Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1896-06-07 | Page 3 | Utah Stands for Free Silver

UTAH STANDS FOR FREE SILVER Continued from page 1 I Contnued pae relation to this the greatest of questions ques-tions before the American people you will find that the influence of the leadership to which I have referred of the Morgans of Alabama of the Vests and Blands of Missouri applause ap-plause of the Boises of Iowa applause ap-plause the Stevensons of Illinois applause ap-plause the Matthews of Indiana applause ap-plause the Blackburn of Kentucky V applause sd a host of men upon whom we have been taught by experience ex-perience to rely In the pMt will shape that platform and especially the destinies des-tinies of this party and this country i the future Loud applause Why i the wisdom of brief sentences and simple I sim-ple declarations like equality for all I and special privileges to none tne eternal reparation of church and state the aphorism that every man may worship according to the dictates of his conscience tariff taxation imposed im-posed only upon the people for the purpose of a government economically administered tax so far as may be should fall like the snowflake equally upon all the rich and the poor alike applause and such crisp declarations I a the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 Applause It is because such expressions ex-pressions have grown up repeating as they do a world of sentiment and a world of conviction in the simplest way that it may be conveyed to the minds of the yeomen of our country coun-try I has become a fashion of late to say that we are in favor of the coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to L Why this cabalistic expression ex-pression I means a world of conviction con-viction and it is now to b inserted as J believe in the latform of the Democracy of Utah to be followed by Its insertion in the national platform at I Chicago applause because heretofore In the platforms which we have made and upon which the party has gone before be-fore the country we have declared that we were in favor of the unrestricted mintage of both metals without discrimination dis-crimination as to either which was in the last national Democratic platform and which we thought and I in my weakness and ignorance I thought was a fair expression of the convictions convic-tions of our party upon that question but I wa followed by some sort of verbal legerdemain or hocus pocus about parity and when we got into congress through our representatives we found we had been betrayed and hence our convictions have been laid down in the form of expression which I urge upon this convention t adopt that no man need en therein though he be a fool if he be not a knave I is because of this that the declaration has been made thiough out the states of this union which have held conventions this year that we are In favor of the free and unlimited coinage coin-age of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 without reference to what another an-other nation on earth may do Loud applause and cheers No man can mistake that We can say to MrS Mr-S Cleveland and to Mr Hoke Smith Mr Carlisle and the rest Put that in your pipe and smoke it Applause No no we should not erect I any shrine at which we will worship in any temple built Th > to a financial Jarus we should authorize no Etruscan coin that has for its vignette the face of that god looking both ways Laughter Rather fellow citizens should we worship this cause in some grand cathedral boundless a our wonder whose quenchless lamps the sun and moon supply its ohoir the winds and waves Its organ thunder its dome the sky Such a temple is worthy t embrace the host of that great political party iren and women in which they may worship Applause Why my fellow citizens they have iS usurped the slogan called by them sound money which has spread throughout the country it is a little disfigured and ir disgrace of lateand by the very use of that expression by the very wrongful assumption of such a battle slogan they have added insult to your conviction to your patriotism We are in favor of sound money wear we-ar in favor vsf the money of Jefferson and of Jackson and of Benton we are in favor of the money of the constitution consti-tution gold and silver and paper convertible con-vertible into either coin upon demand at the option of this government applause ap-plause and to say that we are against sound money is to say that we are no Democrats I has been freely declared by the rat American humorist Chauncey Depew laughter that the cause of silver is dead Senator Teller said day before yesterday in the senate of the I United States that it was a livjly corpse Our friend Mr Harrity the chairman of the national Democratic committee is reported to have saia that he would not even permit those I lunatics of the south the west and the middle west to enter into the convention conven-tion i they had ever uttered the sentiment senti-ment that unless they got the free and unlimited coinage of silver aim the ratio A of 16 to 1 they would not remain in that < convention To his credit be i said I see he has denied this There will be no hocus pocus with the national coin mittee this timethe masses are being heard I is a cyclone fellow citizens tit h been