The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-23
A MIGHTY UNDEkCURRENT
OF SENTIMENT GOING TO SWEEP
TINE COUNTRY.
1t VIII Elect Bryan and Free the
Masses from bondage and Penn
AEGEAN English Newspaper Man
Who Believes in silver and Bryan.

John Ellerthorpe, a representative of
the Daily Telegraph of London, who
has been in Salt Lake for the past few
days, left for Chicago last night,
where he will remain until after the
election.
One of the objects of Mr.. Eller-
thorpe's visit to this country is to
make an investigation of the political
status of the United States for his
paper, and in the search for informa-
ton on this momentous question he
has Travelled over a greater portion of
this country, and his opinions, based
on what he has seen and heard, are
worthy of serious consideration.
Although Mr.. Ellerthorpe has been
connected with the Daily Telegraph
for period of thirty years, he is a
firm believer in bimetallism, and he
scouts the idea th2a Wlln 1ae 1esscs.-
alton of silver to the minis in the
United States that the country would
be flooded with silver, in consequence
OF which the currency of the country
would become deprecated; and he goes
further and says that it was a sorry
day for India when the English gov
eminent closed the mints of that
country.
Since the arrival Of Mr. Ellerthorpe
into this country he has had inter
views with both of the presidential
candidates, and he is free to confess
that he was most favorably impressed
with Mr.. Bryan, who, he says, is a
gentleman of wonderful ability, of ex-
cellent and irreproachable character
and man of brains. steadfast purpose
and undying patriotism. In his inter-
view with Mr.. Bryan the cam
didate was asked, If he was
elected, what he would do with
the gold obligations of the coun-
try, his answer being that all of the
gold obligations would be met, but
that all other Indebtedness would be
paid in the currency of the country.
But should you be defeated said Mr..
Ellerthorpe, what thep?' In answer,
Mr.. Bryan said with great earnestness.
A cause like this, founded on justice,
will never fall TO the ground"
The inspiration of the Democrat ic
nominee, according to Mr.. Ellerthorpe,
is truly wonderful, ana the growth of
the silver sentiment is something re-
markable, yet it will take the united
strength of the people of the United
States to put him into the White
House.
While in Chicago, before coming to
Utah, Mr.. Ellerthorpe called on one of
the editors of one of the leading Re
publican papers of that city. and in
answer TO the question as to what the
outcome of the election would be- was
given the following reply: Mckinley
is sure to be elected, because he has
everything on his side, to-wit: Money.
the press. the leading magazines, the
brains of the country, intelligence. edu-
cation, and protection-the last being
sufficient in itself to elect Mckinley.
The editor went still further and said
that ii, with all of these in his favor.
Mckinley was not elected, it would go
TO show that there was a dangerous
unGercurrent of sentiment in this
country THAT the best people We're now
-sncg-alit OF, that sooner or latec. would
end in the destruction of the present
form of government.
After his interview with the editor
in question, ar. Enerthorpe called on
the heads OF the trades unions, and
after stating what had been said TO
him by the newspaper man. asked
them what they thought about the sit
uation. The answer was that Chicago
and the state of Illinois would surely
so for Bryan; that, call it what they
might. there was an '-undercurrent of
sentiment that was going to sweep
the country, Kidding it of trusts. mon
opolies and combines, thereby releas-
ing the masses from the bondage of
slavery and peonage, which was the
real condition of the people today I'M
der the strong hand of the money
power.
Mr.. Ellerthorpe is of the opinion that
Chicago will be the point where the
battle royal Of the campaign viii be
fcusll;s, ana that the way llanois goes
SO wiz 20 tee election.
Mr.. Ellerthorpe is a pleasing gem
tleman 10 converse with, as he is an
interesting talker and is thoroughly
posted on the events of the day. He
is greatly interested in mining mat
ters, and upon his return to Utah will
visit our various mining camps.
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