Show Slap at Utah Republicans Reno Journal The ancient Romans had a divinity named Janus who was sOmetimes represented with two and sometimes with four faces It seems the devotees of Mark Hanna have been studying the theology and superstitions of the ancients and have come to the conclusion that the people of the United State in the latter part of the 19th con tury are as easily duped as were the masses In ancient Rome The Hannaltes have adopted Janus as their party deity because or the facility he affords them for deceiving the people The god or IIannaim is placed upon a revolving pedestal with his golden face presented to the public If a miner or farmer objects to that hue the crank is turned by the hired attendants and a sliver face is exposed to the admiring gaze of the duped bimetallist The recent conventions or Mr Hannas party show how the double faced divinity is be ing utilized bJ the national chairman In Connetlcut and Colorado where state conventions were held on the same day the golden face shown radiantly upon the eastern investors whll the silver face smiled delusively upon the Colorado miners and farmers In Utah the slIver face Is presented to the unsoDhlstieated saints but In Washington after a wordy war the gold face was exhibited as the genuine and only visage of the Repub lican Janus and on the pedestal was written the legand Ve oppose the free and unlimited coInage of silver It seems almost incredible that in this pnlightened ago a part claiming to be national and pledged in its declaration of principles to the maintenance of the gold standard until Europe decides that It will be to Its advantage to adopt the double standard should attempt to practice such duplicity but the facts show that It is making the attempt not only In Colorado and Utah but in the enlighten ed state of Nevada where more money is expended propOltlonately for educational Imroses than In almy other state in the Union or In the world The Republican Janus Is set up for our adoration Ye know the god is Colden and that one of his faces is all verplated for deceptive purposes only yet knowing that fact there are those who bow before the god and worship him |