The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-16

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The silver
Democrats continued in conference at
the Metropolitan hotel today. The
committee on resolutions and pro-
sramme being unable to report when
the meeting was first called to order,
c. f. Cochran, editor of the St. Joseph
Gazette. addressed the conference.
He said it seemed to be an anomaly
that such a meeting IS the present
should be called, for he knew of no
doctrine of the party not in consonance
with the purposes of this conference.
BeSsaid Congress was the place to look
for declaration Of the party's belief,
and he declared that gold monometal-
ism would be more disastrous than
Aar, pestilence and famine. It was
important 10 settle, first, what was
RepubIicanism and what was Democ-
racy; whether such men as ex-senator
Thurman and Senator Harris, or Sena-
tor Sherman were to be the leaders of
democracy. He declared the silver
- alton would continue until the end
1orr which it originated should be at
tanned. Cochran also declared against
the perpetuation of national banks,
whose tyranny, he said. was the great
est any people would bear.
REGARDLESS of Grover.
Representative Neal, OF Arkansas, an
nounced entire sympathy with the OBJ
ject of the conference. He wanted to
see free coinage of silver provided for
at the next session, regardless of the
position of the distinguished citizen at
the other end of the avenue which
sentiment was loudly applauded. He
declared the Democratic party had no
elA9W in the next campaign If there
we've no declaration for silver.
Ex- REPRESENTATIVE Fithian, of Illinois,
denied that the free silver sentiment
was dying out in that state. He said
all the Democratic farmers and 80 per
cent of Democrats in business in that
state were silver men. He declared he
had been defeated last election not be
cause o. his position on silver, but be-
cause he had to bear the odium of an
administration which was not Demo
cratic. (Applause)
REPRESENTATIVE Livingstone, of
Georgia, said the time had come for
another declaration Of independence.
1T is the purpose of the
people of the country from which
] come" he said, Ito prosecute
thu fight with their coats off and their
sleeves rolled up and not desist until
the end Georgia was determined the
issuance Of bonds should not continue.
ia declared the last bond contract
VI Jsreby the Rothchilds had been en-
gagged to protect our credit. the most
disgraceful thing that ever had taken
a$glace in the history Of our country
ssghe cry for sound money was a sub
terfuge as all the people were for sound
money. The prospect of an interna-
tional conference he ridiculed.
Colonel Casey Young, of Memphis
said he had written 1000 to 5000 let
tiers in connection with the movement
for the conference. He corresponded
with representa- tive Democrats OF
thirty-eight states,
Representative Bryan sent a letter
saying there was mo room in this
country for two Republican parties. -
VIII Follow the Old Guard.
Senator Morgan sent a telegram say
ing, & viii follow the old guard wher-
ever it leads.
Colonel Young asserted that four
ffths Of the Democrats were friendly
10 free coinage and he believed a prop
eriy organized movement would be ir-
registible. Speeches were also made
by Senator Call A. A Lipscombe Of
Washington. j. NJ. Hill of Missouri
Representative Jones, Virginia, ano
Iockhart, North Carolina. and Mr.
ROdeen, Missouri. Hill criticised
sCleveland's administration in severe
terms. saying the president betrayed
the Democratic party by a series OF
acts of perfidy and treacbery which
were without parallel. one OF the prin
cipaI OF which consisted in his ignor
ing the bimetallic declaration of the
last Democratic platform. He. declared
there, had been a bargain and sale by
which the people of the United States
had been turned over to the jews o.
Europe and gamblers of Wall street
the result of which would be thai
their children and grandchildren would
become hewers of wood and drawer,
of water The bond transaction haC
been enough to consign Grover Cleve
land to everlasting political oblivion
and shame. They would go down tt
the ages hand in hand amid the exc
s,rations Of mankind as two of tn,
most stupendous frauds of the cen
fury" He asked reporters present tt
take special notice of the last sen
tenca. He denounced Senators Brict
and German as disloyaI to the Demo
cratic party
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