The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-07
HE GREAT ISSUE.


THE GREAT ISSUE.
81 suppose that you are as strong as
ever IN your convictions on the money
question:"
Il have not changed my belief one
lota. In fact. the experiences of the
past few months, while they could not
strengthen my convictions, which were
absolute, have strengthened the argu- I
ments upon which those convictions
are based. L do not regard the present
glow OF prosperity as being anything
more than the hectic flush which comes
to a consumptive when he is reaching
the last and fatal crisis of his disease.
There can be no real and permanent
prosperity to the people of the United
States until there is a change in the
money system, and to this end all the
people whose interest can only be
served by general prosperity should Ia
Dor increasingly and undeviatingly. 1t
still remains the one great issue before
the people of the United States, and if
they choose to ignore it because there
has come a lull in the storm of adver
slty, they will find to their sorrow that
the storm viii be renewed when they
are least able to withstand ito.
BIMETALLISTS SHOULb UNITE.
What do you think of the Ohio cam
paign?"
Il am very sorry that all of the in
dividual bimetallists of the state did
not unite TO support the Democratic
candidates. There is no excuse in this
country at this time for the division of
bimetallists in politics. Division of BIZ
metallists makes, in many instances,
the victory of the minority and a local
or general triumph of the gold mono
metallists and the trusts"
CONDITIONS IN UTAH.
What do you think of recent politics
inUtah?"
I can only reiterate about Utah
what l said concerning Ohio. There is
one great, overshadoWing issue before
the American people. Until that is
won, the nation is net safe. All other
issues should be relegated to a second
airy position. In Utah, as elsewhere,
the believers in the rights of the people,
in the money Of the people, in govern
nent by the people, of the people and
for the people, should range themselves
on one side, under one banner, under
one chosen leadership. Let all others
take the other side The people will
Win In my judgment, there is no ne
cessity for five tickets, nor three tick
cts, nor any number of tickets in Utah
except two tickets at each election, one
representing bimetallism and social re-
form, and the other representing all of
those elements which are in opposition
to bimetallism and social reform"
THE SENATOR'S PLATFORM.
''You speak Of other issues which
may be relegated to secondary posi-
ton. In the main, what are they?"
First, | take nv stand on this pri-
mary demand: A sufficient volume of
money for the needs of the peoYle; all
of such money to be issued by the gov
eminent, and the present basis of such
issue to be the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the ratio of
16 to /. Next to this, and only second
airy tC it in the sense that we must win
one reform al a time, and the majority
of the American people are united On
the first which l have stated comes the
following: The earliest possible retire
menteQf all interest bearing obligations
of the government. Equitable protec-
ton, or none The reduction of the pres
ent cost of operating the machinery of
| government. Tie abrOgation of all
contracts with private parties for the
| performance of public work. The
building by the government Of such ma
| tional roads, canals, river and harb0r
and other Improvements as may be of
| benefit to all the people, and the en-
| pioyment in such labor of only native
! porn or nalurallZed .clllZenS OF the
! United States. The opening Of our ports
! to all men whose purpose is to assiEn-
ilate with and uphold the dignity of
| American citizenship, and the absolute
! exclusion of Chinese laborers and such
other persons, wherever born, as would
come to this country to take the work
| and wages of our own people and to
return to their native lands With COM
petencies obtained through their living
/ on a lower scale than our labor should
be required to meet; the recognition of
the right of every man to work; the
| election of president, vice president and
senators by direct vote of the people;
no discrimination IN elections against