Show SILVER LEADER t Demonstration in Honor of i Colorados Governor I MAGNIFICENT SPEECH ON THE GREAT ISSUES Fine Audience of and Salt Lakers Governor Thomas Discusses the Pin Fin Financial ancial Question in an Able Man Manner ner Prophecies Made By Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats in 1896 Have ava Been Fulfilled Gold Standard Bill Perpetuates the National Debt Tremendous Power Placed in the Banks S Special to The Herald Ogden March 17 A magnificent au audience a greeted Governor Charles S Thomas of C or o tonight at the Grand opera house and listened to a powerful addres the political issues of the day Besides s the Weber county people a large contingent came up by special train from Salt Lake headed byj b Helda band and a torchlight pro procession procession cession cessin The Salt Lake band with that of Ogden paraded the streets both be before before fore and after atter the meeting and the town took on a genuine air of cam campaign ca campaign I enthusiasm remarkable consid conald considering consIdering ering the time of year har What was started as a vote of thanks for the speaker at the close developed Into three rousing cheers There were wem about up from Salt Lake A conserva estimate made put the number present at 1000 a very large meeting considering it was as Saturday night and the further fact the time of year rear is against large gatherings gath Governor Thomas Is a keen forceful speaker logical and earnest and a cap ital hand at telling a story and of il ii illustrating illustrating a point with one The audi audience audience audience ence listened attentively from the very first applauding the speaker frequent frequently fr quent ly iy as he made some telling hit Republicans R Republicans pub were heard beard to say after alter the meeting that his arguments were un us unanswerable unanswerable answerable Moses Noses Thatcher President It was about when Chairman Conroy called the meeting to order and Introduced as chairman of the even evening evening evening ing That apostle of Democracy Hon Moses Noses Thatcher Mr Thatcher was greeted with a hearty round of ap applause applause applause as he stepped forward He spoke briefly explaining that the distin distinguished distinguished guest must leave on the northera north northern ern era train and that he would give him all aU the time possible He Ho referred to the Importance of the campaign in Utah but said that if this state should do its part and elect William H King then cast its vote In the fall for De Democracy Democracy Democracy and William J Bryan Bry Colo Cole Colorado Colorado Colerado rado would at the same time also de declare declare clare dare for fOl Democracy and elect a legis legislature It legislature lature which would send Governor Thomas to the senate of the United States there to work hand in hand with Bryan in carrying out the great reforms demanded by the nation Governor Thomas Speech Mr Thomas stepped forward In the midst of applause He said in part Whatever local conditions prevail whatever may be the Ideas Ide s as to this or that candidate is a matter from my Standpoint of very little importance I 1 Iam Iam am however as a member of the na national national national Democratic party interested In Inthe Inthe Inthe the success of this campaign Fate had decreed that the first gun of the con contest contest contest test shall be fired by the youngest you gest state tate In the Union I shall therefore touch on questions of national Import only Political l I questions are sometimes Continued on OD Page rage 2 1 q Sil OGDEN Continued from Page Pace P e 10 L made mad by men but ut often by br fate fato itself They Tey come because in the evolution of ot society and government they must be b disposed of or Unsettled questions said saida I Ia a a great statesman vex ve a nation naton till ti they thoy thu become settled Prophecies Fulfilled fled In 1896 it i Tas vas the fortune fortne of the te na nation naton tion ton to be confronted with wit the finan financial cial dat cia question queston It was wa almost the sole Issue At that tat time certain cetan prophecies and were we put forth by the Democratic press pre and speakers as a to what would wold be the result rel if it Mr Mc McKinley Kinley should bould be The prophecies I cies cioe co were First Firt that tat the gold trust would woud be become come firmly entrenched in power second that the gold standard would be adopted third that credit money lr of ot all 31 kinds would be destroyed and an fourth fourt t the p enthronement of com corn combines combine hines bines bine and ad trusts Only O Iy three days day ago age ao these thee predictions were wr verified President President President dent McKinley signal a bill bl carrying out the financial fn ial policies predicted by bythe byte bythe the te Democrats You will wi remember rember rem that after the election electon in 30 00 almost before thi th result reull was certain there ter assembled at Indian Indianapolis Indan Indianapolis apolis a financial convention promulgated a 8 policy invoking the gold standard just such policy as a ha has been adopted by the administration tion For Fa a time Ime after the te election electon I many Republicans especially those these thoe in Ir inthe L the tho west wet contended that th t the