The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-18
POPULAR INCONSISTENCY.

The Omaha World-Herald. comment
ing on the political situation, remarks
in the course of a lengthy editorial:
1t seems strange that there should
exist any reason for the belief that in
order to express their displeasure to-
ward the present administration, the
people would throw their influence and
extend their Endorsement to the party
that is in reality responsible for the
great share of the trouble The pres
ent administration and the leading Re
pubhcans in Congress stood shoulder to
shoulder on the money question, and
yet the veto Of the Seigniorage bill was
received with shouts of joy by the Re
puDncans and the prophecy was freely
made that this would increase the
strength Of the Republican party
That is one of the indications that a.
vast amount of ignorance prevails
throughout the country in reference to
politics. The present situation is the
result of influences that were at work
years ago. The effects of Republican
misrule were felt throughout the land.
Discomfort was manifest everywhere.
Strikes were frequent. The Iaboring
Glasses, particularly in the so-caHed
protected regions, were in deep distress
The agricultural people felt that some
thing must be done to improve their
condition. The general sentiment was
in favor of a reform of the tariff.
In the midst of this the Republican
party Increased the general discomfort
by the passage of the Mckinley bill,
which added to the burdens of the
masses and heightened the feelings ex-
listing against the policy of that party.
Then came the protest of the voters
in large Democratic majorities at con-
gressional elections, and finally the
great upheaval of 1892, by which the Re
publican party was hurled from power
and the present administration was
elected for the express purpose of in
shutting the reforms embodied in the
Wilson bill
But the panic of 1893 which, if it was
uaceable at all to tariff causes, was the
result OF Republican laws and policy.
swept over the country and produced
the distresses which are now exper-
fenced. And the tickle and thoughtless
multitude, not taking into account the
palpable fact that we are still under
those laws and that policy which they
wanted reformed, turn round for relief
to the very source of their troubles.
and charge upon the party they placed
in power the responsibility for evils
which it has not yet been able to over
come. Those evils are too great and
the time has been too short to effect
remedy up to date.
1t is said that much of the present
dissatisfaction arises from the fact
that the Democratic administration
has not taken action, but has allowed
the time to pass by without accom-
plishing the desired reforms. But that
is not the Republican contention, nor is
it the cry that is popularity raised. The
party deposed declare it is the fear. of
those reforms which the country de-
manded that has caused the present
prostration. And a clamor is raised
against the Democratic party as the
source of the hard times. This is en-
couraged by the Republicans, and the
multitude seem not to have sense to
see how they are being gulled by those
plotting politicians.
In the repeal of the Sherman purchase
provision and in the veto of the seign-
forage bill, the Republican papers and
the Republican members have taken
strong ground of endorsement. They
have been more opposed to the increase
of silver money than the Democrats
have been. A greater proportion of Re
publicans according to numbers in Con-
gress, have fought every measure look
ing to the rehabilitation of silver. And
yet hosts of people in these regions be-
rate the Democracy and show leaning
to the Republican party on account of
the silver interest
All this exhibits Inconsistency of the
most striking character And the adj
vantage taken of the troubles of the
times by Republican politicians shows