conjured up by the Great Father of us all for the purpose of convincing that committee and cmincn that commite the world that our cause is just and that we are thrice armed in this campaign Applause I is not dead Mr Depew to the contrary notwithstanding as well as < the yellow chrysanthemum Ftaitesman from Nebraska that pre J sides in the agricultural department We are confronted now with a con dition uf the treasury of labor and of business throughout the country that is almost appalling by this cowardly gold which the great Latin poefsays this accursed thirst for gold is becoming be-coming more and more intense I is taking wings daily they say and is fleeing from the country because of the very agitation of the question They are running the people in debt hundreds of millions five hundred millions of dollars for the purpose of sustaining a theory that Is new to us and which is sapping the very lifeblood life-blood of our country Applause Ladies and gentlemen I am detaining detain-Ing you too long I can and do announce an-nounce to you glad tidings of joy in the progress of this campaign Already Al-ready we have secured or nearly so enough Democratic states of the Union to write this platform and when it is written it will be written by one delegate dele-gate from each state and Utah under our form of government in the Democratic I Demo-cratic convention and in the senate of the United States is the equal of the Empire state of New York Loud applause ap-plause We have these tidings from the Carolinas from Tennessee from Missouri from Dakota of course from all these great intermountain statesand from the old state of Virginia Vir-ginia The other day old Virginia within the confines of which on May 29 1765 in the house of burgesses the same sentiments were passed into hstoricai existence which were afterwards after-wards written in the Declaration o Independence In-dependence and the constitution of the United States and which today are a fair groundwork for any Democratic platform in ary state in this Union I Loud applause So in the state of Kentucky Though all the power of the federal administration had been brought to bear to stifle the true sentiments sen-timents of the people in the most aggressive ag-gressive manner and with the deter min ton to win at any hazard and by any device yet only day before yesterday the people of that commonwealth common-wealth known to be patriotic and filled with love of country having had fair opportunity to express their con vlctlons assembled in convention at the ratio of ten delegates in favor of rato delegtes gold and silver to one in fayor of gold alone and Bends to the national convention con-vention a united delegation in favor of these principles and we are now a o I waiting knowing nevertheless what will be the result in the great middle commonwealths of Illinois Ohio and Indiana Our prospects are bright and I believe when these principles shall be written in that platform and all the people invited to support us that we will sweep the country like the cyclone swept the city of St Louis Applause Colonel Kills speech was greeted with unbounded enthusiasm especially those points where he referred to no union of church and state and to the growing prospects for silver The convention con-vention was made up of Democrats of the oldfashioned variety and when Democratic principles were enunciated they were quickly apreciated At the conclusion of the remarks of the temporary chairman the following committees were appointed the committees com-mittees on permanent organization and order of business and credentials being be-ing selected on a call of the roll of counties while the committee on resolutions reso-lutions was appointed by the chair I on a motion by Judge Hoge of this city There was an attempt to reduce the number of members of the committee tee on credentials to nine but the motion feated mo-tion made for that purpose was de TH COMMITTEES The personnel of the committees were a follows Permanent organization and < order of business Beaver R R Tanner Box Elder Mrs Eleanor Call Cache M B Broffit Davis T H Phillips Emery John L Brazier Iron William Holyoke Holy-oke Juab John McChrystal Kane Joseph E Taylor Millard Alma Greenwood Green-wood Morgan Joshua Williams Rich George Hadley San Juan F A Hammond Salt Lake Patrick J Daly Sanpete O B Berglund Sevier H Tuft Summit James P Sweeney Tooele P J Fennel Uintah William Gibson Utah W A Clark Wasatch James W Clyde Washington D H Morris Weber John Seaman L C Thoreson Carbon Resolutions H Roberts Davis J L Rawlins E D Hoge Salt Lake A J Webber Weber Joseph Moiison Cache S R Thurman Utah W J Robinson Tooele Solon Spiro Summit Sum-mit E W McDaniel Sevier Credentials Beaver Mrs Louisa Jones Box Elder Mary E Snow Cache Frank Nebeker Carbon B F Caffrey Davis R E Egan Emery Mrs Brazier Juab Mrs Ida Whit John Millard taker Iron Parry Miard James Day Morgan John Hopkins Rich John Kennedy Sanpete Amasa Aldrich San Juan J R Letcher Salt Lake Dr Ellen B Ferguson Sevier R F Barr Summit J L Boyden Uintah R Beltman Kane J SSim mons Tooele Archibald Bevans Utah Miss Clara O Jones Wasatch Henry duff Washington George F Whitehead White-head Weber Thomas D Dee DININNYS RESOLUTION The committees having been appointed ap-pointed H J Dinninny of this city