The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07

ments of Democracy. 1 know that am
in the bosom of friends. (Applause)
The object of this campaign is not
new. A great national struggle is
upon us-a campaign pregnant with
greater consequences to the prosperity
and happiness of the people of the
United States than any upon which
this party has ever entered. Our pur-
pose is to select delegates to a ma
tional convention to represent this
new state and to reflect the sentiments
OF this people We should select
men skilled in the public councils OF
the country; men who are learned, men
who are earnest, able, eloquent and
brave; men and women who will not be
Influenced by the aggressive character
istics, great ability and unquestioned
courage of such men as they will meet
there from other states in the Union
and who VIE differ from them upon
these questions that are nearest to
the hearts of this people know,
ladies and gentlemen, that you will
select such men. know something of
the men and women in Utah in the
Democratic party and you are not
likely to go amiss in observing these
requirements and qualities in your
representatives.
This convention is somewhat UNIQUE
through this audience women, ladies.
the wives and daughters of our fellow
citizens here participating in these de-
liberia tions. Since the adoption of that
measure in the constitutional conven-
ton of the state of Utah it is the fixed
policy of this state that the Demo-
cratic women Of Utah shall participate
with that same degree of enthusiasm
and earnestness in our deliberations
IN, oct
done and will in the future (Ap-
plause). l have this to say, that the
Democratic party welcomes the ladies
to its ranks 1t is said that the hand
that rocked the cradle rules the world
and that the safety of the common
wealth lies with the mothers of the
land. (Applause) If 1 could, I would
stroll through the gardens of rhetoric
and, culling its choicest flowers. 1
would throw them in the laps of the
Democratic women of Utah. (Ap-
plause). If I could, l would let fall
from my lips the most precious jewels
of speech; l would speak to them in
emeralds, in diamonds, in rubies and in
| sapphires; l would do anything could
/ to bestow upon them that high appre-
citation which l entertain. and with
which, welcome them to the delibera-
tons of this body. (Applause).
Our platform. 1 have no doubt, will
be simple in character, simple in its
sentiments. We will inscribe upon it
equality for all and special privileges
I to none" (Applause). No union of
church and state. applause, loud and
continued. The right of every man
and woman to worship God according
to the dictates of conscience. loud
/ applause). These principles are as old
/ as the Democratic party, and as old as
the republic itself. We would declare
for a sound currency. and when we
say that we mean-and I know I re-
fleet your sentiments-by a sound cur
rency, gold and silver. the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and sill
Yer. without raference to the action OF
any other nation upon earth cloud
applause and cheers) The Democratic
party has been rescued, or we'll nigh
q rescued, from those neophytes of the
party. unheard of dozen years ago
who have been in the control of Its
destinies in the few years lately gone
by. Tt is now getting back under the
influences of the Nestors of the party
Fl and the young and growing generation
into whose bosomS have been inst:lled
the principles OF the time honored
leaders of the party, and when the
masses of this great Demo.
cratic party shall have an OBJ.
portunity, as in my Judgment
they soon will have. of expressing
their sentiments and predictions ii
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