The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-03
AN OPEN BOOK.


Nothing in BANDS Life to conceal.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Governor stone
of Missouri was asked today if he had
noted the report that the eastern gold
standard delegates were tending to-
ward Governor Boies. He answered
that he had seen such a report in the
NEWSPAPERS and had heard such talk
in the Hobbies, but he knew nothing
of its truth. Continuing, the governor
said that Mr.. Bland and his friends
had not expected, and do not expect
any support from that source. He
said:
Mr.. BANDS stand is the personif1-
cation Of the free coinage idea. 1t is
utterly impossible in the very nature
of things, that there should be any
alliance between him and the single
standard gold men. If he is nominated,
he will be nominated by the votes of
the delegates elected as free silver
coinage men. l am sure Mr., Bland s
nomination will be opposed to the ut
most and his defeat sought by every
means possible
BY THE GOLD POWER,
one thing more: The states repre-
scented here by the single gold stand
ard delegations will not probably cast
a single electoral vote for the nominee
of this convention. If Mr. Bland IS
nominated. he will be nominated by
the delegates from the states whose
electoral vote must be relied upon for
success at the polls"
The governor was asked if he was
aware that two or three gentlemen
prominent in labor organizations were
rot partial to Mr.. BANDS nomination.
on the ground that he has not been an
active friend Of labor.
That is a strange objection to
make TO Mr. Bland" was the reply.
His whole lafe has been identified
with the industrial producing classes
OF the country He
HAS NOT PLAYED THE CALLER
les
for mere effect. but his whole public
career has been one long battle in
favor of the people-of the great
masses. Look at the man and his
history For twenty-five years he was
a representative in Congress. In that
time he never rode to Washington or
anywhere on free passes He paid mis-
own way and that Of his family, not
that he was antagonistic to railroads
or TO any legitimate enterprise; but
knowing that many important matters
in which these corporations were in
terested would be the subjects of leg
islation. he did not think it proper for
him to accept favors, great or small.
He never made any display of things
OF this kind. Only a few people are
aware of the fact to which 1 allude,
hut it is true. He voted against
THE BACK SALARY GRAB,
and refused to accept the money fol-
him in the treasury. and on another oc-
casion when an extra session of Con
gress was called to begin Immediately
upon the close of the regular session
and before he left Washington, he re-
fused to accept the mileage for the
extra session when the appropriation
therefor was passed over his protest
He was for years one of the promi-
rent factors in Congress, at the head OF
ore of the great committees, and one
Of the influential members of the
House; yet. a year ago, when he re-
tired from Congress, he
WAS STILL A POOR MAN.
He went down on his farm near LIE
banon, Mo, and has been there en-
gagged in the difficult task of making
an honest living by agriculture. To
illustrate his character, it is an actua
fact that, on the very day the Texas
state convention was in session tc
send delegates here, and when it was
known that his name would be before
that convention, he was out actively
aiding his men in the hay fields. Here
is another incident illustrating his
character. Since he left Congress The
citizens of Ouray, Colo, sent Mr.. Blanc
a handsome silver service as an eX
preston of their regard for his grea
work for the cause of free silver bu4
even under such circumstances as
these stated. he declined 10 accept i
and returned it. For any man, there
tore. to say that Richard P. Bland i!
in any sense, even in the slightest de
gree. unfriendly TO
THE INDUSTRIAL CLASSES
of the country. is worse than absurd
The statement is contradicted by hi
whole life. Although Blard is such
man as ] describe, he is also d broat
man Of large experience in public af
fairs; conservative, just ana patriotic
He is also a man Of wide reading,
man Of books, who thinks and has
lofty conception Of American citizen
ship He stands today as the idea
Democrat of America, and would max
an ide.l candidate for the presidency
HOBART is TIcKLED.
PATTERSON. N j., July 2.-vice