The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
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Business and Editorial ONCE 510
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Telephone 135.
Ogden. June 81.
popuL1sr. STATE CONVENTION.


The Populist state convention was
called to order yesterday morning by
State Chairman Hasbrouck.
AS a number of delegates had no.
arrived no business was done in the
morning except the appointment OF the
usual committees
lanes Thompson was made tempo
rary chairman and Mrs. Kate S. Hill
lard temporary secretary. After az
addre.s by the chairman, l. t. Aivorc
of Pleasant View made characters
tic Pouulistic speech, in which he tooh
sio,, TO score T. j. Cannon.
At 2:3o in the afternoon the conVecl-
tion was again called to order, ana d
pons,listic song by Mr.. and Miss l. l.
Aiyord of Pleasant View was given
DR.. Hasbrouck Of Salt Lake, wher
GATED on for a speech, said ne Wouio
work with the Populist party tlii IL
ultimate triumph. He belleved ,a Ioie
PonlIiists would carry the state in lSoo,
The Republicans OF Salt Lake nao
,ourled for free silver and now they
were bowling for Mckinley. He apol-
oeized for what the newspaper men
would say today, saying he USED &c
ha q newspaper man himself. inc
newspaper men would say that TINS
magnificent body of 100 delegates Was
a small convention, but no mafter. l ne !,
first Populist convention had codltalneu
only fifty-one, the second no MOT
than twenty and the third about forty
five, and the one last year pet"ees
sixty and eighty.
The committee on resolutions
through its chairman, H. L. Gaut OF
Weber. reported a platform which re-
affirms allegiance to the Omaha plat
form and declares that all laws should
be enacted and administered for the
whole people. 1t asserts that for thlT-
ty wears the Democrats and RepUbll.
cans alike have failed to fclter the in
teresfs of the industrial classes The
initiative and referendum system od
legislation is favored, and also grad
uated tax on estates. American money
of gold, silver and greenbacks is ia
vored.
The repeal of laws authorizing issu-
ance of bonds is called for.
The enactment of a measure giving
each man a home worth 81, 500 exempt
from taxation and execution is IA
vored
The protection of American indus
tries for the people and restrictive en-
igration laws are asked for.
An amendment to the constitution,
calling for the election of the presi-
dent by the direct popular vote is IA
vored.
The Coxey bond scheme. reductions
of taxation and government expenses
are called for.
Churches should be free from the die
tation of priests.
In closing the document calls on al
citizens to unite in warding off i'm
pending revolution from the nation.
The platform was adopted
Hon. H. W. Lawrence of Salt Lake
was made permanent chairman and
Miss Josephine Kellogg permanent sec'
rotary, with S. S. Smith her assistant
Mr.. Lawrence, on taking the chair
congratulated the convention that sc
many independent and free thinking
men and women had met together
This was time if ever there was one
when independent men and women who
would stand up for their principles re-
CARELESS of party or politicians were
needed
In referring to the financial question
he said:
Money is a.5creation of law; it is
whatever a nation says shall be money