arose with a resolution which instructed instruct-ed the committee on credentials to refuse re-fuse seats in the convention to delegates dele-gates who did not live in the counties from which their credentials were dated dat-ed and also to refuse to allow proxies to be given to persons who did not live in the subdivisions they were representing rep-resenting in the convention Dinninny moved the passage of the resolution Reed Smott of Utah county arose to ask what the intention of the resolution reso-lution was He didnt know but what it might be loaded No sir was the reply of the framer of the document I is not loaded and is presented here because I want to prevent some gun from going off There are several persons in this community I who are exceedingly anxious to go to the convention at Chicago and I am led to believe they have been securing proxies from every place they can get them I do not object to a member from any county casting the full vote of his delegation but I do protest that gentlemen from Salt Lake ought not sit here and cast votes for outside out-side counties Mr Smoot retorted that at this season of the year there were several counties in the more isolated portions of the state where the farmers could not leave their work and get here and he did not think they should be denied j representation when they had sent the proxies here and to good members I I of the party This view was coincided in by Delegate Dele-gate McDaniel of Sevier who made a telling speech on the matter and was followed by a delegate from St George who said that Washington county usually sent up a good strong delegation but this time every one was so hurried with work they could not well leave The Democrats of that county had sent proxies to men in this city who were natives of Washington Wash-ington county and had lived there a good portion of their lives He asked EVAcs IM2ADS HIS SPEECH the convention to sustain the selections made and vote down the resolution Although Dinninny made another effort i was voted down The convention then decided that all resolutions offered should be referred al resolutons ofere ferred to the committee on resolutions without reading and without debate and after some sparring as to time of meeting after dinner it was decided TO take a recess until 230 AFTERNOON SESSION I was nearly 3 oclock when the convention wac called to order The reading clerk read the report of j t the committee on credentials which I was adopted on motion of State Senator I lows Evans Of Utah The report is as fol Salt Lake City June 6 1896 To the Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen Gentle-men of the Democratic Convention Assembled I j Your committee on credentials have J i leave to report a follows That ach county in the state is represented by full number of delegates or by proxy except Garfield Grand Piute and Wayne counties which have no representation repre-sentation There Is no contest and the annexed papers contain a full list of delegates entitled to seats in this convention con-vention submitted All of which is very respectfully fuly submitedTHOM THOMAS D DEE Chairman B F CAFFEY Secretary THE DELEGATES The membership o the convention a as appended Rich CountyHon Aquila Nebeker I Mrs Aquila Nebeker John Kennedy II Miss Lila Johnson George Earley Emery County S 11 Williamson George W Parry Jasper Robertson i Mrs Jasper Robertson Miss Elizabeth Brasher R C Miller C E Larsen i John L Brasher William Howard I Miss Agnes McFarland Ages I Beaver County George H Fenne more W L H Dotson J M McFar lane R R Tanner N P Ipson E Tanner Mrs Louissa Jones Mrs Ida Marshall I Cache County G W Thatcher George Hyde S A Langton F K Nebeker A G Barber S J Rich D A Benedict Aaron F Farr Fred Ludner George H Champ I That cher jr E R Miles jr James V Allen Josepn Morrell Mrs W B Preston < Levi Garren Mrs Hattie Davidson Da-vidson H I Matthews William Reading I C Thoresen Theo Lind quist E Nielson Robert Baxter jr I E R Owen William HaslaVn Peter 1I Maughn W 1 Murry Charles England John H Thorpe W K I I Burnam J H Barker John H Thorp H B Neilson Alfred Goodsell George i Rigby William Homer Martin Pond George Holliday Joseph Monson Ell II Webb Mrs P J Griffin Wasatch CountyMr J W Bates Mrs J W Bates Mr J W Clyde Mrs J W Clyde W S Willis Mrs W S Willis Henry duff Mrs Henry duff George Smith Mrs George I i Smith S D Greer Davis County William Priest P P I Prophet W B Nalder J G M Barnes Thomas H Phillips Mrs Cynthia I Cyn-thia Stewart D A Saunders Mrs E I Coombs B H Roberts T J Brandon John Fisher P P Wiley Mrs Alice I I T P Lewis W Lewis D Howells San Juan F B Hammond J R Letcher Iron William Holyoke W C Michel Mich-el Miss Minnie Adams Miss Sadie Wilkerson Andy Carey John Parry I Kane Joseph E Taylor Joseph Simmons Sim-mons Millard James Day Alma Greenwood Green-wood L Kimball May Greenhalge L D Cropper W D L Thompson L Dougherty F Pratt Box ElderMary E Snow John Christensen Nels Jensen Alvira Rees R H Buty Joseph Jeppson William St Clair S N Cook William Love H L Steed F f Roche F J Holton W W Lasley A W Taylor Eleanor Cull Miss Fanny Graehl Hyrum Standing Utah John XA Vance Mrs Alfred Hoggard Miss Ida Chipman Mr B Y Greenwood Joseph Lapish Mr Jr J Mercer James W Stewart Mr J D Simpson Andrew 11 Ferguson George C Scott sr A J