The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-08
mot ONE But BOTH
Utah Republicans Declare Protection
Must Be Backed by Bimetallism.
PASS STRONG RESOLUTIONS
The Course OF the Western Sena-
tors in Insisting Upon Recogni-
ton OF Silver Endorsed
Delegates to ST. Louis.

Salt Lake. April 1.-THE republican
state convention has selected Frank j.
Cannon. Arthur Brown, c. L. Allen,
Isaac Trumbo. w. s. Mccormick and
Thomas Kesrns as delegates to the st.
Louis convention. The convention was
called to order at IL o'clock by Chair
man Dooly in a few well chosen re-
marks outlining the issues of the COM
ing campaign.
Chairman A. l.. Thomas made an
eloquent speech in the interest OF re-
publican principles and closed with a
strong appeal for protection and bimet-
allism, for the best interest OF the party
and the country. Congratulatory tele-
grams were received from Senator
Brown and Representative Allen. The
platform Is confined almost entirely to
protection and bimetallism and the
sense OF the convention is expressed in
the following language:
I'VE believe in a protective tariff: we
believe in reciprocity; we believe in
bimetallism, which Is the full recogni-
tion alike OF gold and silver and their
free coinage in the mints OF the nation
at a ratio of is to 1. We contemplate
with sorrow and shame the spectacle
which our country presents to-day be-
cause of the attempt to substitute for
a protective tariff tariff for revenue
and because Of the destruction OF sill
yer as a money OF final redemption.
I'VE hold that a policy which has
filled the land with idle men. which
takes from labor its honest reward.
which doubles the burden of debt,
which. amid bountiful harvests in a
time of profound peace, makes neces-
sary the Issuing of hundreds Of million
dollars worth of interest-bearing bonds
in order to meet the current expenses
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of both the intelligence and integrity
of those who control our government.
I'VE hold that as a tariff for revenue
has failed to restore prosperity, so a
protective tariff as long as the money
of the country is held. ounce for ounce,
100 per cent. higher than the money of
the Orient and Of Spanish America, is
impotent to save our farmers and man
ufacturers against a competition which
they are helpless to meet; and we re-
pudiate the belief that protection with
out bimetallism can restore prosperity.
The stipulation makes clear that BIZ
nletallism and--protection must be ac-
cepted as constituting one vital. indi-
visible principle that not only the prog
ress but the safety of the industries OF
our country and the toilers who carry
on those industries. make the accept
ance of this principle imperative-pro-
lection by tariff to equalize the wages
of our country and those paid abroad
and bimetallism TO take from gold Its
present appreciation and TO equaliza
the money of this country and that OF
silver standard nations.
I'VE cordially endorse the stand
taken in the national legislature by
western senators and representatives in
behalf OF holding bimetallism and pro-
lection together as one.
I'VE ask our delegates 10 st. Louis
to do their utmost to secure I'm the ma
tional republican platform a full ac-
knowledgment of the imperative need
of a return TO real bimetallism and a
promise of its swift adoption without
regard to other nations by opening our
mints to the free coinage of gold anc
silver at a ratio OF 16 TO l."
Nominations were then called for and
16 candidates presented, among them
Judge G. G. Goodwin and Charles
Crane. In a nat speech Mr.. Crane de-
clined the honor and asked his friends
to vote for Colonel Trumbo. Judge
Goodwin also thanked his friends for
the honor and declined to have his
name used The ballot for delegates
was then taken with the above result.