The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-12
ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT.

Judge King has always been 2
stalwart Democrat, his fealty to the
party antedating the dissolution of the
Peoples party, in which he took a
prominent part. During the first Cleve-
land campaign he made several
speeches in behalf of Democracy. and
at that time, 1884, believed that the
time for the people of Utah to divide
on party lines had come. He continued
to work for the division, and when it
was accomplished at once became
prominent in the annals of the party
of which he is now the standard
bearer in Utah. He was identified, also.
with the Sagebrush Democracy. and
Stumped the state in the vain effort 10
elect Sam Thurman to congress. In
the winter of 1893 he spent several
months in Washington in the interest
of matters affecting the welfare of the
church, but since then has been de-
voted to his official and professional
duties. He has always contributed
literally of his time and money for the
benefit of the cause of which he is such
an eloquent and earnest exponent. His
reward came when at the last Demo-
cratic state convention he was nomin-
ated for congress by reclamation.
KING INTERVIEWED
I had an hours chat with him TODAY.
and in order to silence the snarling
critics and wilful perverters of the
truth, who are declaring that Lafayette
Holbrook, the Mckinley Republican
and silver Republican candidate for.
congress, was tricked by me when l
interviewed him, and that it was had
for sinister purpose, propounded the
same questions to him that l pro-
pounded to HOlbrOok
My first question was:
If elected to congress, will you go
into the regular Democratic caucus p
Yes" replied Judge King
viii you be bound by it's action?"
Not if it is adverse to silver"
IF it is governed by the gold stan
dard men will you bolt it's action or
will you be governed by the majority
of your party?''
Il viii bolt it. was the prompt reply
Being a pronounced silver man, you
could not consistently go into a party
caucus if you knew in advance that it
was controlled by the gold standard
men, could you?"
Il do not think" replied Judge King.
that the gold standard men will CON
troll the Democratic party in the house.
In fact, everything indicates that of
the Democrats elected to the house an
ONO- HcfIiillS IlldJOEIly VIII De IN FAVOR
of the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer, Independent of foreign nations.
but if, as your question implies, a ma
jority of the Democratic members of
the house should be for the gold stan
dard, | would not caucus with them
on financial questions and would ioin
hands with silver men, regardless of
party, and work for the remonetiza
ton of silver"
What do you consider the para
mount issue?'
Silver, unquestionably"
If elected will you vote for silver
under all circumstances"
Yes
viii you decline to vote for a tariff
proposition of any kind until silver is
recognized?"
Yes
IF it is possible to secure legisla
tion on tariff matters and utterly i'm
possible to secure legislation for silver.
will you support tariff legislation ?"
No"
What do you think of the Demo
cratic tariff plank?'
ST approve of it,
Do you believe in laborers' unions
and the organization of labor?"
Yes"
Do you think that eight hours ought
to be legal days work in all trades ~
Yes. and 1 will be glad to see such
prosperity that less hours might be de
voted to toll and more to intellectual
and other pursuits
Judge, l have propounded to you all
of the leading questions 1 propounded
to Candidate Rolbrook, and you have
answered them. Do you think you have
been tricked?"
mo, / do not
We're the questions adroitly put. or
were they questions that any man run
ming for office should be able to answer
without equivocation or evasion?''
consider them fair questions and
questions that can be easily answered. p
All of which is respectfully referred
to Cousin Joe'' and to the defenders
of the gentleman who they say I put
in a hole"