The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-01


committee, followed by H. j. Dininny'
came on the stage, azd was greeted
with a loud burst of applause. Mr.
Hall called for order. and when the
hush came, he said:
II take pleasure in greeting this
convention and in naming for its tenn
porary chairman Mr.. H. ]. Dininny,
and Frank Y. Taylor for temporary
secretary
Mr.. Dininny came forward amid ap-
plause and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Dinninny's Speech.
I'VE are met here today to nomin-
ate full legislative ticket, and elect
delegates to the state and judicial con-
Ventions. 1t only remains for US to
use good judgment in selecting candi-
dates for the legislature TO make their
election sure. 1t has been regarded as
a fact beyond dispute that the Repub-
licans will carry this county this fall,
the only reason for it is the fact that
it has done SO heretofore. But this
year there has entered into Democratic
politics some new elements, which if
properly treated, can, in my judgment,
land the county in the Democratic
ranks.
This year we have the full strength
of the labor organizations in this coun-
ty; these men have largely heretofore
trained with the Republicans, but their
ins0lent treatment by the last Repub-
! lican county convention, when they
| asked for representation on the legisla-
tive ticket, has convinced them that
all the Republicans want Of them is
TO vote the ticket and that the wear
ers Of the fustian must not think to
touch elbows with the Wearers of the
velvet. These organizations are rep
resented on the floor Of this conven-
ton. They have come to u.s., the only
party that represents the whole peo-
pie, and whose aim is the good of the
whole people, and they will find their
true friends here. We cordially well
come them, and I belive this conven-
ton will see that their claims to rec
ognition are treated with respect
The Women Vote.
Another factor that is rose to US
and a thorn to the enemy is the woman
vote. A vast majority of the women
will vote with us.
Again all Democrats will vote the
Democratic ticket this fall All these
things give me confidence in declaring
my belief, that we can carry this fall S
election in this county.
We are to be congratulated that we
! are Democrats, and as such members
OF the oldest party in this country, and
the greatest and best that ever was in
/ this or any other country. Our party
was born with the constitution, and
can only die with the constitution and
! civil liberty. Throughout all the time
since its organization our party mas
been the upholder of the constitution
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all times been the mainstay and many
times the safeguard of the rights and
liberties guaranteed by the, constitution
and the active protector of the rights
OF all men, irrespective of social or DO
htical standing. 1t has always claimed
that II the nation has any wards, they
should not be the rich, but those whose
| industry and labor has made this
country great. That the men who
earn their living by daily toll shall
nave the same rights as thcse who
have become wealthy by that toll It
was this glorious party of ours that
made this country a haven of refuge
to the oppressed of other lands, and
made 1t possible for them to find here
liberty, equality and justice, and a
home and country where the foot of
the tyrant shall never find Iodgment,
so long as Democracy can lift its voice
and the power Of Democracy be ex-
eFted to protect a free people The
democratic party has always combat
ted trusts and all other forms of con-
| solidated capital, as contrary 10 the
teachings of the constitution. and en-
/ dangering the liberty of The people.
and tending to grind the face eff the
, poor and build UP the rich Our party
has always stood for self government
and at the very first opportunity gave
statehood to Utah, while for years and
Years. and on six different occasions
/ the Republican party refused this REQ
PIE the right to govern themselves.
Help Free Silver.
"a great majority of our party has
/ for years striven in congress to give
! this country free silver, and restore
! to US the money of our fathers and
/ the money of the constitution, but on
each and every occasion they have
been defeattE by the goldbug Republic
cans and few traitorous Democrats
so-called.
Now what has Republicanism done
for this country? That party was or
/ ganized to free the slaves of the south,
and was called the party Of freedom;
/ II 1t ever was 1t has now become the
! party of slavery, greater than the
! south ever had, for it seeks now to
! enslave both white and black to the
rich men of the country.
| 1t is party of trusts and corpora
! tons, whose grinding of the poor has
made an army Of tramps. Whoever
heard of trust or the combination of
corporations until Republicanism be-
came the master of legislation?
Whoever heard of a tramp or of
an army of men out of work. until
Republicanism put into operation its
ideas of tariff?
Whoever heard Of want. destit,I-
ton, hunger and starvation all over
this land until RepubIicanism became
rampant?
Whoever heard of panic or wide
| spread financial ruin until Republican,
ism began to put in practice its mode
OF financiering?
VINO ever thought Of demonetizing
! silver, and in SO doing bringing to al
most every home in this land the
gaunt wolf of hunger, until that in
| famous scheme was originated in the
brain of that greatest of all Republi-
cans, who is also a second Benedict
Arnold, John Sherman. The Republi-
can party would ruin this fair land if
it could build on its ruins an aris-
tocracy of wealth. That party. as
taught by its founder, Alexander Ham
ilton, is in favor of a, strong govern
! ment, which in plain language means
a government by the favored few and
the utter slavery OF the unfavored
many.
But the Republicans, try as they
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