The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-25
WHO IS SENATOR KYLE?

Editor Herald:
An article, He Favors Expansion" has
been handed me containing such a tissue
of Misrepresentation so subservient and
trucking to the powers that be, using
as many will do in the next sixty days
the flag and patriotism to cover theiI
own iniquities that I concluded to look
up this mans record:
SO Judas kissd his Master,
And crted-an hail! whereas he meant
all harm
This article has all the earmarks of q
political document, sent out by Mark
Hanna. and paid for at 50 much pei
line, for the purpose of throwing sand
IN the eyes of those who accept the
ideas and prOfeSSed opinions of Others
because too ignorant or INDECENT
to think for themselves.
Without going into the early history of
this man. Mr.. Kyle, l learn he was once
a resident of this state, but not finding
the pure ozone sweeping down from the
WaSdtCh agreeable. he HE'D himself &c
pastures better fitted for his peculiar di-
gestion, which he found in South Da-
Mr.. Kyles utterances are not worthy
OF a moments consideration by any
honest man, but for the fact that he is
being used as the mOuthpiece of this adj
miniStratiOn, for he is as devoid of pTin-
ciple as viper, and like that reptile car
twist and sQuirm to suit the complexion
Of any political party that may be at the
moment In power.
This man Kyle is today by a very
large element, in his state, re-
pudiated, and has by his course in the
senate alienated the respect of every
honest senator. Senator Kyle, who sc
UnwOrthily represents in part the people
of South Dakota, has been q Republican
Democrat, POpuiist, Independent Demo
cFat and Republican. PTotectionist free
trader. mugWumD. bimetaliist and is
now reptile of the single gold standard
stripe. He has advocated free wool
tariff on wool, free barley. tariff on bar
ley. or any other measure, so it might
bring him office, where he could feed al
the public crib.
That he should dishOnor The American
flag, by wrapping it around his last
political perfidy. will not surprise those
who know him best. Webster says
Patriotism is the last refuge of d
sCOundrel
This is abundantly demonstrated by this
last political apOstacy of Senator Kyle.
LITIGATION in Pierre, $ D., he said: My
first leaning toward the Democratic
party commenced fifteen years ago wher
1 first Became imbued with free trade
doctrines-further study of the economic
questions confirmed those views, and
drew me towards the Democratic party
and when ! found the affairs of oui
country dominated by Republican
joined the opposition. The Democratic
party is the same as the Independent
They want lower taxes and more money
to pay them with and that is the plat
form I stand upon.
He had by his own testimony then been
a Republican; slipped his skin. became a
Democrat again shed and was then an
Independent. In 1894 he had again
emerged into the sunlight. slipped his
skin, and became a full hedged POpulist
for he says: Il am not in favor of an ex-
IRENE tariff measure SO far as / am con-
cerEed or the PopUlist party. We have
no particular liking for the Wilson Dill
except that feature which provides for
an income tax At this time ne was a
POpuliSt. In 1895. realizing that MS
treachery to every principle and every
political party would defeat his re-elec-
ton TO the senate he agreed with the Re-
pubIcans to support Republican party
measures in every thing except silver for
the support of that party.
To such depths of political infamy mas
this political apOstate descended. that
even under the caucus lash some Repub-
leans in Dakota refused to cOuntenance
his election as a Republican. for we find
Mr.. +. T. Sweet. a leading Republican. in
a public letter speaking of Kyle saying:
he mas uniformly voted IN favor OF Iree
silver, free wool. free barley, and in favor
ultra POp-Democrats Of either branch OF
congress. I was informed by one of the
Republican steering committee that he
had promised in case the Republicans
would turn in and re-elect him, to here
after vote with the Republicans. 1t was
low. I was struck dumb.
The Aberdeen. S. D., Star published in
Mr.. Kyle's own homo says: Now that
he has openly betrayed the party there
should be no hesitation in spewing him
out The peoples committee should de-
nounce the scamp.
Listen, you IF God will forgive me
free silver Republicans, VINO are ransack-