Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-02

become full Of industrial leaders IN
straw hats aud breezy attire, In Keep
ing with the day. a
The Connecticut defegates bore u
banner with this conspicuous inscrip-
ton: "COngrOsa, not tn. People, he
Damned" "ShylOck Twins, Grover
and Ben" This wac greeted with
cheers.
Just before the opening OF the con
vention II was announced that thu
Nationalist will meet on Sunday
morning. There are about two hun.
bred Of thotD, aud they propose TO Yrs
ganize anu viii demand tie inseiiion
Of plank IN the platform IA favor OF
the liquor traffic.
The Minneapolis delegation will ask
that new platform De- formulated en-.
bracing, Of coufee, the fundamental
principles OF the 81. Louis platform,
but with n change In the land plank,
10 ~ nos TO oppose the Ownenhlp OI
American land by foreigners. They
oxptess the belief that 1t makes little
difference, whether the Landlord lives
In this country OF not.
Auof the convention had been called
to order by Chairman raubunrck,
IlANNA WIS bAAFlfh ~ wv we AfNaaNs
Difienbackef, the we'll known Alliance
mGn. lie said, owe thank thee,
Heavenly Father, for the parties q NJ
have been born In tho past aud hllei
their dostiules great and Grand, we
thank thee for this glad day and ~
joico that thou dost ever Ia wisdom,
upon the Dying old, bdild the ever
living new"
The chairman then introduced Hon.
George i. Bemis, mayor Of Omahn,
who delivered an address Of welcome.
In the coutso Of bis remarks ne aaidi
"rhat great good may result from
your Deliberations and actions sin.
cefe'y hope; that you viii ioatlefely
face the great issues OF the Jay, !
frnly bPiievo. There ale issues,
which like the ghost Of Bauqlo VIII
not down. The silver question sti!l
remains a great, living issue. But II
has been ignored, pvaled aud thrust
aside by both the Democratic ami Re-
publican parties. One might suppose
II alreaiy settled, ~ not dcbd anu for
gotten. Butnoquestion was evcrsettied
unlos settled right. Great wrong done
the eOpie by the dcmonutzttiou act Of
1873 remains to be rightej. This can
only be- done by the re'enuOwing Of
silver with the true money iuncticn u,
making It M intended by the conititu.
tIou, equal with gold for all money
usos. (Prolongei applnusel. IL tue
Republicans and Democrats refuse
this, they should not complain 10 the
people take the matter In their own
haud-.
"rhn cry of cheap silver, n dishonest
dollar or even Of sound currency Will
no longer deceive. Neither will dear
gold aa measure Of values be longer
tolerated. Dear gold means cheap
men, cheap property, hafd times low
wnges, general stagnaliUu."
Three cheers were given for Mayor
Bcmis, and Hon. Hen l-ffiil " IrSH.,
was introduced Hr fcspondud,in be.
hail u the convention, 10 the addrtas
Of welcome.
Among other things, Terrill said:
"rhis convention protests against the
present condition, II Is utterly
impossible 10 stay tho movement
II every leader NJ this mOvc-
mont, taTe not b. no powderly
or Weaver, whom VIZ truit above III
mon, were today 10 put thrmtelv,S in
uppOHitlOn,t the movement would sweep
them nnd their names ho forgotten.
Never before In Thu, oolsi,ry has such
n convention been assembled. You
haytIyour delegates aud your UOrporals,
guards whom you will receive when
you make a platform based upon tine
fundamental principles u government
--lAnd, transportation and finance"