The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-12
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permits 35.572 citizens in Republican dis
tr1cts but requires at least 1000 in Demo-
cratic districts to elect an assenlblyman.
1T prescribes that 1l5,Sl7 citizens shall
be entitled to senator, but 1t affords
TO the Republican counties of Erie and
Monroe an additional senator by one-half
that number 1t refuses the Democratic
county of New York and of Kings an adj
d1tional senator for any number less than
n5Sl7. 1t provides that New York shall
never, no matter how great its population,
have more than one-third of the senator's.
1t provides that Kings shall never, no
matter how great its populat ton, have more
that New York and Kings counties shall
never, TO matter how great the popula-
ton, have more than one-half of the
senators.
1T fastens Republican rule on the state
regardless Of popular will fnasmuch as
a majority of 1900 in the state against
the Republican party will not disturb its
head upon the legislature
Popular representation in the Senate
is abandoned for territorial representa-
ton and the counties of the state, which
of representation for the benefit of those
counties whose populations are steadily
decreasing.
Republican Rottenness.
1.-THE success of this scheme at the
polls means the absolute control of the
legislature to the Republicans for all time
to come. It means the loss of New crk
forever hereafter to the Democratic party.
1t means political humiliation to US.
Take the last full vote of 1892, when
the Democrats carried the state oy 10000
majority, and that vote distributed or
equailzed according to these amendments
would still give the legislature to the
other side. / appeal to our party friends
everywhere to arise to the danger which
confronts them in this matter and, lay
ing aside prejudice, disappointments and
preferences unite together to preserve
SariOil
periled.
81 condemned, in my speech at Sara
toga, and l condemn here also, that I'M
American spirit which is insiduously fast
ening itself upon portions of our commu-
mites, which seeks to set up a religious
test as one of the qualifications for pub
lie office in this country. Any. organiza-
ton, secret or otherwise, which has this
object in view, deserves the execration or
every good citizen. 1t is useless to deny
the fact, sympathy for this intolerant
spirit has found much support in Repub-
lican circles, encouragement in the Re-
publican press and much aid at the polls
in strong Republican localities. The re-
cent state Republican convention. al
though urgently requested to do SO, de-
liberately refused to incorporate any pro-
vision in its platform condemning such
an un-American policy of intolerance.
such provision sit; would /, haxe been very
solutely demanded by every consideration
of patriotism.
No Religious Test.
'In the national constitution which our
forefatherS framed, it was wisely provld-
ed that no religious test shall ever be
required as qualification to any office
or public trust under the United States
This proposition reflected the wisdom
of our early statesmen, illustrated the
liberal spirit and. showed their true pa
triotism.
This sacred constitutional provision
prevents the enactment of any federal
statute creating a religious test for pub
lie position, but, of course, it does not
vidual associations of political parties
That must be regulated by an Intelligent
public sentiment, which l invoke at this
time in opposition to the rising spirit of
intolerance which we observe cropping
out on every hand
Result of Republican MisruIe.
at deny the oft-repeated statement that
the Democratic party is responsible for
the hard times through which he country
has just passed. The financial panic of
were the result of Republican legislation
enacted during HarTison's administrati ton.
You know who passed the Sherman silver
bill and the Mckinley bill, and one was as
detrimental to the finances of the country
as the other. One exhausted the surplus,
and the other failed to produce sufficient
revenues to support the government. The
Mckinley bill was a complete failure. 1t
virtually broke down during the last
year of the Harrison administration, the
receipts being so neagre that the eXpendi-
lures of the government nearly exceeded
it's revenues. Drafts upon the treasury
department were not promptly met,
among others drafts for the payments OF
moneys due for pensions and a system of
transfers of balances from the different
sub-treasuries became necessary, which
gave an excuse for delay in settlement
of government claims, when in truth and
fact, the nation for the time being, was
virtually bankrupt. With these two OBJ
noXtous statutes repealed, the country is
now entering upon better times. Money
Is easier, trade is revi ling, manufacturers
are resuming operations. new enterprises
are starting up and everywhere there is q
feeling of security, of confidence and of
prosperity. Our workmen are rapidly
finding employment and the great army
of the unemployed will soon disappear.
Industrial Peace Needed.
What the country needs now is an
industrial peace. Any attempt to repeal
the existing law and to substitute the
Mckinley law in it's place will disturb
| the business interests of the country II
| is better for the country, better for every
| body, that no such effort be made, but that
a Democratic House and Senate should be
chosen to cooperate with the president in
giving the country industrial peace for the
next two years. Those who advoca tie
a different course do so for politics sake
alone. A fair trial of the existing law be-
| fore q general revision is again attempted
| that is the wise and safe policy, which
will continue the restoration of prosperity.
THE Democratic party in 1893 took
charge of the government under unfavor-
| able and adverse circumstances. With a
slender majority in the Senate and an
unwieldly majority in the House is 1t not
| to. be wondered that the measure now
submitted to the Judgment of the country
| does not in all respects meet the public
| expectation. 1t is, however, a vast inn
proYernent over the Mckinley law and will
clearly demonstrate its superiority as
| time rolls on and the business interests of
| of the country shall adjust itself to the
| the country shall adjust themselves to the
raw materials, and in response to an
overwhelming public sentiment has appro-
| PIRATE provided for free wool, free lun1-
Der and free salt. 1t has largely increased
| the free list in other respects 1t has re-
duced the duty on coal and iron nearly
| 50 per cent. The general average reduc-
| ton from the Mckinley rates is nearly
| 3S1s per cent 1t may be safely asserted
| that the new law will not cripple or en-
| barrass q single industry in the land or
throw out of employment a single work
man or unduly stimulate over-production
on the enc hand, or exorbitant inporta-
| items on the. other. The elimination of
sugar bountiess 3! SAVES 6o0 Goo to the American
1T is said that the new law, in a single
respect, is unduly favorable to one par
| ticular trust-my answer is that the old
| spite the Republican statement to the con-
| trary, should understand that another
! general or extensive tariff revision is not
| Contemplated by the Democrats now OF
! in the future This determination does not
| preclude the desirablity of redeeming by
the passage of special bills whatever
| pledges we have made in our platform OIL
| otherwise, for raw materials or the read
justment of any Objectionable sugar
| schedule.
| Mckinley Law Failure.
mo matter which political party wor
| in 1892 the tariff revision would have beer
necessary, inevitably so, because the
| Mckinley law had broken down, had col
| lansed and had proven utterly inadenuats