The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
REPUBLICANS IN IDAHO.
Will Construct Single Gold Stand.
ard Hanna Platform.
Boise, Ida, Jul,

BOISE, 1Ca-, July %, 1898
| To the Editor of The Herald:
J The Republican mountain has been in
labor for some time past in this state.
and has at last brought forth its little
mouse. 1t is of the yellow instead of tne
gray variety. and the financial plank of
the coming Republican state platform will
be. it is reliably ascertained. of the simon
pure, Mark Hanna-Cleveland-Ca Carlisle
Wall street brand. 1t is we'll known
that Hepburn, the fat man of the north
who lives in Spokane but registers from
Idaho when he puts up in Boise, now car
rieS the Republican party of Idaho in the
region of his umbillicus, and ShOup and
the other small fry. who have claimed to
be 'aS good silver men as anybody. and
who have so far prevailed over the arrant
goldbug of the c. CObb-Statesman type
as to give cautious semi-silver tone to
ciphers in the great account and will
cut no concealed aqua so far as the plat
form of the coming Republican state con-
Vention is concerned.
Hepburn it will be remembered was
the doughty knight who. a little over two
years ago. stood up in the Republican con-
hot minority silver resolution in effect
that this country restore silver without
the consent of any other nation on earth.
but now this erstwhile champion of the
white metal has had a revelation that BIZ
metallism is the rottenest kind of rot and
the hope of the world is the single gOlc
standard. Taking courage from the COLO
bug victory in Oregon on a platform de-
clarinS out and out for the single golc
standard. the rabid gold element in the
Republican party of Idaho have taken the
bits in their teeth. and declare that they
must have a single gold plank in thes'
state platform as their slogan in the com
ing campaign. In their efforts 10 secure
such a plank they will have tho active
support of Mcconnell and the whole out
fit of federal Office holders in the state.
The only explanation that can be con
Mcconnell who. for years. posed as the
silver champion par excellence of Idaho
and whose every state paper had a silvei
tinge, is that his former clear vision has
been dimmed by a liberal application o
Mark Hanna currency. plasters, or. &c
use the forcible and elegant language OF
the silver apostle himself. that he has
been hypnotized by the magic wand OF
gold"
But the spectacle of a set of men. mos.
of whom have for the last ten years de
in bimetallism. declaring now that they
have been in the past either fools OF
hypocrites, and that the gold standard j:
the true political gospel will be one to
make cen the cheek of darkness pale
And this is precisely what has been de-
cided on by the present leaders of the
party in Idaho.
OF course the effect of such a declara-
ton will be that every self-respecting BIZ
metalists who has. until now, chung to the
delusive hope that the Republican party
would restore silver through International
agreement will leave the party in DISCUS;
and loathinG. Even in this hotbed OF
goldbugism the air is full of murmurings
Of discomfort at the programme OF the |
leaders. and as soon as the last piece OF |
federal pie is dished out the rank and file |
Of the goldbug party In this state will De |
the federal office holders, almost single |
and alone
The silver forces are quietly preparing |
for the state campaign. 1t is true there |
S some friction in the adjustment of mat
-ers and this, in the nature of the case. is
IN Voidable. but there will be a close |
union of all the friends of silver in Idaho. |
and the allied forces will speew the gold |
Oug-Wall street contingent politically |
rom the face of the earth. In harmony |
with the expressed wishes of the national
silver leaders there will be hearty CO. |
operation all along the silver lines and |
he silver victory in November will be
complete and overwhelming.
J. d. FLENNER