The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
Consider These Things.

There has been much discussion this
campaign on the issues of the hour.
Columns and columns have been par
AIDED before the public and have been
read from platforms. The Republicans
have systematically avoided discussion
of the silver question and have tried
to make It appear that their party alone
is for reduction of taxes. The Herald
has taken the ground that the pledge
of absolute reduction promised by 16
of the candidates was not considered
carefully by the signers of that pledge
and that the Democrats who stand
pledged TO make every curtailment pos
sible and reasonable in the interests of
the tax payers were Just as good as
men who unthinkingly signed a pledge
which they know not whether they viii
be aisle TO fulfil, and which many of
those in their own party promptly. if
not publicly repudiated.
The Standard. in the course of its
daily abuse of The Herald has seen fit
10 charge this paper with all manner
Of treason against Ogden and its in
terests. However. if this he true then
the Democratic party and q goodly
number of Republicans are guilty with
The Herald. The Tribune. the Even
ing Press. the X-Rays. State Journal.
dllQ 0lLCl EdAtAS dIG guilty VIII 4UG
Herald and the Democrats.
The Herald claims TO have shown
that the promise was absurd as at first
made. and as it was modified the next
day and subsequently explained, it is
still far from clear whether the sweep
ing reductions can be made or not and
that it NaS unwi5e to make such an
absolute pledge. Candidates do not
know what they may have to deal with
in casa they should he elected
The Republicans have nominated gold
men on their ticket. Their platform
which claims Republicanism and pros
perity are synonymous is practically a
slap at every man who believes in the
silver cause. Other things being equal
we claim men should emphasize the
silver cause The Democrats are
pledged to reduction Of taxes and throw
their influence for free silver. They did
not 6tuitify themselves by pledging
what they could not perform. They
should he elected.
The Herald had something TO say
yesterday about George w Jones hav-
ing gone into partnership with himself
in this election II reports are true
the evidence shows that the partner
ship is reality. Jones has a personal
following of men who win do his bid
ding. 1t is said the word has gone out
for all these men to vote for Jones, and
for no other councilman. It viii be
seen that this would count double fol
Jones, as when a person votes in that
way, he not only votes for Jones, but
takes vote away from his opponents
1t is a very pretty scheme.
Howard Carpenter spoke right out il
the opera house meeting last night
about certain human hyenas. who. Il
is said. have been imported from Mon
tana by Republicans because of thetl
ability to aid in violation OF the secret
BALLOT number of these men are un-
der surveillance. Their methods arr
known. and if they attempt them hers
they viii get the worst of it.
The Evening Press, the Republican
organ for ogden, is not supporting the
Republican ticket. It's issue of last
night had strong editorial denouncing
the five candidates on the council tickei
who are at present members Of tht
city council. Another editorial SPOKE
of the diminished chances OF the ticket
because of the disgraccful surrender OF
II of the candidates to the STANDARD
and said that under such conditions +
would almost serve the party right 4
it is beaten. or words To that effect