The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-24
YALE.
A SILVER STRAW.


There was very interesting election
in the Sixth Illinois congressional dis
trict yesterday A successor to Edward
Cooke who was elected as a ReDub-
lican last year, was to be elected. Cooke
llrving died. A year ago he received
p 3 votes, while his Democratic OPP
ponent, Martin, received 1914 votes
Yesterday the vote was not nearly so
heavy, and a Republican was elected
Henry S. Boutelle, over Vincent II. Per-
kins, Democrat Boutelle received 10. 204
votes, against 1884, votes for Perkins,
only $50 votes more, while last year
Cooke received 6,579 more votes than
did Martin. This year Perkins ran on q
free silver platform. while Boutelle ran
on an anti-free silver platform. 1t is
this fact which gives the election it's
Importance, as it shows a decided gain
for Democracy and free silver No one
can pretend that silver was not in is
sue ia this election, for it was dis
tinct issue, and the silver cause made
very decided gains. While the vote
was only about 80 per cent of what it
was last year, the majority against sill
yer this year was only about one-sixth
what It was last year. This election in
the Sixth Illinois congressional district
is a straw which shows very distinctly
which way the financial wind is blow
ng.
Commenting on the outcome of the
seal conference, the Montreal Herald
says:
But, whatever the ultimate outcome
there is an immediate and notable re-
suit from the premier's visit which de-
serves remark. This is the tone of
hearty friendship and good win which
has been aroused throughout the press
of the United States. Democratic and
Republican newspapers have united,
with only isolated exceptions, in saying
friendly things about Canada and Ca
nadianS. The Democrats are in favor
of better understanding both as to
trade and the other matters: the fear
which they express is that the Repub-
lican negotiators will botch the job. The
great body of the, Republican papers
are encouraging the negotiations, and
only a few monopOliStic papers and in
Veterate jingoes are standing out of the
chorus of neighbOrly amenities which
Sir WlUrldS visit has aroused. If this
stimulation of good feeling were all
that is to result, it must still be regard
ed as distinct service rendered to Can
ada and to Britain.
But there are better hopes for an adj
vantageous arrangement of border and
trade hostilitieS than there have been
since the abrogation of the treaty of
81. The two countries are doing now
thanks to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, what Mr.
Blaine years ago advised; they are
throwing all the causes of differences
between them into one pot. And we are
not too sanguine if we look forward
now to some arrangement which will
be mutually advantageous and will Sc
cure the friendly intercourse and spirit
of the two peoples from the periodic at
tacks of those lingo papers, on both
sides of the line, which find their texts
in petty Invitations which. in our cool
moments. We are all agreed are alb
surdly insufficient to estrange two
neighboring nations.
What the Herald says is true Even
if nothing tangible came of it. Sir Will
frid's visit, the better feeling it has ere
ated between the two countries is worth
all the trouble.