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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

the issue, and the Republican silver
senator (?> from Utah would not get a
chance to vote as he had promised. At
the same time he would have been a
party to the organization.
We all know that the senate is close.
Its political complexion may depend
upon the single vote from this state;
and thus the interests of the people
may be directly dependent upon the
action of our legislature.
Any Republican going to the senate
from Utah will be. bound by the obliga-
tions which are imposed by the al
lance with the Mckinley forces here
He will be in no sense an independent
but will be obliged TO stand by his
party in all matters unless it be on the
bare question of voting AYE" if a free
coinage bill is put on its passage. A
Republican majority in the legislature
will, in all human probability, re-elect
Senator Brown. but if it chooses any
one else the man Of its choice will still
be bound up hand and foot and will
not correctly represent Utah sentiment.
The only way to give force and effect
to Utah opinion in the senate is to
elect a Democratic senator, who will
stand with the silver party and for the
silver cause at all times and in every
phase of legislative developments; and
the only way to secure such a senator
is to elect Democratic legislature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28
j. b. HENDERsoN,s FOOL TALK.

The Democrats are charged with be-
ing anarchists. and revolutionists. Those
who oppose the Chicago PLATFORM with
its free silver plank, declare that those
who support it wish to overthrow the
constitution, uproot republican insti-
tutions and bring about d social up
heaval. They are charged with a de-
sire to repudiate their own debts and
to confscate the property of others
And yet the supporters of Mr.. Bryan
and the Chicago platform are totally
unconscious of any such evil and I'M
American intentions. In the campaign
they are pursuing the even tenor of
their way, appealing to the people in
the only way known to patriotic Amer
lean citizens, appealing to them through
their intelligence, asking them to give
their votes to what they believe to be
a correct financial policy, a policy cal
culated to bring relief to the people
and prosperity to the country. If the
American people shall decide to vote
for the adoption of the policy they adj
vocate, they will be truly thankful,
realizing that truth and justice have
triumphed. If the American people
shall decide against the policy they adj
vocate, they will accept the verdict,
saying, 1.-The American people have
spoken. and they must be obeyed.'
Not so do some of those who oppose
them feel. Speaking at Wilmington,
Del, Monday night, October 10, ex-Unit-
ed States Senator ]. B. Henderson said:
If these men know what they are
doing they certainly intend to reorgan-
ize the institutions of this country.
Should they be elected and attempt to
carry out this plan, they will find no
less than 100000 or 100000 armed
soldiers to resist it. We will do as
men did in 1861. We asked simply then
that the constitution which Washing
ton and others framed should be pre-
served, and we are going to defend 1t
now. If nothing else will do them, we
will defend it as we did in 1S61-1S65, and
there are men who will bring Mr.. Bry-
an and his cohorts in as prisoners of
war as they did jefferson Davis then.
Strong, denunciatory language is US
ually out of place in editorial columns
but here is case where nothing but
such language should be used. j. B.
Henderson talks like a fool. if not like
a knave.
If the American people decide in
favor of the principles of the Chicago
PLATFORM, there will be no armed El-
diers to resist the decision, but any
amount of them to enforce it. ]. B.
Henderson has reached that age when
the Utopians deemed it wise and for
the welfare of the commonwealth to
kill people off. He should be knocked
on the head.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

position to the free coinage of silver
in the west comes not from native
Americans. but from foreIgn-born c.ti-
gems.
Il was surprised" said Senator
Lodge, when noticed the class of
people VINO were against the single
standard. They are not foreigners. as
l had understood, but good, native
born Americans. typical Yankees. This
is especially true of Kansas, a sta+e
settled by New Englanders There the
old settlers and their descendants are
almost so,idly against US, and. must
confess that they cannot be called an
archists or unpatIiotic. This holds
true Of other sections too. The for
eign element in the west is with us
to a very great extent. It was GER
tainly surprising to me to find such a
condition of affairs, TO find that the
foreign element which had always OPP
posed us is with us, while the native
born element which has always been
the backbone of the great American
party, is against u.s.
1t is pertinent to ask where these
good, native born Americans, typical
Yankees" got their free silver ideas
if not by Inheritance? And it is equally
pertinent to inquire where our foreign
born citizens got their anti-silver ideas
if not by inheritance?
Do not Senator Lodges observations
prove the contention of the advocates
of free silver that it is an American
policy, believed in and advocated by
native-born Americans? On this ques-
ton of free silver the foreignIborn
citizens of the far west see eye to eye
with the native-born citizens, and are
as earnest and patriotic in advocating
il.
Senator Lodges observations should
do much to open the eyes Of the east
ern people on this question and to re-,
move much of their prejudice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28
TT is PREPosrERous.

