Show independent republicans the bolting delegation in congress elected as republicans have issued an address claiming still to be the simon pure republicans and asking that independent republicans perfect state organizations and later a national party it is an ill advised movement that is sure to meet with continued defeat in the future the bolt is now condemned in utah by many times more citizens than voted for mr bryan those who were led astray aie free to confess now that republicans like senators chandler carter walcott and others are prompting alie republican party to a decided action in favor of bimetallism that the west would beauch more powerful could it participate in the regular party caucuses nothing can be trained by this independent attitude nothing has been gained but defeat tho many republicans who went over last year to fhe democratic standard bearer were in moat cases deliberately deceived notwithstanding the clause in the republican platform in favoron favo free coinage of silver by international ter national agreement senator cannon hame back and told the people that the issue was alie single gold standard vs bimetallism between the two extremes of this issue lie said there is no middle ground Every yote cast in alie united states for the presidential ticket hl be a vote for or against ifan there were few silver men wanting to vote against bimetallism and the silver republicans accepting that statement as true voted against their candidate the mists have now cleared away and republicans are beginning to nealise realise re alise with senator wolcott that there is room for silver workers in the Ec publican party the more we have there the sooner silver will be given full recognition these side issues can never amount to anything and we arc surprised that the bolting senators have not yet learned that lesson do they want a few more de feats to them |