te Republicans Republicans were the true friends of silver sive I and that the te administration pattI party party r Ir would put in force a bimetallic cur currency curr currency rency r ncy yet ye this financial bill in the te th language of Mr Overstreet Overstreet who intro introduced introduced Introduced i it establishes the gold standard and imposes the duty dut on the secretary r standard of the treasury of ot maintaining that tha I standrd We also aso maintained during the te cam campaign paig that that the national bank bak systems system 3 ought not to control the te credit credi money mone r of this nation naton In other words we said sali sad I the silver policy of the west wet and south souti 1 offered an inseparable barrer to the thi te S policy desired by the banking inter interests eats ests I hope I am a talking to te Republicans Hea Populists and sliver silver Republicans cans as well el as Democrats for these then y ar aro questions that must be b met me and ad an I should be considered fairly by men mem of ofal o C Call all al parties National Debt j bt Perpetuated One of the avowed purposes and an one ow El Elor of or the consequences of or this financial I bill bi is the perpetuation of the te national 1 debt Selfish people claim that a na national n national debt is a blessing People with wit money to invest favor it i and a I statesmen favor savor it i claiming cl that it I t I interests money mony people i n the govern government gOVe I ment ment The Te bulk of our national debt deb would expire in 1907 1901 That added adde by Cleveland Clev land would run rU a little longer and that incurred in the tle Spanish war wa longer yet but the most of it would be b paid off n 1907 1901 This financial bill bi will wil wi I bring about a way for or making such uc a 1 debt perpetual In this bill bi the secre mere secretary tary tar or of o the treasury treasur is 11 given power to t increase or diminish at will wl this debt deb debby t by Issuance of bonds redeemable in ingold Ingold Ix I gold gol This is too great geat a power and andone am amone I II one on too trO tr much identified with wih the te inter interests cots ests ets of the te nation naton to be committed to toone t tone one man Heretofore tie the tie national banks have hay been allowed to receive bank b notes to ti tithe 3 the amount amoun of only enly 90 per cent of the thi S bonds they buy Now they may issue isue S SS to the amount of 10 per cent which 1 is a a cear clear gift to them of I They put into the Republican campaign fund in 1886 1896 and have reap reaped reaid ed pd d not 16 to 1 but 24 to L No won wonder wonder der they favor it it Applause If I Bryan Brya Bran Branha I had ha been bee elected and proofs of any of 0 f the things thIng said about him had come eo ao si soon oon can you ou Imagine the wave wae of in indignation that would have haye swept over eve r the country But they say sa such sc a course is necessary necessary necessary sary in order to bring bring flexibility which 1 is 19 a good thing provided it is the right t kind of flexibility But the national 1 banks bank may retire notes note any ny time they the r so 50 desire Imagine if you can the tre tremendous tremendous tremendous power ower thus thu placed in the thi hands bands of the the banking banking system system It I is a power ower the t e government only should pos posses posseS ses seS and should be exercised only with 1 the utmost care by congress conge Permeated With Wit Monopoly The bill bi is permeated from top op to ti bottom with it the maggots of monopoly Suppose congress should pass a bi bill bil i permitting a syndicate in New York to tomake tomake ti make treaties another in Chicago to ti a impose taxes and another in San Fran FranIsco Franisco Isco to collect colet them Would not not the tb a abill I bill i be declared illegal Yet our con constitution provides for the government t aloe aloie to coin in money and regulate the thi ci currency It I to is i now delegated to these thes thee te S banks We Ve e have heard bank of oZ great geat monopolies olies olles but the greatest of all al is the th money monopoly There is not not a a busi business bus business ness ne profession man woman child farm building or institution that is not affected by it it Applause A little boy bo asked his bi father why j the Lord made the earth before he made mae man The reply was that as a soon Boon n son man was made ag as mn the earth was as the thing he wanted Laughter If there tere were no other issue isue there tere v would be e many things thing to discuss dUS It is true that times are going to be good for fora a little while w ie money morey is going to be T nty Institutions will wi be running to Kd gc r bonde But dont forget the after math It I is the history of every period f inflation in all al countries It causes nure more distress than tan all al other othor causes in aUSe the world and about the he time the re action Acton sots sets in then look out for tor tle con traction forced by the banks bank who ho have rency absolute absolute power to regulate the cur Rule of the te Trusts It I was also predicted that all as forms formo al tons of f monopoly would find full fruition in ful this Republican policy Let Lt friton us U see s Is I there tere anything from tools to