The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
MORE ABOUT TEE PROPOSED
SILVER PARTY.

yesterday we had something to saw
about a proposed silver party. While
our dispatches from Ogden indicated
that city as the place of origin of the
movement. But there are not wanting
signs that the movement is general, and
that the one in Ogden is only a local
manifestation of it. This conclusion is
forced upon one by an interview which
Senator Teller has furnished the Den
yer papers. The pretext for this inter
view is the defeat of Judge Boyt. but
this is only a peg on which to hang the
main story. A few extracts from the
senator's remarks will prove this to be
the case:
1t was quite noticeable during the
campaign that no attack was made on
Judge hayt'S ability or honesty, and
the only real objection urged against
nm was, as l have said, his connection
with the Mckinley party, by the ac-
ceptance of their nomination.
think his defeat has demonstrated
the inconsistency and folly of attempt
ing to fight the Republican party in ma
tional politics, and to affiliate with that
party IN local affairs. That party is the
only gold standard party in the coun-
Try, and our fight for silver must be
against that party in congress and out
OF it. If the silver question is of the
Importance that the silver Republicans,
Democrats and Populists declare it to
be, it is of sufficient Importance to de-
mand of US the subordination of ali
other political questions III support of
that. 1t is the only question of impor-
lance now disturbing the politics of
this country
The tariff question, for a time at
least, is not before the people.
There is not, and cannot be. q free
trade party in this country. There are
doubtless q. few theoretical free traders,
but even they admit that we must have
tariff for revenue, and so the differ
ence concerning the tariff is really
difference as to what the schedule shall
be, and that is the real difference be-
tween the Wilson tariff and the Dingley
tariff. 1t. is to be hoped that the tariff
may now rest until the more important
question, what shall be our monetary
system, shall be settled. 1t is said by
some of our Democratic friends in Col
orado that there is no necessity for any
other party than the Democratic party,
because that party has made the silver
question the paramount one.
Whatever may be the logic of the sit
uation, we know that it is quite imprac-
ticable to unite the silver sentiment of
the country under the name of Democ-
racy. except for the purpose of ma
tional campaign, as was done in 1896,
and as ] believe we will be able to do
in 1900.
Perhaps we are all to blame to some
extent, and have allowed our prejudices
and party feelings to prevent US from
doing what all intelligent friends of
silver must see is our duty in the prem
iSeS. Our present condition of disor-
ganization and distrust of each other
is satisfactory to our opponents, who
lose no opportunity to create division
and distrust in the ranks of the friends
of silver.
The Silver Republican party was not
organized to fight the friends of silver,
either in the Democratic party or in the
Peoples party, but to crystalize the sill
yer sentiment among Republicans, and
to prepare them to aid in the contest
of 1900 for the restoration Of silver to
its former position as constitutional
money. We would not destroy the Dem
ocratic party if we could, for that is the
only party to which we can look for
relief in 1900, and there is no hope for
success for that party then without the
support of the Silver Republicans and
Populists of the country. 1t Will require
the active support of all the friends of
silver to accomplish the defeat of the
Republican party in 1900, for we may
expect that the vicious feature of the
campaign of 1896 viii be more marked
in 1900 than in 1896.
The conflict of 1900 viii be to deter
mine what shall be our monetary sys-
TEN, what shall be the future condition
of that portion of our people Mr.. Lin
coin used to call the plain people," It
will be a battle for justice, for the per-
petuity of republican institutions, for
freedom on the part Of the wealth pro-
ducing classes, with the combined greed
and avarice Of the world, under the
banner of the Republican party, backed
by the federal government.
Not only are our institutions at stake.
but the fortunes of mankind may be
said to be concerned in the results of
that campaign.
AS a preparation for such a contest.
we ought to forget minor differences.
and party prejudices should beret aside
and all our efforts directed to the defeat
and destruction of our opponents. I
hope with this feeling we may enter
the campaign of 1898, which is but pre-
paratory. to the more important one of
1900
This contains an almost direct propo-