Salt Lake Herald | 1897-10-19 | Page 1 | Republican Flunk on Silver

G < t > REPUBliCAN flUNK ON SilVER i Where the Local G O P Stood Two Years Ago and i Where It Stands Now 4t i Two years ago before Mark Hanna sold the republican party to the Wall street gold bugs every Republican in Salt Lake was hot 4 for fret coinage and tho silver question was recognized as an issue in t x the municipal campaign when the R2publican city convention on 4 October 10 1895 adopted the following resolution with a whoop WE ANNOUNCE OUR CONTINUED ALLEGIANCE TO THE i 4 CAUSE OE SILVER AND LOOK WITH CONFIDENCE TO THE 4 REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR ITS REESTABLISHMENT IN FULL POWER AS A MONEY METAL AT THE RATIO OF 16 TO 1 AND G WITHOUT THE CONSENT OFANY FOREIGN NATION OR ANY I FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC PRINCE OR POTENTATE The Republican city convention held on the 11th of this month headed the ticket with apronounced gold standard candidate and G 8 adopted the following silver resolution t i i 4 + + + 4 + + +