The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-16

free coinage which it had been voeif-
erously making for twenty years was
nothing but "a calamity cry" anyhow
and would therefore be abandoned so
long as Mark Hanna contributed to its
individual prosperity.
The next excuse it offered was that
silver is dead" and cannot be made
an issue in the coming campaign. Sub
sequent events proved, however, that
silver is very much alive and that
Hanna's tears and Lannan's obituaries
have been wasted on the desert air.
After long spell Of ominous silence
the ex-champion of silver explained its
abandonment of the principle by say
ing the welfare of the Filipinos is of
more importance TO the American peo-
pie than the financial system upon
which this country will have to do
business in the future This, however,
was toe absurd to stand without rein
forcement.
SO the widely known editor slapped
his pocket book and exclaimed signi-
hcantly: Conditions have changed
since 1 stood up for bimetaliism." But
MS followers do not share Mark
Hannas benevolence with him and an
DINER explanation was in order.
Then the Tribune. although opposed
70 the retention Of the Philippines itself
Tor reasons which it stated with an
emphasis it has not approached on the
contrary side. declared that it would
desert bimetallism because Bryan was
not in favor Of retaining the Philip
pines.
Now it saws that it can't be true to
SILVER because David b. Hill and
bourke Cochran may support Bryan in
the coming campaign. They are gold
bugs" it fairly shrieks, and whether
Mr.. Bryan viii subordinate silver or
not, they will do it."
The humOr of this is very. grotesuue.
These gentlemen will come about as
close 10 making the platform or ar
ranging the issues Of the cam
paign as they did in 1886.
Ehey viii have almost as much
influence over the silver sentiment as
c c. Goodwin or Joe Lippman will
have in the national Republican con
NeHliOn over the gOld1tes.
Has any one heard of gold men going
back on Mckinley because Lannan and
Lippman and Goodwin and GIasmann
have returned to the regular PspubH-
can organization?
Is that an excuse that will count with
intelligent people?
Senator Hoar is opposed to the war
in the Philippines. He says the war
is unjust, brutal and un-American. He
Is going to support Mckinley for re-
election, however. Why? Because of
his financial policy. he says. But is
there any one so idiotic, so childish, 50
narrow in all this land that they will
accuse Mr.. Mckinley of going back on
his conquest because Senator Hoar sup
ports him or that he win repudiate his
insular policy to get the senator's sup
port?
There is only one paper in all this
country that could or would descend to
such methods of campaigning. 1t is
the Salt Lake Tribune. Ii was born
that way and can't help IT, It never
had a friend that it would not betray.
1t never supported a principle that it
| would not desert. It never failed to
reverse itself on every question it ever
advocated, and its files furnish the ev-
| idence of this. It is denounced by its
! Republican contemporaries in Utah as
thoroughly dishonest and corrupt. 1t
hirts with the dominant church one
day and assaults it the next 1t shouts
for bimetallism and then against it. It
declared two years ago that the cause
OF the Beers is just, and now it wants
them wiped off the earth as savages.
| 1t said a year and a half ago
that the Filipinos were entitled to
! independence; now it brands
Bryan as dishonest" because he
has not had his mind changed
by Chairman Hanna. It said d year
ago that the annexation Of the Philip
pines would be not only an act of in
justice to them. but Of injury 10 our
own people: now it wants men shot for
| treason who express such views. And
these are the suspicious circumstances.
/ Conditions might arise TO cause il TO
reverse itself on one public issue. as
/ Hill and Cochran may have done-but
the widely known editor has Topped on
everything; the thieves and imbeciles
in control Of our national affairs are
now his patron saints. and every act
OF theirs is truth and honor persona
/ fed
What could have accomplished so
much in our morning contemporarv's
policy and record within so short q
time except Hanna's gold cure? Let
it wriggie and explain as it will Let
it abuse Boss Lannan's personalsepe-
mics under the guise of explaining its
course. The fact remains. - has be-
trayed silver. It has proved itself
Benedict Arnold. It has forfeited the
respect of every honest American. II
is Tory and traitor through and
/ through.
PROSPERITY ASITIS.
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