The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-11
YOUNG EAGLE
OF THE WEST
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Populists, even though the deal mad
been consummated with the Democrats
Another thing, no one dreamed at any
time that the Democrats would swat
low nearly the whole of the Popuhst
platform as they nave. The Populists
would never have agreed 10 any sort
of coalition on single silver plank.
Populists regard the abolition of ma
tionaI banks of issue, and the issuing
of all paper money by the general gov
eminent as being co-equal with the
free coinage of silver. In fact we nave
ever advocated that the free coinage
of silver alone with the gold bug bank
ers in control of the paper issue would
not only be OF no use to the people
but calculated to do great harm Now
that the Democrats have Incorporated
these demands in their platform, and
nominated Bryan, 1 think that coal
ition of forces could now much more
consistently be made than with Mr..
Teller"
But what is your personal opinion
as to the likelihood of such coah-
tion?'
TT is too early after the convention
for me to base an opinion on anything
except upon a general knowledge of
the feelings of Populists. but if you
ask me what 1 think of the situation
without in any way committing myself
or the party 1 would have to say that
believe the st. Louis convention will,
in all probability, endorse Bryan. This
opinion is based on the platform rather
than the man. I have not had the
time as yet to look up Mr.. Bryan'S
record. 1t may be that he has at some
time said or done something that
would make his endorsement out of
~ or CT
tive on such things. Take the case of
Tillman a short time ago he was in
great favor with the Populists, but by
slip of the tongue he put himself
clear out of the pale of Populism.
Take Boies, another example. He en-
dorsed CleVelands action in sending
troops to Chicago at the time of the
Pullman strike. No Populist would
vote for Boies on any platform, even
though it included the moral law and
the Kelley cure Possibly Bryan may
have at some time in the past let his
mouth 80 off in the wrong way; if he
has it Ill be brought up and don't you
forget it. For these things we can
only wait
What is your opinion as to the re-
suit in November?'
up to the time of the Democratic
convention I was of the opinion that
Mckinley would beyond doubt, be
elected, but l must say that my views
of the matter have undergone great
change. The campaign this fall is to
be one where the issues are clearly
drawn. The tariff question will cut
little if any figure 1t will be the peo-
pie on one side and the money power
on the other. I was not aware that the
great masses of the people were so
thoroughly aroused until within the
last two days. The great common
people are going to be heard, and the
political party that does not heed their
demands must go to the wall"
"How about the tariff plank?"
"Populists give great latitude on the
question of tariff. They regard it as
a minor issue. They do not make it a
would say. You can find all kinds of
ideas advanced by Populists on the
tariff question. Take, as an instance,
Mr.. Henry w. Lawrence; he is much
inclined towards protection while 1 am
a disciple of Henry George, who be-
lieves that all taxes should be raised
by taxing natural opportunity, hence
a free trader in theory. But of course
the adoption of the single tax idea is
so far in the future that we cannot
wait for it; in the meantime 1 favor
/ and are full fledged Populists. So the
tariff issue will cut no figure whatever
with the P0pulists. We are glad, of
course, to welcome the Democracy into
| the Populist fold. We Populists have
felt all along that our ideas were be-
ing endorsed by a great many people,
but we certainly did not expect to
catch the whole Democratic party at
one setting of the trap. We were not
expecting so much company all at
once; but we will treat them the best
we can, and leave the trap setting for
any good Republican that would like
| to get in out of the wet
Mercur Speaks.
The following dispatch was sent to
Mr.. Bryan by Mercur citizens yester-
day afternoon:
Hon. W. j. Bryan, Convention Hall,
! Chicago:
'The congratulations Of the citizens
of Mercur, a gold camp, are extended
to YOU with the information that one
hour after the news of your nomina-
ton was received, the Bryan Silver club
was organized, one hundred strong.
The rush for membership is still on, re-
CARELESS of party affiliations.
(Signed) FRANK HALL,
&C. c. HIGGINS,
up. ]. QUEALY."