
tions throughout the territory the republic
cans have made no mention of IL, while the
democrats have made II the text for some
OF the strongest planks in their many plat-
forms. As strong promises as to what
would be done by that body were made in
the campaign which ended In its election, ID
Is probable that this issue will result irS
great good to the democrats
At present the outlook is favorable fou
the democratic party. IL has a strong ma
Cline and is sparing no efforts TO bring this
voters out In Salt Lake City, which -
likely to prove the key TO the situation. Id
has much the better constitutional ticket.
as IL has nominated two of the strongest
men In the Mormon church, and combined
with them equally strong men. who Wiz
draw support from outside. The republi~
cans. on the ether hand. had q factionat
fight. In the extreme north and south the
party Will sweep everything. In the center
counties the fight is being waged hottest
and here IL IL that the silver question, free
WOOL bounties and the record Of the legis-
lature have full swing. Ii was from here
that the republican majority In the legisla-
ture was elected. and that is where the pro-
ceedings will have the most weight. The
populists, who have a full ticket in the
field and are playing third fiddle are likely
10 develop considerable strength from the
dissatisfied element who last summer made
up the Industrial army that started for
Washington and became discouraged on the
way. The republicans, however. have a
good organization. with some of the best
politicians at its head. and are sparing no
efforts 70 pluck victory from what is stm
very uncertain defeat