The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-26

an unknown quantity. Recently a ne
publican. he has abandoned that party
because he has become satisfied that II
no longer represents the true interests
of the people A band of brave and
patriotic men followed him out OF the
national convention. In this secton
we have such an admiration Tor MS
course that it is but natural that those
of the same political Affiliations WIFI
Mr. Teller, and who believed with nam
that the Republican party can no
longer be trusted, should desire that
he Should lead the way to the promised
land. But in the great Democratic
party there are millions of voters true
to the cause of currency REFORM.
There are able and honest men among
them who have proven their devouols
to the free coinage idea, worthy VI
recognition and competent to III the
position of president. With such
condition of affairs, 10 pass by the
known and tried leaders of Democracy
and take one but recently Repuohcan
would naturally engender dlSappodnl-
ment and dissatisfaction in the Demo
cratic ranks, particularly in the great
central states, which must be carried IN
order to defeat Mckinley, the candl-
date of gold and greed. The greater
danger is that while we might, in the
west. gain many Republican votes Tor
Teller he would lose mora Democratlc
votes in the central states, and the
gcldbugs would be triumphant. l can
not see why the patriotic Republican
who believes in silver cannot as read
! lily support a man like Boies. Bland or
Daniel as l could support MI refer
and | am free to say that If the DEM
ocratic party dominates a. goldbug and
the gold platform, l will not support
that candidate or that platform L
will try and put my vote where it viii
do the most good without inqulring
as to the previous political affiliations
of the candidate for whom vote.
DO you favor the abolition of the
two-thirds rule in the Democratic ma
tional convention?"
The reason for that rule is a thing
of the past 1t was adopted as a
means of protection for the south 1t
has existed for sixty years. The Am
erican idea is that the majority rule,
and in this country they do rule, as a
general thing, with the exception OF the
nomination of a president and vice
president by a Democratic national
convention At the same time ! am
in doubt as to whether it will be policy
for Democrats to abrogate the rule this
wear, We can nominate a. free silver
man without doing So. We have 59S
silver delegates elected to the national
convention. and 612 makes two-thirds.
If we abolish this rule we give the
gold men an excuse for boiling. Ii
would not be one founded upon rea-
son. but il would be an excuse. They
could have no just excuse if we NOM
mate our candidate by a two-thirc':
vote The Democrats Of Utah need
have no fear that their victory is to
be wrested from them at Chicago. The
silver men will be well organized, well
differed and led, and they will con-
will
a6,3pt a plain and satisfactory plank
declaring for free coinage OF gold and
silver independent of the action on
any other party at the ratio of to It,
fsHow have the silver Democrats
been able to secure such large mum
Der of delegates to the national con
yention?'
fective organization. A little over ont
year ago Democrats representing some
seventeen states Of the Union met a
washington and effected, a temporary
organization. They appointed an exc
: cutive committee consisting Of th'
following named gentlemen:
Hon. Isham G.. Harris, Memphis
| Tenn: Hon. James &. Jones, Wasn!ng
ton, Ark; Hon. David Turpie, Indian
apolis. Ind; Hon. William j. Stone
Jefferson City, Mo-; Hon. William Fl
Hendricksen, Springfield, Ill; Hon
Casey Young. Memphis, Tenn; Hon
Charles F. Crisp, Americas. Ga
; These men elected Senator Harri
) chairman and Senator James K. Jone
of Arkansas as treasurer. T. 0. Towle
, of Missouri was made secretary
Hea duuarters were opened in Wash
ington and tens Of thousands of docu
ments were distributed TO the voters
and particularly to the Democrats
voters, throughout the United States
State committeeman were appointed
r follows:
Alabama. John W. Tomlinson; Ar
kansas, Carroll Armstrong; California
Thomas ]. Clunie; Colorado, Z.
2 Thomas; Florida, Frank g. Harris
| Georgia, Patrick Walsh; Idaho, Georg
: Ainslie: Illinois, c. W. Fithian; In
2 diana. B. F. Shively; Iowa, S. B. Ev
' ans: Kansas, Daniel ]. Over
s meyer; Kentucky, II. A. Som
E mers; Louisiana, NJ. j. Cunning
g ham; Massac husetts, Frank Is. Eos
. ter; Michigan, George P Hummer
; mississippi. Robert H Taylor; Mis-
\ souri,, Lon V. stephens; Montana, "
= A. Clark; Nebraska. c. j. Smytf
D Nevada, l. H. Dennis; North Caroline
!. T ]. Jarvis; North Dakota. William \
Roach: Ohio, Allen W. Thurman; Ore
: gon. Thomas O'Day; South Caroline
= w. D. Mayfeld: Tennessee, ]. NJ. Head
e Texas. Horace Chiffon; Virginia, Pete
). ]. Otey; Washington, G. H. Warner
e West Virginia. Daniel B. Lucas; Wye
l. ming. ]. E. Osborne; Arizona Willia1
: H. Barnes; New Mexico, w. S. Hope
a well: Oklahoma, a. j. Beale; Utah, {
:, w. Powers.
n These committeeman organize
a their respective states. and most effet
h five work was done in Alabama, Ker
5 tuclxv. Illinois and in many otht
Il states school district organization
n were perfected and as a result the ST
e yer strength within the party has bee
e felt. Had the Republican silver me
a done the same thing there would hay
r been more silver delegates at the S
Louis convention and the chance
would have been in favor of the adoI
ton of a silver platform and the nom
e nation by that convention of Silvt
n candidate for president. This commi
tee meets in Chicago next week at tt
q Sherman house. And it proposes
II hold the silver forces well in hand;
It will not permit the gold men to depriN
: the people of the fruits of the victor
e secured
Ut What do you think Of the fears e:
ii pressed by some silver Republican
'e that the Democratic party is not ST
l. cere in its silver claimsg
= such fears are foolish and a
re groundless. They express suSpicit
e of the honesty of ones neigh'oors TIL
J. is not commendable. The Bible say
r by their fruits ye shall know them
The Republicans have claimed to
the only true friends of silver, but Il
fruit of the Republican national co
vention at ST. Louis is golden. tt
Il Democratic Marty has shown its fai