The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-01-15


Editor Tribune In the local eolumnl
Of YOUR paper there has recently ap
peared various articles stating or al
least lntimatlng that I am not In accord
With the Chicago platform on the silver
question.
tits not 20 much what has been said
In these articles directly. but by head.
lines and lntlma,lons my want Of fealty
IN ~slver" has from day to day, since
shortly after the recent election, been
scpested.
The assertion that am not In favor
otttee coinage OF silver a, the ratio OF
- 20 : 4 untrue. am In favor Of II.
achieve that II IL for the best intetcs, Of
thepcople Of the United States, and
wlthout waiting Tor the aid or consent
81 any oihes nation. and that It IL Of par.
amount importance TO any and all other
Issues, and n entrusted with any POSI-.
tior IN which I have any voice In the
mater shall do an In my power 10
bring abou' that result a. soon a. posi-.
bic. have been on the stump In every
campaign siRec the organization Of the
democratic party on national lines In
Utah. and especially have been active
IN ths work during the last three cam.
paigns, and do not believe there IA a
man Who has heard me discuss political
questions during that time that had any
douBt on the subject have advocated
u hcrc a. well a. In Michigan, where I
have made a visit every summer. was
iu Michigan when Rryan was nomln.
atcd, arriving there that very day, and I
made a number Of speeches there. and
my position on the subject was well un.
dcrNood and was commented on by the
pspcrs throughout the State. Prior to
che tast campaign In Utah there has
beca NO issue a. to the merits Of silver.
-rh- only question has bcen'as to which
OF tnc two parties. the Democratic or
Republican, was and would eventually
be proven 90 be the silver party. have
believed and have 20 argued and Insist.
I'D that the Democratic party was the
party that would eventually be found to
se the silver party, and have urged
and advocated. during all these cam.
paIgns. all silver men to remain IN II
and stand by I, Tor that reason. and that
She republican party would. In the end,
ase found to he opposed TO Il.
In your Issue OF last Sunday you
Puhlish purpotted interview with Mr..
Weber, OF Ogden, with headlines lndleai.
tng chat was on record against silver
and opposed silver resolutions, "beeause
4 rnlght return to Michigan and run
Gsr Congress and didn't want TO be con-.
sntt,d." In this interview Mr.. Web.
er assumes to tell his recollection a. to
what took place Eve OF six years ago
tJuly IS, 1911 In eommittee.room at a
county convention being held at the
cit. - Ogden. In February before that
date myself and large number OF eltl-
Gems VI Weber county decided to Issue a
cat Ter a mass convention 10 be held al
Ogden on the iind day OF February ior
the purpose OF organizing the Demo
crstle party Of Weber county upon Ma
,tiona party lines without regard tS
past affiliations. before that meeting
occurred. myself, with few others VIII,
ahGd bccn prominent IN that moyemea,
nct together ior the purpose Of arrang
ing the details ior the convention, and I
was agreed that an address and state
mcnt OF principles should be prepared
One OF the gentlemen mot myself
agreed To prepare draft for anothe
meeting 10 be held before the conver
dou This was done, and o. night q
1wo before the convention we me, am
considered g. when We came 10 M
cuu uey question the article propose
WAS not satisfactory 20 all and q
Ter considerable talk the article propos,
was stricken out and the late Judl
IS ulih, who was present, drafted res
SUTTON which was satisfactory 90 an, az
Fsas aged upon. II wa. a. follows
'Niuth-We believe that the curreng
ha. been Improperly and wrongful
contracted, and that the interests
commerce now demand a greater ",
lmc Of money, and we favor makit
thc necessary increase by the free col
age of silver hullloa Into money"
And q was agreed that this should