The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-05

Washington, Aug. Especial IL
expect Utah to send two Democratic
Senator's to the next Congress-" said
Warren b. English, Congressman from
California, to The Herald correspondent
today. If nay expectations prove in
correct, then it will be one of the most
fragrant cases of political ingratitrde in
my experience.
THE fact that Idaho, Wyoming and
other western States were grateful to
the party that admitted them to power
makes me believe that there will be no
disappointment in this case. And,
again, the people of Utah cannot fail to
realize, il they will study history, that
the Democratic party has always been
a great deal more friendly than the Re
publicans.
The Democrats have not INDUCED in
any Of the fanaticai prosecutions that
marked the course Of the Republicans
for SO many years. They have realized
that the people had some rights and
have discountenanced from the begin
ming any invasion of those rights; while
the Republicans have stopped at no.
thing, not caring whether a principle,
or right was at stake or not.
Republican Claims UnfOunded.
The admission was brought about
through the Democratic party. The
claim that the Republicans forced il,
is unfounded ana no one acquainted
with the circumstances under which ii
was given could heed such a claim or
an instant
1t is true that the Republican lobby
held their men in line through prom
Uses and entreaties, but as the Repubi-
L.
ton would have signifed very little I'M
der any conditions and would only have
delayed, not defeated, the measure, as
il had too many friends on the Demo-
cratic side. 1t was the knowledge of
this that forced the Republicans into
line, as they hoped to be able to claim
some Of the prestige and good will Of
the people by ceasing their opposition.
''Of course that viii not be the only
issue that will come before the vot-
erS in this campaign. The Republicans
will make a great howl over the tariff
question. and try to blame the hard
times onto the Democratic party, by
endeaVOring to convey the impression
that the present administration, instead
of the unstatesmanlike legislation of
the Republicans for thirty years, is the
cause of the depression. Well, if the
people vote with them on that issue
they viii soon realize their error when
they nave the lLSLIlullDuS OF lTduQ ana
monopoly fastened upon them with a
stronger hold than ever.
Better Prices With Free Coinage.
1.-THE wool issue, of course, will be
brought up. That has been one of the
stock arguments of the Republicans
for a great many years. They will say
that fear forced down the price of wool
Why, the people ought to know that
the Wool Buyers association is one of
the closest corporations in America, as
close even as the sugar trust, and by
reason of the tariff on wool it has the
American grower by the throat
The shoddy mills built up under pro
lection will bring down the price of
the domestic product, until there will
be no more chance for the growers to
live than a boa constructor would have
in the Arctic regions. They are always
forcing down prices and the growers
that are now shouting themselves !
hoarse for the tariff will realize it some
day.
The present low price of wool, I take
1t is only one of the symptoms of the
hard times that started in Australia I
and spread thence over the world of (
commerce. All prices have gone down; I
all goods are less valuable. This is /
due partially, also, to the appreciation
of gold and consequent depreciation of |
all pTOuuClS ana the better prices VIII /
come with the free coinage of silver
Speaking of silver. brings up the fact |
that the fight will come on that issue
after this tariff bill is passed to a great /
extent. 1t is hardly probable, l admit
that the Republicans will give up the I
agitation for higher duties for their I
fellow partizans, the protected manu- /
facturers; but ii is hardly to be doubted |
that the people will agree that the less
ening' of duties is very good thing and |
will turn their attention to the silver +
question.
when the issue comes, unless the un-
forseen should happen and the Repub-
hcsns quit their straddling and come
out squarely in favor of bimetallism .
in which case there viii be no fight.
the Democrats will form the silver par
ty They have always been of the
anti-monopolistic stripe, with the excep-
ton Of the conservatives, who are in |,