The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-09-07
orAg CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE"


Under the above headline the last
issue of tue Utah State Journal (Og-
den) refers to the Republican party MS
follows:
Cline was when the Republican
party was party Of the people and
the friend of humanity. That was
when it was controlled by patriotism
rather than pelf and before the death
of nearly all Of its great statesmen.
Today the Republican party is com
petely dominated and controlled by
class OF cormorants OF which Mark
Hanna is a type and representative. 1t
has ceased to be party Of the people,
by the people and for the people, and
has become the abject slave and tool
Of an oligarchy based upon and upheld
by the power Of gold"
Brother Littleneld of the Journal Is
an able and. we believe conscieDtiOus
advocate of bimetalhsui, and we can
heartily endorse the above arraign
ment Of the Republican party. We
regret, however, that notwithstanding
his objections 10 the g. o Pc he still
adhcres TO that party, although insist.
ing on the inconsistent prefix silver"
In the course OF the journal article Of
which the above is the commencement,
the Dingley bill is referred to rs law
(which has made modern Republican
protection a disgraceful synonym for
trusts" it condemns the issue OF Gun
necessary interest bearing bonds" IL
says "lhe establishment of an honest
money system is Of paramount import
ance;r IL declares that an endorsement
of President Mckinley would be "stul.
tl1cation;" and yet 1t closes with the
crowuing inconsistency that"The cause
OF silver Repubicanism Is the cause Of
the people," There is but one Repub-
lican party. and that is the party that
is respons bic for the perpetuatiUn of
the gold standard, that is responsible
for that farcical junketing Of Senator
WolcOtt under pretense OF desire for
international bimetalllsm, that Is le-
sponsible for the ''disgracetul" Ding
ley law, that Is responsible for the
issue of unnecessary interest bearing
bonds, that is responsible for the Me-
Kinley Administration, that Is respon-
sible for the appointment OF incomp-
eteni, dishonest aud dis!oyal govern
ment officials, that is responsible for
the disgraceiul and inhuman treatment
Of brave American soldiers and sailors.
Is IL possible that men OF the ability,
intelligence and patriotism OF Brother
Littleheld aud that newspapers Of the
standing Of the Utah State journal are
going to cling TO the name Republic
cam"
To return to our title what Is "The
cause of the people," and by what
party Is IL representedp The principle
OF true binelalllsm in favor OF the
peoples money" is represented and
endorsed 10y the Democratic party.
The principle of an equitably distri-
buted tariff, opposed to the sectional.
selfish and oppressive" Dlngley Law, is
represented by the Democratic party,
The principle OF peoples Judiciary is
represented by the Democratic party.
The principle that the rich should beal
an equal burden of the taxation now
mainly borne by the poor Is repre-
sented by the Democratic party The
principle of opposition TO the issue 81
interest bearing bonds is represented
by the Democratic party. Does moi
such a party come nearest to repre-
sentipg 1.-THE cause OF the people?" Al
for ourselves, we think 1t does.