The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-20
The Attitudes of Judge King and
flr. HOlbrook on the Silver
Question.
Declarations of the Democratic and Republican
Candidates rIade to the Herald. Let the Voters
Compare Them.
From the Interview With Hon. La
fayetfe Hoibro0k, published in the
Herald Oct. 4:

| From the Interview With Hon. La
fayetfe Hoibrook, published in the
Herald Oct. 4:
first asked Mr.. Holbrook if, in case
| ne was elected to congress, he would go
INTO the regular Republican caucus.
Il answer yes TO that was his reply.
Then he paused, and in a deprecatory
way said: Yes, / shall do that: have
Bit
will you be bound by its action?''
That" said Mr.. Holbrook, deliberately,
and with emphasis, lis something 1 can
not decide until l meet it,
If it is controlled by gold standard
men will you bolt its action or be gov
erned by the majority of your party?'
was the next question.
Just repeat ,that!' exclaimed the
nominee. 1 did so. Then thought
wrapped him in its embrace and held him
prisoner for brief SPELL
You may say" finally came from
the lips of Mr.. Holbrook in slow tones,
that that is another question / cannot
answer until it confronts me. My action
/, will be entirely governed by circum-
stances"
n Bsing pronounced silver man man Mr. Mr.
consistently go into party caucus if you
knew in advance that it was controlled
by the gold standard men?'
We'll he replied. "a man could SO
opinion. l believe that it would be bad
policy to keep away from men who hold
opposite views. A battle was never won
by keeping out of sight
What do you consider the paramount
issue in this campaign"
"Silver, of course was the answer,
but continued Mr.. Holbrook, Il am
as strong a protectionist as / ever was.
Silver, however, is the paramount issue,
not only here but throughout the nation"
''Then," l asked, "if elected you will
vote for silver under all circumstances?
That is another hard question, he
repealed, but not until he had revolved 1t
thoroughly in his mind Let me see,
he unused. Again thought made him
not know in what shape it could be put
that 1 would not vote for it.
will you decline to vote for protection
until silver is recognized?'' was my next
question.
NO was the answer. There might
be cases in which l wouldn't. 1t is Sc
rious question and another one in which
would have to be governed by circum-
stances. That ! consider silver the para
mount issue there is no question. Should
such a question confront me I would
study it earnestly and honestly, and abide
by the conviction formed"
for protection and utterly impossible to
secure legislation for silver, will you
support protection legislation
would. provided / believed it would not
initiate against the interests of silver. l
believe that proper protective tariff on
lead and wool would prove of great bene-
fit to the state"
Have you read the Democratic tariff
plank?'
Yes
what do you think of it?'
.It it nearer TO my ideas on the tariff
question than the Democrats have ever
adopted before, but they can go still
farther before they reach my ideas
who is your choice for United States
senator2''
Il do not think it hardly fair to me
for you to ask that question. Being a
nominee ii would not be right for me to
mix up in any fractional fight"
DO you approve of Arthur Browns
record?"
"That is another question which it is
hardly fair to put to me. 1t is not rele-
DO you approve of Frank Cannon's
course?'
THAT can be answered by my action at
the Salt Lake convention on the oath Of
September. That convention endorsed
him
DO you favor Browns re-election?"
Let me express my position, said Mr.
Holbrook. y do not believe in running
into politics. l have al
ways detested things of that kind in
When it comes to performing
a public trust the conditions are different.
In such a position l would do my duty at
all hazards.