| Show CLARKSON MOVES ON Tho General and Colonel Ike Depart De-part for California The Republican Leader Has Learned That Silver Costs SI29 an OunceAmazed by Our Resources General Clarkson and Colonel Isaac Truinbo bid a fond adieu to fair Utah and boarded the midnight train for San Francisco What job the two Republican wheel horses had on hand is not known Clark son will visit all the mining and Pacific states in the interest of the Republican party Whether he has some Utopian plan to repair the washouts made by the Populists is not known nor did the subtle Clarkson pretend to say That there was method in Clarksons visit is apparent To receive n parting word from the man who tried to save the Republican party by ditching Harrison at Minneano lie a HERALD reporter caught General Clarkson on a run making for the Knutsford elevator He spun off several yards of eloquence about Salt Lakes great future but said not a word concerning con-cerning the results of his irrigation investigations in-vestigations The resources of the territory terri-tory amazed him He was particularly impressed with the fact that silver is the product of labor and that i all the money that is expended in prospecting for it developing de-veloping mines etc were taken into calculation that every ounce of it would cont 129 He is unequivocally in favor ol the tree coinage or the American product prod-uct and did not believe that the country would do away in a few days with the money that had circulated side by aide with gold up to the Sherman act of 1873 Whatwould be the result to the mining min-ing states i silver remained at 60 cents I cant remain there replied Mr Clarkson with emphasis Colonel Trumbo gave it as his opinion that the Republicans and not the Democrats Demo-crats would inaugurate the silver policy for the next Congress I the Republicans cans take the initiative as I am imf ormed they will we will have free coinage for the American product He repeated Either one of the old parties must settle this question or a new party will come into the field It is time for the Americans to act on the money question independent of Eng landWhen When will Utah be admitted 1 The next Congress will pass an enabling I en-abling act I i Will General Clarkson start a paper here heraThe 1 The idea is preposterous for a man of Mr Clarksons ability Why he could get 50000 year on a New York paper the moment ho would consent to accept i such a position Clarkson is a rich man his wealth amounting to millions Ho made his money largely in building railways rail-ways and has been connected with Jim Hill in railroad enterprises Reverting back to the silver question Colonel Trumbo said that the country attributes at-tributes l its financial ills to silver I is the unrest and disquietude thatcauses much of the trouble Mr Clarkson will visit Oregon Washington Wash-ington and Montana before returning east Colonel Trumbo will return herein here-in about six weeks |
