The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-22
Especial TO The He-aldJ

WASHINGTON, Dec 21.-If the
cause of silver should prove a lost
cause the people of the western sill
yer states may take a large part of the
blame to themselves. The fault viii
lie largely with the course of the west
erA senators, who have ferventlv
sworn allegiance to the cause of the
white metal, have vowed to worl, for
IL IN season and out of season. who
nave in fact, boosted that it was the
one vital issue OF the country. This
they have done before their constitu-
enss This they have done on the floor
OF the senate. Then after delivering
themselves of the fervid rhetoric thew
nave hguratively laid down and allow
ed the gold men to walk over them and
their cause
Silver the Issue.
II one may judge by the public
speeches. OF western Republicans and
the western Republican platforms. sill
Tel. is the paramount issue in this conn
- Why then is it not so made?
WHY do not the western Republican
senators make it known to the no
ton that they viii labor with an eve
single to the reconciliation of silverq
why do they not declare that thew win
nSht ire with fire and will resort to
the methods CT the gold men and mako
everything they do tell in favor Of
silver? i'fO1 U
Silver could be remonetized if tbe
49, - - senators would fight Suppose
tneSe republicans should stand nm in
me senate and serve notice on their
republican eastern colleagues that
lhey would not vote for any sort of a
protective tariff measure until a hin
should be passed and signed giving
supstahtlal recognition to silver Sup
pose they should turn cold shoulder
to the manufacturers of steel and
WooieTl goods and wire nails and other
pet articles, as well as the Sugar trust
ana should say, gentlemen, we are
Protectlonists. We believe in tariff
we &ailt to help you But we also
believe in reciprocity We have some I
thing more important than tariff Nov,
the best way to secure protective leg
lslatlon is to remonetize silver. for nm !
III That is done we will not aid Won" /
Does anyone suppose for an instant |
that this would not bring the Repub-
mean fasteners to their knees? What !
t $50 De uone n tie line of tariff leg
lslatlon unless the western senator's |
would support it? Appearances now
indicate that the Republican party will
eisct us president next year. This
seems to be an era of give and take
partles alternating in control When
that Republican is installed the time
VIII be at hand fer the use of drastic
measures.
Lack Backbone
Many before have asked why the
western Republicans have not been
a Caeal
MAGE They have lacked that essen.
tlal quality called backbone. They
have only cartilage where their hack,
bones should be. They are oyerawed
by the eastern senators. They feel
oppressed in the presence of the sena-
. .olIal courtesy which keeps them from
sSklng an open, manly fight for thei,,
-~ts They cringe when the marty
lash is cracked about their ears. They
are Wooed by the siren voice of those
40 speak for party union. They are
proMoeaten, cajoled and bullied into ,
making catspawS of themselves for
the benefit of the eastern manufactur- t
ers and are content to secure notbino
claws 'iieii
therefore it is with something little
snort OF despair that one acquainted ]
with conditions regard the outlook in {
I tan. 1t is popularity supposed that I
are to strengthen the forces of silver t
In he Senate. But will they? They
cert 2inly cannot make a majority of a
me Senate favorable to silver for that Y
has been done already. They cannot I
give The silver men a stronger hold on I
The orga niZation of the Senate, for S
hey have complete control. They will a
merely add two to the present silver Y
majority. But will these two be such t
men as Will prove themselves able to h
the pressure and to make an
honest fight for silver? "
Cannon's Chances. c.
Frank Cannon seems to be the ia :,
-orite candidate for senator. He will g
probably be elected. Is there anything :
n his past career to lead one to sup =
oSe he would have the requisite y
trength? Or is it not true that in his 70 70
7hole political career in Utah he has ?,
cen Republican above all things? Has -
t not always talked protection more !.
han silver? Does he not share with % :"
udge Goodwin The ignominy of the =,
traddle on silver at Denver in 1894? 80 -,
5 he one to resist the temptations of =,
lace and power that VIII come from a Oh
ompromise attitude? :"
Is c. w Bennett Of any greater
liability? Wherein has he ever shown Of
Wherein has ne ever shown a,
n ability to stand the sting of the =
arty lash? Wherein has he shown 4,
Ich an indomitable will as is neces- Ne
Try in the present crisis? e.
Arthur Browni A saving grace! He =,
least would fight. He would pro- ms
ably stand on the floor of the Senate mn
pq hurl defiance at gold men, Repub- sy
fAils or Delnocrats. he would be I'M Az
'hpromising- But there are other na
ljrlgs abolrt his oar6id Uyo,,ldr - - =,