lives tives tive from cradles to comas coffins that is 19 not affected in some way ay by some form of o trust Combines Combine sit enthroned ton We of have had nad two attorneys general genera One has ha been placed on the supreme gener bench and the other ther is expected to be benh simi t e The trusts have hae sir fat tat tene on high hi h prices Ices paid by the te con oon sumers Applause It is impossible I that h Hy y that survive In an a at I e of of monopoly mon po We must be bel I the servants of these Y Its the combines t I or r they must 0 to the wan wall Itt p If f that be dema ir If that tat 1 gog be help hep it I anarchism I 1 cant d nt The Ing The Te T time e Standard has come Oil for 01 plain speak 01 company more ino other othe mor Im aggregated under wealth w the tle ath sun than tran than It nyi paid pad dividends uner of Ite yen yee rind and a little ad while before paid pad Rockefeller ler recently of renty admitted a profit out ut of invest ment ment Gage Gge Bank ak Scandal III I has become ha the ment meat of ot the very yc govern gover United Unie States States It owns a Bank in New York City The I own of thi this bank asked the president predent aked government for tor te its deposits it deposit amounting to per day and ad got ot them He risked asked to pur chase tiie t le site of the New aked York custom house haute ho and ande ie he got it lL And this is how Ad the he thi business busine was waa done S w Secretary Gage offered creta Gae the oferd building for The president Te tendered of the bank hank said sid all al right and a check to Gage for th L amount less le OOOO who endorsed it and edore i handed haded it back for deposit in the nanc nan cof of the government Applause No money at all hati ha changed al hd hands but the bank had the building hads Later the assessor came around aroud to t assess the ases property but he was wa told that the bank bak still owed ment therefore the to the govern gover government held the title tte and ad the building taxed ted Applause could not be The Te Standard Stana Oil on company also aim owns another bank the compy aso ba Hanover with a ti cap wih cp of over oyer bu it uses this merely as a a a teaser Laugh ter It owns ow nearly all al the copper mines of or the country except those of or W countr A A Clark it owns own the electric light plants of the principal te pa cities and is reaching out for more note worlds to con less les l quer ess than And Ad yet this th great geat combine 11 i R years year old The Rothschild being eing b house lacks lack fifteen years yea of o u a century old and ad yet the Rock te Rok fellers e have passed the I ask ak a sk you to pause and think what will come ome c of it in the course coure of a few years wi This Thi gigantic trust takes akes a mans property p at its own figures man York Y ork lately there is ow In New was a flurry A mend fried f of mine mIe was w there there and lur had ha iia it explained e to him by Mr R eP Rogers g rs vice resident president rm P rs of the te Standard Oil g Oi company that hat t it t was wa no n New wa flurry fur at all a but some Yorkers Yorker having fun u He de scribed s an rii a operation in stocks wherein heI a Boston Boon bank was wa instructed to ruin rin a concern c that tat had bad refused l to sell reft stock for f or worth The men sel in this thia concern concer c owned owed a lot of Brooklyn il Rapid Transit stock sock This his bunk bank refused to hold h old this thi stock as collateral bk and a notified ad all a ll its customers al t to that effect The stock tock s fell feU off of Its It owners had to raise money aid were ere r ald glad to sell the stock tock s at The trust had se won Now ow I asked aked my friend frie who he told won about it i t what difference abut there bre was in that kind k ind of robbery and in robber ad robbing a man on O n the highway at the point of a gum He said sid the latter way required some courage c and involved some nome danger Applause I tel tell you ou operations of t nat kind call them what at cal w you may are ae absolutely lawless lawle It I it contin I ues lawlessness wJ run ram rain pant pat through though the t land i rn No o r man has a a a tight right to take property at his own wn price pric simply because buse of his machinations rind and d combinations No Monopoly or o Conscience There Thera is Ii one on thing these corpora orp m have no rio monopoly on n They The have no great gret stock sock of or conscience They laye of 01 course coume cure are often religious ae ofen u benevolent men mn but th are ae absolutely without conscience I have a friend fed on the Denver Deer bench He i wanted wate to borrow some same money The cashier cahier told him his ge was Te all al I right but hut he lie would have to see the I te directors He saw cac director and I was wa by them assured that th Ui I was wa 0 O X but that they t would have to pass Ps on it at their meeting At their theft meeting meng they tey called him hm in and ther said sd We Wo have I decided decide that we cannot carnol grant g you the loan Joan and we return your yew security I AU All right right said sald the judge jude Indi Ind you yu are ar as a nice nic a lot of 01 men mar menas L Las as a I ever saw sw Collectively yea yr are a aset s L set t of d dd d hypocrites Applause The Tho To |