The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-24
THE ISSUE.

1t is said in a special to the Wash
ngton Post, that ION the authority of
gentleman who enjoys the personal
confidence of the president as fully as
any one living, the statement is made
that if congress adjourns without cur
| rency legislation along the lines sug-
gested by Mr.. Cleveland, he will call
a special session and force the issue
upon the country as being the one ques-
ton of paramount Importance"
Now may the good Power that some
times at least guides the actions of
princes, kings, emperors, statesmen
and even presidents of republics, in
cline the heart of Grover Cleveland to
do that thing. This country needs just
that at this time. Money, not tariff or
anything else, is the issue upon which
all parties should go before the people
in the approaching presidential cam
paign. We could half forgive .Presi-
dent Cleveland many of the things he
has done if only he will use his great
influence to make money the para
mount issue in the coming campaign.
Democratic party, let him only breath
into the single gold standard wing of
the Democratic party something of his
own courage that will lead them to de-
mand a single gold standard in the
Democratic platform, at the Chicago
convention, and the silver Democrats
will at least experience that wild joy
which warriors feel in meeting foemen
worthy of their. steel. By all means
let US have money as the issue in the
next campaign; then however that bat
tie goes we shall know that we have
reached the beginning of the end
Apropos Of this, the Denver Republi-
can remarks:
While it is improbable that Mr.. Cleve-
land will let his name go before the
national Democratic convention, the
gold standard Democrats are almost
driven to look TO him as their candi-
date. If it were not for the third-term
objection he would be their ideal cam
didate. He represents their views very
closely and in a large degree he is re-
sponsible for the present financial con-
dition of the country. Apart from Mr..
Cleveland there is hardly an available
SOlu1lGS
Whitney will not let his name 90 before
the convention, for he is looking to the
future and hopes to become a candi-
date when the chances of election may
be more favorable. With this great
scarcity of presidential timber the gold
lite Democrats may appeal to Mr.. Cleve-
land to let himself be sacrificed. In
one respect his nominal ton would be
good thing. 1t would inevitably be fol-
lowed by a split in the party and one
wing would nominate a candidate fav-
orable to silver, coinage. The sooner
that line is drawn, the sooner will the
Democratic party find out where it
stands on the silver question.
We think the Republican is right.
But for the fact that third term is
impossible by Democratic votes, Mr..
Cleveland would be the logical camdi-
date for the single gold standard wing
of the Democratic party; and since
Mr.. Cleveland would doubtless demand
single gold standard as a platform
to stand upon. we only regret that he is
barred by the unwritten constitutional
provision against a third term.
Meantime we are pleased to note the
growing determination in the east to
make the issue squarely. Despite the
effort of Republicans to make tariff the
issue. and even the Willingness of west
ern Republioans-eSpec those of
Utah-to acquiesce in that plan, we do
not believe they will succeed. Money
will be the issue, and though our
chances of winning for free silver in
the first battle are not entirely free
from doubt, the bimetalIic forces are
going TO be successful in the war. No
ONE need doubt it; the right must and
will prevail.