Evans Mrs A J Evans Mrs LuIs Garff Mr J B Gaddie Mr G M Childs John Harwood Mrs Louisa M Johnson William L Worsencroff Mrs Sarah A Reese Mrs L J Wightman Mr J S Peery S B Moore Hyrum Lem mon William B Clark Mrs E Brown J O Bullock L P Lund Helen Winters Win-ters Mrs Celesta Strong Mr John I B Milner A C Smoot Alex Wilkins Mrs Electa Bullock Mrs Louisa Newell Mr John A Brown Henry Kruegar Mr Elmer E Corfman Mrs N L Nelson S R Thurman Mr Jesse Knight Mrs M C Newell A D I Gash T J Patten Samuel T Curtis John D Holladay Levi Openshaw Chester Nisonger W W Chisholm 1 William Creer W B Hughes W O Creer John Moore Marinus Larsen I Clara O Jones Lizzie Chisholm Mr II William Roylance Mrs William Roy lance Mr James Caffrey Mr H T I Reynolds Mr George A Storrs Mr R L Bird Mrs Helen M Deal Mrs Mary Bird George 11 Smoot and William I Will-iam I Harper Weber William Geddes Joseph East I Jane Woodfield F A Fuller N Montgomery Mont-gomery W B Wilson J B Alvord C C Stoddard William C Parker Cash Van Horn W L Peyton G W Baker C C Richards Alex Wilkinson jr A G Horn J N Perkins A J Weber Mrs Orson Riser Val Gideon C A Smurth waits R Tlor H H Goddard Soren Peterson Charles E Clark Alev Ririe E A King William H Walton Henry P Green John Seaman Preston Blair David Evans William Craguu S A Halverson Mrs Sarah West J G Tyler M Poulter alternate Mrs H Nye T A Shields Jesse 1 Langsdorf James Harrop Ray L Davs Mrs Annie D Taylor Thomas D Dee 11 F Brown F M Tout Wealthy D Ensign W L Ma ginnis F B De Voto Heber Wright Sanpete Emily Swalberg James P Fjeldstead Axel S Emerson Jacob A Tuft O B Berglund 11 P Sorensen L F Becker J W Cherry Mrs Ken ner Peter Greaves sr Henry Beal Mrs l F Murray C 11 West 11 F Murray E O Billington Mrs E O Billington N C Sorensen Ferdinand Ericksen Amasa Aldrich Hyrum De Fries Henry Peterson James Anderson Ander-son Mrs Joseph Seeley Mrs Annie Stevens D H Murdock J F Allred Mrs D H Murdock C A Larsen Alex Barton Soren Christensen A B Williams Aaron Hardy Mans Monson George F Morley Dan H Cook Box Elder Mary Snow R H Baty H L Steed Eleanor Call John Chris r r J41 e I 7S I 44 l 1 ta fb IF i COULD r WOULD LET FALL FROM nn LIPS THIBOIOST PIUEC IOCS JEIWELS OK SPEECH FOR THE BBnrOiCRATIO WOOLEN OP UTAH Holbrook Bryan Stringham R E j Egan Carbon County John HoodR F I Caffey J D Smith M P Broffat i Uintah County William Ashton J T McConnell James Gibson William Gibson R Veltman John P Davis 1 jZenos Whittaker I Juab CountyClaude Wheeler John Hartigan John McChrystal Mrs D j Whittaker T D Sullivan John Hayes Edward Pyke George C Whit I i more Morgan County Mrs E C E Francis Fran-cis John Hopkins Henry Florence Joshua Williams Tooele County P J Fennell W C Rydalch W G Mass H J Cameron Archibald Bevan W J Roberfon A J McCuistion H W Hales Salt Lake CountyFisher S Harris E P Newell Sam E Allen George A Alder Margaret A Caine James Asthe Philip Maycock Mrs Julia Go I lightly William McCulIough James H Denny Albert T Webb Walter Murphy I Mur-phy Hiram S Laney J H Dininny E W Wilson A G Dyer Edward Mc Leland Nathan Tanner W H Atwood At-wood Andrew Thompson Mrs Mary Rawlins John W Sharp A H Rock Geo Taylor Jno Morgan Win Hamil ton Albert Spencer Joseph S Rawlins Isaac Coondel Mr Jacob Alt A Nelson Nel-son Herbert Van Dam H T Greaves John Holt W C A Smoot Mrs Orson Or-son Rumel Samuel Bateman Agnes Cutler Francis McDonald S A Casto B B Qunn Joseph Mousley 1I R I Porter George Dryburg John B Fagg W L Ridd W B Ennis Nellie Brown John T Caine J L Rawlins Mrs F S Richards A C Ellis E D Hoge Oliver Hodgson W H Dale H J Faust Mrs J Fewson Smith Mrs Alfales Young Mrs E B Ferguson E E Rich B T Lloyd O W Moyle Alex Edward Joseph Pugsley Mrs Sina Reid H J Hayward J T Raleigh Mrs John Rumel J A Hal verson H S Smith J W Snell George C Riser Mrs A W McCune R P Morris Richard Cottell P J Daly C C Dey G G P Jackson J W Hamm A A Gibson C S Wilkes M E Mulvey I L Welsh T F Gil martin C J Pence E B Newell S S Allen G A Alder 1 E Caine James Asthe Philip Maycock C W Penrose 11 W Musser Mary Procter C A Lund Stephen Tucker Emily Weiler Mary E Irvine Mrs Golightly Mrs McCulIough J H Denny A T Webb Wale Murphy H S Laney J H Dininny E W Wilson E S Hearsley Walter Ryan J L Hutchinson Hutch-Inson Archie Buchanan Hugh Watson Wat-son F P Sherett P F Goes A G Norrell J W Whitehead jr J SheaR Shea-R A Miller J A Williams H D I i Folsom Frank Harrigan W V Jones tensen Joseph Jeppesen F A BRoche Roche Miss Fanny Graehl Nels Jen son W St Clair F J Holton Alvira Reese S N Cook W W Lasley Hy rum Standing William Lowe A W A Taylor t Summit R CV Chambers Solon 0 Spiro W H Colbath C R Tewks bury P H Tallon F McLaughlin J P Sweeny C H R Stephens John I Horton W H Branch William Sar gent Miss Ida Miles George W Young O F Lyons R W Maxwell D Lambert Lam-bert Mrs M J AtwoodD S Kimball Miss L Evans J 1 Boydon F H I Wright I Sevier James H Wells alternate 0 V Powers proxy E W McDaniel I P Rudolph Andrew Poulson Christian Chris-tian Taft S Sorenson H P Hender son D P Jensen ftR F Baer Hans Taft 1 J Stewart E A Mc Daniel R F Baer WashingtonDavid H Morris George Spillsbury Moroni Snow Miss Lottie Ashby Mrs George Morris George F Whitehead Jacob L Workman Dr R B Pratt Fred R Wooll y Charles W Penrose John Wood Moss Gibson I was decided In addition to the report that all delegations