The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-16
FoRAKER's SPEECH.

Senator-elect Foraker's speech is
j treating of the financial question. He
declares at the outset that there is a
lew issue, this being, of course, the
financial one. That is true. He had a
great deal to say upon this most i'm
poltanf Of questions. TO show how alb
solutely opposed TO free silver the Re
publican party is, it is only necessary to
call attention to his very astonishing
remark that on the silver question the
Democratic party is more wrong than
ii ever was on any other question.
That is strong statement bit It
shows how very hostile to silver Fora
ker and his party are.
We think he stated the truth with
our qualification when he said the Re-
publican party stands today where 1T
has always stood on the silver ques-
ton That is true, but never before
have the people fully realized just
where the party did stand: hut there
is no longer any doubt. When he says
thea the st. Louis platform is but
repetition Of the party's previous dec
larations on the money question, he
causes people to open their eyes and
look at each other.
We cannot but Ike the stTaightfor-
ward, outspoken way in which he de-
c!ared that the Republican party pro-
posed 10 maintain what we have until
something better is offered; that which
we have. he said, being the gold stand
ard 1t has che merit of not containing
any hypocrisy.
He thoroughly understands the Dem
ocraGic position on free silver and
states ii as it is when he says that it
means that silver shall be used as
money of final redemption. That it
shall be used as money OF final re-
denption is the gist OF the whcle Ques-
ton If it is &c be but promise to
pay in gold it hasn't any more merit
in it than a paper promise to pay.
That there is not gold enough to serve
as money of final redemption is the
very reason for demanding the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
The senator -edect said that the re-
peal Of the reciprocity clause of the
Mckinley law had worked great in
jury to the people of uhe country.
How this came about he dad not at
tempt 10 explain. 1t afforded no pro-
lection, nor did 1T afford revenue
How then, on the Republican theory,
could repeal of reciprocity work an
injury to the people? Rather it
should be a benefit TO them.
HOW does he make out that the ex-
ponos in 1894 exceeded those of 1895 by
some S25o.OOO, 600? The figures for the
two years are 92,14o,572 and $SO7,53S,-
165 respectively.
1t was certain that Senator-elect For
aker would not pass by that part of
the Chicago platform which refers to
the decision CT the supreme court in
the income tax case lie makes the
wild charge. so common with the Nc
Kinleyites, that there is an attack upon
the supreme court, and that it is an
erchistic and revolutionary in its in
tent. No other word fittingly charac-
te1izes such statements but bosh. If
Abraham Lincoln could dissent and
criticize the supreme court for its de-
cision in the bred Scott case, pray
why may not the Democratic party
dissent from its decision in the income
tax case? When that question is an
swered it viii be time enough to give
serious attention to the char ges of an
archy and revolution brought against
the Democratic party because of the
declaration of the Chicago platform in
regard to this decision.
This speech shows that the managers
of the Republican party are making up
their minds to recognize the financial
question as the paramount issue and
give it first place in the campaign
speeches. 1t will give to the Repubh-
can campaign that decision and point
which have been so conspicuously
lacking. 1t is easy to believe that
Mckinley and Hanna will consent to
the change with great reluctance.