Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-26
THE GREAT ISSUE.
BmalaIlIsm Not a Party Principle
Any Longer
SILVER MEN CAN UNITE on TELLER
Senator Lee Mantle thinks II the Demo.
Gratis are Wise Th'y VIII
Nominate Him.


Senator Lee Mantle, Of Montana, who
IL stopping at the Auditorium, In
which he says that Senator Teller
should be nominated for the presi.
dsucy by the Democrats at Chicago.
When asked II ho was In full sympathy
with the silver men who walked out
Of the ~. Louis convention the Bena.
tor replied that he certainly was.
Continuing he said;
"rbe circumstances surrounding tho
delegation itOm Montana were some
what different from those Of Idaho aud
Colorado. La those states they were
practically Instructed 10 bolt while the
Montana state convention voted dOwn
boiling instruction. Hence i've OF
the ok delegates from Montana iult
that they would beat We rejecting the
cmphneis OF their constituents by re-
serving all thoir rights and RELOCATING
tho whole matter back % them to de.
tormino for themselves what their
action snail be. 30 far as | am al.
vlsod this coufpe seems 10 have met
the approval Of tho great to.y OF Re-
pubiicaus In my state"
when asked II ne endorsed the
candidacy u Senator Teller for the
presidency he faid;
81 do, most cmphatlcally. In my
opiuion he is at tits time tho only man
IN the public mind who can draw TO
himself tbs full strength OF the bimu.
tsli,c sentiment VI tho country anu
unlesB the full strength Of the move.
muu, can be concentrated upon one
msu defeat is certain"
could VIM"
81 do not. In the fret place II 10
only upon the Issue VI bimutallism NJ
opposed 10 the gold standard o. the
Republicans that the Democratic party
has the tlighest chance VI success In
this campaign. With the silver quc5.
U.u out II would be- % waste VI TIME Tor
the Democrats % hold convention
even. Therefore the silver question RH.
tumus an Importance which NJ this
tlnlu ovcfshadOwH everything else"
lie then goes on 10 say that the issue
upon when the coming political con.
trtt must DO sought 10 not distinctly "A
democratic principle or "a POpullst
principle or q Republican principle,
ami concludes ~ foilowt:
"Ibe Popuiists aud silver Rnpubli.
cans Jointly will, think, number at
least three million votos-neariy or
quite one half VI the votes necessary to
bring success. IL In useless iOr our
Democratic ffisnue 10 say that these
people arc not honestly for himethilism
N they refuse 10 support n Democrat
Tho fact remains that many Of them
Will not, The reasons are numerous
anu not tiicult TO explalu.
"fhe question then arisoe, VIII tho
n.u.UHFuFln MARTY Ia HuHVsHflNf, Ial..
note Of these varying conditions and
take Tor standard bearer he only
man who, II seems 10 me, can at this
Time sucCCfBiully weld tie bimetallic
forces OF the country into n hOmOgb.
nous mass ami lead Them 10 victory
ex-senator Teller has formally re-
n0uuccu the Republican party, w that
ia supporting him 10 Democrat need
fear mat hs M voting Tor n Republican.
lie stands pre-eminently ~ .he great
champion and december Of bimelalllsm
10 tbls country. Blmetallisls every.
where lUuk upOn him As their leader.
He pUs,ossts IN tho fullest degree every
necessary gttrlbIte Of learning and
experience ana ability for the dis.
charge Of the great flee Of President
VI the United States.
"Hit record IN absolutely clean and
his personal character Ia above r..
proRoh. lie la acceptable 10 tho Pop
ulist party, although lao difiera with
then In many wayui AMI without their
endorsement The Democratic candidates
cannot possibly be- elected. No other
candidate could attract the full Repub-
lican silver strength, which lies mainly
IN states which are hbsoIulely essential
to the success Of the silver candidate.
stAUnH HIM ma fhalF 4 HNu.t,s
believe the Democrats can snatch
victory from what, up to the meeting
OF the natioHnl Republican cow, ntion
nj IT. Louis, was the most hopeless
prospect which ever confronted u poll
teal party.
MARK HANNA SPEAKS FOR THE
wORItiE0AiEN,
CHICAGO, June GA special TO
morning paper from Cleveland says
that MARX Hanna does not think the
oliver question II matter OF great con-
sequence 10 the wOtkingmen and
quotes him Ia an interview as i0ll0ws;
"rhe thousands NJ woTkingmen who
are employed by manufacturers VI this
country do not care an iota about this
question OF Tree silver. They say they
do not hud II is apparent that what the
industrial clhsses OF America want II
better timts, dawn OF prosperity ana
some nstuTAnoe that they viii ere long
receive better wages, or nt least n vi.
pend equal TO inst which thoy were
getting before this financial depression
which followed tho Dsm0ctatio victory
OF 1892,
81 AN convinced Of the correctness
OF WHIST | am saying because 1 have
taltei With my men on tho subject.
have 1000 TO q 600 men In my employ
rad | Enuw by personal investigation
that the men wnJ aTU working Ia the
BhOps ana IN the mines care little or
nothing about tho whole nnan.
onl question. They recognize
the fact that II IL 0ue of tue Issues
OF the campaign, but that Ia about as
far IA their Interest goes, IL Is toe |
farmers aud the debtor class OF the |
country who argue the Tree silver mat. |
ter. The wOtklngmen want property |
and they realize the TACT that TINS |
much desired condition can only come |
IBa Ttrult ut the remedial measure OF |
the prospective tariff.
"HOwsver, the nomination OF Mo. |
kinney on gold platform Ia going 10 |
stimulate Industry. IL will bring back |
10 this cuuntry much Of the ospita |
which was Withdrawn by foreign In.