The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-14
Especial to The Herald.0

Washington, D. c., Aug. 13.-Con-
gresham James Gum, Populist, of
Idaho scouts the idea that the Popu-
lists in Ohio will vote for Coxey. He
says: "Coxey is not a Populist and
never was one. He is one of those
freaks that call themselves reformers,
that attach themselves to any move
ment that they can, and failing to use
it to advertise their individual hobby or
to advance their personal interests
turn and seek to destroy it. Coxey
never subscribed to the principles that
vitalize the Peoples party, but has a
plan Of his own, known as good roads
and non-interest bearing bonds After
successive failures TO induce the Popul-
lists to Incorporate his plan into their
platform, in January last, to the salts
faction Of all Populists, he announced
in his paper that he was through with
the party. He resigned from the ma
tional committee and issued call for a
conference at st. Louis, to form party
based upon his pet scheme. The fact
that he got $4,000 votes for governor in
1895, was in no sense an endorsement of
his scheme.
His nomination was regretted by all
the Populist leaders of the country.
He was considered by all intelligent
and patriotic Populists as a hare
Drained dreamer. His coming to the
front to contribute his mite TO the de-
feat of the efforts of the allied forces
to redeem the country from the blight
of the gold standard and the rule of the
bankers, shows him in his true light,
and he will deceive no one. l predict
that he will receive but an insignificant
vote and that the peoples party will
come forward in the future stronger
and better with all who bear the Coxey
brand without its gates.
"The Ohio Democrats have reaffirmed
their allegiance to that patriotic de-
claration of principle, the Chicago plat
form. Their state platform speaks and
on the financial question with no I'M
certain sound Their nominees are men
known to be in sympathy with the de-
clared principles of the party. There is
something heroic about their attitude
at this time. With a powerful foe in
front and unreliable associates in their
household, they are making the fight
of the century All advocates of the
double standard and the overthrow of
the rule of the combines, the trusts.
and the syndicates. should rally to their
support, leaving out the fact that the
Populist convention has swayed by the
corrupt use of money, and going out on
the higher and nobler ground of pat
riotic duty. The Ohio Populists should
extend all the aid and assistance in
their power to their Democratic
brethren.
CONDITION OF UTAH BANKS.
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
today gave out abstracts of the
reports from the national banks in the
states of Utah and Wyoming of their
condition July 90. The principal items
of the Utah statement are as follows:
Loans and. discounts, S2,30S,6SO: due
from banks, national and state. 1914, 321;
reserve in banks and deposited with
reserve agents, s1,S19,9OS, of which
s697 024 was gold; total resources, So
446, 6S1. Liabilities, capital stock, ST.
$50. 900; surplus funds and undivided
profits, s60O, 1874; due to banks, national
and state, s24S,75O; deposits, s3,3O7,52S
The average reserve held was 4.67 per
cent
At the date of the last report these
items were as follows: Loans and dis
counts, 81, 292, 096; due from banks, S472,-
430; reserve, ST. III, 800, of which S659,3T0 |
was gold; total resources. $6,OSS,272 !
Liabilities, capital stock, $50, 900; sur
plus funds and profits. s590,447; due to
banks, $3OS, 25S; deposits, S2,920,434. The
average reserve held was 1927 per
cent.
WYOMING BANKS.
The wyoming statement shows total
resources of S3,417, 546, loans and dis
counts aggregating 81, 760,545 and re-
serve, $685., 546, of which s114,466 was
gold. The deposits amounted to 81 I
O9S, 413, and the average reserve held
was 1886 per cent.
An increase of pension has been !
granted to George H. Laughlin, Belle
vue, Ida, and an original pension to
John Congdon dead, Laramie, Wyo.
Howard S. Datesman has been COM
missioned postmaster at Douglas and |
William Thayer at Fenton, Wyo.
ARMY OFFICERS TRANSFERS.
Army officers transfers: Second
Lieutenant Thomas NJ. Corcoran, from
the Ninth cavalry to the Tenth cavalry,
troop D; Second Lieutenant tanning /
Parsons, from the Tenth cavalry to the
Ninth cavalry, troop L.
Ordered to Fort Leavenworth for
examination for promotion: Captains
Richard II. Pratt and Charles l..
Cooper, Tenth cavalry; Charles A. |
Dempsey, Second infantry. First Lieut.
enants James w. Watson and Percy I
E. Trip, and Second Lieutenant Will 1
liam T. johnson. Tenth cavalry.
Transfers in Tenth cavalry: Lieut.
enants Samuel d. Freeman, troop NJ.
to troop E; William E. Hay, troop z
TO troop NJ; Frank A. Barton, troop E
to troop NJ; George Vidmar, troop F to
troop E; Henry C. Whitehead, troop
M to troop F.