The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24
FEDERAL FAT FRIERs IN THE
WEST.

There are agents of the administra-
ton all through the west working to
secure gold delegations to the Chicago
convention. These agents come with
strong letters from men high in the
councils of the party. One such was
recently in the state of Washington
and the states to the north of Utah.
He is now in Utah. He has letters
from Senator Faulkner and ex-Gover-
nor Chauncey f. Black. His object is
to ascertain the sentiment of the DEM
ocracy of the west and solicit contri-
buttons for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of a Campaign of edu-
cation" To solicit contributions for a
campaign of education" just on the
eve of a national convention is some
what out of the usual.
This agent of the administration car
ries a letter of much greater import
ance than those from Faulkner and
Black. 1t is from Laurence Gardner,
president of the National Democratic
societies. 1t is semi-official in its ma
lure and is addressed to the federal
office holders. 1t calls upon them for
contributions. Now there is United
States law against just this thing and
if this administration agent, armed
with this federal fat-frying semi-offi-
cial letter, in any way disregards the
law he should be made to answer be-
fore the federal district court for his
actions.
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lands first administration that it did
SO much to advance the cause of civil
service reform. Within a few weeks
Mr. Cleveland has extended the classi-
fed service by including in it nearly
thirty thousand offices. Civil service
reform has been policy with the DEM
ocratic party and still is, yet here are
some of the foremost men in the party
attempting to fry the fat out of fed
eral Office holders in spite of that pol
icy and in defiance Of the law. 1t is
simply scandalous, and it is the duty
of every Democratic paper in the LAND
to expose and denounce this business.
AS to this campaign of education.
What is it? 1t is we'll known, in truth
the best known fact in American poll
tics today, that Mr.. Cleveland is NOV
ing heaven and earth to get control of
the Democratic national convention i'll
the interest of the gold standard. To
accomplish mis- purpose he will scruple
al nothing. He is determined above all
things to defeat the will of the Demo-
cratic masses in their demand for free
silver. To carry out his determination
in this matter is the purpose of this
Wanted Campaign of education" And
this fund to further this campaign will
no doub. be chiefly used at Chicago
among those delegates who may be
believed to be open to conviction as to
the absolute necessity of this country
adopting the gold standard by giving
them concrete examples of the power
of gold. No doubt attempts will be
made to utilize much Of it at state
conventions, if it is thought it can be
used to advantage in them.
The Democrats Of the west should be
warned of those nefarious practices,
that they may guard against them and
prevent the undermining of those inter-
ests they hold most dear.
The Democrats of Utah and all the
far west are unalterably for free sill
yer. and they will send to Chicago dele
cations pledged to the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to /. They
want no compromises, no mGkeshifts,
no straddles, and will have none. Adj
ministration agents who are here TO
try and thwart the will of the people
may as well understand this at once,
and understanding 1t, depart in peace
for more congenial chimes.