The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-16

Judgment. to refuse to. look into ant
l.welgh and examine the5 things whicf
come from the house of representa- t.ves
Ii. the president Of the Omitted States
whose duty it is 20 examine and ap-
prove or disapprove all bills that come
/ to him from congress, saould say:
will not even examine your measures
because know beforehand they do no
suit me, he would stand in danger OF
impeachment. The senate of the United
states has the same duty to perform
with regard TO those bills which, by the
constitution. must originate IL tht
house. Believe ii was their duty Il
take up and consider that Ding-ey bill
amend, change or add to it. The sub
stitute was a free coinage meaaare
and as such / voted for it as a free
coinage man. If the substitute Of tbs
committee had been disposed OF by vote
subsequently, still l believed it was
the sen2te's duty TO consider the origi-
nal Dingley bill as it came from the
house. ] wanted this Gil before the
senate that we might amend it OF
change it or add to it, or pass it. or vote
1t down at the end. / believed it was
the duty of every senator 10. put his
exact status on record with regard IL
II The senate may amend such bills;
II cannot originate them. What the
proposition was in the minds of those
that voted against the free coinage
substitute l can not imagine. 1t sesmed
then, and it seems now, that the princi-
Pal object was to create animosity and
ill-feeling in different branches Of the
Republican party. Such, certainly, has
been its effect"
What effect, if any, would the pas
sage OF the Dingley bill have mad on
the silver question?
IF the substitute had been voted
down and the Dingley bill had passed.
it would not have had the slightest
effect whatever on the silver question.
The silver question would have re-
manned untouched. The effect of the
vote, as it was, was simply to intensity
the luminosity against silver and against
western men by those who were anx-
ious to pass the Dingley bill. So far as
the action has been taken, it has been
very injurious to silver. If it had been
passed, it would not certainly have
been injurious, and perhaps favorable .
SILVER A VITAL ISSUE.
do you now consider silver the para
mount issue?''
THAT depends entirely upon the
meaning of the word paramount l
consider silver a vital issue TO us in
Utah. If paramount means the chief,
more important than any other, l con-
slider it the paramount issue. If you
mean by it that all other legislation
should stop and cease and we should
stop the wheels of government and be-
come revolutionary in our character I'M
til silver is passed. / do not believe it
is the paramount issue"
why not?"
i have already said in one sense I
do regard it as the paramount issue. In
answer to the other sense, if you ask
me why, say because it would simply
destroy the truest representative of
popular government that can exist.
Constitutional freedom is more import
ant than anything else. Without con-
stitutional freedom the United States
could not maintain silver. It is be-
cause of our recognition of our consti-
tuition and our government that our
assistance may avail to restore
silver to its old place. Overturn that
government and we will be as low in
the scale as the Central American re-
publics. I do not believe in OBJ
structing legislation of any kind.
The same senators that voted to
obstruct the tariff legislation did not
vote to obstruct the enormous eXpendi-
lures and extravaganza appropriation
bills. Every one Of them is on record
for the highest expenditure possible
If there is to be any part of the legis-
lation INSTRUCTED, 1 believe in obstruct-
ing our expenses. don't believe in
obstructing the means of procuring our
revenue"
PREFERS BRYANlTES TO DEMO
Gratis.
Would you not prefer a Republican
legislature, even though some OF the
members might be Bryan Republicans
than Democratic legisldture?"
II most certainly would. l have never
favored a Democratic legislature in
any state or in any country. l am not
a Democrat, do not believe in Demo-
Gratis, but do believe in Republican,
ism. Our friends who bear the APP
pellation of Bryan Republicans will
soon tire of that fad and return to
straight earnest Republicanism.
PARTY BEFORE SELF.
IF the good of the Republican party
could be subserved by your absolute
withdrawal from the field as a candi-
date for the United States senate,
would you make the sacrifice?''
Il most certainly would. in fact
have never considered myself a candi-
date in any ordinary sense of the word.
I deemed it my duty, having accepted
the great Office that 1 have been hon
ored with. to attempt to sustain the
Republican party in this state, and my
candidacy only extends to the sense
that /. can aid and assist it. When my
candidacy is in the way of the success
OF that party I am not a candidate at
all. and as for the expression that you
use Would / make the sacrifice /
have no objection to remaining in the
practice of the law in Salt Lake city.
1t is far more profitable than being
United States senator and the business
is certainly as agreeable to me-"
There is a rumor TO the effect that
If Mckinley is elected. the leaders
of the Mormon church. knowing what
your influence would be with the adj
win use their influence
for you in the legislature. Is there any
truth in the rumor?"
4 never heard there was such a ru-
nor. / doubt if it is well authenti-
Gated. and for. what the Mormon
church will do 1 surely cannot answer
l have no knowledge of any such rumor
or any such use or any such fact, or
with regard to this matter"
rs it true that you are aiding Judge
Henderson, your Democratic partner
in his fight for United States senator
in the hope that in the event of your
that he will be the success
ful oae?"
mo. not word OF truth in it.
never help Democrats to any office.
| oppose Judge Henderson in every
political way ! can. As an individual
and a man ] know him to be one Of the
best, most upright and able gentle
men that / have ever met
WILL NOT BE AN OBSTRUCTION
IST.