The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-19

thorouShiy understood that my name was
not to be on the published list of speak
ers. But to my utter surprise when l
picked up the paper this morning / found
my name on the list Ny first impulse
was not to appear here at all.
My mature judgment was that / had
best come and make this public explana-
ton stand before you as a private in
divudlal; not as a, representative of the
Populist party or any member of it.
l want all my Populist brethren to do
just as | have done; study the situation
for themselves and act accordingly.
Nearly ten years ago l started out to
fight for the cause of the great common
people; ten years have l denied myself
the comforts OF home and family that |
am now advocating; for ten
years have l suffered the sneers and
Jeers of the Democrats who claimed that
all these things were PcpuiiStic yagar-es;
once as if by the touch OF magic they were
transformed into the never dying prince
pie OF Jeffer'sonian Dmocracy.
Where were those grand principles of
Jefferson during the last three years and
half of Democratic rule Ha?
I am here to admit that you have, a
good man at the head Of your ticket; but
/ where did you get your piat,D
From Jefferson? No, you learned it
not from Jefferson, but from the Popui-
/ then the Popuiists have ever been JEFF
! fersonian Democrats. But where have
you been all this time? Fighting the
stand and fight for the principles that
you now say are right.
Then do venture to say kind word
for Mr.. Bryan because l have turned
4 Democrat? No l stand where l have ever
stood. 1t is you that have changed.
Why have l done so?
1 stand and look over this broad and
of America and a terrible picture arises
before me. One solid plaster of mort
cages! These mortgages all call for
certain number Of dollars. These dollars
are now twice as large as they were
wilen the mortgages was made, but it
will take just as many of them to pay
the debt. These mortgages will nearly
all come due within the next four years.
And what then? The lands the homes.
the property of the people will pass into
the hands of the mortgages.
With the loss of American homes goes
thing to contemplated Can it be averted?
The situation is this: Bill Mckinley, O
gold bug, has been nominated on gold
platform. He will either be elected or
defeated. On the other hand the Demo-
Gratis, for reasons best known to them
selves, have nominated Billy Bryan on a
Populistic platform He too. will either
be elected or defeated. Put the two
Bills side by side and say which you
want. We Populists know that the money
question, settled even along the lines laid
out in the Democratic platform is only
one of the great ills of this country, and
While its effects will no doubt be good
and far-reaching, no permanent good can
accure to the people until cities are put
under public control and man is again
restored TO his natural use of the
earth by proper legislation upon the
and question. The only question is will
it be best for the people that the Popul-
lists do what they can in the way of a
union of forces with the Democrats and
secure the present, proposed help or
Democrats to adopt the rest of our plat
form as they have this? Personally
have studied it from all its bearings; I
have tried to lay down all my preJudices
and preconveiced notions and look upon
it solely from the standpoint of patriot
ism.
1 think have done so. My conclusions
understand mel saw nv conclusions
are that under all the circumstances it is
best a union of all the reform forces be
had if possible.
Great stress is put upon the fact that
the Democrats had 1t in their power to
do those things and did not even try to
do any thing, fact you all know.
Then the only question is, is the re-
constructed Democracy any better?
Is certainly will be if you keep Cleve-
land and Carlisle out of it. And it now
looks as though you may.
Let US hope that II is somewhat like
the old mans four hundred year old bar
rel; while claiming that it was the same
barrel admitted that it had had several
new heads, new hoops and new slaves,
but claimed that the bung hole was the
same. Now if it be true that the Demo-
cratic party has new men and a new
platform it looks that there is not much
of the old about it except the bung hole.
The time has come when men with hearts
and brains
: Must rise and take the misdirected reins
. OF Government, too long LEFT in the hands
OF tricksters and of thieves. He VINO
stands
And sees the mighty vehicle of State
Hauled through the mire to some ignoble
, fate
And makes not such bold protest as he
) Is no American
SARAH A BOYER.
Mrs. Sarah A. Boyer, of Springville, was
the next speaker she said:
L here tonight, not as a Democrat
nor as Republican, but as an American
| citizen; not bound with the bonds or par
tisanship nor enslaved with the shackles
of prejudice, but as an advocate of prin-
clple, nrst, last and always.
This nation was founded ON principle,
when weakness clad IN the armor OF
right defeated the hosts Of tyranny.
The Union was preserved on principle
by a baptism OF blood, and the shackles
tel from the limbs of 100000 slaves who,
Tor the first Tune on C0-um11a'S soil, breath
ed the air OF freedom and blessed the
name Of Lincoln.
This government must be continued on
principle or the scythe of time will soon
| cut it from the great field Of nations.
Our forefathers had a George III and
tyranny, and met them with a Washing
ton, patriotism and principle. The Union
had slavery and oppression and conquer
ed with Lincoln, Grant and principle.
Today we have a Wall street and the
iron hand of greed grinding the faces OF
the poor and we propose TO meet them
with the magic wand of silver welded
by the champion of the plain American
people-William Jennings Bryan.
This should be government for the
people but since 1873 it has been a govern
, ment largely for the gold barons and poll
teal sharks who have fattened upon the
honest efforts Of the humble sons of toll
We have DoaSted Of light and liberty, OF
freedom and progress, but there must be
something wrong in our social conditions
5 when in New \ ork 10000 babes. the off
spring of the poor workers who help pro-
/ duce the wealth of this nation, die yearly
for want of food and care, while within q
stones throw $4,000 dinners are given by
men who have never by their efforts added
I one shilling to the wealth of the world.
We are told by the gold kings that the
people of the west are repudiatorS, but We
pay our debts we care for our poor; thai
TO a different school, we have mixed witt
a different society. The mountains have
been our brothers and the great plains oul
sisters. We have sat at the feet of ma
ture and heard her teaching. We may
I have lost some of the artificialitieS of The
sound money social salt OF the earth
but we have gained in common sense anC
broader sympathy.
Put human body into certain soil ant
under certain conditions and in a few
months it becomes a petrified mass. Pu
a human soul through the soil of govern
| ment jobbery, political bossism and Wal
street boodlelsm and you have the petrilet
heart of q rampant gold bug.
The Republican majority and the Demo
: cratic minority have bowed 10 the com
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