The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-16

fore the converting of the Republican
state convention this morning the
Kansas City delegation, in caucus,
adopted a resolution declaring for Colo
mel L. H Waters for temporary chair
man.
Major Warmers name is not being
mentioned.
Chauncey l. Filly and Major Warner
were heartily cheered upon entering
the building Although both asserted
that the convention would be harmon
ious, several fights were known to be
on the tapis.
After much wrangling Colonel War
ner was finally decided upon for tenn
porary chairman. Colonel Waters will
be made permanent chairman
| There were 946 delegates present at
noon when the convention was called.
Warmers Wheels.
Chairman Boutwell, presented Colo
mel, Warner, who fiercly arraigned the
Democratic party for striking down
the industries of the country and be-
traying silver. He said:
LAS surely as the tidal wave of Democ
racy passed over this country in No
vember, 1892, so surely will cyclone of
Republicanism sweep the country in
November, 1894. For the first time
since 1861 the people in 1892 intrusted
the Democratic party the executive
and legislative departments of the gov
eminent. Instead of managing these
two great departments in union for
the common good, they have been wag-
ing war each against the other; in
stead of being friends, they are enc
mics. The power with which the peo-
pie clothed the Democracy for good
has been used only for evil. and that
| continually.
The power intrusted to it's hands
has been used with less wisdom than
was strength given to Sampson OF
old
Every promise made by that party
two years ago has been broken. II
went into power pledged to the free
coinage of silver and cath to the rob
Der tariff
Its first legislative act, at the COM
mand of Wall street, was to blast all
hopes of placing silver and gold on g
parity. Instead of giving to the people
free coinage, as pledged, it established
a gold standard as the only measure
of values. Its president was no sooner
detected than be became the champion OF
recommendation, and the implacable
enemy of bimetallism.
| The Democratic party, in its a
tempts at tariff reform, has been gov.
lerned by spirit of sectionalism and in
competency. AS clay in the hands OF
the potter, it has been the tool of gi-
lgantic trusts, corporations, and monopo
lies.
Its foreign policy has brought d
blush of shame to the cheek of every
true American. We have seen an &C.
credited minister Of this country to &
friendly power present his credentials
with oily words OF friendship, while he
was the bearer of secret instructions tC
aid in the overthrow of that govern
ment, to the end that an effete and cor
rupt monarchy might he restored. We
have seen the chief executive turn hi:
back upon brave people struggling to-
ward Republican form of government
while he showed his sympathy for tht
discarded monarchy. The conduct o.
the state department has mad,
this people, irrespective of party
long for the return Of that spiri
Iof Americanism that characterized ou
foreign policy of that greatest o
Americans, James G. Blaine.
We have seen the party in powe
Iattempt to dishonor the brave men VIII,
placed their bodies as living wall be
tween the flag of our country and thost
who would tear it down. Tens o
thousands of honest soldiers, who's
claims have been adjudicated in tn,
tribunal provided by the government
have been arbitrarily stricken from tn
ipension list, the nations roll of honor
without the poor privilege of a hearin!
Ia privilege granted to the loves
criminal in the land. This arbitrar,
action, this crime against fair play
aroused the sense of justice of tn,
American people, compelling the com
missioner of pensions to restore to tn
roll, with a few exceptions, the name
he had arbitrarily and wrongful.
stricken therefrom. But this was no
done until they had undergone tn
!, cheese-paring process of the soldier-hat
ing knife"
After the A. p. A.
| Colonel Kerens, of st. Louis. asked
, the convention to adopt the following
Resolved, That the Republican par
, ty of Missouri, speaking for its time
: honored principles, it's tolerance its sc
MUS, and the institutions of the Amer
; lean people as handed down by tn
/, trainers of the constitution, deplor
and condemn any attempt made, unde
whatever guise or secret organiza tons
that has for its purposes the Inaugural
ton of religious bitterness and dissen
sion in the political affairs Of our coun
try.
Resolved, That the Republican par
, ty emphatically protests against tn
9 imnortation of such foreign doctrine
, to our midst, any such oath-bound or
, ganization under whatever name
whose secret professions are hostile t
, religious beliefs of any religious de
: nomination or church organization
! and we declare that no such secret or
ganization shall have the countenanc
+ of the Republican party Be it furthe
Resolved, That the Republican part
of Missouri repudiates the participatio
> or utilization of religion with the pol
r itics of this country. The constitution
5 of the United States, the supreme lax
. of the country under which we hav
: become the greatest nation of tn
Y world forbids the interferen e with an
2 man in his worship of God accordin
to the dictates of his conscience
During the recess, the real work Q
the convention was done. The commit
I tee on credentials had fight to decid
= from the Thirteenth ward of St LOU:
' but it did not take long to settle i
: and DR.. Starkloff and his delegatio
t were seated The committee on pei
t manent organization agreed on Colont
|, l.. H. Waters, of Kansas City, for pei
t manent chairman, and William HOODS
Y of ST Louis, for permanent secretary
d With the committee on resolutions
:. however. all did not go so SMOOTH!
First, the silver plank caused untol
e trouble. The chairman of the comml
t tee, Nathan Frank, of St. Louis, wa
said to be opposed to the silver elt
= ment, but a majority of the committe
S was composed of silver men, and the
n carried the day
s Another stumbling block was met !
It the shape of a resolution introduced b
rEC reav11 n y
t the A. P. A Then a long fight wa
|. Maged The a. 2 A. had representt