The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-17

Settled, and That Must Be Brought
About By the Silver Men of All
Parties.
Denver, April 1.-THE open air silver
mass meeting held from the steps of the
east entrance of the capitol this after
noon was the largest that Denver has
ever seen.
Various estimates place the number
present anywhere from 1900 to 15,O0
On the steps of the capitol and in the
vast concourse of people were men and
women of every division and shade OF
political utilization and belief. Republi-
cans, Democrats and Populists stood
shoulder to shoulder, and showed by their
cheers and applause their sympathy with
the remarks of the speakers.
Long before the renowned silver cham
pions appeared, every seat was occupied
and thousands stood around the outer
edge of the seats.
Governor Mcintyre, who was to pre-
side, sent q note at the last moment
announcing that he was detained by
called to order by Judge A. w. Rucker.
Miss Caldwell, in sweet voice, sang
the ''Silver Song" which was greeted
with great applause
1atrlOIlSm VS.. craftsmanship
Promptly at 2:SO ex-Congressman Sib-
ley was introduced and received an oya-
ton. He saTd that he had not started
on his present tour with the intention
vi making speeches on the SilTer-queStion
and khat it was not for him to attempt
TO eHlighten the people of Colorado on
the subject. but that 10 win the light
which was now on hand, it was necessary
10 exalt patriotism to the debasement OF
p3rtiSanShip.
Frantic appeals" he said. ARE being
made by the oddities to the bankers and
merchants of the country to educate the
Cleveland could see the people he wishes
TO educate and he might modify his
views.
Ing campaign will have to incorporate
free silver in their platforms or 'strad-
die" said Mr.. Sibley. Il have had a
great deal of experience with bugs. The
farmers 2 Su but It s can be efe9 1 e
even a gold bug can be eXterminated,
that is, converted by proper argument:
but the bug fear the most is the 'strad-
But Two Parties.
There are but two parties in the field
today, the monometalic and the bime-
tallic, and # is necessary for the people
OF one or the other.
I'VE must shake off our party shells
and come to the subject not as Republi-
cans, Populists or Democrats, but as
free born americans. l have not" he
said, ito ask the people to elect any pres
fdent, but to ask them to unite under the
silver banner am ready to follow that
standard standard whether borne by Republican,
He ,decried the idea of relief being OBJ
tanned by an International conference
Let us go forward he said, 'if the
for them, but let US lead and let them
take. the husks. Let the grander feelings
In the, human heart have room to ex-
pand; let truth grow and don't stiff1e it.
Truth Will Prevail.
1--WE may meet with one or two de-
crucif1ed 1900 years ago, and when
it was buried the rulers said, Truth is
dead but it rose again. There never was
truth yet but what would rise again.
part"
The speaker thanked his hearers and
at his own door had called him back to
Pennsylvania, but that he would come
again. However" he said. linen should
not come from the east to the west to
from this state to all the eastern states
TO preach the doctrine Of truth"
Face to Face.
General Warner, the next speaker, was
introduced by the chairman as one of the
surviving generals of the late war, and
of the silver forces.
The. general confined his remarks to
practical politics. I'VE are face to face
he said, with the question, what is to
be our money. how is it to be supplied?
Nothing can be settled till that is. If it
is not the dominant question let US lay il
aside and take up the one that is. Issues
are not made TO order, but rise out of
conditions, L believe this to be the SUI
preme issue in the United States, and we
must settle it. The line of battle is
drawn Monometallism on the one side
and bimetallism on the other.
If sound money as interpreted by
Mr.. Cleveland and the bankers, is right
and we are wrong, then it should succeed
money? Unrestricted silver and paper
money under public control or gold mono-
metallism and the issue of paper by ten
thousand banks? Why, the latter would
not be tolerated by any other nation on
earth; nor even what is known as the
Baltimore plan. That was settled in Eu-
rope by the committee which met in 1854.
Power TO Pay Debts.
by the repeal of the so-called Sherman
law the power to pay debts has been re-
years. The dear dollar means the cheap
man, and ] would rather have the dollar
man and the hfty-cent dollar than the
fifty cent man and the one hundred cent
dollar --------
"As TO whether or not the battle can be
won in So said he, depends on wheth-
er we ullfte or remain divided. !. 1uiiy De-
lieve that 100000 voters are in favor OF
the question, but il the next election was
thrown into1the House the cause would be
lost.
The general then analysed the question
Of restoration of silver within the party
lines. He showed how the politicians and
those in control of the parties, We're OPP
posed to it, and that If one or the other
Of the old parties adopted a free silver
plank how it would split that party to its
ruin.
Party Lines to BE Submerged.
"Stay with the party" he said, ''and if
you will save the Spoifs of Of
flee; that is all. Party lines must be SUBJ
merged for the present, and free silver be-
levers must unite on some one candidate
for their support. We present for your
Mr.. Sibley, and however
much you may turn the searchlight of in
vestigation on his character you will not
find a blot. If he were president, he
would be the first real president since
Lincoln.
s'If the silver Democrats, silver Repub-
leans and Populists will unite on a can
iidate, the battle is won. II in the battle
IF Gettysburg the various regiments had
been made up Of contending factions
some wishing TO fight only with a Repub-
lean leader and some with a Democratic
general, the battle would have been lost
and Lee would have occupied Washing
.on. The battle before us is of more i'm
1ortance than Gettysburg, but it will be
oSt unless we unite.
international Conference.
He warned his hearers against putting
heir trust in an international confer
,nce. LAS WE'LL he said, sfor our pro-
ection friends TO propose an information |
Il conference on the tariff. America must |
AXE care of herself. Independence in
lred years in this country. and if it was |
light then, it is right now