The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-25
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counties that they don It know how many
there are until the legislature meets. He
asked help to finish the Nicaragua canal,
as it will give cheap out
let for many OF the products
merely warehouse upside down. The
entire continent of South America lies
east of New York City, except small
portion OF the coast of Peru. When a
ship sails around Cape Horn and is oppo-
site Cape Rogue It's nearer Liverpool than
New York When the Nicaragua canal is
built, it will make New York City the
commercial metropolis of the western
coast of South America
81 expect in my life time to see New
York the metropolis of the world The
history of the past is full of instances
where the commerce of the world has
been diverted by the cutting OF canal
1t is for US to say whether we viii focus
the commerce of the world by construct
ing canal for our immediate needs. In
California we want some money for har-
bors and for our unprotected SeaportS-
We don't want the government to take
care of us; we want to take care OF the
government. Every foot of water in the
San Francisco harbor means transporta-
ton for the products OF the inter-moun-
tain country
Speaking of the railroads, the speaker
said that, taking twelve Of the mountain
ous and deseret states and territories,
they had but a population OF 1S3 per
mile, while the east had 425. He wanted
differential rates. In closing he welcomed
his hearers to California, where the only
hot wind comes from the north.
LAFE PENCE INTRODUCED.
Hon. Late Pence of Colorado was intro
duced as one of the youngest and
brightest members of the national con-
T. onnoorad 40 a hnra-
faced boy, with an old head on his Shout
ders. His oratory is OF the fiery yehe-
ment order, and his remarks were in
sympathy with those who sweat, and fret
and toll. The coolest day Colorado ever
experienced was when they came from
] Minneapolis. They then went to Chi
cago. rampant. head up and tail over
) the dashboard, but colder blast struck
them than at Minneapolis. They were
not in the race. The political banner
under which Colorado proposes to march
is the one which represents the pros
perity and upbuilding OF the trans-Miss-
issippi country.
'We in Colorado are not silver oarons,
as but few of Us have silver to sell.
We are for it on the policy of demanding
good honest dollars
ssFelIoW citizens OF Utah, we expect
great deal of help from you We expect
TWO senators and a congressman. ZAP
plause.) We expect IN the list New
J Mexico and Arizona, and that Oklahoma
will not be left out. The bone and sinew
of Colorado is in your midst. You have
that of Missouri and it will never be
downed.'' (Applause.)
SECRETARY cRAwFoRD's REMARKS
o. w. Crawford, Velasco, Tex, the
secretary OF the congress, make some
pertinent remarks. He told Of a geo.
graphy he had picked up that indicated
| the American desert with its head resting
on Nebraska, its feet in Texas and it's
tail in California. (Laughter.)
COLONEL DoUGHERTY ON SILVER.
Colonel Dougherty of Dallas, Tex,
gave as his subject, 'SiIver.'' This
/ question, he said, affects the entire world,
/ The western hemisphere produces but
S25. 200, 600 of silver, while she consumes
/ $91 ZOO, 900, and wants to buy it as cheap
as she can.
The speech consisted of an array of
statistics that were conclusive of the
selfish action OF Great Britain.
The convention adjourned till 10
O'Clock this morning.
i Hon Thomas Patterson arrived at / 20