The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-29
VOLCOT''P SHOWS
WHITE FATHERS.
Plain Case of RepublicanlSm
Above Silver.
IDEAS EOF A FIGHT
Make a Bluff and Then Go to
Your Corner.
IDEAS EoF A FIGHT
A Silver Republican Who Has u
String to Each and Every of His
White Metal Arguments-Over and
Above Everything Else, the Cen
tIeman From Colorado is Afraid
of the Pops.

WASHINGTON April Ex-senator
Wolcobt of Colorado has written let
ter defining his position in regard to
the ST. Louis convention.
The senator's position is radically diff
ferent from the position of his col
league, Senator Teller, as Senator VOL
cott indicates his intention of remain
ing with the Republican party, what
ever action 1T may take on the currency
question.
HIS LETTER IS AS FOLLOWS:
washington, April 2S.-Irving w.
Howbert, Chairman Republican State
Committee: My Dear Sir-During the
past few weeks 1 have received many
letters from Colorado friends on the
subject of the coming Republican ma
tional convention, many of than asking
me if 1 desired to go as a delegate. To
avoid any possible nlisconceptton as to
my position, l write this letter to you,
as the chairman of the Republican
state central committee. 1 prefer not
to go to ST. Louis as a delegate, and
have carefully avoided the slightest IN
dication to anybody OF any sort OF
wish to be present at the convention IN
that capacity.
ST have, however, an opinion of the
subject of our representation at the
convention which it seems proper
should express to you. When the Re
publican state convention meets IN
Colorado May H. it may decline to be
represented at ST. Louis or it may Sc
lect delegates. If the latter, the duty
of the delegation, in my opinion, WE'LL
be to attend the convention, make
THE BEST FIGHT POSSIBLE
for bimeltallism in the committee on
resolutions and on the floor of the con-
vention if there shall be opportunity
for discussion before the whole con-
vention, and after having insisted by
every proper method upon the duty OF
the convention to declare in favor OF
THE restoration of silver as measure
of value with gold, to accept the Wltl
of the ma jority of the convention and
erdeavor OF secure the nomination of
the candidate most friendly to western
interests. There is no sacrifice / would
not make to secure the reconciliation
of silver, not because Colorado IS
producer of silver, but because, In my
opinion, prosperity will never return
unless bimetallism ait the former ra-
tito. is re-eStabliShed, and because the
approaching value of gold and the
sl1rinkage of values which necessarily
follow this appreciation must -brlng
only disaster and poverty and suffering
to all the people of this country VINO
are not lenders of money. TIE secure
the unlimited coinage of silver, L would
COUNT PARTY TIES AS NOTHING.
lat this moment, however, the Sit
uation which confrorts us Isl this: Both
of the two great parties are appar-
emily opposed to free coinage by the
United States. The Populist party ia
vors free coinage, but only as means
to secure more currency, as stepping
stone to unlimited paper money, and
1T unites with free coinage advocacy
socialistic and paternaliStic doctrines,
which are dangerous in tendency, and
which would be, if adopted, destruc-
tive to free institutions. l know OF no
fourth party as yet entitled 10 our con-
fidence and support, apuhough the WIS
dom of leaders whose character and
abilities we trust may find some COM
mon. ground upon which bimetallfsnn,
untafmted with Populism, may stand
Under 'uhese circumstances and condl-
lions. therefore, I desire to be counted
as a Republican, proud of the tradl-
tfons of my party, glorylng IN MS
achievements and still hopeful that the
great party which has heretofore stood
for the
MASSES AGAINST THE CLASSES
NAV in this great economic question,
vest range itself on the side of humanity
and of civilization. If either one OF
the two great parties shall declare in
favor of the unlimited coinage OF silver
at our mints existing political conul-
tions in Colorado will undergo a sweep
ing change, and in this letter l only
speak of the situation as 1t is TO-
day.
.'There is, in my opinion, one event
which might involve our country IN
worse disaster than gold monometal-
lism. and only one, and that would be
t1Ie triumph of Populism. Colorado SUI
fe.red under the degradation and blight
of Populist rule for two years. L be-
lieye it the duty of every good citizen
to stand up and fight in open against
a repetition of that rulEous experiment.
One thing fundher-our representation
is small at best. To have the slightest
weight it should, if any delegation is
sent, be practically unanimous in SEN
timeut and expression. The occasion
is not one where
PERSONAL AMBITIONS
or desire for patronage should influence
selection 1 have no DOUBT tnat tne
Republicans of Colorado wifi send del
egates to the national convention who
are of united and friendly spirit an
mated by a common and harmonious
n1rrpose. and desircus only of secur-
ing the greatest consideration for the
interests of our commonwealth. 1t
has seemed to me fitting and proper
that the members of that party whose
commission 1 hold should know, before
the meeting of the state convention,
nv views as TO our duty in respect TO
the national convention. This is no
time for differences among our own
people. I have faith ard commence
that tIhe way will DE made clear for
yood citizens in Colorado to cast their
ballots this fall without sacriflcing
a1fleir honor or their convictions