The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-14
MANY STRINGS TO ITS BOW.

As The Herald has already
pointed out, many earnest advocates
of independent bimetallism have sus-
picion that administration organs are
trying TO taunt the Democrats into the
abandonment OF other issues to en-
phasize their loyalty to the silver cause.
The money power has many strings
TO its bow. It has other plans 10 per
petuate its reign besides currency re-
form. The same influences that are
behind the single gold standard are
building up other combinations TO con-
troi trade and legislation, creating
other trusts as well as bank trust
concentrating wealth in the hands OF
fhe fortunate few not more by the con-
troll of the circulating medium than Dy
the destruction of industrial competi-
ton. 1t is the same old gang that mas
been trying to fleece the people OF this
republic for a quarter of a century. and
TO gain control of every branch of ma
tional government for better security
against interruption in their work Of
spoliation.
1t is we'll to bear in mind that the
greatest danger to silver does not lie
in direct legislation against ii. Il was
not in open warfare that silver was de-
monetized in 1873. 1t was by the cow
ardly stab of professed friends inflicted
in the dark. And it may be that an
other such plot is brewing now.
Civil service rules are set aside, the
departments. like the army, have been
thrown into the domain of public spells,
trusts are springing up like mushrooms
under the warm, congenial influence
of the administration, islands for car
pet-baggers are in great demand, every
camp follower of the party in power is
TO be rewarded in some way or another,
and the leaders and agents of the gold
trust organization are to be perpetu-
ated in office, so long as the country Is
able to respond to the arrogant exac-
tions of menopolistic greed and political
corruption.
Then silver men would better watch
fer a.. ambuscade than expect an at
tack in front.
No honest friend of the white metal
asks more than what is pledged by the
0nItd6O HldAAOi III anu - 49,
nv the leaders of the Democratic party
who held a conference in St Louis not
long ago to reaffirm that platform and
add to it new planks to cover new is
sues. This was the unanimous senti-
men4 al the Louisville bimetallic con-
vention held later. But the efforts of
sgoldbugs to entrench themselves in
power so that the people can dislodge
them only with the greatest of diff
Guilty. constitute menaces to free COIN
age that must not be overlooked; they
furnish issues that must not be ig-
nored; they are the approaches to the
main citadel of gold, and must be cap
tured before the final battlements are
scaled
This is what leads the Indianapolis
Sentinel, one of the most aggressive
champions of Independent bimetallism
in the country, TO say:
Nothing is TO be gained for the cause of
bimetallism or Of Democracy by an at
tempt to make the campaign of 1900 turn
upon that question alone. The renomina-
ton of Colonel Bryan and the reaffirma-
ton of the Chicago platform ought IN all
conscience. 10 satisfy the most radical
friend Of silver.
Nothing can keep the financial ques-
ton from being the main issue until
bimetallism IS secured. The platform,
the leader, the candidate, abuse by the
opposition and the programme of the
administrator combine to make it so.
But the ambush OF 1873 must not be
forgotten. The encroachment Of organ
lied wealth must be met. 1t covers the
steaithy advance of the gold standard.