Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-18

had any real business there, over
10000 Of these could neither see nor
hear, and the consequence was that
the convention became a jecrlng, hoot'
ing mob.
Ono OF the ablest men in the United
States attempted to preside. The fore
most orators la the Union were not
permitted 70 make sustained speeches.
Only one man, Cochran Of New York,
made himself heard. But tho loudUst
voice generally has not tine most via
'lom In It. There were oratdrs and
Statesmen In that assemblsge who, II
givcn tho proper environment, would
-pcak words OF wisdom and common
sense, tut Ia Chicago their worth and
wirdom went TOT nsught.
Mr. Collins describes tue disasters to
The building, Anl does not blame Ia
my particular tho people Of Chicago.
IL Is the system Of permitting crow d.
u persons who had no right T. be pfes-
ent 10 mingle among the delegates,
waving banners and endenvofiug 10
way the delegations one way or the
other that he condemns. The o0nvon.
lion should be- n dollberative body, and
every member who had anything 10.
say should be heard, The theory that
the people should be present was Nil
nonsense. sixty.hve millions II PEG.
plc could not be- present, and no good
reason could be advanced why 10000
out OF these 5000, 900 should assem-.
bic. by giving ample accommodation
70 the press, and facility for its repre-.
sentaiivos to DO their work, the people
Of tho United states OF every sect,
creed, party or faction could be fully
aad honestly Informed Of what trans.
plrej.
Mr.. Collins adds:
Tho people had their say In tho 'cau-
Gus or primary meeting. There Il
should end. Tho French revolution eim-
ply shook tho pillars OF monarchy In
stead OF replacing Thorn with now ouos,
because Il did not establish representative
government II ended, a. IL began, with
France governed by one man with a
crown on his head, instead u u govern
meut by all crownlcss Fronchmon. II
was because the Paris mob wa. pormttod
to ovorawo by their presence and domon-
STATIONS tho chosen representatives Of
all France In the legislative chamber
''Io llkcu the jecu AMI hlsscs and
shouts Of approval aud tho contrary ut
Chicago to tho pandlng " the bloody
head OF Deputy Fonud on tho point Of n
pike n, the head OF a drunken Paris mob
Ia the French convention may socm
forced illustration, tut the two scenes
difor only In degree.
"rho Paris mob had no true right or
business there. Had They boon excluded
Franco would have grown Into pcrma.
mont republic, Tor her representatives
would have iolt thor way toiL
"More soborly our fathers constructed
the wonderful system u government
under which we live. It was constructed
out Of now material and they had no old
structures to pull down.
"The architects Of the American repub-
lie were representative mon who met In
convention aud )ngross without pres
sure or mob domination, because they
were trusted by those vino son, them,
aud their work lasts through the ages.
"When parties formed In tho United
states representative conventions natur-
ally followed. These conventions Tor
long time followed the docorous course Of
tho continental and tho federal con-
grcssos-tho delegates sat, consulted, dc.
liberated, passed resolutions, made nomi.
nations aud adjourned.
at Is only within our day tina, the in.
sanity to admit Tho public In greater
numbers seized the national committees.
The result Is Babel aud not u doliber.
atiyo body, a moh and no. convention,
chaos instead NJ ordor.'r