Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-03
CANNON ON THEISSUE
The Senator Makes Sons Suggestions
10 Ulah Republicans
on rnE STATE PLATFORM
Tor ire silver, fni Choose Rerrbll.
eau il.ciOrs 10 Vote Tor Bryan
aad SrWl'l.

eau il.CiUrs 10 Vote Tor Iryuu
aad S,wlil.
To tho Editor
siE-Cau " be possible that anybody
70 Republicans IN Utah, OF any ind.
vIdusi holding POLITICAL authority with.
.n the Republican organization, is
saeklng 10 exclude from rar,y councils
the men who hold 10 the truth TAN
the party platforms euuuclatod In Utah
since tho establishment of modern
Kopubllcaui m horo7 Upon reading the
editorial in Saturday morning's Issue
OF the Tribune, amt believing that the
editor Of thgt paper would not lightly
voice NJ grave an inumalion against
members Of tho executive committee,
| feel justified Ia entering q solemn
tcmonsttaucr against any such auioid-
al policy NJ would be the Issuance Of n
call whose letter VI spirit should At
tempt 10 debar "a 700 Republicans who
finding themselves forced 10 chJour
between all the State Republican plat
i1rmso Of Utah ami oil the National
Republican PLATFORM 0i tho UnlteI
states, except one, aggregated on one
side; ana one C0ufueI, purchased, SUI.
0ru0d anu ialsiiy ing platform of tie
National Republican party on the
ether Bido--shaI choose 90 reject the
latter Anu Tor one take tnis COCA
sion 10 declare that by no such action,
u taken, and by no such address, "
maze, by any Republican executive
committee VI this State snail my k8.
puulicanism be Judged or limited, nor
NY attempt TO participate ia party con.
vuuiions be controlled,
GOLD vs.. nNErALLlsM.
There b. one supreme issue preron.
ted 10 tho people VI toe United States
iu this year 1896. That H. the single
gold standard W. blmotallsm Ia our
National finance. Between tho two
extremes " this ilauU there IL 20 m id.
die ground. Where once middle
ground existed, and where somc cruiu.
lous people aHect o. believe their slIll
uxitts "a middle grouni, l. uUw An i'm.
puasnblv chasm. 10 apok 10 occupy q
| middle ground Do 10 seek the impoa-
sible. Every vote cast IN tho Uuilud
States in tu.s year for the Pfcsi.
/ GENITAL ticket viii be vote
Tor OF against uimoiall.sm, 10 10 not
necessary here b fehehrse the merits
Of this question. Blk months ago not
one per cent VI tho people Of Utah, anu
no member u the executive committee
/ u this state, would have listened with
any degree Of patience 10 tho impula.
/ lion that argument was needed 10
convince him or hot Of the cruelty OF
the single gold standard ami the un.
/ rghlUousness Of willul delsy Ia is
abolition. Thu people hsvo not
changed their views within that time.
| The single gold standard To-Day 10 as
monstrous No u was then. To the vAut
mal0fity ut tue people Of Utah that
i1igign iuiliction upon Us, whether un.
der LIS own name or under tho petty
/ uisguiso Of INTERNATIONAL blmUtal.
li7m," means tho suhfervleuce OF this
nation 10 other naiiOns whose direct
Interest IL In the rerpeiuatiou Of theiT
authority over cur tuslhvg meni; while
| bImuthllisu, ir.f. rHlH'p fhu orc iuftheF
iuin shall havoif 'mo ably enrtvaled
the courage OF paui lsl 30 one step, aud
tho fut step urugtrhry ON tue long
and splendid Journey toward the
social reform,
COMES ~ lrs WORST FORM
The Republican a .tlaI plank
! adopted ut 81 HUu.a r.pusuuu, W my
! mind, the worst form IN which the
! inglo gold standard can he presented
90 the American people. 10 admits by
I inieioncu the wr0ug Oi that standard,
aud iu cold blood TuIuiiaIys the only
| possible method OF Dc recuhcntiou. 10
such plank there 10 DO my Judgment
uellhet honor nor palliatl0u A. Ru.
/ publican / can not ana win not sun.
port II ~ the polls, nor will 1 support
/ by vote, voice OF pen the election OF tue
men who were nominated upon that
| plank. To aCCort tue declaration Of the
/ 81. Louis cow niiOn on the money
| quuhtluu, and 90 aid In the election o
the candidates there nominated would
be- 10 violate every implied promise
m dc 10 the poopls u Utah during the
| yUau tiuce political divisi0n here, anu
| 10 vi lato every conviction concern.
! Ing the necessity for social advance.
mJnI M the world n the masses arc 10
DO permitted 10 iulnll their pos. lille
destiny. douy the right OF any Of
/ ganizati0u within tho party b mako
such declaration or, 10 10 could DO e..
/ igCilyc, WOulI exclude Republican, BIZ
| Nuylng In nnd acting tor blmutnlll m
] from participation in conventions with,
In tho party. In frankly rrpudiatii 4
/ iAr heresy 0uuncuted al 80. Louis, ana
300 declining 10 support tho men who
! were nominated 60 put IL into vicious
execution against tue rights Of the
/ ulpio and against party tradition, 1
] feel that / am more tfuo 10 Republic
/ Cnuitm than / would DO In accepting a
| ihlfel on and laboriug for wrong tu
| HuCuIo temporary and dangerous
power " our party. To my mind
there Il no reason IN the argument
which bus been advanced by Rupuu-
| lIGaus outside OF U,Ah that We should
support The party platform aud hgut
I Tor the national party candidates this
/ yuaT anu wait until 1900 10 lRuur for
] u'metalnam. II tho single gOll Jsud.
/ .rd H. "a monaco 10 civilization all labor
Iars DO