Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-28
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10 ls now only a iuw weeks tlll the
great political battle will be fairly on iu
tbis country, when Il 10 probable that
qusstiouB will Dr settled that are OF far
greater moment than which " two
great parties viii win 10 the November
election. Tue issue before tins national
conventions at H. Louis aud Chicago
IL higher than the selection Of iudi.
vldual candidates or than those that
may ho triod between the great
parties on old lines. Il IL quite
possible that the question OF
higher import may be settled In the
conventions themselves, va whether
or not this country ito nave a single
or double standard Tor ~ currency. II
one convention should decide each
way Ne to tho big parties, then the
matter would 20 10 the polls; but "
both agree, tue point of most impof-
lance viii be- settled 10 advance, no Tar
a. toe presidential election is cor.
cerned. II the gold standard prevails
IN both parties there IL perhaps more
prospect Of general breaking up Of
political lines than by any other way.
Ia the West II IL being generally
conceded that there IL no really good
prospect VI free silver men getting IN
control OF either VI the great parties,
although there may be- more hOpo Vi
their doing 20 With the party which
seems 20 be Vt a disadvautage now iu
tue nation generally Democratic.
This hope lies In tho fact that the West
would probably support a free silver
Ticket. Tue ohlef prospect Of tho free
silver Advocates, however, appears
10 lie Ia the possibility Of
their having = sufficient number
IN both Republican anu Democrat
conventions 10 hold the balance VI
power, anu thus c3mpel important con.
cesEions on the part OF the faction
which wins. To achieve this much a.
least will DO the aim Of the western
delegates.
tbs great papers OF the East have
been discussing the outlook Tor some
time, aud have reached the conclusion
generally that each OF tho great parties
will nominate Sound money" OF
gold standard candidate. In the
middle West, however the sruti-
Ilment on this point is not quite so
unanimous, aud the H. Paul Pioneer
Press, whose opinion on political mat.
tors carries great weight, ls emphatl,
oAlly Of the opinion tnat, ~ FAR NJ ths
Democratic convention 10 concerned,
tbs Tree silver forces will control lt by
= considerable majority. Ia that case
they will force the nomination Of Il
free silver man on fee silver plat.
form. The Pioneer Press sAys the re-.
suit viii inevitably be- that i.he SOUND
money Democrats will bolt the Ticket
IN every state u the Union, aud either
stay At home or vote tho Republican
ticket; the same result Will happen u Il
strAddle platform shall be- adopted
unless . sound money man shall he
nominated who will repu iiatu IL. no
matter Ia what way the sharp anlag.
0nism between the bAu money aud the
good money elements may no handled,
tho Democratic party BE- certain 10 b,
tossed upon tho horns o. diIemma
from which there is no escape"
A. to lhe other great party, the Pio,
neef Pfess IL equally confident OF whal
will take place. 10 declare. that sch,
Republican party Is virtually nuit tot
sound moaey in every state u th,
Union where iJ has a voice ,u the cleo
lion ota President, with the exception o.
Colorado Nevada, utsh, Montana anl
po,slbly Idaho AMI wyomlng-havinf
totsl vOt, OF 10 IN uu electoral c0lltg,
VI AZ. The Republican leaders iu
some o these sistos, suuh as Teller of
Colorado, threaten 10 boIt n sound
money platform shall be- adopted, luI
tho pEptr referred 10 Gays that u all u
item should bplt it wOIlIcut DO uu
Ina tue result, i0r the Republicans vii
oasly o.TTy a large majority of .ut
elect raj college without them. But d
Is sn.u 90 predict that the bIlt, u any
1cgur. viii no counurI 90 ColoBdU
auu Nvvada. the other fur -llyoi
stales may be- SAFELY relied on Go f.l
Int hue, aud at least two OF them,
Wyoming ami Iah1, will DO Cd cheer.
tuyi Tor the people OF those sat.,
have uo lut,Tesge. attachment 90 fee,
silver aud arc only Awaiting favor
able opportunity to escape from TO-
.uis.D
The Pho Ger PftFs prediction tina
"the Republicans viii nominate d
SIuni money stslosman on SUN,
N ney platform az 81, Louis mex
Iune," seems quite probable u ulnp
menL Whether iA progn a,icationI