Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-16
PROVO.
Provo, UrAu, SEPT 10, 1896.
GREAT SILVER MEETING.
Senator Cannon ami Mr. yarlan Address
Large aad In Lu'laslic
Audience.

The silver meeting held last evening
In the Opera house was n magnificent
ovation 10 Senator Frank j. Cannon
and Hon. q. 3. Vatlan and an onthu-
elastic demonstration VI approval u
the position these gentlemen anu their
associates have taken on the financial
question, They arrived on the $3.50
X. O.. w. train from Bait Lake anu
were met by prominent oiti1sna al tins
depot IN carriages ana taken TO the
Hotel Roberts.
B0nnres were burning Ia the streets
and Ia front OF tho Opera house. GIL.
man'a band disooufsod patriotic nifB.
The house was filled with an enthu.
elastic audiences awaiting the arrival
Of Utnh's eloquent young senator AID
Mr.. Narian, uesiroue OF hearing what
they haI 10 say ia support OF thu indie.
pendent silver movement Their mp.
pearAnce was the signal for must on
ihusihstic applause. On The stage,
which was decorated with hAgs anu
flowers, we're seated prominent citizens
Of all political PARTIES. Two large
banners bearing tue following notices
were strung across the Htagsi "Wel.
4 NflN 10 ANlN " FAANNAs w r
etand In 100 whore We stood In '06,D
IA vote ioT VIM. J. Bryan means
free silver and Prosperity iOT Utah."
Mayor HOlbrook briefly addressed
the meeting, stating that IN discussing
principles OF vital interest 10 the coun.
Try there was no necessity nor desire TO
10 unfair 10 anyone nor 90 create strife;
the object was 90 advocate anu deienu
| -. that NuA NaIA hNlaaaW
uofity TO the people. Those principles
inc people would DO willing 20 support,
and would unite TO redress amy wrongs
attempted to ba imposed upon them.
He Introduced the tifst speaker, SEM
Atur Cannon, who was received with
vocliof0us applause.
Mr., Cannon commenced by saying
| that ID was In tubs building where hu
received his first authoritative com.
| misslon from the Republican party u
sneak for II In the national convention
| la 1892; IN this very hall had he 70.
| eeiyed his nomination for Congress,
| which had been confirmed by the
votes OF tue people OF Utah, And he
| was happy ~ come back anu say that,
40 far as no knew, ho had not once de-
| parted from the platform upon which
Inc people had comman cd him TO soI
| his ieof. lilo Realised that there was
somethiug greater than party name
AMI the possession OF uiiioe; that was
what led the people across the waste
| aud deiort plains Rnd established the
| Utah OF today, anu no doubted not tue
| people OF Utah touay would discharge
| iheir duty with unaltorlng devotion
| 10 the welfare Of tue race. lie had said
during the campaign last fail that N
| tho Republican party would NOS do
justice 10 the people, anu II the Dem :
cratic party would not do Justice TO tot
people, new party could arise that
would sweep the country and do tho
D. OIL - Will. In saying that he gave
his taoit pledge that he would Auppore
the priuciplus OF lust ce, no IA after what
parry proclaimed them,
Senator Cannon read the following
excerpt from ,an Enquirer editorial
pubnghul February $50, 1897, under
thu head Of "ullyer subsututtW "But
he Senate substitute 10 not mere
maueuvrf on the part OF silver men IN
the Interest OF tho white meal. Ii Is O
bill that would gave tnis ovuniTy pros
purity n II became law anu would
.lon lut nlOp 10 the iurnada the shy-
ooks have been maklng on Uncle
s3am's treasury, They can control tho
money OF cur country when on golI
basic, but II once silver were mado Ut