Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
TALKING SILVER.
Last Nights Proceedings by The
Chicago Convention.
GOV. WAITE OF COLORADO SPEAKS.


o,tbs afternoon session was John Il.
Lemon Of New York, representing the
executive council Of the American
Federation OF Labor. The federation
nsople, he said, are silver men, because
,bsy are union men. Halt million
ot them are advocates OF the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
GOVERNOR WAITE.
There was tremendous applause
when Governor Waite OF Colorado was
Introduced. a number OF enthusiastic
s,legates had Teen bowling for him
for two days, and he was unable 10
b,gln his speech for some minutes.
Governor Waite spoke at great
length. lie asserted that since 1878 no
Congress mas convened but that ma.
i8nty IN both houses were In favor Of
restoring tho free coinage OF silver.
Congress has never been able 10 enact
,ucn n law, because tho President,
whether Republican or Democrat, has
always been nominated by Wall street
and stood ready to interposo his veto,
equal TO two-thirds vote In both
houses Of Congress.
Abraham Lincoln said, II debt Ia
created with certain amount Of money
IN circulation, and then the govern.
ment contracts the Honey volume
.eiofe the debt " paid, i In the most
leluous crime when government can
commit against the people, aud that,
tAi Governor Waite, 10 exactly what
this government has been doing since
1913.
Congressional legislation aud nothing
else has reduced the price OF silver
nullion ifom sl.32 per Dance In 1873 10
70 cents Ia 1893, and legislation, Tor
ghlch tho two old partiea were equally
responsible, has reduced the price VI
wheat In this esme time from sl.il per
blsuel ~ 90 cents. The same leglsla-
ton has reduced the price Of cotton
nom 1913 cents TO 1.o cents Ia the same
umc.
Waite said that an international oon.
ference Tor the purpose OF settling our
money affairs by the dlciation OF the
foreign money power, ~ the most con.
tempuDie anu uOi.i1rtaken Idea that
tYereLtufeu into the brain Of an Amen.
eau citizuu. II W. have become, under
the rule Of the two old parties, only
then VIZ nood another revolution, an
other appeal 10 arms, anu TO this God Of
hosts. This evoked great applause.
In closing, the governor said; "who
Is Grover Cleveland. aud who IL Ben.
lsmin Harrison, aud who are their
supporters in Wall street and Chicago,
that they dare assume TO drive into
poverty aud exile half u million A merl.
can iIeemeA2 There tn no use crying
peace, wneu there Is no peace. The
most dangerous tyranny ~ that en-
forced under tho forms Of law. Our
weapons Afe arguments and tbs ballot;
ifte ballot anu fair count. IL the
money power shall attempt 10 sustain
lie usuTpltiOn Of our rights by the
strong hand, as Ia other LANDS, We viii
meet that Issue II II IN forced upon us,
lot II IL better, Infinitely better, rather
than that our liberties should DO de-
sIToyel by tho tyranny that Is oppos-
lug humanity all over tho world, mat
we should wnde through seie OF blood
yen, blood 10 the horsesIbridles."
CLEvELAND ARRAIuSED.
Ex-CongTessmAn Pierce OF Tennes-
see, VINO was BANDS lieutenant in
the last Congress, was greeted with
great enthusiasm, anu proceeded 10
arraign President Cleveland Ia Wig
ofous manner. He began by asserting
that the Democracy had no hand In
ne dem Meditation OF silver. The
Democratic representatives have cast
inelr votes Overwhelmingly for fires
silver.
4 voice from the audience cried;
NMh Will CieVeianu lo2U
"Cleveland does not represent the
Democratic party" quickly retorted
Pierce, aud Then the convention broke
loose. Men Jumped TO their feet and
chotred,w huudfed voices yelled,
THAT Is ~. Ho represents Wall
slfcet.n
About this time a Populist from
Georgia asked Pierce how Crisp stood.
lie replied;
"Cnsp has stood for twelve years by
lhe people In every vote Ia support ol
Ifto coinage"
"How about Catllsle2" yelled an
olhtr delegate.
"li Carlisle favOrs the unconditional
repeal OF the Sherman act" replied
Fierce, "he has gone back ON his rec
ofu anu on all The poo pie no has rep
resented Ia CongsesB for ears"
JUDGE GOODWIN.
Judge Goodwin OF Salt Lake made a
speech Of some length. The West, he
tail, was PROSTATE. Property values
had been destroyed over one.ihird the
area VI the Rgpubllc,b but Western men
ulin't come asking iavors. They asked
merely Tor the recognition OF sOme-
ming which represented labor immDr-
WllEuu anu when had served g3 n
ltiiect measured values through the
tub Au1 How OF 1000 yenfs. They felt
lhey were asking for as much moro tor
lhe East tuan tue West, as the prod
ucla VI the East exceeded the value Of
those Of the West. He Dosought every
one present 10 become missionary In
Tue eause; TO work with the people aud
94pleAl TO congressman, appeal to tho
tie'lient for Justice 10 silver.
lhe report OF the committee ON reso-
Iuuona was then read.
When Mr. Rrgan moved the ndOp-
uon OF tho platform there was loud
lfotest from Carl Brown from Call.
IOfniai whD objected ~ the second
clause wherein hs alleged that the
committees had declared gold anu
eliVer 10 DO tho basis OF all money. liz
thought land should also be regarded
asa basis OF money. This met the
unanimous appr val Of the Populists,
aud Tor moment II neemed thai
hfuWn's amendment would sweep the
convention.
MT. Donnelly Of tho committee on
a