The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-16
NO MORE sTRADDLEs.

At the meeting of the Territorial
League of Republican clubs on Tues
day, the resolution cordially endorsing
the declaration made by the conven-
ton of the Republican League held at
Denver last year was stricken out, and
Eve demand the immediate remOneti-
cation of silver by the United States
at the ratio of 16 to / with gold" was in
serted in its place. That was right. 1t
was straightforward. 1t means what
it says and everybody can understand
what it means. 1t might be a little
more radical in it's expression, but
should be given full credit for all it
directly implies
But this reputation of the declara-
ton made by the Republican League
/ Convention at Denver is interesting
Just now. The convention was held
/ less than a year ago. 1t was expected
/ by Utah Republicans to take a firm
stand for silver. But they were terri
bly, disappointed. The expected cham
pions of free and unlimited silver coin
/ age at the ratio of 16 to 1 with gold.
funked and succumbed to the COM
promisers, and the result was an ig-
nominious straddle.
Among the delegates to that conven-
! ton who were looked to as the fore
most warriors in the fight for the
white metal, but who came home dis
tinguished by a white feather, were
/ c. C. Goodwin and T. J. Cannon. We
believe they did at first contend for a
genuine silver plank But the fact that
it was rejected by the convention, and
the soft and flabby thing that passed
substituted for it, proves that it was
not a genuine free silver declaration
that was adopted, but subterfuge.
The disappointment felt in Utah was
also felt in Denver And the fact that
those persons on whom dependence
was placed to stand for the right
thing to the last, fell down and kissed
the feet of the straddlers, and voted
for the straddle. caused curses both
loud and deep from the threats and
lips of the Disguised Republicans in
this city.
The Rocky Mountain News. a per-
sistent silver organ, put the declara-
ton in mourning. 1t was this:
1--WE believe in the use OF gold and
silver as money metals maintained on
perfect parity and interconvertibility
we do not believe there will be
permanent return of prosperity to our
country until the full use and high
est position of silver shall be restored,
and we favor such legislation as will
bring about the result"
The Denver News described it as the
meanest, lankest, weakest and most
trifing expression upon the silver ques-
ton yet adopted by any state, and
commenting on the silence of certain
so-called silver advocates, when it was
accepted, added: 'FThe erstwhile vail
ant Goodwin was dumb" AS to the
doctrine of the resolution it said:
cleveland believes in that. Harrison
believes in that. Sherman believes in
that. Every Wall street shark be-
iieves in that" All of which was true
and indisputable.
But did the "erstwhile valiant Good
VIM or the Salt Lake Tribune after
wards denounce it? Oh no. They en-
dorsed it. Claimed it was all right.
Abused and bIackguarded every per-
son and paper that did denounce It.
They called the Denver declaration "a
gratifying success They turned on
the Democratic party in rage, and
denounced the repeal of the Sherman
act, as though the Republicans in Con-
gress did not in greater proportion
vote for unconditional repeal. They ut