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

When the lights were turned out in
the several headquarters of all the po-
Iitical parties in the city last evening,
the campaign practically ended. and
the last guns will be fred at the raj
lies tomorrow night Whatever work
remaining to be done will be of a pure
~ routine character. Nearly all the
printed matter has been dumped into
the postoff1ce, the canvass has been
completed and about all that remains to
be done is to go to the polls and vote.
The Herald has maintained through
the campaign, both locally and edtto-
rally. that the best interests of the
city will be aubserved by the election
of the Democratic ticket. Its platform
IS conceded TO be the best; it's candi-
dates beyond reproaeh. Nothing serious
has been said in the organs Of the op-
position of the character Of the candi-
dates, in derogatory way, for the rea-
son that nothing could be said OF
course it is Il fact that some efforts
have been made to besmirch. but in
every instance the boomerangs have
rebounded to the confusion of the
throwers. This being o condition, pub
lie opinion is that it speaks well for the
character of the candidates nominated
by the Democratic convention. When
the organs which are fighting against
Democracy can find no more than they
have in this campaign, the reputation
of men must be very near beyond the
slightest reproach.
The people are confronted with q con-
dition of affairs in this city due to Re
publican misrule. Taxes are heavy and
the finances OF the corporation are in
such condition as 20 warrant trouble
! for the incoming city government no
! matter what its political complexion
| may be- The burden hsa been Increased
by the city board Of education and the
| increase in taxes incident upon becom-
! ing d state The city has overdrawn
on this years levy to meet expenses
and the incoming city administration
| will ind itself required to adopt the
methods in vogue in the county COY
eminent in order to pun through. Strict
economy Will have to be used in every
department, This is pledged in the
platform of the Democratic party and
/ If the candidates shall be elected the
promises will be carried out to the let
| ter, as those made in the county plat
| form one year ago are being fulfilled.
! The Democratic party has never been
! in power in this city and as a result of
| that condition is not open to charges
such as are made by the alleged non
{ partisan committee or party, against
| the present administration
I The voters are left TO decide between
/ three tickets. The PopulI9ts and So
1 cial Labor candidates viii cut no figure,
! except to decrease the vote of some
! other candidate One OF these tickets
/ IS the Democratic ticket, another the
! Republican and the last the Citizens
! Reform ticket.
! The fight is going TO be between the
! Democrats and the Republicans The
| comparisons have not enough assur-
! ances to warrant them in being styled
! participants in the battle. Ii is true
! that an effort is being made to trade
! with any and all, and by this system
| secure enough votes to elect MI Clark
| by a very narrow plurality, but it will
not work The Democrat who votes for
/ Mr., Clark wastes his vote except to add
| TO the strength of Doremus.
/ The adherents of Mr.. Clark have re-
! sorted to all sorts of tactics to obtain
votes for their candidate They have
! approached Democrats with the state
ment that they VIII give q vote for the
| entire Democratic ticket, With the en-
! ception of Dale, if the Democrat would
vote for Clark alone. They argue that
| Clark is a Democrat and by voting this
| way. the elector Will not forfeit any
rights TO say he or she voted the entire
! Democratic ticket While this is pretty
in character and partakes OF equlVoea-
ton, il is being done, especially with
! the older residents Of the city; those
! with whom some of the members of the
committee have long been associated
There is one point in connection with
I the election here which should not be
! overlooked, in the Judgment of the
leading members of the party. That
| is the effect the result viii have upon
| the cause Of bimetallism. The opposi-
| ton is attempting to decry it, and is
! saying that it is not an issue
The facts in the case are these, As
I everyone knows. the struggle for the
restoration Of the money of the consti-
! tutfon-the free and unlimited coinage
I of silver at the ratio of I6 to l With
! goid-ha5 begun under the leadership of
/ the Democratic party. The Republicans
have abandoned the principle and are
| pledged TO maintain the gold standard
| until foreign nations consent to adopt
the double standard. This party viii
never consent to the free coinage of
! silver so long as it is led by the lead
ers who now direct its course. 1t re-
mains for the Democratic party to win
the victory.
All over this land the campaigns are
| being waged on the lines laid down in
the Chicago and st. Louis platforms.
As each result is announced the wires
fash across the Union the result. In
hearts of all silver men were gladdened
at learning that the home of Benjamin
| Harrison had elected a municipal gov
eminent on a platform which declared
! for bimetallism. Later the city OF
Chattanooga fell into line The papers
Wednesday morning VIII be eagerly
scanned by silvers friends who will be
looking for the results all along the
line
The friends of silver here are asking
! What viii those who are fighting the
battle of bimetallism in the east say
If they shall read in the dispatches that
A. Z. DoFenus, q supporter Gf McKin-
ley and the gold standard. has been
elected in silver Salt Lake? What will
they say lin the event a Fliracle hap
pens) if they read that John Clark. the
nominee of % bankers. most of whom
are gold men, has won. What viii the
gold papers of the east say of condi-
tons? VIII they not point the finger
Of scorn at Indianapolis and other cit
les which have made the fight on silver
lines and won, and tell them: You
fools. While you have been eontesting
for q principle. so-called. it has died
Salt Lake City, the metropolis and cap
ital OF a state which gave Bryan 80 00C
majority, has elected a Mckinley man;
has abandoned the silver issue. IFS a
dead issue"
Every vote for a. Il Duremus means
vote against silver Every vote fol
John Clark means q vote against sill
yer. Every vote for W. II. Dale means
! n Tffe for S-il1reY- II 1,,oorr