The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-09

convention to meet IN 1890, ana hence
were silent. Qaughter). Is not that a
splendid foundation upon which to
build your hopes for future acton from
the Republican party in favor of sill
yer?
Democratic Record.
But what of the Democratic party
are they any better? Hear. HeasD
Let me call your attention to few
facts and maybe there will be more
say Heart Hearm In May OF TINS
year a non-partisan convention assem-
bled in the city of Memphis Tor the
express purpose of taking Independent
action in the interests of silver ana
to organize or take into consideration
fine advisability of organizing an in
dependent silver party. The Demo-
Gratis who were present at that con
vention decided-and [ think they ue-
cided wisely-that they could co more
for silver within their own party
lines than outside of those INES, anu
hence a number of Democrats IN at
tendance at that convention called d
conference to meet there on the 14ln
day of August last, in the city OF
Washington. and when that confer
erc7 assembled there were represent
tatives from twenty states, not lnclua-
ing some of the mining states. ne
object to be accomplished by that
c-,ofersr7,oe was TO set in motion an
s,g15erl1ou which should look to the cap
t,Ir7e by the silver men of the naloilal
Democratic convention of 1896, winch
will nominate a CANDIDATE TOT me pres
idSrncy of the United States. ZAP
plauSe)
They issued an address to the people
Of the JTrIfted States in which they
Is7inted cut the fact that tthe perma-
nerr and increased prosperity OF TINS
country depended upon the remonetl-
z9tiOn of SILVER and then they recom-
rnsnded plan of organization Tor the
purpose of capturing ithalt nauorlal
convention, recommending "a platform
for the free coinage of silver and Sc
curing the nomination of a candidate
who would stand with both feet upon
that platform. The Democratic parity
Is doing that in the interests of silver
and / want TO ask my friends IT tine
outlook from that kind Of move
nrent is not uniformly more promis-
ing ,f7lqn the dead silence that comes
FROM Cleveland.
To the Laboring Men.
During the summer there has been
n me memorable Democratic conYen-
lions. IN six of the great states where
such conventions have been held they
have written the free coinage plank IN
theE. platforms The states that Md
ir were not the silver states OF these
mIouritain valleys but the STATES Oh
Nebraska, the great state OF llllllols'
South Carolina, Mississippi. MISSOURI
and the empire state 7of Texas. zap
nlausnl I'm the three remaining states
though the silver men did not succeed
e, the same extent. yet there was "a
strong. minority of Democrats contend
ing far the free coinage of silver. Is
r-lf that more promising than anyUhlng
that Won cam read of or hear of i'm the
Republican party? And does it not
bear testimony to the truth an
nounced but few moments ago 1haW
the party of the people would be true
to the money of the people and rein
state it where it belongs?
Workingmen. your interests are more
Interviewer with this question than
any other public question now before
the nation. and if you know your own
interests and if You are true to your
own advantages. then you will come
to the support of that party which, to
say the very least, gives the most pro-
mise of acting right on this question
Applause). l, however, am speaking
too long. both for my own good and
perhaps worrying you. Voices in audi
ence, mot at all. No, no. Go on. ,
But I have a few words that [ want
to address to my workingmen friends
Perhaps not altogether of political
character.
want TO call your attention, my
friends to the strength and the power
you possess, if you shall only be true
to yourselves and true to proper and
right political principles. I commend
you for your labor organizations.
Labor has a right to organize in it's
own interest. But here in America, in
the land of free institutions, much as
! love labor and much as 1 commend
labor organizations | have no SYM
pathy with any la.wlessness from them.
Clearly applauSe). Labor but wrongs
itself and removes itself further and
further from the accomplishment of
its just objects when it resorts to law
lessneses.
In THE empires and kingdoms of the
old world it may be that the Only
means that labor has for obtaining
justice for itself lies by revolutionary
steps. But not so here in America.
With the franchise which you have it
is within your power to command the
forces of government in this nation to
take THE course that you shall direct
them to take. (Applause) But the
great difficulty with our American
Workmen is that some permit them
selves to be corrupted; they permit
themselves to be debased from the high
standard of true manhood and, instead
of speaking out by means of their bal
lots in clear cut. strong, manly tones.
they allow themselves in this land of
freedom too frequently to be marshalIed
in groups and driven to the polls like
galley slaves. in blocks, to cast their
ballots as they are told to cast them.
That is 1 say frequently done and
l say that this is unworthy of tha
American workingman and wherever
they find it they ought to stamp it
under their feet. applause. If work
1ngmen in America cease to vote and
act in that way, and declare the indie
pendence of their manhood [ want to
tell you that there is no power that
can resist You and true policy in gov
eminent will obtain. And because YOU
have this great peaceful influence
w,orkingmen are not justified in resort
ing to laWless means.
The Ninety and Nine.
Well now, by reason of following
false political doctrines in the past. nv
making it possible with our govern
mental policy for men ITO build nm
private industries and foster private
classes,
There are ninety and nine who labor
,ri For the fruits of our mother earth;
Ane gin %s ana they delye in the dusky
To bring her hidden treasures forth.
But the wealth released by their sturdy
To the hands of the one forever flows.
From the sweat of their brows the des-
And the forest before them falls.
1nelr labor hath DIil.3pd hmm IuIa bor,o-