Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-08
A DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Speaker Crisp and Secretary Hgk0
Smith The Speakers,
Tho work Of Congress Hovi'wed-Ihe
fiuusCiai Troubles Prosperity
Predicted.

ATLANTA, Co., sept. IA mass
meeting OF Democrats was held In this
city this evening. Tue principal led
lures were the speeches VI Speaker
Cfisp, reviewing toe work Oi Cougfrip,
aud " Huke Smith ngliutt tho free
coinage silver. Speaker Crisp ssid
IN substance:
"Whcn the Fllty.lhlTd Congress met
In August NJ last year II WIS confront
ed with difficulties almost insuim lunt.
able. Trade was larGly zeI, mAuuinC.
turing had almost ceased, labor was
idle, our banking Institutions were
ialhug anu oOunduncr, the lite aud soul
VI commerce, was utterly destroyed.
In 80 far NJ this depiOrRDle Gu.
ditlOn WIS attributable 10 legitlatiOn
the Republican party was feslOn
siblp. For more thaL thirty years that
party had made our financial nuu
economical laws, Until tho meeting
oftLe Fiity.third COugTess, the Demo-
cratic party was without power. The
condition which confronted w, while
not wholly, was very largely due 10
evil legislation. In 1873 tue ftoe coin
age OF silver bad buen discounted and
gold became the standard Of value. In
1878 partial coinage was resumed. In
1900 this law was repealed, auu soon
thereafter coinage q silver practically
ceased. There nets OF the Republican
PARTY resulted IN NJ lessouing. the vol.
umu VI money OF final redemption o. 10
cause the price Of all commodities 20
Increase the burden OF all debtors anu
impait the confidence Of the people In
the power Of tho government ami u
40
outstanding obligations
"Fur thirty years the Republicans
had been building up hntl walls
around the country and m 1880 passed
what they termed a perfect protective
tariff law. A protective iarlf restricts
trade aud cOmmtfCr. IL "a tax upon
y foreign product which the consumer
here must pay. BY taxing his foreign
competitor, you ensblc the domestic
manufacturer 10 increase the price Of
VI his wares TO tho eXtoni Of the tax,
and thir, too, the consumer here must
pay. Then you buy foreign goods uuu
nay thu duryi II goes iulo tue treasury
aud IL call u n sax
"a protective tarin losters ana
builds up trusts anu monouolics. II
creates no wealth, only prevents It,
natural ana Just dislriuuuou. Thirty
years OF sucn sytlem did much 60
produce thu conditions existing when
the Fiity.thiTd Congress met What
hns that Jungtels done for the ptOplF2
By an agreemont arrived at between
the Democrats, Wo determined TO take
the teufe Of thc House on tho free aud
unlimited coinage Of silver NJ several
ratios. Alter fail debate a square vote
| was had on zach anu uu tho repeal "
| the puTchasiug clause Of the Sherman
act. The result you know. While not
pfofessiug to understand the question
! ully in All liz bearings, / have always
been In favor Of the irco coinage Of
| siIver--I am In favor u II now"
Speaking OF the Senate bill, no said
| thai while 10 did not give all he eN'
pccled, IL was the beet that could DO
| obtained under the Circumsiauoes, ~
| strikes nj trusts anu mouOpOlies," he
| said. at feuuCes the cost OF neoessarltH
Of life. II To some extent opens our
/ markets at nome ami UnlGfge' our mat
tets abroad. 10 promotes agriculture +;
il encourage, manufacturing ana II
WILLARD 10 the comfort " millions Of
! cur fellow cltl1uuF'"
uoKE suTH's SPEECH
Secretary Hose Smith made a
| speech.
OreDlng "a, remarks, the secretary
reviewed the financial troubles u the
INST eighteen months nni congralu-
'ntod tng South us well o. Georgia
uron the excellent shoWlhg made,
| rh, attention N lhe commercial world
md Lren attracted, aud be predicted
for mat section period OF development
md market property such as aeypr
before experienced.
Calling attention to the recent tx.
rerispcp Of the great statss oil Kansas
anI Colorado under Populist RUE, the
,,cre,ary askeu who would wlsh TO Gee
IirwelIing or q Wslte. Bad as was
Nc rrcorI III the tuiri party Ia The
Wesr, the crazy theories Of their lead
era M Corgress were enough to siaggvI
e.mrteheusiUn and shock thoughtful