And neXtt to the election of a presi-
dent says the Tribune, 'the first study
will be to see what state the house of
representatives will be on the 4th day
of March, 1897. If Mr.. Bryan shall be
elected, and with him a house in sym
pathy with him, then we may conf
IDENTIFY expect the silver question to be
finally settled within the next sixteen
months"
That is perfectly true; but what will
constitute d sympathetic house? viii
it be by having it dominated by the
party that is opposed to Bryan and to
everything that he stands for?
1t will not do to answer that it would
suffice to have a house in sympathy
with him on a free coinage bill, for
there are too many ways in which an
adverse partisan majority can cripple
or kill cause to which it is opposed.
During the last session the house was
dent on the Venezuelan question, but
still there was not a single partisan
measure that the administration could
get hearing for.
The point is that, if partisan meas
ures advocated by the executive are to
be certainly carried through, the house
must be in partisan sympathy with the
president; it must be in the control of
his party.
Could the house be said to be in sym
patlly with the president If it should
be organized by the party opposed to
him? Could it be said to be in SYM
pathy with him if every committee
were controlled by the opposition?
Could it be said to be in sympathy
with him if the preliminary skirmishes
over every measure were directed by
an antagonistic party caucAs?
Every one who knows anything about
congressional procedure understands
that the fighting begins at the begin
ming of the session and that every
move made in the organization and in
the subsequent direction of the pro-
ceedings has a bearing upon final re-
suits. If these movements are CON
trolled by party opposed to any given
measure, the chances for success of
that measure are lessened if not OBJ
liberated.
These are the conditions; and yet,
though it is admitted that it is neces-.
sary, in the interest of free coinage. TO
have a house in sympathy with Bryan,
it is proposed to send Republican to
that body from Utah! Think Of thai!
1t is seriously proposed to send man
there who would vote for d Republican
for speaker, and who would thus
throw the influence of Utah in favor of
adverse organization Of the commit
tees. The proposition is unreasonable
and preposterous.
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PERFECTLY PLAIN.

The News, which has been very earn
est in support of the constitutional
money system, comes out in an article
in which it asserts that the duty of
bimetailists will be fully discharged if
they vote for Bryan-that the question
does not enter into the contest for con-
troll of the legislature.
The Herald must say that it differs
from it's contemporary on this matter.
If the money question is paramount
if it is of first Importance to the peo-
ple-then it is practically as para
mount in the legislative campaign as
in the presidential canvass. The
reasons why this is so must be APP
parent to every man who gives the
subject close attention.
A free coinage law cannot be enacted
by the president, acting alone; that is
admitted by everyone. Congress must
first pass the bill: that is admitted by
everyone. The Legislature to be elected
will choose a senator who will partici-
pate in the deliberations of the senate;
that is admitted by everyone. If the
senate has a Republican majority, it
will be difficult if not impossible to get
a free coinage bill through; that does
not seem to be admitted by everyone
but it is so plainly true that dispas-
sionate men must admit that it is COR
rect, after they have investigated the
subject.
Some persons seem to be attempt
ing to make themselves believe that
Utah will have done it's duty if it sends
a man to the senate who probably
would vote for a free coinage bill if
such a measure should he squarely pre-
scented. That is a mistake.
If the senate has a Republican ma
jority it will be very difficult to get a
free coinage bill to a vote, and it's
chances for passage viii be reduced to
a minimum. The committees will be
organized adversely to financial re-
form. an antogonistic steering COM
mittee win be appointed. and every
possible precaution will be taken to
prevent the passage of silver BILL If
the sentiment OF the chamber is very
evenly balanced. the political majority
in control will be most vigilant in all
its preliminary moves. With a certain
majority against a free coinage bill.
the Republicans would permit it to
come to a vote and kill it with the
result uncertain, they would stave off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28
VINO FAVOR FREE SILVER.

Those who favor the adoption OF a
free coinage Of silver policy by bne
United States have maintained right
along that they were fayoring an
American policy, one that. up to 1878,
he'd received the endorsement and cor
dial support of the men whose names
stand out In American history as great.
Opponents of such policy have de-
MED this. and have declared that the
policy was essentially un-American
and pre-eminently dishonest
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas
sachusetts belongs TO the class VINO
have denounced the free silver policy
as un-American and dishonest Re-
Gently he was in the west, and was
careful TO inquire as to what nation
atty or Municipalities the free silver
advocates belonged. On his return to
Boston he privately expressed the
opinion to prominent Boston Repub-
lican candidate for Office, that the OPP
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THE SPIRIT OF THE OLD HOUSE.


