The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-24

SDDALIA, Mo-, July 23.--The attend
ance at the Democratic f. ee silver edi-
tors state convention has met the most
sanguine expectations.
Editors are here today from every sec
ton of the state. This morning q. bust
ness meeting was held Col. VIM F.
Switzer, of Bonneville, presided. H. J.
Groves. Of Lexington, secretary. Com
mittees on permanent organization and
address were appointed. At IL o'clock
Hon. r. P Bland delivered an address
at Association park.
Senator Cockrell made a strong speech
advocating the restoration of bimetal-
evils. He denied that the agitation of
the silver issue had split the Democratic
party.
Permanent Organization.
At the afternoon conference a perma-
nent organization was effected by the
election of w. F. Switzer, of Bonneville,
president, and one Vice-president from
each congressional district; H. J. Groves,
Lexington, secretary; c. J. Walden, Ne
Vada, treasurer. Governor w. J. Stone
briefly addressed the editors advocating
a thorough organization preparatory for
the pattle next year for free silver. At
tonlghtS conference the editors adopted
an address to the people of Missouri on
the silver issue.
''SiIver Dick"
Mayor HasIam delivered the address of
welcome at me opening OF the confer
ence. He was followed by ex-Congress-
man Bland, who spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Those countries which have silver
nave none to spare. If they bring it 10
US, they are compelled to exchange it
Ior property, real estate and produce. If
silver was coined, the people would not
i've 10 take more Of it than they
wanted AS for exchanging il for gold
no man can be forced TO give gold for
silver. Every statistician saws thar an
tndn TWO or more men of any foreign
0OuIitiy; therefore, we need twice as
Mr. Bland claimed that the St. Louis
interview misrepresented his words re-
Sd+oIng me Democratic party. He did
but that it was disorganized and in = q
oIlc state. What would cement if
together was the free coinage issue.
Senator COckreI.
After dinner. United States Senator 2
NJ Cockrell spoke on the financial ise,Ia'
Iir7,,I Salu Lhe pending financial issue is
Solu Shal be continued or the true hi
Etetdllc system shall be restored. He
esoid a. a1S ihe movement for a single
So So stdHuaru was started by highly COL
ored representations made to the {nter-
ndIonaI conference in Berlin in 1Se3 and
of psrie in ~ ~ the monetary conference
VI ". airs IN 1851. On the strength of fhaSe
n1l representations of the United Stafee
oiilclalS' the advocates Of gold standard
Io5 eAS4A cause uQIl 1873. whom thew
sGoSceeaed IN carrying their point.
senator Cockrell quoted the constitu+io,,
ana sjIo uial d couple standard of gold
United States. The SENATOR sIai,I,oSS u me tlIe
the Democrats in Congress had ,,e &C. |
mavered IN their efforts TO restore hi
The Only Party.
The senator went on copsidaro.,,
leilgth 10 snow that the Democrats I1srtTJ |
e5 a., me only party that has constantly
6uVocated and practically supnorfed tbsa /
free and unlimited COINAGE of siIJ+a ,eu me me
gold standard was opposed nv himetaIo
I ls because there is not a sIfficient /
quantity OF gold in the world tn e11n11I,r |
the demand for both industriai 51g /
monetary uses. The government he ea 3ilT
iaq q remedy wherewith 20 retain The !
times some months ago. IL was nv 70
ueemlng greenbacks with silver The
iS ,5e5 lIi would have stopped present.
ing, and the greenbacks would have con
tlnued in circulation as they did from
January l. 1879, and not a dollar of bonds
would nave been issued or necessary
Inc senator advocated a restoration of
II as a remedy for existing
evils Wis he ridiculed the idea that the
agitation of the silver question will III
vide the Democratic party on the con
trary, such advocacy Will maintain the
partyS fidelity TO Democratic faith and
will aid in preserving and strerethenine
the party. The idea that free COINAGE Of
silver would drive gold out of circulation
'fe1S A4uANStiSA. SOlu Sta0uarQ nations !
on account Of the INSURGENCY OF gold
Tor all monetary uses and its utter UNI /
fitness for money for dollars or other
smaller coins, cannot do without silver
The Administration.
Senator CocIrell quoted statistics as to
the production of silver, showing that
there haG been no oVer-production.
Referring to the attitude OF the admin
Istration toward silver. he said:
mo nation on earth, nor all the ma
tons, can maintain the parity. equal COM
mercial value OF gold and silver. coined
into money at any ratio whatever, when
they give to gold free and unlimited coin
age and deny such coinage to silver and
refuse to recognize ami treat the silver
money as the gold money, or to use it
equally v tn gold in paying coin obliga-
tons. With equal propriety and assur-
ance you might expect parents having
-wo daughters 20 maintain them in equal
standing, honor and virtue when they
ecognize AMI treat one only as honest
and Virtuous and refuse to recognize and
-reat the other as her equal or TO intro
luce her into society and merely give her
odging room and proclaim her to the
world as dishonest. Immoral and lascivi-
,us."