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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
OF THE SILVER
PEOPLE.

That portion of the press and people
of the country that were so fierce and
furious in their denunciation of those
who were advocating a free and indie
pendent coinage of silver policy for
this country should look back at their
utterances, and blush for shame at
! them. Nearly one-half of the American
people were advocating this policy and
the oSher half were opposing them,
their opposition consisting chiefly in
denunciation, vilification and vituper-
alton. They were called anarchists.
regulators, revolutionists, enemies of
order and system everywhere. Their
denunciators and traducers talked like
crazed men. Yet under all this provo
cation the silver people pursued the
even tenor of their way, constantly ad-
vocating those principles that they be-
lieved to be correct and for the best
interests of the whole country. They
proposed but one method of attaining
their end, that method an appeal to
the people, their decision to be made
known through the ballot.
The appeal was made, the decision
has been given, and it is against the
advocates of free silver. 1t was a sore
disappointment to them, true; but how
have they accepted it? They have ac-
cepted it as true patriots, acquiescing
in the viii of the majority of the
American people. a more supreme test
could not have been put upon men, yet
how grandly the silver people have
withstood the test They made no
threats of disloyalty before election;
they make none after election.
Is not their whole conduct since the
election; the manner in which they
nave accepted the result of the cleo
ton; their ready and cheerful ac-
acknowledgement that the majority must
rule in all things, no matter how that
rule may conflict with their own ideas,
a complete REPUTATION of each and
every charge brought against them
during the campaign? In its way their
action and acquiescence in the result
Of the election have been as great an
example of pure patriotism as the ac-
ton of those who responded to the call
of duty when the life of the nation was
in peril. All their sentiments all their
actions, show them to have been actu-
ated by none but the highest motives.
Even those who opposed them and
have now triumphed will yet recognize
and acknowledge this fact.
Would these opponents have so pa
triotically acquiesced in triumph of
the silver forces?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

The dispatches bring news of mills
starting up in many places to fill or
ders that were made contingent upon
the election of Mckinley. That indi-
Gates that the people giving the orders
were in earnest in the belief that Re-
publican success would make business
for them. There is no doubt that great
multitudes of people sincerely enter
tain such a belief and that they have
made their business plans to conform
more or less closely to the idea. This
being the case, some revival should be
experienced. While the belief was un-
founded, it is still true that, with a
great many men acting upon it, bust
ness can be given a start. Business
that should have been distributed over
many months will be crowded into
few and the result cannot be other
wise than beneficial.
Nor is there anyone who will not
hope that the improvement will be
maintained. People may differ about
the means to bring about prosperity.
but all patriotic persons are willing
that it should come, even though their
plan may not have been adopted. And
there is every reason to think that the
new impulse given to operations will
be continued for a considerable period
Generally speaking, those who control
industrial establishments were for Nc
Kinley. They are confident that we
are to have an era of prosperity, and,
even if they are wrong. their activity
viii maintain better conditions until
they discover their error
Last year manufacturers conceived
the idea that the tide had turned and
there was a pronounced boom in many
lines that continued for several months.
Subsequent developments demonstrated
that there was no solid foundation for
the movement. but it sufficed to loosen
many purse-strings and to furnish adj
ditional work for those dependent upon
the labor of their hands. The present
movement may be equally as vigorous
and, even though il should come to
grief, it will have sufficed to improve
conditions temporarily, increasing the
amount of labor to be performed, put
ting Goals on dark hearths and placing
loaves on tables that are bare.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
AMERICAN CONSERVATISM.

Discussing the result of the election.
the San Francisco Examiner makes use
of the following language: The con-
sentative instincts of the American
people have prevailed again. and Nc
Kinley is TO be the next president Of
the United States. Americans are said
TO be a reckless and mercurial race,
but they often display a cautious
aversion to change that is worthy of
the Chinese. This quality is not to be
quarreled with, for it has saved us
from many threatening dangers, and.
taking our history as a whole, has
doubtless worked more good than
harm But ii is often a source of keen
disappointment to ardent reformers,
who see the light SO clearly themselves,
and yet find it impossible to induce
the country to act upon it. 1t is the
way of the American people TO endure
the ills they have until they become
absolutely uncomfortable rather than
fee to others that TREY know not of, or
even to the bare possibility of others"
At first Thought, a pronounced free
coinage man is Inclined TO resent the
statement that 1T was the conserv-
atism Of the American people that de-
feated Bryan, but there can be no
doubt that the statement is correct.
There were multitudes. who were in
clined to support free coinage, but they
felt that they did not wholly under
stand the question and preferred to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
THE LIMIrArIoxs OF YOUTH.

