The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-21
INCONSISTENCY.

made by The Herald, in reference to
the announced purpose of Judge Dick
son TO support the Democratic ticket,
that it is the only consistent position
for those Republicans to take who be-
lieve the financial issue is paramount,
it being inconsistent to vote for a free
coinage candidate for president and al
the same time to support a candidate
for congress and candidates for the
legislature who belong to the opposition
party.
1t quotes paragraph from The Her
aid and says The language of our
contemporary is good; the reasoning is
exceedingly weak"
The point to be determined is
whether or not The Herald's reasoning
is weak; and that can, perhaps, best
be determined by examining the argu-
ment advanced by the Tribune in sup
port of its proposition. we think the
careful reader will discover such weak
ness in the Tribunes argument as to
make it clear that its position is I'M
tenable. Let us examine the matter
In the first place the Tribune says:
Some of us have belonged to the
Bimetallic league for close on to a
dozen years. That league in national
convention nominated Mr.. Bryan.
That league simply devotes itself to
the cause of the restoration of silver.
and hence Republicans who believe in
the principles of that league can as
consistently vote for Mr.. Bryan as can
the editor of The Herald. But while
I.
reasons given for them to turn over this
il not impotent
Observe the fnesse of the foregoing,
The Herald has never claimed it would
be inconsistent for silver men to vote
for Bryan. 1t would be highly incon-
sistent in them not to vote for him.
We have some alleged silver men
some who claim to be friends of silver
who will rot vote for Bryan; they are
inconsistent But these are not the
ones respecting whom the controversy
has arisen. We are dealing with those
Republicans who intend to vote for
Bryan because he stands for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to l without awaiting the
cooperation or consent of any other
nation. They are consistent SC far:
but The Herald holds that those of
them are inconsistent who viii vote for
a member of the house and contribute
to the election of a senator who be-
long to a party that is opposed to
free coinage and that viii in every
possible way seek to hamper Mr..
Bryan. in the event Of his election, and
to prevent the enactment of any and
all measures incorporating the views
of Mr.. Bryan and his supporters on
this subject.
Now, the Tribune says the Bimetallic
league devotes itself to the cause of
the restoration of silver. That is true.
but we would like to ask our con-
temporary if that league is anywhere
in the United States promoting the
election of Republicans to congress
when those opposed to them are
standing squarely on the Chicago plat
form. The determination of the league
is. as we understand it, to secure the
best results attainable for silver with
out any regard whatever for partisan
considerations and without permitting
any other question or consideration to
influence it The Herald has no
authority to speak for the league, but
it will venture the assertion that
that organization, when called upon to
make a choice. viii always favor the
candidate who win. if elected, be I'M
unqualiiedly and at all
times an ally of a free coinage presi-
dent as against one who. by reason of
party affiliations. would probably be
handicapped in any work that he
should undertake to do for the promo
ton of free coinage.
Again. the Tribune says:
The reason Mr.. Bryan is candidate.
the reason our contemporary is not
scented By Generals Palmer and Buck
ner. is because Of the act of five Re-
senators and a few Republic
an representatives in congress last
winter and I'm case Mr.. Bryan is
elected. Republican senators from
Utah, Idaho and Colorado can be of
more service to him in that
position than could any Democrats who
could be selected from these states.
And the reason is that such Republic
ans can do much more effective work
With eastern Republicans in the senate
and house than could any Democrats
that could be sent.
THAT is putting the effect of the ac-
tom Of the five senators altogether too
stroAsly. or at least the claim is made
too alphabetically. The Herald admits.
and the Democratic party admits, that
The five senator's did a great service for
the cahse of bimetallism; but the part
they performed was only one of many.