The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-28
sIhvER's ONLY CHANCE.

! The effects of the late election on the
cause of silver are unmistakable. The
arrogant attitude of the goldite papers
is an indication of their confidence in
! the postponement of the free coinage
tquestion. They regard the Republican
gains as proof positive that the great
| majority of the voters are opposed to
what they call the ''silver craze and
are strongly in favor of what they de-
nominate honest money" They af-
feet to think that the silver states now
are mot in it."
1t is fact that some of the ablest
champions of the silver cause have
been turned down in the landslide
which occurred in November That is
evidence to US, whatever it may he to
Republican organs, that it was more
impulse than reason which moved the
masses at the ballot box. The effect
is very much against silver coinage,
the intent, we believe. was not in that
direction. Lack of reflection is indi-
Gated by the course pursued, and the
vote in Utah shows similar want of
reasoning. Joseph L. Rawlins is one
of the foremost advocates of the west
ern views and wants as to silver and
he went down with the rest
There will be hope for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver, if the Dem
ocrats of the West and the South will
come together and determine to push
the issue. They will draw to their side
the silver Democrats of the North and
Northeast. They can nominate a silver
President. They can carry the coun-
try. Efforts to bring about that con-
solidation should begin without I'M
necessary delay. And the silver propa-
ganda should go on throughout the
land. Education on that question is
the one thing needful.
One important feature of that educa-
ton is the truth that the Republican
party is the natural and consistent foe
to silver. By that we mean the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of is to / with gold. This has
been its attitude ever since 1873. 1t is
just as firm on that position today as
ever. The phrases, I'VE favor bimetal-
lism;' the enlarged use of silver the
restoration of the white metal" and
other high-sounding sentences are
merely Republican decoys and goldite
subterfuges.
The majority Of Republicans in the
ratio of 80 to 100 are against the actual
reconciliation Of silver at any ratio
Independent of foreign agreement. The
majority of Democrats except in the
extreme East are in favor of the
straight, square thing. All that is
needed is to commit the party to the
true silver policy and victory can be
won. Hosts of people who are hest
tating on the border line of Populism
would support a silver Democrat for
President of the United tates.
The leading silver men of all parties
are satisfied that in the Republican
party silver has no hope of rehabilita-
ton. A silver party, which some of
them propose, will not accomplish the
needful work. 1t will only weaken the
chances, of the white metal. The wisest
thing for them all to do is to flock IN
the support of the Democratic nartv
when it unfurls the pure silver fac
for 1896. Let ali true Democrats ra-
main firm to their party integrity and
fight the silver warfare within their
party lines. Therein will be found
success, and outside of it there will he
only defeat and disappointment.