I'd Ike to be a cowboy an ride a fiery
Way out into the big an boundless west
I'd kill the bears an catamounts an
wolves l. come across.
An Ia pluck the bal head eagle from
his nest.
With my pistols at my side,
l would roam the prarers vide,
An to scalp the savage InJUn in his wig
wan would l ride
IF l darSt; but [ darsen'tl
I'd like to go to Afriky an hunt the lions
An The biggest ellefunts you ever saw
I would track the fierce gorilla 10 his
equatorial lair,
And beard the cannybul that eats folks
raW
I'd chase the pizen snakes
An the pottimus that makes
HIS nest down at the bottom Of un-
fathomable lakes
If | darst: but l darSen't!
would 1 were a pirut to sail the ocean
blue,
With a big black flag a-fyin' overhead;
gallant p;rut crew,
An dye the sea equity, CORY red!
With my cutlass in my hand
On the quarter deck I'd stand
And TO deeds OF heroism I'd incite my
pirut band
If l darst but l darsen't!
An If 1 darst, I'd lick my pa for the
times that he's licked me;
I'd LEX my brother an my teacher too,
I'd lick the fellers that call round on
sister after tea,
Ar ia keep on hckin' folks till I got
through
You'd bet | run away
From my lessons 10 my play
Ar I'd shoe the hens, an tease the cat,
an kiss the girls all day
If i darSt; but | QarSen'ti
Eugene Field.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
'.That Mans Father Was by Fathers
SON."

London Daily News: DR.. Wynn West
colt, coroner, held an inquest at the
Shoreditcn coroners court yesterday re-
speeding the death of Jessie Shirley, aged
8 months, who died suddenly az u Tur
ner's place, Roxton. Louisa Mercer said
that she had had charge of the deceased
for Is weeks.
Coroner-What are the parents?
The Witness-They are travelling with a
The Coroner-Is the father an actor?
Witness-He IS comic man.
GauShter)
The Coroner-But he is an actor, isn't
ne?
The Witness-He takes comic parts. SC
suppose he is.
The Coroner-How came you to have
charge of the child? Are you any relation
TO the parents?
Witness-Well, am and I'm not. You
see, my husbands mother was. On,
don't know. Qaughter) My husband
can explain.
The Coroner-But surely you know your
own relations?
childs father and my husbands mother
was
The Coroner-Well what was be?
The Witness-l can't say IL
The witness husband then stepped for
ward and said he could explain the mat
ter and put things straight.
The Coroner-Go on. then.
The Husband-Ye see by marriage he is
my nephew; by marriage, you know.
Q.aughter.)
The Coroner-we don't know. Did the
father marry your nice?
The Witness-No, not exactly that. His
mothers sister married my father q
second time. loud laughter.)
The Coroner-Oh, that gets over me.
Sit down; we must leave your relation
ship a mystery. Q1aughter)
The husband afterward endeavored to
explain the matter to a reporter but could
never get beyond that his fathers sec
ond wife was stepmother to the de-
ceased's fathers mothers sister. The
jury returned a verdict of natural death,
but added that the parents We're de-
serving of censure for not attending the
inquest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Prime crank, DR.. c. H. Parkhurst,
preached his last election sermon Sun
day. Among other things he said: 1T
is no longer question of silver against
gold. Anarchy has shown its fangs.
The movement which we ought to meet
and throttle this week has a lurking
hatred for all authority. IL has natur-
ally drawn into it's wake that clique of
organized criminals that for years and
years has fattened on the spoils and
the virtue of this city, converting it
morally into a kind of municipal hell,
and has had the effrontery, almost mag
nificent in its proportions, to bring here
for the purpose of instructing us in our
civic duties a man who is the crowned
hero and the worshipped deity of the
anarchists of the northwest" These
are the carnations of a FOOLS brain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
TALES OF THE DAY.
IT was 9, Rad Bargain.

New York Times: Caleb has three
children-John, Mary and Jane. John is
the eldest and so the most inGuirlng- he
had heard that babies were bought from
doctors, and one day asked his mother
about prices.
Mother, how much did 1 cost?" he in
quired.
AS some reply had to be made, his
mother said $1,000. John thought it over
for a moment and then asked:
How much did you pay for Nary?
Fifteen hundred dollars"
'Why, she cost more than me-
Yes, girls always cost more than
boys
What did you pay for Jane?" Jane is a
little self-willed tyrant.
Jane cost 80 000." said Mrs. Caleb, and
John lapsed into deep thought.
In few moments he said: Mamma, l
got stuck with Jane"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
NEEDED BALLOT LAW AMEND
kIGSNINS,

Tuesdays election demonstrated the
superiority of the Australian baalDt sys-
TEN over the old one That days trial
of it showed that our present law
could BE- amended to advantage in
some particulars.
The polls in the state are kept open
from a. m. to p. m. 1T is too late
and 1t entails too much work upon me
judges. 1t is too late because after 5
p. m. 1T is too dark In the booths for
voters to scrutinize their tickets, I'M
less artificial light is provided. a thing
that is quite impraotgcaible.
In but eleven other states of the
Union are the polls kept open SO long,
and only in twelve so late as in Utah.
as Will appear from the following Est:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
SPELLING REFORM.

