The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-07
THE REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.

breadth.
1t premises with the statement that
an important campaign will soon open
in the state, and that its progress must
deeply concern all Republicans who
love their party. 1t then proceeds to
state that three months ago the tri-
umph of the party seemed assured. 1t
says nothing further on this head.
leaving it to be inferred that today this
triumph is not assured 1t then COM
mends the Mckinley law by quoting
from President Harrison's message of
October 6. 1890, in which he tells of its
beneficial effects
1t arraigns the Democratic party for
issuing bonds in time of peace. a thing
surely not TO be commended, yet a
thing which Mr.. Cleveland did to pre-
serve the gold reserve and maintain
that financial system which is based
on the gold standard and the demoneti-
cation Of silver. and which system was
lnaugurated by the Republican party.
ana for the maintenance of which it
declared this year in national conven-
ton at St Louis. These important
facts the address disingenuously omits
Major Mckinley is lauded in the
highest terms, and his record on the
battlefield pointed to with pride. But
nothing is said of the fact that today
ne stands before the American people
as the champion of the gold standard;
nor is reference made to his latest
speech in which he says that the debts
OF the nation must be paid in gold.
The startling statement is made that
from June 80, 1894, to December 81,
1895. the amount of goods we imported
from foreign lands increased s146. 66S
s6S. and during the same time the
amount of goods exported decreased
S6|27S,O97, making a total loss to our
nation of s213, 1885, AS to the cor
RICHNESS of the figures we cannot saw
not having had time to verify or dis
prove them, but to add the increase
Of imports of foreign goods for six
months TO the decrease in the export of
domestic goods for the same time, and
then say that the amount is a total
loss to tine nation is a piece of impu-
DENT effronfery that could only ema-
nate from a Republican state commit
tee that sees TINT the fortunes of it's
parity are sunk so low than it wild resort
TO anything, no matter how contempti-
BILE or despicable, that win bolster
them UP. This statement made to the
people of Utah assumes that they are
all fools. The $46,66S, $50 worth of goods
that were imported, the nation had,
just as lit had the s67,27S, 097 worth of
goods which 1T did not export.
Five questions are propounded for the
of Republicans. The
fourth is:
Fourth-Is it not then of vitaa i'm
poTtance that the Republicans stand
by their ticket, elect q free silver Re-
publican congressman and a free silver
legislature and a free sill
yer Republican senator, to represent
the principles Of the Republican party
as expressed in the free silver resolu-
ton Of the last convention?
If ali this be SO, why stop short at
she election of a free |
silver Republican president? The para
mount issue being that of free silver, |
where is the consistency of sending
free silver Republican representatives
and senators to Congress when Those |!
same representatives and senators
would block adj the plans of a Repub-
lean administration to secure tariff leg
Station until the administration had |
irst consented to the enactment of a |
aw for the free and independent coin
age of silver? And then a Republican
administration, if there shall be one,
wild be, pledged against that very timing.
The address charges the responsible
ty for the repeal of the purchase clause
# the Sherman act upon the Democrat
c party An examination of the VOTES
lpon that bill will SHOW that more
Republicans than Democrats voted for
he repeal.
The address would make lit appear
hat the Democratic party has been the
bitter enemy of the veterans of the
var. 1t says the party ''once before
fair dealing to the veterans
# the nation, and it redeemed that
,romise by the bit1erest hostility to
very deserving Union soldier" It has
ealt fairly with them, and no honest
nam will deny it. In 1892, the last
ear of General HarTison's administra-
ion, the number of pensioners on the
oils was S76, eSS. In 1893, the first year
f Mr.. Cleveland's administration, the
lumber was increased to 966,012 The
mount paid out for pensions in 1892
vas S141, Csc, 94SS4. In 1898 the amount
aid out was S15S, 155 342.51. And every
ear of Mr.. Cleveland's administration
he amount paid out for pensions has
cen greater than in any year of amy
administration save that OF
$50.
The address says that under the
amer of protection and free silver we
1ade this state Republican. That
amer we are not ready to cast aside.
We are pledged to the people Of Utah
D restore a protective tariff" How
ill that protection be restored while
ne Republican silver senators declare
hey will block all tariff legislation I'M
Il free coinage is obtained? This is
mother point wherein the address fails
t a critical point.
aside from a national policy of pro-
,ction our local mineral, agricultural,
.uit and stock interests especially
eed the benefits of protection, isolat- ,,
L and far removed as we are from
lie seaboard markets." says the ad- .
ress. =,
This very isolation gives protection. :