be permitted per-mitted to cast the full strength of the county representation THE SINEWS OF WAR Pending the arrival of the report of the permanent organization commit tee Judge Powers was called for and in responding to the repeated calls Judge Powers announced that O P Arnold of Salt Lake had subscribed 20 to the campaign fund Corey of iron put down 310 and from that on subscriptions flowed in until 250 was subscribed and collected Judge Powers then expressed the be ief that the skies were brighter for Democracy now than one year ago He expressed a hope that the convention would act wisely and moderately because be-cause victorys door was open and all that was needed was to enter in The principles of the party are tae principles prin-ciples of the nation and at this time tme when they are about to be vindicated all differences should be settled At noon the speaker received a letter from Senator Jones of Arkansas in which he said the battle for silver was already won and that now it was only a question as to the majority This verifies the promises made in the past that if the friends of silver wanted aid they must turn to the Democratic Dem-ocratic party The platform at St Louis will mean two things We want to show the country that Utah is right and will be redeemed this fall PERMANENT ORGANIZATION The committee on permanent organization organi-zation and order of business made the following report Chairman ladies and gentlemen of the convention We your committee on permanent organization and order of business beg to report the following Permanent organization for chairman chair-man the Hon David Evans if Weber county For vicechairmans Mrs R A Deal of Utah county Dr G H Fennimore of Beaver county Aaron F Farr jr of Cache county Mrs Cynthia Stewart Stew-art of Davis county and Dr Mattie Hughes Cannon of Salt Lake county For secretary Mr H F Murray of Sanpete county Assistant secretaries G F Whitehead White-head Washington county E W Mc Daniel of Sevier and Mrs Samuel Francis of Morgan county SergeantatArms Mr Parry of Iron county Chaplain A F Hammond of San Juan county ORDER OF BUSINESS First Report committee on credentials cre-dentials I SecondReport of committee on permanent per-manent organization and order of business busi-ness ThirdReport of committee on ieso lutions and platform Fourth Election of six delegates and six alternates represent Utah in the national Democratic convention to beheld be-held at Chicago July next I I mittee Fifth Election of central state com RECOMMENDATIONS I First That the nominating speeches be limited to five minutes 1 Second = That nominations be made I by roll call of counties ThIrdThat delegates and alternates I b elected by ballot each of the six delegates and six alternates having received the majority of the votes i cast shall be declared elected and the chairman of each delegation haying hay-ing the priviledge of announcing the i number of votes of their delegation I for the respective candidates voted for A F HAMMOND Chairman I ALMA GREENWOOD Secretary I HADLEY D JOHNSON Judge Norrell asked to Nor l ake permission amend the report by adding the name of Hadley D Johnson as vicechair man He was the chairman of the first Democratic committee in the territory and was a pioneer in the fight Dr Faust seconded the motion and paid a high tribute to Mr Johnson ability and effort in the cause I The motion prevailed and the report was adonted I Mrs E H Nye of Weber and James A Williams of Salt Lake were selected I a a committee to escort the permanent chairman to the stand Mr Evans upon assuming the duties of his position said MR EVANS SPEECH Ladies and Gentlemen A condition confronts us which never before existed in the history of our country The question with which we have to deal is shall this nation establish a system of finance which will fasten upon us a permanent gold standard or shall we have a double standard consisting of gold and silver coined without discrimination against either at the existing ratio as money of final redemption Therj is cause for congratulation because the question at this time overshadows and subordinates subordin-ates all others and will therefore occupy oc-cupy the necessary attention on the part of the people That a diversity of opinion exists makes the question all the more interesting important and difficult The question thus sharply presented must be settled it must be solved by the masses of the people by the registration of their will at the ballot box Those of us who believe that the free and unlimited coinage of silver would be for the best interests of the people at large should unite with a determined effort to secure that result every honorable method should be adopted to accomplish i The people pIe of this nation have formulated the issue which must be met without equivocation or compromise The em isaries of gold have already resorted to questionable methods to rivet upon this country a single gold standard upn thereby make the people the financial slaves of the money kings of the world This work will be continued by them in the hope that the last friend of the white metal may be silenced By the the assertion is falsely made that our policy i adopted will furnish the people with Cople wih a depreciated currency wel knowing that the low crrenc