The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-22
WHERE ARE THE LEADERS,.

In looking over the record of the
Cleveland convention and the silver
fight there, one fact becomes striking
] y evident. The Republican silver
! leaders of the west have been untrue
/ to their constituents. The only lead
ers Of national prominence battling
for the white metal have been Sena-
tors Dubois and Carter. Who are
they? Senator Dubois is q young
man, a we'll known manipulation. but
Of no prominence save that resulting
from his accidental position as sena-
tor from Idaho. Senator Carter is the
chairman of the Republican national
| committee, believed to be gold-bug in
/ opinions, though pledged TO favor the
free coinage of silver, and known to
be vacillating and uncertain.
In vain the people of the west lis
ten for the logical, convincing speech
of Senator Teller. They hear not the
rounded periods and silver-tongued
oratory of the ease-loving Wolcott
Their ears are not saluted with the
moving phrases of the victorious War
rem, elected as a rebuke to the gold
bug Carey. Are they RECALLED by the
fiery, grating words of Wilson OF
Washington? Who has heard from Per-
kins of California, or Clark of Wyom-
ing, or Mcbride of Oregon, or Baker
of Kansas. or the great Shoup OF
Idaho? Where are their congressman?
Not one has been mentioned.
Nor have the listening ears of the
people OF Utah been 'saluted with the
modulated tones and spectacular
words of the Delegate to Congress
from Utah. They have not heard the
voice of the great Judge Goodwin
lifted up in hoarse invective on the
gold leaders who control the party.
Where are they? Both were delegates
TO the convention. Every congress
man and senator was an eX-of1cio
delegate. Yet Utah's chief represent
ative at Cleveland was nothing more
nor less than political aspirant, who
has moved here to obtain the highest
office within the gift of the people,
and will probably move back to his
California home after his defeat. Ger
talniy the vice-president who is to
represent Utah in the great league is
not a statesman who will carry
weight Are the people of the west
satisfied with the Indifference of those
who have been elected as Republic
cans to care for their interests? Is it
not apparent to all that the best
<ria,,1e Of silver. IN, 4bie. aod oil ,,ro
ceding Congresses are and have been
Democrats?
In reply to the criticism of The
Herald on the evident intention of
Senator Carter to straddle with his
party on the silver question, the Tri-
bune cites the attitude of Chairman
Harrity and the Democratic national
committeeman from Iowa, Arkansas,
Maine, Oregon, Utah and Washington
Outside the question as to the advis-
ability of calling a national conven-
ton this summer which The Herald
has already discussed, there is almost
an even division of the Democratic
national committee on finance; but in
considering this matter it must be re-
membered that when this committee
was organized the tariff was the main
issue. Silver, whether justly or not,
was then of secondary Importance.
Thus it happens that among those
ranked against independent action for
silver are the committeeman from
Alabama, Arkansas. Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa. Kentucky. Minnesota. Missouri.