Evening star., 1900-10-11
IN FAR AWAY UTAH
National ooamittbeman Salisbury
Hopes for Republican Success.
PUTTING UP Az TERRIFIC FIGHT
Remarkable Eviideanceof Eid the Effect
Of the DWg|ey Act.
HAS REVOLUTIONIZED STATE

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. October B. 1900
While it is generally thought in the east
that Bryan will again carry Utah, 1t Is by
no means absolutely certain that he will do
so from a survey of the political conditions
as they appear at present. The situation
seems to be that the republicans have
fighting chance and they are daily growing
in strength and are putting up most de-
termined contest.
Former Representative Brigham H. Rob-
erts carried the state over Alma Eldridge
by 800 plurality. Warren Foster. populst.
receiving 2,S1S votes The total number of
votes cast at this election in 1898 was 7,S05.
Taking these figures a basis. change
of only 5000 votes would give the state to
Mckinley by 166 plurality, or seventeen
votes less than Bryan's plurality in South
Dakota. In 1896 Representative King
elected over Mr.. Holbrook by ~, 543 major
ity, showing a loss to the democrats be
tween Kings majority and that of Roberts
of 13.S1S votes.
One of the best Informed and widely
known republicans in the state is National
Committeeman o. j. Salisbury of this city
Mr. Salisbury stated to a Star correspond
ent today that, while he would not feel
willing at this date to make positive pre-
diction, he believed that the republicans
would carry Utah by 5000 majority and
would elect their nominee for Congress.
the state is particularly benefited by the
DlnSley tariff law and has experienced the
greatest prosperity since four years ago
when Bryan carried it by a majority of
33,116 out of total vote of 96124
Bryan Given but Twelve Electoral
Votes in the West.
AT the present outlook do not see how
Mr.. Bryan can count on any northern or
western state this year, with the possible
exceptions of Nebraska and Colorado said
Mr.. Salisbury. AS it looks to me- in all
;he north and west Mr.. Bryan cannot
count upon more than twelve electoral
votes at the outside.
The issue CT Imperialism is looked upon
by tan republicans a bOgie only. |
believe The great majority OF democrats
consider it simply a foolish phant ON
upreared to influence some timid people, 10
supply an excuse for the harangueS of the
Schurzes. Crokers and BOutwels who are
never happy except when finding fault:
That geueraliy ii is a fraud gotten up for
election purposes and which will disappear
in day when the election is over. t
Some of gold democrats Will vote
the republican ticket A good many viii
so bach and vote the democratic ticket not
because they like il. but because they like
to be regular The German votes in this
region viii follow party lines. as usual.
Most of the people Of this state are
bimetai'Ists. They do. not take kindly TO
the insistence upon the gold standard. but
the effort TO get up free silver issue here
is failure this year for two reasons. Onr
Is that the arguments OF four years ago
that more money was needed have lost 4
their force. The other is that when SEN
sib.e men read the Kansas, City platform
they that silver is but n secondary mat
ter with the sG-caited denCcrats:@ that the
r0pulists must -haYe run that convention
tblt .l..., Of hot
ventiCu and its candidates was to food
this country with sreenbacks. A careful
reading of the. platform shows all this, and
that 10 accomplish it an amount of green,
backs would have to be issued which would
mere than equal all the siiver-if coined at
ii to 1-saved TO all the world from the
mining of five thousand years.
The wording of the Kansas City plat
form makes il reasonably Gear that When
MIR. Bryan four years ago was advocating
the restoration of silVer'he still had in his
mind the thought which impe.led him to
vote for Gen. Weaver in 1Sg2. Moreover il
will be noticed that in the Platform where
the opening of the mihts to the coinage of
silver at IL to / is insisted upon no pro
vision is included to make the dollar thus
promised legal tender for debt. Hence.
say there is no silver issue this year. The
real struggle is between gold standard
and an irrsdeemahle paper money standard,
which would mean. of course. Il panic and
all its attendant disasters.
u
IL think the democratic party has been a
brake on the progress of the country for at
least forty years. It's sincerity can be es-
timated by the howl about imperialism and
by Jhat spirit which disfranchisss some nun |
dreds of thousands of native-born American
voters in the southern states because they
are black 1t stands where II always did !
for office and SpOiS, and when given the !
chance lacks the capacity to administer the
government wisely and economically.
Utah Is for expansion, honest and fair |
expansion. Utah can see no difference in |
the way the Philippines were acquired from
the way California and Utah were acquired, |
and they believe the government. like an in |
d!v.dual, ought to hold and defend what it
honestly possesses.
The Presidents course i'm regard to Cuba !
Porto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines has |
met the unqualified admiration of republi- |
cans of every shade in this region.
at is hard to tell what the dominant |
issues of the campaign are in Utah. The !
democracy is wagng its fight in criticism !
of everything the republicans have done |
and in promises of what the democracy will |
40 if they get the chance and dur ng the |
last few days desperate effort Is being
made to influence the people again on the !
silver issue and to keep from them the fact !
that no matter how much MIR Bryan talks |
silver he never was a thorough silver man, |
but a greenbacker. The republicans are |
making their fight on the general prosperity |
that prevails III Utah: on the misfortune |
which would follow the removal of the pro-
tect;ve tariff and the inevitable panic which |,
would sweep the country in of Mr.. !
Bryans election, and | may add in hearty |
support of the administration in the Span !
ish war i'll the Philippine rebellion and in |
the splendid triumphs which it has won in |
the handling OF the Chinese question.
What the Din.ley Bill Docs for Gtah. |
Utah is exceedingly prosperous and for |
many reasons. Her mines of gold, silver, |
copper and lead are the real foundations |
Of her prosperity. They create SO much |
wealth every year that could ii all remain |
here the state would be rich beyond esti- |
mate in a few years. Then the tariff helps !
the lead wool and stock industries exceed |
ingly, together with our large sugar and |
other agricultural products, and makes |
every branch of industry profitable.