sil ver is occasioned by discriminating b discriminatng legislation in favor of gold Strenuous efforts are made by them among the working classes to allure them into the belief that their wages already Inadequate would be paid in dollars dolars worth only 50 cents while they conceal the fact that more remunerative labor would thereby be furnished and at the same time having for a direct object ob-ject the contraction of the currency of the world and it appreciation in value the better to enable them to exact at regular intervals a higher rate of in terest and likewise depress the values of productions in order to give their gold a greater purchasing power Owing to the prevalent Idea that the Democratic party has always been favorably fa-vorably inclined to bimetallism based upon traditional and wellfounded principles prin-ciples and because of the adoption of the national platform of 1892 we were lured into the delusive hope that i successful the administration and congress would by wise legislation correct the error of 1873 and return to a sound constitutional system of finance Vain delusive hope At every stage the administration for nearly four years has exerted all its great power and influence to fetter the people with chains of gold monometal lism Within that time the gold barons of the world have been permitted to manipulate the treasury of the nation with which to carry on their ruinous scheme to permanently destroy silver as a money metal and in doing so true to their own selfish interests they have caused to be loaded upon the people a large additional interestbearing indebtedness debtedness payable in gold for the ostensible purpose of replenishing a depleted gold reserve but which under un-der that system is gradually dimin shing A great movement designed for the welfare and liberty of the people peo-ple is converted into an instrument of merchandise preyed upon at the will of financial vultures The secretary secre-tary of the treasury once the friend but now the enemy of the white metal hag stolidly refused to protect the gold reserve by exercising his legal option by making payment in silver to those holding treasury obligations Every effort is exerted by recommendations to congress and otherwise to place this nation upon a gold basis regardless of the best interests of the masses of the people Truly the people by whose votes the administration was installed in of ice have been deceived and betrayed It is a source of congratulation however ever that the position of the admin stration upon the monetary question ig not approved by a majority of the members of our party nor by the toiling toil-ing industrial hosts and the rank and file of the American people The Democratic party true to its traditional principles of liberty and its undeviating stand for independence must and will renounce those whom it has honored when they prove themselves them-selves recreant to the trust imposed I upon them The trouble with the present pres-ent administration is that i is thoroughly thor-oughly inoculated with the virus of eastern Republicanism upon the financial finan-cial issue Its aid and comfort come from that direction Cleveland is lauded by Sherman Depew and other leading Republicans for using the power pow-er of his great office in the interest of gold monometallism and the firm stand which he habitually takes against silver th3 money of the people They have confederated together in the I interest of gold for the purpose of com pletely debasing the white metal I is therefore high time for the friends of silver of whatever political faith to unite and present a solid front in opposition to such a scheme What ha the Republican party to offer us as a remedy for existing evils A gold standard and a higher protective protec-tive tariff McKinley the standard I bearer of the party for presidential honors is the embodiment of both Cleveland is the representative of low tariffs and a gold standard All have been tried by the American people and as a result the wealth of the resul te nation has gradually concentrated into the hands of a few while the great body of the people have suffered disadvantages disad-vantages and many have been reduced I re-duced to poverty and want A great nation proud of Its past achievements progress and independence in time of profound peace finds itself in the throes of financial run dependent for assistance as-sistance only upon the aid of private individuals domiciled in Great Britain The patriotic people of this nation ought not to submit to this condition of things when the remedy is easily within their reach This nation has successfully fought the battles of liberty lib-erty and independence against the most powerful nations of the world It is amply able to grapple with the question of finance without consulting any other nation We are solemnly told that the free coinage of silver at the existing ratio will disturb the business busi-ness of the people I Is perhaps true that such a policy would seriously upset up-set the business of those whose purpose pur-pose It is to contract the currency so as to be able to control i With the frfrs and unlimited coinage of silver other interests would revive and anew a-new business era will dawn upon a happier and more prosperous people The circulating