Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
Declares Himself a Believer In b.
metallism but Not Socialism.
CUT LOOSE FROM POPULISTS
ever, 10 Disturb values aud wrong
the Creditor Class.

New York. Dec. "a special to the
Times from Washington says;
Senator Kyle. OF South Dakota, who
has been cissscd In the congressional
directory. presumably upon his own au-
thority. a. an Independent In politics.
hut who repeatedly has voted with the
Republicans. has come out In a dcclar-
alton that VIII Justify the makers OF
the directory hereafter In classifying
him as n Republican In name rs well
as In fact lie Il out OF line with his
former Popullst associates and says so.
Though I am a blmctalllst and have
been 20 from considerations convictions
TOT 2j years" he said. Il would rather
take the most undllutcd gold standard
i'm than to accept bimctallism with
the Ingredients of radical tocl.lam that
are now associated with IT,"
He does not favor that part OF HuR-
gcstcd legislation which gives to the
secretary VI the treasury authority to
issue bonds at his own discretion. be-
llcving that when the people OF the
United States IND 1t necessary TO In
crcarc their public debt Congress should
be consulted.
on the general question OF voting for
the gold standard. he does not believe
In the enactment into law OF a princi-
pie which " now generally recognized
Will afIcct the country disadvantage
ously I'VE have been practically opcr-
ating under the gold standard" he said,
FOR thirty years We have brought
ourselves into harmony with the money
systems OF the world. II II q doubtful
proposition whether II Is right TO dis
turb values again when by such action
We do Injustice 70 the creditor class
and at the same time put oursclves out
OF joint with the rest OF the world. In
thirty years We have adjusted ourselves
to new conditions and going TO bimetal-
ism now we might be committing a sec
ond wrong, the decentralization OF silver
being the FIRST. In order TO make "a
right"
Senator Kyle says that the third
AN Endorsement OF all that IL radical
and Noclallstlc.
The chairman Of the Popullat party
IN South Dakota. he says. IN n socialist
OF the most pronounced type. whose
newspaper ndvocG>-, an entirely new
form Of government. The Republicans
and conservative Democrats who were
associated In the Independent movement
In the past have returned TO their Tor
mer political allegiance not caring ia
follow Altgcld. Debs and other agita-
tors. because OF these radical meet
twice torn down and the red iiag OF
socialism raised In Its place. I'm IN
favor OF American Institutions" added
MIR. Kyle, "and would rather tFke the
Republican party. with all In II that
| IL dlstastsful for me, than that which
has no respect for our nag and wants e
tear down our government"
rs the Independent movement In
| South Dakota at an endP'
1T II probable that the Socialists, the
radical Populists and the radical Demo
Gratis VIII get together and operate I'M
/ der the name OF the Reform party. In
the election last fall there was no or
ganizod Democratic party ana no Dem
| ocrntic ticket. The name was complete
/ ly oblitcratod and Yet It was not 80 very
/ long ago that the Democrats cast ga
| 900 votes In my state. This conglomer-
| atrd party can never win. The present
| populist governor was elected by bar,
majority OF 800 although previously tn,
Populista had several thousand major.
/ ity. In the last election the Republic
cans without money and without q
struggle won by nearly 1000, In this
presidential campaign next year South
| Dakota viii go for Mckinley by from
10000 to 1900 The socialistlc tcnden'
Giles OF The third party people and the
| prosperity which IN being enjoyed bS
the South Dakota farmers have sound
ed the death knoll OF the old move
! meut,