The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24

we have much respect. His cooler
judgment unswayed by a shouting
multitude of partfsans demanding to
be fed on Republican sophistry would
have steered him clear of statements
so manifestly erroneous and mislead-
ing.
AS to silver, the Democrats say that
there is much more reason to believe
that the Democrats will restore silver
nents viii do so. They are not claiming
that the Democrats will certainly do
this, but they urge the facts in sup
port of their contention.
They point out the fact that demone-
tization was accomplished by RepuD-
lican Congress that had twenty
years in which to right the wrong
without doing so. They say
that in every single vote that
has ever been taken in Congress
on the currency question the Demo-
Gratis have shown a. greater friendli-
ness for silver than the class-serving
Republicans. They say now, admitting
that in Ohio and several other states
their silver men have been turned
down by their gold men, that the pro-
silver record of Illinois, Missouri, Ne
braska, Texas, of the national meet
ing of prominent Democrats at Wash
ington, presents a proof of Democratic
adherence to free coinage that the Re
publican party has not equalled in any
there is absolutely no sentiment for
silver in any Republican states east
Of Colorado that is worthy moments
notice. They say that Mr. Variants
iridescent dream that the Republican
party will some day (alas, when?) take
up the silver question to finish, is the
idle and base1ess assertion of the pol
itfcian without q single fact to justi-
fly it. They say that it is almost as GER
tain as tomorrow sunrise that the
only hope for silver in the United
States is with the Democratic party
So far as suffrage is concerned, Mr..
Varfan is attributed with answering
the claim that the credit of Woman'S
suffrage in Utah is due to the Demo-
Gratis by the remarkable statement
that in the southern states the Demo-
Gratis have done nothing for suffrage,
while the Republicans have granted
it in two of our neighboring states.
This is what Mr.. Varian's work on
pleadings would call a confession and
avoidance. And well may it be con-
fessed that Utah suffrage is the gift
of the Democratic party. The platform
of that party covered the whole case,
while their Republican opponents ad-
vocated only half way measures. In
the convention, the Democrats voted
more strongly for suffrage on every
proposition that came up from those
seeking to settle the subject prompt
ly to the more important questions,
such as the proposition, April Fad, for
a separate submission which poiled
20 Republican votes and only 2
Democratic votes; and the proposition
submitted by Mr.. Varian, April End,
to recommit, after passage, on which
50 Republicans, more than majority
of their members, and only Demo-
Gratis voted aye; and the vote to re-
consider the vote on final passage
favored April 18th, by 2S Republicans
and Democrats; and the vote May 1st
to permit women to vote at the first
election favored by SO Democrats and 1
Republican and opposed by As Republic
cans and 5 Democrats.
So, Mr.. Varian. aside from the ques-
ton as to who granted suffrage in our
neighiboring states, there is absolutely
nothing for a, Republican to say on
the suffrage question favorable to his
party. That women are to vote at this
election is not due to, but is despite,
the efforts of the Republican party
that voted solidly in the convention to
postpone the day of acknowledgements. |
Come off, Mr.. Varian.