The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-01
LAK MONDAY,

the Democratic party battling for the
white metal, the Republican party
against it. The conclusion works out
with almost the certainty of problem
in Euclid.
In the first place. there are few, if
any, reliable indications to give the
western people hope that the New Eng
land states and those in the north-
east outside of New England, called
the conservative" states, will come
out for the white metal without first
securing the consent of the European
nations. This applies as well to the
Democratic party in those states
as to the Republicans. Both parties
there are dominated by the
element that will not consent to the Tree
coinage of silver without international
agreement The indications OF the re-
versal Of sentiment are misleading. Inc
change, under almost any conditions,
could not come for many years yet; ana
the men of the west and south are little
inclined to wait longer than it is aoso-
lutely necessary for the monetary JUS
tice they are determined to nave
Eastern Element Dominates.
AT nresent the eastern element domin-
ates both parties. The strength of the
Democrats rests in the southern states;
that of the Republicans in New Eng
land and the west. Neither party is
strong enough in either of the sections
to be independent Of the pivotal states
and in these pivotal states the con-
servative" anti-silverites are in control.
Neither at present can take up the sill
yer tight without prospect of gaining
added strength. The only field open for
the Republicans to do so would be in
the south, and even. the most Sanguine
of the tariff tinkering leaders cannot
hope for a break there for years to come
unless there is a mild break in Louis
lana. Nowhere else can strength be
gained. The only hope for the Repub-
hcan party to come to the aid of silver
would lie in the possibility of the east
becoming converted.
A glance over the files of the leading
papers that reflect the sentiment Of the
east, an ominouS disposition on the part
Of the politicians to come out straight
against the white metal or straddle, is
enough to convince the logician that
there is little to be hoped for, and to
cause the we'll wisher of the people to
emphatically advise the resort to other
schemes, as this one of bringing the
east into line is likely to be fraught
with disappointment.
No Doubt There.
The attitude of the Democrats in
shown the safe way out. In
something to gain to compensate it for
the almost certain loss of New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and other
states dominated by the anti-silver po-
iitical element. Indiana, Ohio, Illinois
and the south stand ready to reach
over to the victorious Democratic party
Of the west and clasp hands in frater-
nal accord Oh the silver issue.
The Western noon1a have tha ol1n
placed before them. They can drink
the bitter draught of deferred relief, of
fatuous hope, and still cling to the old
Republican party, which nothing but a
political cyclone can bring into line on
the silver question, because the leaders
recognize that it will be many years
before the conservative states would
uphold them on such an issue and they
can hope for nothing in the south; or
the western people can accept the in
evitable, drink the draught that shall
send new blood flowing through the
arteries of commerce and place in pow
er the free silver Democratic party,
which is ready to take up and carry
the fight if there is any assurance of
strength enough in the west to give
success.
The people of the west must choose.
On their choice, almost wholly, will
depend the fate of free silver They
are most interested in victory They
are the ones to seek alliances; not to
wait until some alliance shall seek
them