The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-03
A FUSION @REsoLUTIoN.v

In the midst of war and rumors of
war it is we'll to remember that there
will be a congressional election this
fall and that there is to be a legisla-
ture elected, which viii in turn elect a
United States senator.
For some months past a fusion pro-
paganda has been going on in this
state, and while it has met with any
thing but encouragement from the
Democratic party, still those engaged
in it are carrying it on and trying
wherever they can TO instil the insidi
Gus poison that means defeat if not
disruption for the Democratic party.
The silver cause requires no fusion for
its success in Utah, while the extra
in this state would be so small and in
significant as to amount to nothing.
The Democratic party has nothing TO
gain and everything to lose by adopt
ing such a policy.
This fusion movement has taken, in
Weber county, the form of a ''resoiu-
ton which is being distributed, pre-
sumably for signatures. BY whom the
resolution was adopted is not known;
it may be Topsy or Three Tailors
of Tooley Street affair. This ''resolu-
tom is as follows:
Believing that the great majority of
the people of Utah favor the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver, at
a ratio OF 16 to 1, independent of the
consent of any foreign nation, and that
they favor any plan which will make
possible this result; and,
Whereas, 1t has been proposed by the
Democratic national committee
through its chairman, Senator j. X.
Jones. the Democratic congressional
committee, through it's chairman, Sen
ator White, and supported and endors-
ed by every bimetallist and Silver
Democrat in and out of congress, in
Guiding that sterling advocate of the
rights of the people, w. j. Bryan,
that cooperation of all silver forces
be effected for the purpose of solidify-
ing the great body of silver voters in
opposition to the gold standard; and,
Whereas. Tt has been sought by GER
tain politicians and certain newspaper
agencies to be made to appear that the
Democratic party in Utah IS opposed
to the unifcatiou of the silver voters,
that it is not desirable to so unite in
this state, and that it is opposed TO the
plan outlined our n2IlOnGl
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we endorse and ap-
prove the plan outlined by our national
leaders for the cooperation of ali sill
Yer forces, that we believe such coop
Grafton to be essential in Utah, as well
as elsewhere, and that we, as Demo-
Gratis, pledge ourselves to use every
honorable means 10 commit the Demo
cratic party of Utah TO such plan of
IN hat We ha in har-
mony with the National Democratic
party, and present a solid front to the
united workers Of the gold standard.
Not a very clear document that, by
any means. What is meant by Silver
Democrats" The Democratic party at
Chicago adopted a platform the main
plank Of which declared for the free,
independent and unlimited coinage of
silver; and Democrats accept that.
Why, then, Silver Democrats?" Gold
Democrats" is an easily understood
term. It means those who had ac-
cepted the Democratic national plat
forms in the past, but who did not ac-
cept the Democratic platform adopted
at Chicago in 1896. The term Silver
Republican" also has clear and well
defined meaning, it being one who re-
pudiates the financial plank of the st.
Louis platform, but who adheres to
the other doctrines of the Republican
PARTY.
This fusion resolution pledges its
signers or endorsers ito use every hon
orable means TO commit the Democrat
is party of Utah 70 such plan of uni
fication in that we may be in harmony
with the National Democratic party,
and present a solid front to the united
workers of the gold standard" The
trainers of this resolution seem to
have very confused ideas as to po-
litical parties. First they talk about
Silver Democrats" a phrase signify
ing nothing. Then they say they wish
to put the Democratic party in har-
mony with the National Democratic
party" (The resolution capitalizes
National Democratic Do they not
know that the National Democratic
party is anti-free silver and that it
came into existence at Indianapolis
September 2, 1896, and that on Septem-
Der 3, 1896, it nominated John NJ. Pal
mer, of Illinois. for president, and ST.
mon B. Buckner, of Kentucky, for vice
president? They should at least get a
half notion of political terms before
they use them
This resolution" and the whole
scheme behind it do not mean any
gain for silver, but they do mean a
gain for Republicanism and loss for
Democracy.
FIERCE FIGHTING.