The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-07
.ison and retire from active politics
md also from active business.

rison and retire from active politics
and also from active business.
Mr.. Whitney is growing old. He is
not the man he was four years ago,
when he conducted one of the most
aggressive and able political contests
in the history of the country and nomi-
mated Mr.. Cleveland in the face of OPP
position from all the old leaders of the
Democracy. 1 saw him standing in an
aisle in the Chicago convention while
the vote on the endorsement of the
Cleveland administration was being
taken and he looked worn and tired.
His hair and moustache are very
gray, almost white, while his forehead
is wrinkled and deep lines are seen
under his eyes. The mouth no longer
has the kindly expression that once
was distinguishing characteristic of
the man. The lower jaw sets against
its upper mate with the firmness of the
jaw of a steel trap.
Mr.. Cleveland's administration has
not been satisfactory to him. With
characteristic disregard of all obliga-
tons the president broke away from his
advice and did some things that were
against Mr.. Whitney's ideas. He never
encouraged the third term idea which
Cleveland held until the last moment
and informed some of his private
friends that he believed Clevelandis
silence on this point was responsible
for the silver victory at Chicago.
He has severed nearly all political
connections. He can never more be of
use as the Standard OIL manipulation in
the Democratic party, and it is likely
therefore that he will retire with his
beautiful wife and take great interest
in travel, society and racing and hunt
ing. OF all these things he is very fond
The reception of Bryan in Brooklyn,
Boston, Jersey City and New York
have surprised even his friends, who
were looking for warmth from the peo-
pie, but not such enthusiasm as has
been shown in every place.
What is more, the speeches in Brook
Ign and New York have made a pro
found impression. Newspaper men who
have been circulating in both cities
during the past week have brought
back reports to their papers that were
well calculated to alarm the gold men,
In New York city the welcoming
crowds gave evidence of a condition
that has often received comment The
crowds were composed generally of a
good class of workingmen. skilled la
borers. union laiborers and men of good
class from the east side. with the regu-
lars of Tammany. who were as enthu-
siastic as they have ever been in any
city campaign.
1t is a fact that the union laborers
throughout the eastern and middle
western sections are lining UP for the
Chicago ticket. With them free silver
is the least of the issues. The plank
in the Chicago platform that is draw
ing their support is the one that pro-
tectS against government by injunc-
ton, and pledges the party to repeal
or enact law which shall give every
man fair trial by jury in any case
where strikes are concerned.
Union labor feeling is strong in The
west, but there it has not been de-
velobed by competition as it has in
the crowded centers of the east. But
east and west, the union Iaborers are
coming TO a realization that the cleo
ton of Mckinley would strike one of
the severest blows at union labor that
could be struck. Everyone knows the
effect on labor organizations of
the decisions of the United
States courts, under which strik-
ers were compelled to work
or act alone. Imagine another
conflict under the Mckinley regime
Does anyone suppose that under such
conditions the full power of the gov
eminent would not be used to crush
all labor organizations that dared to
assert their independence?
There is a strong feeling among en-
ployers of the Hanna and Payne stripe
against labor unions. Hanna crushed
the seaman's union on the great lakes
and Payne crushed out the union in
Milwaukee which was conducting
just strike against the street railway
there. On Hanna's list of helpers in