The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-03

and as to its further rise in value no man
can set the limit.'' ssNot long ago."
said the governor, "'Gladstone was told
by Mr.. Thompson in the British parlia-
ment that the gold standard was crush
ing out the agricultural and commercial
industries of England by compelling bus
mess to be done upon a falling market,
the debtor class being reduced to indus
trial slavery, and the taxes of India,
while nominally of the same force
from India was double the amount of her
products, which a few years ago paid
tax. Gladstone unblushingly declared
that England, as creditor nation, could
stand any amount OF appreciation IN the
value of credits, and added that govern
ments were not concerned about matters
of philanthropy. Considering the con-
dition of the masses in England and In
dia, the governor said: s'This was the
most brutal remark since Cain, with the
blood OF mis- murdered brother crying
from the ground, insolently asks OF the
Almighty: Am l my brothers. keepe r?"
Governor Waite denied that in a
broad sense silver was local question, and
said he could prove from official atistics
that the loss to the agricultural states
from a scarcity of money in q good part,
occasioned by the refusal OF free coinage
in each of the states in the great
Missi ppi valley is from ten to twenty
times the loss sustained by Colorado.
The proposal by false friends of silver
and their allies in Wall street to adopt
the present price OF bullion silver as COM
pared with gold as a new money ratio,
would simply crystalize all the wrong
and injuries the money power has in
hected upon the people for the past
twenty years. This 8 a compromise
beats the one the devil proposed to Jesus
CHRIST on the mountain.
IAN international conference for the
purpose of settling our money affairs by
the dictation OF q foreign money power IS
the most contemplate and God forsaken
idea that ever entered the brain of an
American citizen. If we have become,
under the rule of the two old parties. only
a province of a European monarchy, then
we need another revolution, another ap-
peal to arms, and to the God of hosts.''
Great applause.
In closing the governor said: tWho is
Grover Cleveland, and who is Benjamin
Harrison and who are their supporters in
Wall street and Chicago that they dare
assume to drive into poverty and exile a
half million American freemen? There is
no use crying peace. The most danger
Gus tyranny is that enforced under forms
of law. Our weapons are arguments and
the ballot, free ballot and fair
count. If the money power shall attempt
to sustain its usurpation of our rights by
a strong hand, as in other lands, we will
meet that issue if it is forced upon us, for
it is better, infinitely better, rather than
that our liberties should be destroyed by
the tyranny that is opposing humanity
all over the world, that we should wade
through seas of blood-yea, blood to the
horses brides.
Ex-Congressman Pierce of Tennessee,
who was BANDS lieutenant in the last
Congress, was greeted with great en-
thusiasm and proceeded to arraign Presi-
dent Cleveland in a vigorous manner.
He began by asserting that 'sthe Dem
ocracy had no hand in the demonetiza-
ton of silver in 1873 when it was demone-
tiZed. Democratic representatives from
the south and west, constituting an
overwhelming majority of the Democrats
on the floor of Congress have. every time
that free silver has been presented, east
their votes in the interest OF the people
overwhelmingly for free silver"
voice from the audience cried:
"What viii Cleveland do?''
'sCleveland does not represent the
Democratic party' quickly retorted
Pierce and then the convention broke
loose, the men jumped to their feet and
cheered, while a hundred voices yelled,
'sThat is so. He represents Wall Street. -
81 say today as a Democrat" resumed
Mr.. Pierce, that Grover Cleveland, a
man from the east, who claims today to
represent the Democratic party, does not
represent it, but misrepresents its posi-
ton on this question Mr.. Pierce
added that tCleveland was nominated
because the people throughout the
south thought he was the mar
| to protect them against the force bill.
They also believed he was an honest mar
and would not attempt 10 go against ths
interests or viii OF his party upon any
question. That the leaders were mis-
taken, Cleveland's action today shows. ,
[Applause and hisses:l About this time
Populist from Georgia asked Pierce how
Crisp stood? He replied: "Crisp ha.
stood for twelve years by the people OF
every vote for free coinage, and 1 canno
believe he Will play Judas now
ssHow about Carlisle?'' yelled anothel
delegate. .sIf Carlisle favors the uncon
ditional repeal of the Sherman act,'' re
piled Pierce, she has gone back on hi
record and on all the people he has repre-
scented in Congress for years.
Chairman Thurman, who expressed il
his speech the greatest personal regard
for President Cleveland, criticized Pierc
for drifting into a partisan discussion
He was almost afraid, he said, to call oil
another speaker for fear some one woult
think it necessary to get up and defent
the prohibition party. We are not here
said he, as partisans in any way and
hope we will have no more craftsmanship.
Judge Goodwin, of Salt Lake, made
speech of some length. 1.-THE west, h
said, twas PROSTATE, property value
have been destroyed over one-third OF tn
area of the republic; but western mel
didn't come asking favors. They aske'
merely for a recognition of somethin,
which represented labor immortalize,
and which had served as perfect measur
of value through the ebb and flow of fou
Thousand years. They felt they were ask
| ing for as much more for the east than tn
west as the products OF the east exceeds
the value of those of the west. He be
/ sought every one present to become
missionary in the cause, to work with tn
| people and appeal to congressman, appea
to the president for justice to silver ,
The report of the committee on resolu
tions was then read.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions this al
ternoon submitted long report. TIL
preamble recites that bimetallism is a
ancient as human history, for certainl
more than three thousand years gold an
silver have come down through age
hand in hand, their relations havins
varied bat few points in all that time
then almost invariably through legisIa
ton. That both metals named togethe
are indissoluably united in the constitu
tion OF the United States as the money ba
sis of this country; that in 1878, withou
the previous demand ofany political party
or any part of the people. without publ
discussion, silver was stricken from til
place il occupied since the days c
Abraham and Pharoah under circum
stances of such secrecy that A. G. Thur
man, w. M. Stewart, d. w. voorhee:
J. G. Blaine, then speaker OF the House