The day is sweet in Edgartown,
With scent of fern ana scent of sea;
The folk make gay. the spring green
down.
But they are stranger-folk to me-
1 see them come and go all day;
Their children play upon the shore,
And lettering lovers walk my way;
Yet no one enters at my door
But when the stars of heaven glow
From out their lofty darkened dome,
And stars OF earth creep. forth below
The little, iowly lights of home
Then lookt there windeth past my door,
Flocking the duslsy dunes adown,
a troop of villagers of yore,
The bygone hosts of Edgartown.
Their locks by evening breezes blown,
The women join the shutting crew,
And many little child I've known
Just gives its hand, and follows, too
20 friends I've served We food and bed,
O friends, the mist is rising wet.
Then bide moment, my dead,
Where, lonely, l must linger yetr'
But onward press the hurrying throng
Within the mist from out my view.
Some whisper, Wait, twill not be iongr'
In Edgartown the day is sweet,
Where ali things gladden. of nights end.
And down the little waking street
Bird calleth bird, man finds his friend.
But day heeds not my loneliness;
Man trades afar from this dull spot
To whom tbs given not to guess
The steps that pass, yet tarry not.
Agnes Lee.
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MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY AFFAIRS.

The administration of county affairs
is purely business matter calling for
the best business capacity to be had.
For this purpose the best men should
be chosen, men of experience, men
who are conversant with the conduct
and management of extensive bust
ness affairs. All this must be patent
to every taxpayer and voter in the
county. Who are so deeply interested
in wise. economical and thoroughly
business management of the countys
financial affairs as the people who pay
the taxes? Every taxpayer knows how
hard it is to get the money necessary
to pay his taxes. And he knows that
the further his taxes are made to go
in the expending Of them, the lighter
will be his buxden.
The Democrats have nominated as
county commissioners Francis Arm
strong. L. z. Hall and Joseph S. Raw
Inns, than whom there are not three
more competent men in the county to
manage its affairs. They are all sue
cessful business men, men of strong
character and great force Each and
every one of them achieved a bust
ness reputation, reputation for
energy and industry before ever the
people sought them out for political
preferment. In their case the office
sought the men, and not the men the
Office. 1t is no exaggeration to say
that these three men are known by
reputation to all the taxpayers in the
county, and 70 the majority of them
personally, and they are all favorably
known. The voters can make no mis-
take in electing them.
Comparison with the Republican.
nominees for county commissioners is
invited. Mr.. Parry we do not know,
but the people of this county know
but too well A. S. Geddes and Martin
Christopherson. Has their record
been such as to commend them to the
voters for reelection? Both of them
are guilty of illegally taking money,
in the shape of mileage, from the
county treasury. And they have not
returned it. 1t is proper for the tax
payers to ask why they have not re-
turned it.
Both Geddes and Christopherson
voted to repudiate county warrants,
thereby fastening upon Salt Lake
county the reputation of repudiator,
the very worst reputation a county
can have. Can the taxpayers of Salt
Lake county afford to have such men
in charge of their reputation?
Geddes and Christopherson are of
fice-seekers. No Office has ever sought
them. No office ever will seek them.
If any taxpayer were about to ven
ture his private means in some enter
prise and desired the judgment of men
of recognized business ability upon
the advisability of the venture, would
not the judgment of Frank Armstrong,
l.. E. Hall and ]. S. Rawlins be sought
and accepted in preference to that of
A. S. Geddes and Martin Christopher
son? If the judgment of the three
gentlemen first named is superior in
private business affairs to that of the
two last named. why should it not
be in the business affairs of the
county?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The Chicago Dispatch asked Senator
Allen if he thought the Sherman anti
trust law could be enforced. He re-
piled: Il answer yes. If the presi-
dent should employ the necessary
agencies within his power to break
down trusts and combinations. have
no doubt of his ability to do so. nor
have / doubt of the ability of a
vigorous and honest Encouragement
to do so if he should receive the sup
port of the chief executive" And this
is another reason why the people de-
sire the election of Mr.. Bryan. They
realize. not only that their rights are
infringed, but that their Liberties are
menaced by the spreading trust evil
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28
HOW TO voIE.