Periodically we have waves of spell
ing reform sentiment sweeping over
the country. They have never accom-
plished anything, but the reforn.ers
have not been discouraged and haze
continued the agitation whenever they
could get the public ear.
Recently the sentiment in favor of a
change or changes of some kind or
kinds has manifested itself in new
form. Publishers have taken the sub
ject UP and propose introducing inno-
vations in books issued from their
presses. This is a practical way of
getting at the problem. 1t may lead to
confusion, but it will familiarize read
ers with improved photography and
may result finally in some general
agreement on the subject.
One large publishing house has pro-
posed eleven rules. making radical
changes. 1t has secured the signatures
of large number of authors and jour-
nalists to the first of them. When
three hundred signatures are secured
the rule is to be binding upon all those
who have signed and it will then be put
in force in the firms office. The stip-
ulated number of signatures is about
made up and in a. short time the rule
will go into effect. 1t is as follows:
Change final ed to when so pro-
nounced, as in abashed (abasht),
wished (wisht). ETC., and. if double
consonant precedes drop one of the
consonants, as in Clipped (chipt),
dressed (5rest) hoDDed (hODtl afo
Retain final ed when the affects
a preceding sound, as when the pre-
ceding vowel sound is long and ex-
pressed by single letter, as in baked,
not bakt, because bakt would naturally
be pronounced like backed. The e
does not affect the preceding vowel
sound when expressed by two or more
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

$Chicago-6:OO to 400.
"*Cincinnati and Cleveland-6:oO to 400.
There are several other respects in
which the law could be amended to ad-
vantage, particularly in the matter of
allowing the judges to have the assist
ance Of several clerks when il comes
to counting the ballots, these clerks to
of the precinct and sworn in by the
judges.
We trust the legislature will give
these matters attention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
Mrs. Castle. the San Francis

Mrs. Castle. the San Francisco
woman arrested in London for theft.
has been sentenced TO three months
Imprisonment. A determined effort was
made TO get her off on the plea of
mental alteration. One of the phys-
icians called in her behalf testified that
the disease with which she was afflicted
was likely to produce any kind of
mania at any time. No one viii ques-
fiop the scientific fact announced by
the doctor, but a good many people
VIII think that the Doctors knowledge
was very conveniently suited to the
necessities Of the case at bar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

THE HERALD ia a franchise mem
he- OF The United Press, and re-
cefTes the complete leased wire
overland and Pacific Coast news re-
ports of The United Associated Press
es, embracing accurate intelligence
OF all current events in the whole
world. With its special wire and
operator in its own Office THE HER
AID is daily in Immediate possess
sion of the latest news up Till the
hour of asOiHg to press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The English Bimetallic league is
about to issue an address in which it
will take the ground that the election
of Mckinley VIII be a great assistance
to the bimetaF,ic cause. Those British
silver men are a good bit like the Bona
partists. OrIeanists, Carlists, Jacobins
and other pre9ender factions whose
claims have at various times disturbed
or amused Europe, and who always
found hope in every defeat they sus-
raicled
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

THE fight has just commenced, ="
said Mr.. Bryan when asked what eff
feet the election of Mckinley would
have upon the free coinage cause. That
remark, made in the hour of defeat,
further demonstrates his fitness to
lead. No great cause was ever won in
a single fight; none was ever carried
to success unless it had leadership
that knew no such thing as discourage
noant
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The Republican programme appears
to be to reward Carlisle by sending him
to the senate. IF the plan is carried out
the secretary will be classed as a Re-
publican. Mr.. Bryan has said that
hereafter the so-called gold Democrats
would all be in the Republican party.
1t would be eminently fitting for Mr..
Carlisle TO lead the march into that
camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The Republicans have been in very
bad business in trying to secure a
seat in congress for w. c. P. Breckin-
ridge. The election of his silver OPP
ponent will be contested. and it is in
timaited that the colonel may he
seated by the Republican majority. If
this is undertaken it will certainly
give rise TO one of the famous Incl
dents of the session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

An extra session of congress i'm
mediately after McKinley's Inaugural
ton appears to be on the programme
That is right. II the Republicans know
how to restore prosperity to the
country the people should have the
benefit of the knowledge as soon as
possible; II they do not know, the
sooner it is demonstrated the better it
viii be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Already the papers are beginning to
construct cabinets for Major Mckinley.
We have several on hand of our own
make. but we shall not publish them
until he has made his own selection
from the lot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Colorado has elected Hon. Alva
Adams governor. He IS a most de-
lightful gentleman, and win once more
make an excellent governor for our
sister state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Chicago papers complain that the
only trouble at the polls in that city
was that the ballot boxes were too
small It strikes US thaG the boxes
held too many ballots, enc an of the
Rrong kind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
WIT AND HUMoR.

