The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-22
FAREWELL, AGAIN FAREWELL.

Our morning contemporary tries to
solace itself with the delusion that The
Herald is the only newspaper in the
United States that has noticed its
change of front on the silver question.
Attention has been called to divers
comments from eastern and western
exchanges, and excerpts have been
printed to show how the goldbugs re-
ceived with omen arms the ex-champion
of silver, and regarded its capitulation
as an indication of the disintegration
of the silver forces; other excerpts were
given from editorials in silver papers
expressing regret at the desertion Of an
erstwhile comrade in the good fight.
The Nevada State Journal explained
the Tribune's abandonment of the
cause by saying that lis hatred of DEM
ocrats and Democracy was greater than
its love for the white metal. This our
contemporary denied, but in terms
which rather verifies than contradicts
the Journals opinion" says the Nevada
paper: and its opinion was founded
upon the reasons given by the Tribune
for the abandonment of a national prin-
ciple mainly for local causes, coupled
with many years acquaintance with its
editor, and the knowledge that he hates
the Democratic party collectively as
intensely as mis- naturally kindly heart
is capable of hating anything over. IN
der or upon the surface Of Gods green
earth"
And the Journal comments upon the
excuses assigned by our neighbor for
renouncing independent bimetallism as
follows:
The Tribune's reference to the history
of Clevelands administrator is more
than far-fetched. The officia. acts of
MIR. Cleveland were not only unen-
dorsed. but absolutely denounced by
the Democratic party IN convention
assembled al Chicago in 1888 Not
withstanding the efforts of the follow
ers of his administration, the single
standard element was represented by
a mere handful of delegates. who
withdrew and left the convention in
fun possession of he true Democrats
of the nation, who hold the organ,za-
ton intact today, and who viii con-
tinue to hold it until the great imam
cial question is settled satisfactorily -
the people, and for all time. the
fOAluAllDfiS elAE ilttA5Et2 t4t- ~sAiitF ~
dav as they were at the Adjournment
OF the last national convention. With
the single difference hat the cause has
grown stronger as the lays. weeks,
months and years have rolled by. Mr..
Cleveland did not represent the Demo-
cratic party in his course upon the
financial issue. and that party promptly
and emphatically administered its re-
Duke by declaring against his policy
and placing at its head a man who rep
resented the political antipOdeS OF the
one who was displaced The Tribune
could hardly have made a greater mis-
take than citing Mr.. Cleveland as au-
thority for the Democratic party un-
der its present organization. or made a
poorer excuse for its abandonment of
a cause which was so strenuously OPP
posed by that Objectionable person. The
Democratic party shelved Cleveland
and the Tribune is now acting in uni
son with the national party that holds
the same views upon the paramount is
sue as the man who was set aside in
1896, to make way for the one who was
so heartily and ably supported by our
Salt Lake contemporary three years
ago.
As the Journal says. the issue was
squarely made between the two great
national parties, and there are a hun
bred reasons for believing that it is
more clearly defined today than it ever
was. Bryan has a hundred chances of
nomination at the next Democratic ma
tional convention where he had one be- |
fore. and the stand that Mckinley has |
taken in favor of the single gold stand |
ard demonstrates his hostility to free
coinage beyond cavil now, whereas it |
was matter Of doubt three years ago. |
The Journal says that it has no inten |
ton of claiming that the silver battle |
will be waged exclusively by those !
who hold to all of the principles and |
tenets of the Democratic party, for |
yer Republicans who love the principle l