The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-24
Get together

Get together
That was the slogan at the silver
meeting at the theatre last evening.
which was addressed by General War
ner, of Ohio, Hon. H. F. Bartine and
ex-Congressman Johnson. of Virginia.
All three speakers seem to think
that nothing can be done within the
ranks of the old parties for the white
metal and that the only alternative is
to unite in one common party for the
election this fall. with the single issue,
that of silver.
The speeches last evening were very
good. Every one of those who address,
ed the meeting agreed that silver was
the sole issue. Tariff. according to
their assertions, is a delusion and a
snare. incidentally Arthur Brown was
made a target of by General Warner
and Mr.. Johnson and the sallies di-
rected at that individual brought down
lliC llOQSc-N JO111iSOu especially DlduS d
hit when he said the south was as far
advanced as the west en- the matter of
silver; that it sent no doubtful sena-
tors. The audience appreciated it too
and applauded vigorously. His speech
throughout was bright and witty. He
is a nail driver. too, and when he says
anything. the mos. dense can under
stand it.
Mr. Bartine's address was brief, but
contained much of satisfactory ma
ture in the matter of its information
The silver cause is not as dead as the
goldites would have US believe.
General Warner. too had much to
say of an encouraging nature. He be-
lieves that if the people unite victory
can be won.
Although the notice given was short,
the theatre was fairly we'll filed when
the speakers of the evening arrived
1t was past the hour when General
Warner. Hon. Thomas G. Merrill, ex-
Cc4lS ASooifiNlA Dbl lll.C VI NEVADA
and Johnson of West Virginia.
Hon. Joseph L. Rawlins, Colo
mel Richard Macintosh. Colo
mel NJ. NJ Kaighn, Speaker Denny,
Hon. A. ]. Evans and several members
OF the legislature took seats upon the
stage.
PRESIDENT j. L. RAWLINS.
Joseph l.. Rawlins for chairman, which
selection was vociferously endorsed.
Mr.. Rawlins said the speakers came
not for the purpose of discussing the
silver question as usually discussed,
but rather to report the progress made
in the east.
These gentlemen have fought the sill
yer battle for many years and of late
have been making good progress
among those who have in years gone
by derided the idea of silver coinage.
He did not come. however. to make a
speech and asked the pleasure of the
meeting.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
j. j. Daily moved the appointment
of a committee on resolutions and J.
]. Daily, Henry w. Lawrence, NJ M
Kaighn. Allen G. Campbell and Rich
ard Macintosh Were selected.
This done General Warner was in
troduced.
GENERAL WARNER SPEAKS.
The general prefaced his remarks by
stating that the country was on the
eve of the most important election the
country had seen. A political revolu-
ton has been going on for twenty
three years and the end is coming in |
sight. For thirty-three years we have
been doing a business on a falling
credit during which time we have
created debt of $4,000, 0o0.0 600 or S.
00.000 000, not less than s., 600. 600, 600. of
this $4,000 100000 has been piled UP
since 1869. The time has come when
our securities are not as secure" as
they were in other days. 1t used to
be that we could sell industrial stocks
abroad but of late the foreigner has
demanded government bonds, and
whereas we might in other days pay
one debt by issuing new paper today
the money lender wants caSh-gold.
The recent administrations have in |
dulged in bond issues in order to main |
tain our gold reserve, but will the /
borrowing stop2 Can we maintain a
gold standard by borrowing? Every |
loan made increases the necessity for |
borrowing. Mr.. Sherman says raise |
the revenues. But will that assist us? |
On the contrary; it will not assist us
in the slightest degree Of course If |
we can force our creditors to take
bonds instead of gold we can keep up |
a sembiance of the gold standard but
it is only a credit standard after all
BORROWED GOLD.