The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-18
KEEP WITHIN THE PARTY LINES.

Bryan, of Nebraska, has made a Wig
orous though brief reply to CarIisIe's
harsh and undignified remarks. con-
corning the proposition made by GER
tain papers that he should meet the
Nebraska eX-Congressman in public
debate on the silver question. Mr.
Bryan, we are pleased 10 see, repudi-
ates the charge made by Mr.. Carlisle
that he is a Populist. It has become
the fashion for anti-silvermen when
they fail to meet the arguments of
free silver tdvocates to hold them up
TO the public as Populists. If to advo-
cate bimetallism is to identify oneself
with Populism, then but a few years
ago Mr.. Carlisle was himself Popu-
list.
Mr.. Bryan announces himself a Dem
ocrat. He has never been anything
else. But he is one Of the strong be-
levers in bimetallism who have taken
the lead in proclaiming the sentiment
that the restora ton of silver is of more
Importance than adhesion to party
platforms. To the fundamental princi-
pies Of Democracy he still adheres, but
if the Democratic party should refuse
to embody in its next platform
straight plank for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver, independent
OF European action, then Mr.. Bryan
will refuse TO follow the party so far
as that one particular is concerned.
That is the sentiment of a very large
body OF Democrats in the West and in
the South.
Populism is a new political growth.
Democracy is as old as the nation. The
free coinage of silver and gold as the
money of the United States has been
the doctrine of the Democratic party
from the beginning. The Democrats
have net borrowed anything from the
Populists, but the Populists have Dor
rowed the free silver coinage idea from
the Democrats. The fat money heresy
is Populistic. II finds no place in the
political creed of the Democratic party.
Neither do other vagaries of Populism.
The principal reason why many Pop
ulists are looking TO the Democratic
party as the only hope for the re-
establishment of bimetallism, is be-
cause they see no likelihood Of any
change in the attitude of the Republic
can party towards the white metal
1t is not because Democracy has i'm
bibed PopuIism.
Carlisle would lose no dignity in
meeting Bryan on the public platform
He would find a foeman worthy of
his steel. The Nebraska statesman has
not so long a record as the eminent
gentleman from Kentucky, but his ca
reer 50 far has been distinguished by
striking ability which has received ma
tional recognition. In his own state,
in Congress and before the country
Mr.. Bryan has achieved a splendid
reputation.
The movement commenced at Mem
phis for vigorous campaign for silver
within the lines of the Democratic
party, we regard as the one thing
needful. 1t is in accord with what The
Herald has maintained should be done,
from the commencement of the pres
ent agitation on the silver question.
There is no need for a third party, by
whatever name it may be called. The
majority of the Democratic party is
for silver, and the surest way to OBJ
tain the victory for free silver coinage
is by union of effort among the silver
men Of the nation for the election of
Democratic free silver Congress and
President in 1886. Mr.. Bryan proposes
to make his fight for silver within the
lines of the great Democratic party.
His example should he followed by
every Democrat who regards the sill
yer question as the great issue of the
times