The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-01

| the Colorado delegates, led by Senator
! Teller, walked out of the Republican
national convention, Senator Edward
/ o. Wolcott has perststently refused to
be interviewed in regard to his position
in this campaign. Tonight he issued
the following address, giving his reas-
ons for supporting Mckinley for presi-
de=.i:
ITO the voters of the State of Colo
rado-The people of Colorado are en-
titled to know at such a juncture as
this, the views of their representatives
at Washington.
Among the great privileges we en-
joy under republican institutions are
freedom of conscience and freedom of
speech, and if | should hesitate on this,
or on any other proper occasion, to de-
clare my belief and my convictions on
any public question, l should despise
myself even more than 1 despise those
incendiary newspaper and hysterical
individuals who assume that threats
and VituperatiOn can choke the utter
ances of any self-respecting citizen in
Colorado who has an opinion to express
or principle to declare. The
SILVER QUESTION IS MOST VITAL
international bimetaIlism at the for
mer ratio would of course, be the most
desirable method of restoring silver as
money metal, because the disturbance
of values, which might follow the inau-
guration of free coinage by the United
States alone, would be avoided, and the
question as to the expectation or hoard
ing of gold would be eliminated In
my opinion however, the United States
alone could, under wise and cOnserva-
tive guidance-such guidance as should
deserve and receive the confidence of
all classes of our people-open its minis
to the unlimited coinage of silver and
successfully maintain that metal
AT A PARITY WITH GOLD,
at the ratio of Is to l, Independently
of the either nations of the world Dur
ing the seven years of my public SER
vice in the Senate, l have always held
this view; my vote on all questions
affecting the currency has been idend-
cal with that of the other senators
usually known as silver senators; and
while my utterances on the silver ques-
ton may not have been as frequent
or as long as those of others whose
views 1 share, nevertheless my record
on this subject is clear and consistent,
and the views l hold L expect always
to maintain.
The financial plank of the national
Republican platform is, in my opinion,
far from satisfactory, and those MEM
bers of the party who believe as L be-
lieve, will struggle earnestly and hope
fully for the full and complete recOgni-
ton and adoption by the Republican
party of the
HUMANE PRINCIPLE OF BIMETAL-
LISM,
animated by the belief that the party
which on every other great question in
volving human freedom and the welfare
of mankind, has stood for all that was
uplifting and ennobling, will yet realize
that a continuance of the gold standard
szaaEs only further impoverishment
and suffering. The platform contains,
however, a most important statement,
pledging the party to the furtherance
of bimetallism by International agree
ment. To the good faith of this pledge,
the history of the party on other ques-
tons requires the fullest credence; the
overshadoWing Importance of the sill
yer question makes it certain to my
mind that every effort will be earnestly
made by the Republican party to Sc
cure to this country the blessings of
bimetallism, and it is my sincere con-
viction that silver will again be re-
stored to its place as a, money metal,
at the old ratio, and that
WHEN THIS RESTORATION COMES
it will be accomplished through the ac-
ton and efforts of the Republican
party.
Except on the money question, no
man in Colorado who believes in the
protection of American labor and Amer
lean products and American industries,
and who loves his country, can read the
platform without hearty approval; and
no man doubts that Major Mckinley
will bring to his high office every quail
ity needed by a president of this great
people.
Mr.. Bryan has been nominated for
the presidency on three separate plat
forms, by the Democratic party, the
Populist party and the Silver party.
The last named party-the Silver party
does not deserve serious considera-
ton. Most of its members were present
at it's recent convention in ST. Louis,
and the newspapers report the conven-
ton hall as being less than half full
THE Democratic party nominated
Mr.. Bryan upon a platform, the imam
cial portion of which was everything
that could be desired, and the rest of
it everything that is, in my opinion,
undesirable and hostile 20 the inter
ests of our country. L decline to
STAND UPON THIS PLATFORM
and vote for this candidate, even with
the alluring free coinage plank. 1 can
not do it. I am a believer in prOtec-
ton and shall not abandon that belief.
The supreme court of the United
States is a pure and able tribunal, the
highest judicial tribunal in the world;
/ will not help smirch it. This gov
eminent must be enabled to pay its
running expenses, and whenever my
vote is needed for that purpose and 1
fail to vote it supplies to keep it alive,
[ shall consider that / violated my
oath as senator The recent Republi-
can congresses have been neither
wastefu1 nor eXtravagant and I must
decline to certify to a statement l
know to be untrue. When, some
months ago, the great railway strike
at Chicago grew beyond control. and
innocent lives were being sacrificed
and millions of dollars worth of prop
erty was being destroyed by lawleSs
men; when the sheriff was powerless
and the governor failed to perform
his duty, the president of the United
States, with federal troops,
UNDER SANCTION OF LAW,
saved further bloodshed and destruc-
ton and thereby deserves the thanks
of every man who values our liber-
ties, and believes that the rights guar
anteed us by the constitution ought to
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