medium of the country would decentralize and the needy would occasionally possess a few dollars dol-lars with which to purchase more of the abundant necessaries of life in store awaiting a demand which that system would necessarily create When our fathers fought the battles of the revolution they threw off the oppres sive yoke placed upon their necks by Great Britain nor did they hesitate because I might disturb the business of the colonies nor did they count the costs which were incurred by reason of that mighty struggle A higher and nobler purpose was in view And so it is with the free coinage of silver We must not be menaced by the cry of a business disturbance when we are convinced con-vinced of the rectitude of our work I is our purpose to lay a firm foundation founda-tion of sound finance cemented together to-gether with gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 without longer waiting for the consent of any other nation Upon this foundation a structure of sound finance can be bullded which will amply am-ply supply the people with legal tender and redemption money sufficient for the convenient transaction of their business without periodical disturbances disturb-ances and repeated bankruptcies which an inadequate supply of gold inevitably occasions I is suggested by some that the people of the United States ought to adopt a new declaration of independence indepen-dence But whv is such a step necessary nec-essary The old declaration is good enough There was breathed into that sacred instrument all the elements requisite to make us great free and independent upon financial as well a political questions The constitution formed and adopted in pursuance of it contemplates the coinage of the two metals Into money but what we do need under the existing circumstances is the eloquence of a Henry the philosophy osophy of a Franklin the patriotism of a Jefferson the fire and firmness of a Jackson and the wisdom and devotion of a Lincoln to breathe new life into those inspired instruments and to stir the people from their lethargy and bring them to a keener realization of J their spirit and meaning The bell of financial independence should be rung In every civ and hamlet throughout the land The people must fully realize re-alize that the rectification of financial evils as well as all others rests entirely en-tirely with themselves and should be pursued only by peaceable and legal methods Already we have the cheering cheer-ing news that our forces will probably control the Chicago convention in the Interest of true bimetallism The accomplishment ac-complishment of such a happy result will place our party on a foundation as firm and as satisfactory as it was under the administrations of Jefferson and Jackson I will give i an American Ameri-can tone and infuse into I new life With this issue before the people we shall gather to our ranks multitudes while our losses will not be great The hearts of the American people will be rekindled with the fire of true patriotism previous party affiliations will be temporarily forgotten the restoration storation of silver will be made a common cause for the common good Take courage Democrats The enemy en-emy is in the field armed and equipped for the great battle soon to be fought Be on the alert Be cautions and wise lest we be ensnared in traps cunningly I laid to encompass our defeat Let us girdle about ourselves the shield of bimetallism a our principal armor and go forth determined to strike a stinging blow against the crowned heads of gold monometallists that will release the people from their greedy grasp and crown our efforts with a grand and glorious victory A RINGING PLATFORM The committee on resolutions then made its report a follows Hon Joseph L Rawlins who made the report re-port receiving a perfect ovation when he advanced to the front of the platform plat-form The Democratic party of Utah in convention assembled reposing its trust in the honesty intelligence independence in-dependence and patriotism of the people peo-ple standing upon the essential principles prin-ciples of justice and liberty upon which N 6DL i0 j + b 1 s ltfy = > wv t LOOKING yO PJROXLES our institutions are founded while reaffirming its devotion to these principles prin-ciples a declared from time to time in the party platforms and especially the principles announced by the Democrats Demo-crats of Utah in the reconvened convention con-vention of 1895 now believing that the restoration of the money of the constitution con-stitution is of paramount Importance declares Jn favor of the immediate restoration of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present pres-ent legal ratio of 16 to 1 as such coinage coin-age existed prior to 1873 regardless of the action of or policy of other nations na-tions gold and silver coin to b u full and legal tender for all debts public and private And the delegates selected by this convention to the national na-tional Democratic convention are hereby here-by instructed to vote as a unit in favor of the adoption of the foregoing principles prin-ciples by that convention and for the nomination of candidates for president and vicepresident known to be sincerely sin-cerely and steadfastly in favor of carrying the principles into operation JACKSONS EFFORT Gerald