1t will be easy for anyone to vote
correctly if he understands the princi-
pie of the ballot; and if those who do
not feel certain about the matter will
turn to the ticket published on another
page he will be able, from the following
directions, to clear up all doubts
If you wish to vote a straight Demo-
cratic ticket put X in the square by
the rooster and make no other mark
Your vote will be counted for every
Democratic candidate.
If you wish to vote a scratched ticket
do not put any mark opposite the
rooster, but place a mark in the square
by the name of each candidate of your
choice. A mark opposite the rooster
would vote the whole ticket; then, if
you should mark a name on another
ticket, you would have voted for two
men for the same place and your vote
as to that Office would be thrown out
If, after marking the rooster, you
should make mark by the name of
one of the Republican candidates for
any place for which more than one per-
son is to be elected, you would lose
your vote for all the candidates for
that place, as the judges could not tell
which one you intended to scratch. If
you wish TO vote a, straight Peoples
party ticket, put the x opposite the
cottage. But that ticket is not full,
and if you desire to vote a complete
ticket you must, in addition to mark
ing the cottage, put x opposite to the
names of j. j. Daily for elector and two
of the candidates for Judges. If you
do not do this you will have voted for
only two electors and will not have
voted for any candidate for judge.
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THE HERALD ia n franchise MEM
be- of The United Press, and re-
cefyes the complete leased wire
Overland and Pacific Coast news re-
ports of The United Associated Press
es, embracing accurate Intelligence
of all current events in the whole
world With it's special wire and
operator I'm it's own office THE HER
AID e. daily I'm immediate possess
hosr of ssofng 10 press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The Weber county commissioners
only make matters worse by their ef-
forts TO explain. They say that two
good lawyers said it was all right AMI
SO they went ahead. Now, if they
have any law for their procedure they
can certainly produce it. A good law
yer will give his reasons for an opin-
zoa; he does not expect to have mere
unsupported assertions pass for law
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The Tribune says that A. S. Geddea
is not entitled to the voters favors
unless he can show that the extrava-
gance in the administration of counts
affairs was all against his opposition
This he has not done; this he will noe
do; this he cannot do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

Baltimore Sun: Mr.. Chauncey 1. Filley
is the Republican boss in Missouri and of
late has been busily engaged in adjust
ing local Republican differences in ST.
Louis and securing a full registration
throughout the state So intently was
Mr.. Filley engaged in looking after the
business of other people that he forgot
his own, and as a consequence failed TO
present himself for registration. So he
is disfranchised and there is no way in
which he can secure the right to vote at
the November election
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The Republican candidate has been
given the name of the great corsican;
he was nominated on the anniversary
OF Waterloo; and IN a short time we
shall know whether or rot the COIN
cidence is to be rounded cut in the
result Of the election
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The issue in this campaign is not free
trade or protection. but whether this
country shall go back to the timetable
standard of the fathers or continue the
single gold standard, the standard to
which John Sherman and Grover
Cleveland are so devoted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The Washington Post says that
President Cleveland is engaged upon
his message. and thar "a high author
isy'' states it will be "corker." That
is the best of it, as it will cork" up
Grover for good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

st. Paul Pioneer Press: Further good
fortune appears to be in store for the
American farmer in a prospective great
advance in the price of potatoes, owing
to disastrous prevalence of disease in
the potato fields of England Scotland,
Wales and Ito smaller EXTENT in those
of Ireland. Immense reports from the
tubers will probably be required from
America to make up the shortage; and
our farmers may well smile as they look
at the great product of their own fields
this year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

with 5000 teachers and $1,000 pupils
This is a great record for SO young g
community. Possibly Oklahoma de-
rives inspiration from her proximity
to Missouri. the third Sunday schoo.
state in the Union' This may all be
so, yet no one would call either Mis-
souri, or Oklahoma the banner Chris
tian community of the country.
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SOME EpIToR1As. el2aI,rENrs.

Boston Herald: One of the ballot COM
missioners is the father of girl. who
was born a day or two ago His law
name the baby I'll make her a hand
some present" NO. said the commits
sioner, II shall name her either Fanny
or Faneuil Hall, or Calliope for Music
Hall Those are the only names L can
think of now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

Mr.. Cleveland having been invited
TO make the principal address at
Prdnceton's sesqui-centennaai celebra-
rion. Attorney-General Harmon should
have been made the poet of the occa-
SIGN. aite9sii
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The goldbugs are all crying PA
Tfsotissn" and protesting their love of
country And yet DR.. johnson said
that patriotism is the last refuge of a
scoundrel
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II the people want as county com
nlissioners two men WHO are experts
in the method of conducting business
on the principle of how not to do it.
let them elect Geddes and Christopher
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

General Sickies calls Governor Alt
geld a wolf. The general will please
observe that as a candidate he runs
like a scared wolf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

In his tour through Kansas, Speak
er Reed is using as an Illustration of
the uses of money. rakes aud hay. In
fact. his tour might not improperly be
called 1.-THE Rake's Progress
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

The Tribune says that Martin Chris
ropherson's nomination is shameful
No one has ever disputed the state
ment; and no one ever will
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Atchison Globe: In view of the

Atchison Globe: In view of the hideous-
ness OF The m5de-uD r-Irs
mems hats. lover of the feathered
tribe hopes the hideousness will be pro-
will become so frightful the feminine sex
will rise in body and refuse to wear
corpses of slaughtered singers upon their
heads any longer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

David 3. Hin must be thankful that
there are no eggs in the coop where he
roosts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

New York World: The American peo-
pie are not willing to pay for powder to
be used in firing for freedom. 1t Is a
defect of our system that there is no
immediate method of causing MIR. Olney
TO understand this.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

How do New York's -Four Hundred"
prevent the Malthusian theory work
ing havoc among them?