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Show ; . ft- CANNON AND THE DEMOCRAT. . Sonator Pnink J. Cannon In an address ad-dress In Ozdcu Thursday evening announces an-nounces himself still a Republican, although ot tho nondescript "sllvor" varloty aud says thnFbo will support tho Democratic blot- th':kot. Wo aro pleased at Senator UanCon's position but would bo much nloro pleitsod'wcrb ho to bo honest with himsolf and the people nnd como out boldly as n Democrat Dem-ocrat to which onmp he undoubtedly bolongs, if his blniotttllic professions aro truo. Sauator Unnuon Bays pfntho Domocratlo party that "It represents tho causo ot silver." Al hough'hq np-parontly np-parontly dislikes tho refusal offtho Utah Democrats to fuso for his re-olcc-tlon, ho further gays ot tho party: 's a national organization it represents .HI the causo of silver, and a Democrat elected to Cougrobs from Utah wiUho compelled to voto for silver "by the action of tho Democratic caucus Jn Washington," As to his own course, Senator Cannon says: "I will operate with the Democratic party so fiir-as they will allow a sllvor Republican to do so, presqrvlug my Idcutlty as tt sllvor sll-vor Republican." Wo do not doubt Senator Cannon's dovotlqn to tho causo nf bimetallism, but when we note his own assortlon that tho Republican Re-publican party Is "pledged to tho go)d standard," and that the Democratic party ''ropro o i'a tie ci.usi of silver,'' It is hard 'to reconcile his statements.; tlf ho Is it true b!mot?llist, his place 1,1' with tlo Democrats aud he should frof cover from his unreasomiblo love.forj only n, jtauae. - " ' .'; ' - |