The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-16
CHAIRMAN JONES ADDRESS TO
DEMOCRATS.

The promised address of Chairman
James K Jones, which is Endorsed by
the Democratic congressional campaign
committee. has been issued. It deals
at length with proposed Republican
financial legislation, both Secretary
Cages plan and that of the Indianapo-
lis congress. It also points out the evils
tkat have resulted from vicious Repub-
lican financial legislation. All this is
more or less familiar to everyone. What
Democrats viii be anxious to find out
is: What is the attitude of the chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, and of the Democratic congress
sional campaign committee on the en-
suing congressional campaigns, and
what. if any, recommendations are
made?
Practically fusion is recommended,
for Chairman Jones can mean nothing
else when he says: In recent years
there have been a number of instances
of congressional districts where the adj
vccates oe gold and monopoly were
largely outnumbered by their oppo-
rerts. and, nevertheless, by a failure
TO unite and act together, friends of
the gold standard have been success
full. Thus. as the result of a personal
or partisan wrangle, the cause of truth
and justice has been overshadowed, the
interest of humanity and the greatest
good to the greatest number subordi-
mated to an ignoble strife. We appeal
to you: Let this not be the case again.
Our only danger is in division. If we
are in earnest, we must have harmony
amongst ourselves. If there should be
those who would divide US, let them be
summarily and emphatically rebuked
by the people, who have none but high
and patriotic motives.
After the bold declaration of the adj
ministratior in favor of the gold stand
ard, no sincere bimetallist can ever
again, by his vote or influence, give
aid TO the Republican party: the issue
is joined: we cannot avoid it if we
would. Either the friends of bimetal-
lism or the advocates of the gold
standard, trusts and monopolies must
succeed. Who is not for us is against
his party or change his politics; we ask
no one to yield any principle; but in
this great contest we do appeal to all
gccd men to stand solidly together for
liberty and humanity, and strike down
forever this conspiracy of gold and mo-
nopoly"
If there were any question that the
address Yoeorc orx-tbipr o+bar +bo,
fusion, it is only necessary to read the
addresses TO the PoDulists and to the
silver Republicans. The three give
strong evidence of having been passed
upon BY a common committee on re-
vision.
The address is lacking in that it sug-
gests a single plan for every state. be-
ing needless of local conditions. Local
conditions should dictate the policy for
each state and district. What may be
good policy in one state may be bad
in another. The plan recommended in !
this address. and in the two other adj /
dresses, means fusion, and fusion !
means mixed tickets and a division of
Offices.
Democrats have only to consider
the address put forth by Chairman |
Jones. It only contains recommends I
lions. but these should receive the care !
full consideration TO which they are en-
titled. coming, as they do, from the I
chairman of the Democratic national /
and being endorsed by the /
Democratic congressional campaign /
It will be for the state con- /
vention in Utah TO consider and pass /
upon them. and by the time that con-
vention assemblies the sentiment of the |
party viii have been fully crystalized. !
At the present time all indications are
that the party viii not be inclined to
adopt the recommendations. But what
ever the action Of the party, the party
viii be Tor silver first, last and all the
time; and no party convention, state
Or county. viii take any action that
viii have the least tendency to ALLEVIATE
The friends of silver, but who may not,
as yet, be fully identified with the
party. The Democratic party is the
real silver party after all, and all
friends of silver may be sure that it's
aim vii. be to draw the friends of sill
yer to it rather than TO ALLEVIATE them.