The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-09

Democratic state central committee, re-
turned home yesterday after some
what extended visit east.
Naturally the judge paid considerable
attention to political n alters, and with
the presidential campaign just opening,
he was able to get much information as
to the trend of affairs and the prevail
ing sentiment, and he freely outlined
those impressions WIN seen by a Her
aid reporter during the afternoon.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
what seemed to be the prevailing
topic discussed, politically was asked:
THE financial question" replied
Judge Powers Il was surprised and
gratified by the great interest evinced.
1t is found to be the issue in the COM
ing campaign and it cannot be obscured
by the question of protection or tariff
for revenue. Everywhere you hear
people talking for gold or silver, and
while the gold sentiment largely pre-
dominates in the east, there are many,
very many intelligent and stalwaTt sill
Yer advocates. AS each state holds its
convention, the financial plank is close
" Scrutinized. II is now conceded that
the Republican national convention Will
declare for the gold standard and John
Sherman vouches for Mckinley, Who
will probably be the nominee as safe
and sound gold standard man. As
consequence the interest now centers IN
the probable action of the Democratic
national convention at Chicago. 1t IS
interest ng to nore that all the gold
standard papers, Republican and Demo-
cratic, ara working hand in hand to
control the Democratic national con-
ventiun. Any one would have right
to assume that it is no business of the
Repu blicans as TO what the Democrats
do. but the golden chain of mutual in
terest in the service Of their gold bug
masters has made Sianlese twins
of the great newspapers of the
east. Republican papers advance
arguments for Democratic voters, pat
the gold men on the back and speak
with ever rising indignation of the ''sil-
Yer lunatics.
ATTITUDE OF THE ADMINISTRA-
TON.
'eWhat truth is there in the reports
that tie Democratic administration is
striving to control the Chicago conven-
tion?''
THE reports are absolutely true All
the vast power Of the administration
is being used to throttle the voice of
the masses andaso place the Democracy
upon a gold platform. Letters are be-
ing sent to ali federal officials. Inter
views are had with all who will visit
Washington. Plans are laid to nullify
the action Of duly called conv entions
and everything that ingenuity. power
and money can do is being done And
in this connection might as well make
a statement. which l know to be the
indignation among the Democrats of
Utah. Last fall friend of Utah and
a Democrat standing high in the coun-
ellis of our party, whose name I can
give if il becomes important. sought to
raise small campaign fund to aid us
in our fight. He went to men who
could have readily furnished what he
asked for and he made his appeal.
." True was the reply, we could
raise the money, BUTTS it wise? Is it
advisable?'
g 1t may mean two Democratic SEN
atoa-s and. a Democratic member of con-
gress,' said our friend.
Yes said the Democratic leaders,
but it also means two silver senators,
and we would rather have those silver
senators Republicans than Democrats
and there the negotiations ended. Our
friend afterwards went over to New
York and renewed his appeal there and
he was met by the same arguments
and he finally surrendered to the inev-
liable. At the same time. the same
men to whom he appealed for help for
us forwarded $4,000 to Kentucky to
control the Democratic state conven-
ton of that state. Just think of it,
Sixteen thousand dollars sent into a
state to control the action Of Demo-
cratic delegates in one state conven-
toni That was more money than was
spent by us in the entire campaign.
And this is no fairy tale. Through the
. persuasive arguments of those sixteen
thousand dollars. the Kentucky Demo-
Gratis adopted a gold platform, Black
burn was defeated for the senate and
Republican was made governor.
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR.
1.-THE same tactics are being used
now, and it becomes the duty of every
state where the silver Democrats have
a majority to send none but known
silver men in Chicago, who are also
known to be absolutely unpurchaSable,
and they should be instructed in con-
vention TO vote as q unit. We must not
make a mistake as to a single delegate
or alternate The work should begin in
the primaries and it should be followed
UP in the county conventions. Our
state convention at Salt Lake. June 6,
should be a large one and 1T ought to
be composed of the best men and wo-
men in t'le state Let US send men,
intelligent men and fighters, to Chi
cago. Our six votes may become very
important. At any rate we ought 70
help make a. brave fight against the
concen trated wealth of the earth that
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