Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-18
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS, THURSDAY JUNE rs. 1896.

prtt here what ! said yesterday, l wa
not noung up0u my own judgment
alone, but carefully 90 have
attempted o. prepare II, l dnie
Co tafe this stop alone. My ffiends,
am sustained 10 my view Of the danger
that is coming 90 us aud coming 10 the
worth by the adoption Of gold
standard, by the intelligence Of the
world. They may say the silver quos'
tiUu De- q craze. Lei me ten you the
urHl uaft OF Europe, tho hest part Of the
world, lH win the advocates % bls
myBllsm. All the great political
party spcskoH OF Europe, with the ex.
rguilIu OF five Or Elk, ufe ptouUuucei
Advocates ut uimgtlllIF m-unio llrlcteu
uud unrestricted bimrtallism. All
great itnCher. OF political economy lu
European college, without exception
ntu IA favor 0i uimvtAilism. MY own
judgment, harCd BE- 1 have said TO-
y u ON careful preparation anu careful
'.uty Tor 20 yUars, bears me out auu
puts mo iu accord win thomi ana
/ woull hO rucfuaut to the trust givvn
me- by tho people Of my statri 10
failed 90 protect here, anu failed, whUn
The Republican party makes this one
Ii the tuncts of iis faith, 60 sever my
ami cries "n0nl
uMr Prrsiduui / ask your kind
permission 90 iny few thinga anu
when I nave said them, having told
y0u what my c1uBclubCO demands that
she'll do, / viii leave this question
Tor ar uonti ulfnti0n. DO you sup.
pc, myself AMI my associates that act
with me anu take the same view Of
tbis question that I do-dD you sup.
pose tunt We eau take this step without
dutTou? Do you suppose We could
take % TOT any personal advantage or
any honor that could be- conferred uI0u
usg We cay Il is question Of duty.
You may nominate Ia this convention
any man you choose. II you will put
MN on tue right kind Of platform /
will vote Tor him. You may tuku auy
methods to nominate him that you
think proper, / viii abide your ludg-
mUnt ans support him N the platform
IL right. But when asked 10 surrender
10 you my principles, 40 al honest man
/ cannot DO that | rualiZs what 10
viii cost us. ] realize tho Fibts and
suovr- aud the c0ntumacy that VIII be
hoaped upon "; but my fellow citizens,
have buun through This bBfofu-bU-
foe the political party ~ which you
belong had "a being. | have advocated
cause mote unpopular than this.
have stood for the doctrine 0i
REQ men, free homes anu free
speech. AN used 10 detra,tlOD;
am used 10 abuse, anu
nave had it hUnpcd upon the without
stint. when the Republican party
wa organized l wHs thefe. 40 has
never bnu nuu8uai candidate finCo
it was Ofgnuizsl that my voice has not
been mitei 30 his support. 10 mas
never had, Until now, great principle
enumerated IA 90 PLATFORM that has not
had my approval. Win its die
tiuguiphri Leaders, itu distinguished
men VI forty years, have been In
close communication ana close ifiunu-
chip. / have shared IN IL honor aud
! %. few dUit nJu aui uisastrrg. DO you
| think We eau sever our connection
with party Ike tnia until u be- ~ "a
| matter OF duty2 Duiy not 10 cur slater,
but uuty TO all thu people VI tnis great
lsud, lApplsus.l
"Mf. Pres. dent, here are few men in
n political parry mat have been more
/ hUnotod thar have been by tho poo
| plo oi the state In which they live.
| There arc few muu Ia this convention
or anywhere vlfg that have been
| longer connected with THIS OfganiLA.
ton lhauI. There are Tow men In u
| who nave buTu more active, aud not
one who has been more attached 10
the great printipleg Of this party than
| have been; Ind | cannot 20 90, OF u
without heart bnrningu anu ~ feel,
ing that no American eau appreciate
! who hiss not endured ~. And
set 1 cannot, before my country
aud my God, agree TO that
Propositions that shall put upon this
country the gold standard, and 1 will
not (gfont applaust), and 1 do not care
what may DO the result II II take,
me out u political lip, / will 10 oul
with the feeling that, at least, 1 main.
tain my consistency and my mauhUoi
and that MY cUnscleuco u clear aud
TINT my country will have no tight 10
md fault with me. ,Chcuts.)
81 beg your pardon iof saying this %
PERSONAL but vet think u tut lust "a
| mysci aud my aasociat 10 thai ! rnUuli
proclaim 20 you that We tab,
this step no. ia anger, not
IN plquo, nos because We die
Ike mo nominee or otherwise, Tut be-
piu.p our condolences require us A
honest men that We should make this
sacrifice, for Bncrince we feel that II h
Thanking YOU gentlemen, Tor YOU
Kind attention, retiring from you 90
do IUfhupb never hg ain ~ hnvu an op
Iur,uuity Of addressing Republican
u0uteuvl0u, / cannot DO it without
saying that after all, have In mi
noatt the h8pv--nay, l have the OK
pecIati0L-thut II you should b.
Foolish enough ~ adopt tht
platform ami force as 10 leave IN
party better COuncils Will prevail
anu ultimately on "a true RepublicaI
platform, sustaining Republican
principles, 1 may have the iuestimabls
privilege 0. again addressing you"
WILLS AND MISSES.
After Teller had sAid 81 must sove
my connection with the political pAr,l
d which makes tho gold pauk one OF III
J ! puHcpll articles Ui It's ialth," IN
f.uElur rAusud ana swept hia eye
I | HCTlsa the hall. The galleries rJs
with o. yell Hni miugllng with co.
vol was q !usilhl e OF hiJtuF. a me-
B ! munl later, when he sad, iiundoT EuUl
I | circumstance ho remained Ia th
, ! party hu would be uniAithiul 20 h'
. | itusI, ruIhutiusiic erica u emo, no,
3 | mmr ir1m delegates from the Easter
ana Suulhusu atos, Iheto was putnO
Uu tho senator's voice and those ueafe,
could detect tho glmmer OF tear
! when AU said there were henf,buruiug
, anu gtlgi iu che sacrifice ho anu bl
colleagues were 70 make for their con