The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-06

IN encouragement OF helpleSSneSS- Iney
sought the sympathy of other bimetal-
| lists and deplored the trend of their patry
! toward evil for the people and its own
| destruction The action of silver Repub-
/ licans in the senate of the United States
! in the spring of 1896. which, in effect, de-
| clared that they held the cause of bl-
4 metallism superior to party tie, gave sud
! den inspiration TO the cause. ana IN the
wave of sentiment which Immediately fol-
| lowed, the silver forces of the Democratic
party were able to seize their party ma
| chinery and TO elect controlling forces
to the ensuing convention. In the cam
pagn which followed the declaration OF
/ the Chicago convention. the Democrats
/ had for their allies the PopulistS and sill
| thought of selfishnesS. accepted the can
! didates and the platform presented by the
democratic convention and fought Tor
| the men and principles. The event all the
world knows. and the effect of that event
| all the people Of the United States are
now suffering. As the Democratic can
| didate received all the Democratic votes
which it was possible for him TO obtain.
and all the Populist votes. and all the
silver Republican votes of that year, and
yet was half a million votes short of
metallic candidate in 1900 must
have all of these elem5nts and at
million, to be drawn from the only place
where they exist. namely. the old Repub-
lican party. The Democratic party can
not win alone. The Populist party can
L
party cannot win alone. No two of these
parties together without the third can
win All three parties cannot win unless
they shall be able to induce old line Re
Dublicans to come TO their aid II is be-
7 lieVed here that the maintenance of the
three organizations is absolutely neces-
sary in order to secure enough votes to
WIN II Is believed that cooperation and
not immediate amalgamation is the
watchword OF the method TO be pursued
II the silver Republicans were TO merge
themselves now into the Democratic
party, the great tie which binds the Pop
uilsts to the Democrats would be lost. If
silver Republicans We're now to merge
themselves into the Populist party. the
great tie which binds the Democrats TO
the Populists would be lost. l know that
IL is favorite expression of 4 strict party
man that inasmuch the Democratic
party has declared for bimetallism, all
true bimetallists should enter its ranks
But If this be true. then all true bimetal
lists. including Democrats. should enter
the Populist party, since the Populist
party was the first to declare for BIZ
metallism. and ii has given more sus-
tenance to this cause than the Democratic
party has had opportunity to give. To
me it seems little less absurd than the
attitude of Mckinley bimetallists" for
Democrats. PopuliSts or silver Repub-
licans to object to cooperation of the
forces when by every emphatic demon
stration which it is possible to make it
is clearly proven that only by co-opera-
ton can the cause be won. The bimetal-
list who wants bimetallism except when
he can get it; the bimetalliSt who wants
| bimetallism by every other method than
| that which can be successful: the BIZ
metallist who wants bimetallism through
his own party or not at all. well know
ing that his own party is not in itself
strong enough TO obtain it: ought to join
at once the international bimetallists.
who believe in securing bimetallism by
consent which can never be secured. If
cooperation of the bimetallic forces is
bad. then bimetallism itself is bad. be-
cause the sole effect of cooperation is
bin atallism. Without corporation BIZ
meCallism cannot be had. and by co-opera-
ton bimetallism will be achieved.
The policy of cooperation of the forces
in opposition to the national Republican
party Is and must be a national policy.
To be effective. ii should prevail in every
state in the Union If il is not good for
any one state. then it must be bad for all
States-and II bad for all states, it is
bad national policy.
Inasmuch as the silver Republicans
have given evidence of their loyalty to
this cause far above party fealty, and far
above every other political consideration,
l hope that they will continue the record
so far made by adhering faithfully and
determinedly to their great purpose. 1t
ought not to be allowed TO make any diff
ference to US what other political organ
iZationS may do. We have by our acts
and words. ever since the St. Louis con-
vention in 1896. declared that co-opera-
ton of the bimetallic forces was the
highest political duty. We are now about
to enter upon the formative work for the
campaign of 1900. Cooperation in 1898 will
mean a complete soldifcation of the BIZ
metallic forces in 1900. Whatever others
may do. let us adhere to the great ma
tional policy which has had the endorse
ment of the leaders of the three national
parties The silver Republican party was
only born to die. as has been stated by
its chairman We should have no pride
of party name, but we should have a
mighty pride in the purposes for which
we are organized. 1t is our duty to. point
the way out of the old Republican party
for a million sincere believers in bimetal-
ism. who, like ourselves. can no longer
trust the old Republican organization:
and TO cooperate with other bimetallic
forces in this year. 1898. with the eXpecta-
ton that The silver Republican party will
cease to be in 1900 and that some party
Of the people, for the people and by the
people under some name. new or old
harmoniZing all other differences between
DimetallStS. and uniting in this great
work of the social reform-will be fash
Toned by the wisdom and patriotism and
fused by the fire Of the campaign of 1900
Every silver Republican in Utah and
everywhere else in the nation owes IL to
this great cause to stand by the national
silver Republican organization until the
hour arrives FOR dissolution of that or
eanization. Every silver Republican can
do more good in the ranks of silver Re
publicanism than in the Democratic PARTY
at the present time. The larger the body
OF silver Republicans in the nation. the
more power il viii have to attract other
Republicans from the old organization
This object should be as dear to Demo-
Gratis and Populists. and this method
should be as much approved by them as
by silver Republicans themselves since
the object and the method are all in line
for mighty work for which. nationally,
we are cO-Operated.
The sole political purpose which I have
IN view Is the one above suggested. The
issue IS not local one. The object of
such political action cannot Justly be the
elevation of any particular man to any
particular office. / am Obliged To an
orOach - matter to which I would MOI
aIlrde out Tor the fact that it has been
made contention in Utah. The question
is rot who shall succeed me in the SEN
ate of the United States The question
Is, shall we have bimetallic cooperation
in Utah and the nation. It would be a
most ungracious thing. as / believe that
il IS an entirely unnecessary thing for
me to say that / am devoted to the cause
OF bimetalliSm, and that / am willing to
make any sacrifice which IL is in nv
power to make to gain a victory for the
peoples rights. The election of anv par-
ticular man to the senate is a minor
question in Utah The election of any
particular man TO the presidency is n
minor question in the United States LET
US all agree upon the principle Of justice.
cured and leave the minor questions to
be determined afterward. Sincerely yours.
FRANK J. CANNON.
This done, two hours were spent in
"a SiiS HuSSNi"u u uIiInca-
ton and amalgamation. The debate
was somewhat lengthy, and at the
close of the same committee, consist
ing of A B. Patton of Weber. John
Lowry of Sanpete and T. c. Callister of
Willard, was appointed to draft some
resolutions and an address.
This committee had no difficulty
whatever in evolving the following dec
laratiOn:
RESOLUTIONS.
THE silver Republicans Of Utah re-
affirm their perpetual allegiance to the
cause of bimetallism. We hold that