The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-04-18
PROVO CITY. APRIL IS.
THE NATIONAL ISSUE.

We are not surprised to hear that the
republican party wishes to conduct the
next campaign on the single issue OF
tariff, and in this connection it is not
surprising that one ''Bill' Mckinley is
the most prominent man for the nomi-
nation of the republican party for presi-
dent. The measure of tariff reform
secured by the emasculated Wilson bill
is quite sufficient to satisfy us until
such time as the currency question has
been settled. Of course ali intelligent
observers understand that any allusion
to the candidacy Of Mr.. Cleveland
comes only from the goldbug wing of
democracy, that is to say, the eastern
wing, and those republicans of that
financial faith who are willing to sink
out of sight everything else so long as
they can win point for gold and beat
silver to that extent. The entire west
and south are very nearly an unit for
the restoration of silver, land if the spirit
of good understanding is maintained
until the convention sits, a western
free silver man will unquegtionably be
nominated on free silver platform
and he will be elected beyond the
faintest suspicion of doubt. We are
convinced that if the democratic con-
Yention sits first and makes the nomi-
nation we have limited at, the republi-
can convention will be forced to follow
suit, and it will nominate gold bug
man. 1t cannot nominate any other.
1t dare not and that Trial of strength
will settle forever the question as to
which party holds to the good old dis
tinctive American doctrine of gold and
silver money in the broad field of ma
tional action. We are of the opinion
that what viii practically amount to
reorganization of the two parties will
follow ,and that the democracy will not
lose 8 per cent. of its voting strength,
that will be made grandly good by the
accession, in the west alone, of fully Is
per cent. of the republican voting
strength of the nation.
We cannot now afford the time to
monkey with the hard chances of
mere silver party man. 1t will take
such party eight or even twelve years to
approach in strength and the compact
ness of organization, a fighting condi-
tion of any promise. We can't spare the
time. 1t is far wiser to gather under the
white metal banner of democracy and
make the fight where and under the
conditions which at least promise a
reasonable chance of success. Under
these circumstances it Is the plain duly
of the papers of the democratic faith,
both in the west and the south, togive
expression to their undoubted prefer
ence for the currency question as the
issue upon which the next national
battle is to be waged.
If this expression is made at an
early day and in an emphatic way, as
BELTS the overlapping Importance OF
the question, it will suffice 10 infuse
some caution into eastern democrats
and will undoubtedly result in keeping
MIR. Cleveland out of the struggle. He
is now evidently trading upon mis- sup
posed popularity in the south. He |
must be awakened soon to the fact |
that the popularity he won by lavish
use Of the appointing power in that Sec
ticn, is only and alone among the ap-
pointees and their gradually but rap
idly contracting circles of friends. 1t
is not among the voting masses. These
are pro silver men. The Accent cotton
Of decentralization has cured them Of
Jlevelsndism, as our forty-fve cent
wheat has cured the west.
AS soon as the Utah democracy has
/ chance to speak out on the subject of
choice of issues, there should be no
Uncertain sound. Silver, silver should
be our voice, our cry and our express
sion. The man makes but little differ
3nce SO tnat he is outspoken and eX-
olicit in favor of the immediate and
entire restoration of silver. That plat
orm will sweep the country, restore
democracy, restore silver and the !
yonted prosperity of the people, not of
he south and west alone, but of the J
Whole country. Indeed is it an allur-
ng chance and wee believe that the
masses of the party see it as plainly as
We do. Most unquestionably is the
democracy of Utah in favor of the I
Bsue. Let it come, and when it is /
dopted let US see to it that it wins by =
distance 30 terrible that the gold men r
ill never again rally.
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WHEN the blessed women took to the