P G Jackson offered an amendment to the platform and was about to have It read when Hon John T Caine raised the point of order that the convention had voted to refer all resolutions to the committee on resolutions resolu-tions without debate and the chair sustained him S PROCEEDS ELECT The chair then announced that nominations nomi-nations for delegates to the convention at Chicago were in order MOSES THATCHER Beaver county by its chairman presented pre-sented the name of MoS Thatcher and the convention went wild The enthusiasm was increased when it was proposed by Beaver to allow him to select his own alternate The rules were suspended and Thatcher elected on a rising vote DAVID EVANS Delegate Webber of Wefber > Sid the I o l t r I battle at Chicago would be a battle royal The federated trusts and monopolies mo-nopolies which have selected Grover Cleveland a their patron saint will meet a Waterloo With free silver a a standard the victory will be vIcto wi won Utah will be in line with her sisters because she will send Democrats who are Democrats to the backbone He knew not what the choice of Dave Evans would be whether Bland the pioneer Boles the grand old man of Iow Blackburn the hero of Kentucky or Tillman and his pitchfork but her he-r I HOLD OX IVE As AVOJIAX TO NO3f ElATE knew side he would be found on the right JUDGE THURMAN Evans nomination was seconded by Sevfer county and State Senator Evans of Utah rose to place in nomination nomi-nation Judge S R Thurman a man whose Democracy is unquestioned whose loyalty to silver i equaled by no one whose efforts at Chicago will be successful Mr Smoot of Utah seconded Judge Thurmans nomination and referred to his able work for the Democratic party in the early years of his life He was one of the first to stand fo the principles prin-ciples of the party and to demand that silver be restored He was selected asa as-a candidate for supreme judge and accepted ac-cepted the sUlre defeat which awaited him He is a fearless uncompromising uncom-promising friend of silver and when he speaks his Influence will Ia felt B H ROBERTS t Davis county by John Fisher presented pre-sented the name of B H Roberts a a candidate and made several happy allusions I al-lusions to his work for the party in the past The convention again indulged in-dulged in vociferous applause lasting several minutes H P HENDERSON Juab county presented H P Hender f son a a candidate with influence and one who will do his duty in all events Colonel Peyton of Weber seconded 1 the nomination of Judge Henderson The colonel made one of his characteristic character-istic addresses in which he took occasion oc-casion to score the president for his goldbug proclivities I Dr Fisher of Salt Lake seconded the nomination of Judge Thurman Fisher S Harris of Salt Lake said he had no candidate at that time but I inasmuch as Salt Lake had been passed and that quite abruptly he I would suggest the delegation be given I time to collect their scattered thoughts I JOSEPH L RAWLINS Joseph E Taylor of Kane nominated nomi-nated Joseph L Rawlins without an waste of language HON R C CHAMBERS Joseph 11 Cohen representing Summit Sum-mit county placed Hon R C Chambers Cham-bers in nomination Mr Chambers was a man who for years had been a Democrat working for the interests of the party To honor him Summit county honors Itself He was a man who had carried Summit and Wasatch from the Republican party in the face of 350 majority carrying the district by 160 majority Mr Chambers name was greeted with cheers Wasatch seconded the nomination of Hon R C Chambers JUDGE O W POWERS Colonel Ellis of Salt Lake placed in nomination Judge O W Powers a gentleman preeminently fitted for the place and one who will be a tower of strength at Chicago Powers received an ovation ana when It had completed Hon John T Caine moved the election of Judg Powers by acclamation Hug Watson amended by adding Joseph L Rawlins and the Weber folks wanted David Evans placed on the list while Davis wanted B H Roberts placed on the roll Judge Powers arose to a question of personal privilege and said in view of the number of distinguished names presented he would ask his friends to not take that course While he would be flattered to receive a nomination he preferred to have the work done in the regular way Mr Cain withdrew the motion and James A Williams seconded the nomination nomi-nation of Samuel R Thurman and David Evans Hon John T Caine seconded the nomination of H P Henderson wiho was looked upon as one of the fathers of Democracy in Utah a man who boa done a great deal of work for the party and the people at his own expense ex-pense He also spoke in favor oi Judge Powers James M Denny raised his voice for Joseph L Rawlins and paid a high tribute to his work in the halls of congress Judge Hoge seconded the nomination of Joseph L Rawlins and David Evans DR ELLEN B FERGUSON Dr Faust wanted a woman naml nated and rose to place before the convention con-vention Dr Ellen B Ferguson quickly and thoroughly and positively posi-tively which he did Washington county seconded tho nomination of B H Roberts Judge McGlnness of Weber asked the convention to send David Evans to Chicago and asked Salt Lake county not to take the Irons share but send two men and rot three Continued on page 6 i