The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-03
tFrom The Herald's Correspondence

(From The Herald'S Correspondence
Kaysville. April 1.-The Democracy OF
Davis county is prepared to support
the position taken by the party leaders
on Monday at the conference with Sen
ator White. when the unequivocal dec
laration was mace that the Utah De
uocracy does not favor local fusion III
the coming campaign. number OF
n,,o,,,inant Democrats of the county
wore interviewed yesterday, and there
was an almost un animous ahtl-IusIoIl
sentiment among them. only Two men i.
were met who had leanings TOWARD u
sion. and they did not WISH 10 tdlh Aoi
publication
in the legislature, ana Deiilo Dc-l d " ~
I.o,,nty chairman. said: My views are
that fine Chicago platform ana the
T0enocratic ideas on silver are plodu
enough for the most pronounced silEer
advocates, and men who REGARD ms iIs
question as paramount ana oeslre 10
success will Join our forces ana MAKE
,-icto,-1- certain. l do not know the
views of the Democrats of the county
on fusion, as / have not conVerSeu WIN
them on the subject. ,zo-
Fx-Commissioner William N Nader
of Layton: I am willing to go as lar
as anyone to get good silver men 70
iOIn with us. Dul llOl at liz -
losing the identity of our party Inc
Democratic party has been the cham-
pion of silver when the cause was IN
popular and whatever prestige there 10
due a party for such course IN my
opinion belongs to us. AS TO Offices,
that is a secondary consideration anu
for nv part 1 am willing to DO the
right thing by any Who unite Win
us" 1s.
Fx-State Senator John r. Barnes;
so far as my judgment goes, am
unable to see any benefit that VIII De
derived from joining issues with those
whose principles are opposed 10 those
of Democracy. While l am tahlnS no
active part IN politics, yet am stahu-
inp firn1Iv by the principles of Democ-
Joseph e. Robinson of Pennington:
Il am opposed TO fusion with any
party in a state election The Demo
cratic party is so strongly a silver
party that l see no good that can pos
siblv result from fusion ,-..-;,,o.
George Swan, jr., OF haysHllig e:
What is to be gained by fusion! II
seems to me to be a step backward.
Tn not in it: it's dangerous.
Mayor John q. NJ. Barnes of kays-
vile. when asked if he had any views
on the fusion question, SAID: 1es'
sir. I have most decided views The
Democratic party is the only party
that is making a straight-out silver
fight. and the people of Utah sustained
them bv a handsome majority in their
fight in 1896. We would be recreant TO
the trust of the people II fusion We're
allowed. Fusion, in my opinion, is ad-
vocated with the idea OF foistlng a can
didate upon our party who IS not
Democrat. and / don't believe in 1t
Hon. John Fisher. chairman of the
hoard of county commissioners, de-
clared his sentiments as follows:
am willing to welcome the members OF
any party who place silver above
everything else. into the Democratic
fold and will accord them equal priv
ileges with us, but it must be with the
understanding that they march be
meath the banner of Democracy. am
opposed to any policy that VIII destroy
the identity of the Democratic party,
and l apprehend that fusion would ac-
complish that result.
Charles E. Pearson of Woods cross
said: Il am opposed to fusion on these
grounds: 1 have noticed that wherever
fusion has taken place, it has resulted
in the ousting of the Democrats. L
don't care to go into it.
County Attorney D. o. Wiley: L
am opposed to fusion, because l see no
good that will come from it.
r. w. Barnes of Kaysville- Fusion!
Why. yes. You see, every sincere
friend of silver is in reality Demo-
crat. All he needs is to unite with the
party. Let's welcome them; but, of
course, 1 want to see our party remain
intact
County Clerk 7. H. Phillips: There
may be some excuse for fusion in a
state where the silver cause would be
defeated # left to a separate oTganiza-
ton but there is no shadow of reason
why fusion should be encouraged IN
Utah. where both the Democracy and
the silver wing of the Republican party
are in a majority over the goldbugs.
There can be no doubt but silver men
win be elected from this state without
fusion"