The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-16

Boise. Ida, Sept. 15.-TSpecial.l -Repub-
Iican party leaders in Idaho are very
. much exercised over the attitude of Sem
Ktor Dubois toward Republicansm, and
fear that he is on the eve of cutting
loose on the John p Jones very forcible
method.
Last evening Judge Kingsbury and a
select coterie of staunch Republicans took
It on themselves to catechise him for his
purported interview as published in the
Chicago Press. He was forclbly remind
ed by Judge Kingsbury that Republican
papers viewed his acts with distrust and
the Salt Lake Herald was proving it up
in an alarming way and he had better
leave off stuff playing and get out in
the field If the state was to be saved
The senator's brief answer to the on
slaught was cold comfort, he merely say
trvi
am as much Republican today as
& John p. JONES'
fhe Herald submitted to him the fol-
wing questions, and after hours of de-
,rMberation he authorized the answers as
given making excellent reading between
the lines.
What evidence do you assign in the
belief that the Republican party will
come out in 1856 for free silver at a ratio
of 16 to l, and failing to do so, what
views would you then entertain toward
the white metal?'
THE platforms of numerous Republican
state conventions in the west indicate a
very friendly feeling toward silver. The
attitude of Cameron, the utterances of
Reed, Lodge, Chandler, Platt of Con-
nect1cut, Quay, Gallagher and other lead
ing New England and Eastern Republi-
cans indicate plainly the change which is
going on. Protection and bimetallism
naturally go together. 1t is clear to me,
and / think 1t will soon be evident TO
eastern Republicans, that they cannot
save protection until they adopt free
coinage of silver. Politics is more or less
q business and selfish proposition in
these days There Is not much senti-
ment in times of peace. 1t is to the
interest of eastern Republicans to adopt
free coinage. The recent tariff bill will
not bring prosperity, nor would any tar
iff bill so long as we are on a gold
basis. 1t will not take long to demon
strate this. The Republican party is,
and always has been the party of prog
ress. 1t has always been aggressive
when ii sees the right-it acts the right
1t is now beginning, and will soon adj
nit that free coinage is for the best in
terests of the country, and will, in my
+ Judgment, become its advocate. If /
should be mistaken, and the Republican
party should adhere to the gold stand
ard, il would not change my views or
action at all I would still be an advo-
cate of silver at the ratio of 16 to L.
How are you pleased to view Senator
Jones' action, ana what effect will it
have on the Republican party, by vir-
tue of his having been recognized
standard authority on silver in the coun-
ellis of his party?"
think he could aid silver more by re-
manning a member of the Republican
party in Nevada. He is a Republican
Vet by his own statement and will vote
: with the party on all questions except
financial. He is not = Populist-the Pop
ulists of Nevada have a party of their
own in opposition to the silver party
of Messrs. Stewart, Jones Ind New
lands His change will not affect the
Republican party. 1 do not see how
It can. He now belongs to a purely To-
cal party; SO far as 1 know, the silver
party does not exist outside of Nevada.
] have the greatest respect for the abil-
ity and integrity of Senator Jones. I'm
very partial to him personally. and 1
have not the slightest doubt the motives
which actuated him in his change were
honorable and hlgh-minded. L think mis-
Judgment Gin the casel was faulty
cannot yet figure out how his action is
going to aid silver
do you favor free coinage at 16 to
J. regardless of international agreement
eyes. His speech before The Senate
Sept. 10. 1893. enables ne to gracefully
slide to Jones, in that he says: 4 re-
ceived my Republicanism from such
, senators as Zach Chandler, Oliver p.
Morton. and men of that force and ag-
gressiveness, and if they should return
here today, WHIST would they say of the
Republican party? Probably they would
exclaim, Shades of the mighty can it
be, this is all that remains CT thee?'
although / am unskilled in legisla-
ton, yet I can formulate a financial
plank which the Republican party seems
unable to do. 1 challenge it Senator
Hoar's Repnblicansm) and / feel sorry
for any party that blindly follows the
opposition, without being able to propose
6 single measure of relief in regard to
SO important a question of finance"