The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-25


of computation, or give any evidence
of wisdom learned from experience?
No; not one of these things did it
do, or for one moment think of doing.
The Campaign of 1896.
ON the contrary, 81 threw overheard
its old leaders, n0uljpated William J.
Bryan, formed an alliance with the
Populists, ana, with free silver for a
new issue, taking advantage of the
bankruptcy and despair it had occa-
stoned, with appeals to prejudtce.
sought TO array class against class Ia
Dor against capital the poor against
the rich. that III might retain power
1t was not content to attack only
the Republican party 1t attacked
everything and everybody. Tt embodied
IN its platform all the hereSies OF Pop.
ullsm. socialism. communism and an
farchy5 property rights, vested interests,
I law, order-even the courts themselves
were assafled and placed in jeopardy
/ NO such Wild, reckless, destructive and
/ dishonest programme wds ever before
entered upon by any Political organiza-
\ ton.
The very life Of the republic was
/ involved IN the struggle, and copserva-
I tive, patriotic men. including hundreds
/ Of thousands Of Dep1ocrats- rallied to
4 the. support of William Mckinley. and
honor and It's institutions.
There is only one intelligent man in
/ America who does not Low see that the
( defeat of Bryan in 1886 saved US from
4 an irretrsevable disaster--and ne edits
the Commoner- Had we then added
free silver to free trade. the most brill
liant chapter IN the ECONOMIC history
Of this country woul9 never have been
9By a return to the policy. Of protec-
ton and by the preservation OF the
gold standard, we brought prosperity
TO the nation, eKpaseds the fallacies of
j free trade. and free silver. and left the
I DemocfeHic party without an tissue
4 The Campaign OF 1900
Then cane the Spanish American
war with ITS new duties and new ques-
tions. bankrupt Organism took a new
lease on political life Old issues were
gone. but new ores We're quickly made
As usual, they Involved an attack or
the dignity and power of the Dationa
government
1--WE We're told that We had no power
to hold and govern CONQUERED territoTa
Fexcept as a part Of the United, States
that the constitution followed the flag
and wherever we raised the one ~
must at once apply the other, and tina
= any other government was an unconstI
) tutfOna1 usurpation which the inhab
itantS might lawfully resist, that Agui
{ naldo was washington and Mck1nle,
despot, that the Fhipinos were pa
Z tri0ts, struggling TOR liberty and tia
2 we were oppressors denying freedom
: and destroying with the sword tina
. our flag must come down and our arm
? must come home.
such were the contentious of laes
: Once. more the people sat Ia judgment
al Their verdict was the triumphant ne
S election Of William Mckinley and
81 total collapse OF Democratic CLAIMS
e pretensions and policies.
{ lit seemed as though their day {
: woe had come, Their rag was in ia
dust, their columns were routed the
( issues were gone; free trade was gone
e free silver was gone. 4dlenesS Wa
+ gone disc0ntsnt was gone governHae4
& by injunction was E8nesF iuperiaiisi
II was gone; and now Anally, even Agu