Philadelphia North American: The APP
prodched-Why don't you go to work?
The Tramp-Pm trying to work, sir.
The Approached-At what?
The Tramp-At present, sir, I'm trying
to work yolI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

New York Weekly: Mr.. Happy-Yes,
sir. l make my wife a regular allowance
every week. Don't you yours?
Mr.. Henpeck-No-o. She makes me an
allowance when l earn enough.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

An x ray photograph of McKinIey's
mind on the tariff question would be
Immensely popular. and would sell
like hot cakes"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Schrader is having great run in
New Jersey. A test of his healing
powers would be a cure of the mos
quito evil.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
It is probable that Utah cast larger

1t is probab bic that Utah cast larger
percentage of its total vote for Bryan
than any other state. In Salt Lake
Mckinley got about 121a per cent of
the vote, while in Denver his percent
age was IL. 1t was boosted that Colo
RADIO would be the banner state. but
the probability is that she will have
to yield the palm 20 her western neigh
Dor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

live century. That is an easy thing.
Just make a century run.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Somerville Journal; she-And now,
Charlie, | suppose tomorrow you will have
TO speak to papa about this.
He-Yes. dearest, 1 suppose 1 must
(After pauSe.) Has your father got
telephone?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The retiring county court should re-
turn that Illegal mileage. There is no
need TO be disa greeable about it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The most unkindest cut of all-re-
ducing Hanna's electoral figures from
81 70 2e4.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Silver viii cease 10 be an issue when
the country shall enjoy that prosperity
without it that it would with 1T, but
not before.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

His name is Marcus Alonzo and not
Marcus Aurelius. Justice requires
that this fact be spread before the
people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

How the goldbugs are scrambling for
those 53-cent dollars that they pre-
tended so TO despise before the election
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Let Dave Hill come off his roost.
Everything is over and he can say 81
told you So" if Ct will afford him any
comfort
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

How interesting it would be to have
Ii Hung Chang's views on the result
Of the election.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

One triumph was denied Mckinley.
All during the campaign no word was
found to rhyme with his name
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The advance agent of prosperity
seems to consider his work in that line
done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Life: Your teacher tells me you were
not at school yesterday. Now, young man,
you know what you're going 10 get''
Bob (irmly)-I do. pop; and 1 am will
ing TO be licked any day for circus pa
rade like that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Tom Reed was right. AS Maine went
50 went the Union And Maine, as of
y0re, went he'll bent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

Denver Times: Missionaries would
save themselves and their friends and the
country much anxiety IL they would not
the whole universe hangs upon them.
This remark is apropos of the trouble in
Turkey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

In Indiana the Republican cam
paign cry is: "Goody, goody. Gowdy,"
etc.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The election being over Mexico will
take a much needed rest as IAN illus
tration.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The impurities in the blood which
cause scrofulous eruptions are thor
oughly eradicated by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Try it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

New York is to have a Servant Girls
club. What is the matter with the roll
ing pin?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The New York World Will claim the
credit for it all
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

How clear is the post election vision
Of the people who say: Il told you So"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
soME EDITORIAL coMMENrs.

Chicago Dispatch: The ballot falls as
lightly and as free as snow flakes upon
the sod, yet executes the freeman's will
as lightning does the will of God.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

The G. Q. P.-the Grand Old Plu-
tocracy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07
SnringfieId RenubIjcan: A

Springfield Republican; real old
fashioned husking bee in the ballroom Of
the Waldorf in New York. and 80 of The
city's aristocratic young people husking
corn and hunting for red e-rs-think of
il. What would Ward McAllister have
said, Yet this New England affair is set
for the Goth. and ii is announced that
there Will be plenty of cider and apples.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-07

ST. Paul Pioneer Press: However great
may be the commercial debt of the
United States TO Europe, il is being paid
of in produce at d tremendous rate. Our
exports of corn from gulf and Atlantis
ports for the first "A days Of October were
just twice as large as for the correspond
ing period OF last year, or l060e.0o0 bushels
in all In wheat we did even better,
more than doubling last years export.
and shipping 10000 bushels in the "A
days. Cotton shows similar results.