The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-06


their ideas. I say, it must be expected.
But my friends, we have reached a
time when decided action is necessary.
This money question which, today,
overshadows all other questions-(here
the confusion was renewed has been
thrust upon the American people not
so much by the advocates of free coin
age as by the opponents of free coin
age. (ApplaUse.) What has brought
II 10 the attention of the American
people?
AS soon as the last campaign closed
the moueyed interests Of this country
made a combined attack upon what is
known as
THE SHERMAN LAW.
They demanded the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman law,
and they based their attack upon the
platform of the Democratic party in
1892, but instead of taking that plat
form as a whole they picked out a
part Of a sentence and insisted upon
enforcing a part OF the platform, while
ignoring the rest of the platform Gap
plause1 The Democratic platform de-
nounced the Sherman law as a make
shift. What is a makeshift? Why, it
is a temporary expedienE. 1t is a thing
used until some better thing can be
secured. And the very plank in the
platform that declared in favor Of the
repeal of the makeshift asserted they
would hold to the use of gold and sill
yer as the standard money OF the
country, and NOT only that, but that
platform added, The coinage of both
gold and silver without discrimination
against either metal or charge for
min1age.' There were certain qualify
ing words which followed, but those
qualifying words did not destroy the
declaration Of the Democratic party
for the coinage of gold and silver upon
equal terms. And yet the money in
uerests of this country combined to at
tack che Sherman law and secure its
repeal and leave nothing in its place to
furnish the money which the people
need. They said that
GOLD WAS GOING ABROAD,
and if they repealed the Sherman law
that gold would stop going abroad. At
ter a struggle which has seldom been
equaled, they succeeded in repeating the
Sherman law without conditions. And
then what? Did gold stop going abroad?
No, gold went abroad faster than be-
fore And then what? Then they be
gan TO issue bonds to get enough gold
to furnish to those who wanted it to
send it abroad or wanted it to put ir
away in their vaults or wanted TO
make an excuse for the issue of more
bonds. (Applause.)
They issued S50.O00OO0 of bonds. and
then $50,000000 more of bonds. And
then the administration entered into
what is known as the Rothsclllld con-
tract Let me dweli just one moment
upon that contract. 1 cail your at
tention to the fact that while that
contract was made by a Democratic
administration, it was supported by all
The leading members OF the Republi-
can party. (Applause.) And more
than that the Republican party in con-
vention assembled did not denounce or
cgitlcise that
ROTHSCHILD CONTRACT.
Why? Because the men who wrote the
platform have always justi-
fed the presidents conduct Now. 1
want to say to you that in my humble
Judgment that contract was the most
Infamous contract that was ever enter
I'd into by this nation. (Applause)
That contract at an enormous price
certain financiers in New
J ork and London to do what? To look
after the treasury and protect it.
want yOu to remember. my friends,
hat If this nation is dependent on the
good will of one banking firm in New
York and one banking firm in London,
hat the very moueq3e you confess it
'ou put it in the power Of THOSE two
Trims TO charge whatever they please
or good wifi towards this government
Great applause.)
L assert that seventy millions of peo-
lie in majesty and strength nave a gov
rnment which cannot only live without
he aid of these syndfcateS, but can
i've in spite of anything they may
10. Great applause) 1 am not sur
5rised that members of that syndicate
re opposed to the Democratic party. |
a pplause) / am not surprised at all /
ecause the Democratic party believes |
hat this government can get along
7ithOua them. And, more than that the
Democratic party believes that if they
mage that they can injure this gov
rnment and dare to try it, the Demo (
ratio party believes that they ought
D be treated like any other conspirator. (
-(Great applause, which drowned the /
est of the sentence)
CICERO ONCE SAID
D his son, Don't go into the retail bust
ess. Oaughter) The retail business
a small and vulgar business. Go into
pecfable business Taughter)
My friends. this doctrine seems to be
pplied to those who would injure the
overnment. If a man attempts to do
lie government a small injury he is
contemplate man who ought to be
But if he attempts to do the
overnnent great injury, he goes into
lie wholesale business, and it becomes
spectacle and the government nego-
ates with him at MIS- price. (Applause.)
hen our constitution was based upon
le theory that all men were created
lual and stood equal before the law.
lere was no provision in there making
4 exception in behalf of any financiers,
nd asserting that they were greater
IAN anybody else
L warn you. fellow citizens. against
ltertaining an opinion of government
hich our opponents seem to entertain.
warn You against conceding that the
nod will Of any less than a majority of
ie American people is to be purchased
= this government. (Applause.)
To say that anything less than a
ajority has a right to run this coun-
Y IS 70 abandon the theory upon which
lr government is founded
Now, we may differ as to what kind
financial legislation Isl best, but
THERE IS ONE RULE
1on which we must agree. IF we be-
we that our people are capable of
and that our institu-
ons deserve to be continued and per
.tuated, there is one question upon
hich we must agree, and that is that
e American people. acting through
cir constitution and laws, are the only
'wer to determine what is good for
e American people and what the
nerican people should have in the
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