The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-21

Washington. Sept. 20.-LSpecial. BE
fore Senator Dubois left Washington,
his voice was raised aloft, through the
medium of the erratic newspapers that
characterize the national capital, in a
mighty pean of praise for the great
party of pelf and plutocracy, with
which he had cast his fortunes" and
he was declared to have told in stem
terian tones. that he would be found
fighting with that aggregation of mo-
nopolists and monopolistic favorites un-
Ill his term should expire and he should
have once more a grand opportunity
no be retired to private life.
Imagine then the surprise, the utter
horror. the complete dumbfoundedness
of those who had read with tears in
their ewes of the great loyalty of this
champion from the wilds of Idaho,
when a day or two after he had left.
they read in the Post that he was even
then meditating a flop into a party that
would uphold silver and do justice to
the people. and would thus basely de-
sert the great conglomeration of pat
riots for revenue only.
But such an impression as this was
not long allowed to remain. With hot
haste. as fast as the steam of the
mighty mail trains could carry them,
have come some letters to people in
& WASHINGTON, denying in toto that Sen
ator Dubois is contemplating becoming
natriotic--in fact, laying down in Ian
Ruage that should reverberate for GEN.
turies to come in the lava beds along
the Snake river, that when the whole
monopolistic gang is swept from the
face of the country by the bosom of
wrath of the people, the bones of the
good looking senator from Idaho, (said
TO be the handsonaest man in the Sen
Rte), will be inextricably mixed up with
those of the most fervid advocates of
the protected barons.
Are Not Believed.
But these letters are not believed.
Senator Dubois. though he does hug
himself close to the beak of the pro-
lection octopus. has yet some yearn-
5ngs toward free silver that may cause
him to break loose from it's encircling
1entacles and come away from its
reach. He is very popular with the
newsDaDer men and his associates gem
orally here. and by reason Of his indie
penGent attitude at times it has been
thought that when the crisis comes
he viii be found in the right party
lighting for free silver
1t is not believed that he severely
condemns the action of Senator Jones.
He could see as well as that astute
leader of the free silver forces that
there is nothing to hope for from the
Republican party, so long as it is COM
posed as at present. He could not help
Seeing that the fancied conversion of
the Republican leaders to the cause he
wants to battle for is misleading and
that there is little to hope for in that
direction. He is in close touch with
Senator Teller. of Colorado, who has
given the Republicans a piece of his
mind. I
Fred's Only Hope.
But there is very good reason why
Senator Dubois is not likely soon to
be found in the Populist camp He
must see that there is very little hope
for silver if the east is allowed to re-
tain the balance of power. 1t holds
that now and will hold it so long as
the capital Of the east can be used /
effe lively to keep the west and south /
div ed against their own interests. He
must know that the only hope lies in
the Democratic party, unless his own
party shall come round and he is will 4
ling TO use ali his efforts to bring it |
around
When the time comes and 1t is seen
that there is no hope from the monopo- |
ly bound leaders of the &. o. o., then /
there viii be no reason to doubt that
Senator Dubois will be found where he /
should be. ready 20 aid the Democratic /
party 70 give monetary justice to the
long suffering people and break the .
ruthless power of the money barons of /
the east. There is where Senator Teller
also is most likely to be found The t
Populists can avail them nothing. in
case their own party fails to give them .
satisfaction, and 1here is only that one +
course open to them.
What can they expect from their own
party? There are only two available /
silver candidates who are spoken of I
at present. They are Don Cameron and
Senator Teller. Cameron could hardly
hope TO get the united delegation from
in the convention, as
ne is not too cordially liked in his
own state. while Teller lives too far
west and his state has only four cleo
tOral votes. These ccasidera tons would
be enough to throw both candidates in
the shade should they make any show
ing at all before the convention of 1896
Reeds BoomIet.
Az the present time Reed is the most
prominent figure for the nominee.
though he Is not safe by any means,
He pretends to be cautious on the tariff /
and some of his papers boost him be-
cause he is more moderate in that line
than the 'fNapoleonic'' Mckinley: bur
then he cannot be trusted too far, as he
never has shown any inclination to be
and is very much OF a
radical in all his beliefs; wherefore
there are those who are not inclined
to trust him at all and he may not be
able 70 get the nomination. If he does
he will not be an honest and unequivo-
eating free silver candidate. A Repub-
lican majority in the next House.
should one by any means happen to
appear. would soon demonstrate that. /;
AS to Harrison and Mckinley. one
would as soon characterize them Is
rank free traders as free silver. men. |
They are what Bryan. of Nebraska.
calls free silver-but" men. They are
afraid of the British lion and L
quake whenever that blusterer. shakes
his lordiy tail. Therefore they could
not help the Republicans Of the west Il
I'd stay in their worn out party; and
sooner or later the latter must come
around When they do there will be a {
few surprises in store. It might not be
well for any hidebound Republican
slubs to name themselves after Teller |
or Dubois.