Show j SILVER THE ISSUE I ITonPartisans Cannot Avoid or I Dodge It Editor HeraldUp to date both the organs of the opposition have been I I maintaining stoutly that silver was not an issue in this campaign It is claimed I that the fact that Salt Lake City casting cast-ing a vote for a gold man ould not have any effect upon the silver cause in the east So plrcnuous has this opposition j k op-position become that it looks to an outsider out-sider that the opposition press believes that silver Is an issue and Is attempting attempt-ing to down it with every effort in its power 3 Silver is an issue in this campa nIt n-It is the cause dearest to the hearts of every man and woman in this region It was what they fought for last fall I and will be the issue in 1900 The men who believe in silver are fighting a battle bat-tle in the east at which the whole world is looking Never before in the history of this nation have the papers of England Germany and other noun tries manifested the interest in local politics they do this fall If Greater New York follows off the nonpartisan Jv idea which it will not or elects the a Plattadministration candidate there v will be great rejoicing abroad because it will be construed as an abandonment of the silver caus in the east What will be the result if Salt Lake City the capital of one of the great silver states declares it does not think enough of the issue to elect a party in accord with the principles of the Chicago platform on that point An eV nt of that kind would do more to discourage the friends of silver than would the election of a Republican or a nonpartisan in the city of Greater New York Because the people in the f east are just beginning to awaken to the importance of the stratton Here t the people are presumed to know itt it-t rf The election of Mr Doremus means Q J that Salt Lake City abandons the free silver principle The election of John Clark means that there is disruption in the Democratic party and a tacit endorsement of the principles of the administration ad-ministration because those who are oe hind the nonpartisan movement are friends and supporters of the admin istration The nonpartisan partys founders are all or nearly so advocates of the gold standard and the formation of that party was in the interests of the administration When Redfieid Proctor and Senator Yarren came to this city last fall it vas with the intention or ascertaining if the people of Utah could be delivered to the Republican party After a con ference was held it was decided that while promises might be made the f goods could not be delivered But it wes said Walt until next year and h I then we will do it This is the next year The goods are to be delivered I Can they be DEMOCRAT I NonPartisan Circular I The nonpartisans have issued the f circular alluded to in The Herald a I I few mornings ago It is indeed a wonderful j 1 won-derful document It states among other things that the tax levy of this jl city Is iy mills and that 745000 is I j takes trom the taxpayers every year by < taxation True Of this sum S20000a goes to the support of the city government I i govern-ment the other 345000 is for the 1 schools the city county and the state I In order to reduce taxation onethird f the nonpartisan city government if i i elected would have to abolish city d taxes entirely as they have no control > ver the city county and state or I city schools I The nonpartisans talk of reducing taxes > pqrlnp down salaries and lopping lopp-ing off ofiicipl 1 excrescences All of i which sounds very well But how will they do it According to statements made by tlw Tribune if every ex cresonce was lopped off the saving Y would be S30000 No more This will reduce the taxes of the citizens how much This talk is all very well in its way It has a high sound but that is all It is being circulated for one reason and one only and that is to break the Democratic h Dem-ocratic party up |