Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-18

! 1892 90 dU1iafDd Tor lImui.Hl aiu. In
| 1885 lt declares for siugle gold glnuu'
ara. In 1855 we carried ths state that
I here represent Tor The Republican
| uoniinre; W. carried % on tue nimeinl-
! Doc platfofm-wC carried 70 win "a
majority that was equal, CDnsidefiuR
uut vote, tU that D' ans state in the
Union. tFsiui Hprlausc.l IT, Dee. been
Republican state from tho lHur of iiH
admission. 10 hoe topl iu the straight
road 300 fUu hour 90 Republican need.
Mt Precedent / promised you ]
" uid not discuss the silver quos'iun
and ] Will not except Co fly innt tlIH
platform ia such o. ulFlirct departure
| rom everything hrrotoi GO bvlf by itc
Ulfty that 10 challenges our UUIunli.
gnuiam 90 arvuri &C. luU platform
c0ntaIns s0mo ulgiiuIrB uuout Inter.
national conference. 10 lfHyiItl that
We Will maintain the rIII standard tn
tlis country uuul the principal ma
tiJus 10 thu world uhnll nurpe thui we
may DO ot1urWlHU. This is tue fret
gfolt gathering 90 Re- uhIicaus siucr
This parry WIS 0te8mksI that has de-.
clatcd the inability OF the American
people 30 control their nfaifs. CAP.
uiauaU all over tho halt, mCmuufa
lsIus IN body and yelling
their appr val u tue sentiment. DO
you believe tho Americans are too
weak TO actually mliutniu u financial
aystem Clmmouaurhte with the great.
ness o. the unity u' their own
ifuiti0I2 GHuIlUmuu VI the C9uveu'
lion, YOU would have hImutHlilG
agreement with oil the great com.
mcfCia, nations Of the world ana u
cannot boz obtained. 80 this N
declaration that the gold standard 10 10
bn pa. upon this country aud kept
there Tor all time. DO you believe
Great Britain, tnut great commercial
nhilun OF the world, our powerful
competitor IN commerce anu trade,
will ever agree ~ open her minis 10
the Tree Coiuagu of silver or CIntCnt
hat we shall open ours, ~ long ~ sno
has tho advantage Of lower prices or
declining values that have brought
THE country, by the adoption Of the
gold standard iu 1873, to partial
! 1um0uctizatiol2 We are the great
debtor nation OF the world.
Great Britain o. our creditor. We pay
her every year millions nnd hundreds
~ millions OF dollars ne an income ON
her iuveslmeuts In this county on
thUlr loans. The gold standard IN my
Judgment lowers prices anu deptcsscs
values, aud she buys Of W millions aud
millions more than she sells. She
buys upon tho gold standard at the
lower nnd dupTuciating sinudhfd. How
long Do you think II would DO before
she will agrBU 10 assist In Tniaiug
values IN this countTy2 10 lisa sulomu
declaration that the Republican party
| Intunus o. maintain lower prices AMI
htagnate business for all time TO come.
| tChuefa from the silver siatol.l
| .srrhuto r. a bBnoncial provision IN
| this platform about the tariff. 1 sub.
subscribe 10 that (Appluufo anu
ohverP from all over the hUuse.l be-.
| lievc Ia n protective tatih. tM0rc
appliusc) havr advocated Il for
ilrty years lapplnusrli but u IL my
solemn opinion that the protective
,afin cannot DO maintained upon O.
gniu standard. (Applnusn aud ohecra
rom silver puOplr.l Iaun protection
! Do principle Tor the raising OF the
| price OF uuman toll; ~ IL Tor giving 10
The pfoIueer ample oumpunsali3n fof
IBIS labots. rhe gold standard ON the
contrary, everywhere that u h en-.
forced, l. ior tho purpose Of reducing
valutt.
"Now, genuCmon OF the convention,
/ I am led 10 make thia simple Oh ection
us ~ the protective ayalum-thHt u u
In danger, aud I will call your atteu.
ton 10 ono other fact aud then leave
Ito your judgment whether this plat.
form shall be adopted or rejected.
| Under existing conditions We undOubt.
eddy nave gold standard. / do not
deny that what have sought for D. "a
| ID los a lI.Fw.HHfINa HWHfmuf
have believed aud now believe that
when the Almighty created these two
| metals lie Intended that the world
should use them for utes Tor which
they were created. (Applause.) And
when DO blessed this land OF our
with more gold and more silver than
any other country Ia the world Ht
o. cant that We should use thum Tor thi
purposes for which they were intended
t0.WlG Tee by the people ~ atandatl
money. To-Day you would feveue tht
traditions OF cur country and declafl
that We will use only one, II th,
American people aTu IA favor OF that
have nothing 10 say, i must suUmi
o. the majuuiy voice In tubs Cluulrl
90 ours. 10 not believe this party O
, ours, iiit could de pollud, n In iAvu
, OF the gold standard. believe uinot!
! per Cont OF the people are IN favor o
, ! uime.allifm Of tie old iashlOuod llul
, tuat existed iu tuil country up 10 1874
. "Mr. President aud gentlemen %
/ | sue conventions: 4 ptumitod you that
I | wound take but few mtmeuL But
/ want to soy Tow thiugs that ma
/ | seem 10 you 10 boo personal anu 0ugh
. | not 10 to introduced in Au audleuo
/ like this. l must beg your iudulgenc
b | 70 seem 10 transcend tue prescribe
, ! uses OF this occasion, n | 6huI
[ say something personal 10 mysult
/ have formed my convictions On thl
! | great question after tWyuty years o
4 study, ana over twenty year. OF car.
!. ml thought aud careful reading,
10 have been trained In school that,
j seems 20 me, hts me we'll Tor Ic0chlu
% % IuFt conclusion auu tho iaUts, i nav
q formed my conclusions 10 such IN "a
10 tens tust they have become binding o.
nay conscience. bgliuvo tue uIupiiu
s uf tho gUlu standard by tue Unite
3 | States Will work Hgvat hardship InH
d tW.l.luC ao IIaITtBs sand % 81 no leo
.G IaHHu touching uIUu the tauh ca
g. remove tug uIuluuluU7 that now e.
y admit prevail IN this muu. | belioy
% uu whole welfare Of my ruce
u wrapped zap no the Tightiui cJuClusiu
s OF this question: that the morality
10 civilization, any, tNH very THIigi0u, q
(. my country iHat a.lku iu tAll contest
p ! know aud you know that men D
y distress pro- uuitHuI patriotic uor Draw
e You and L know tHAt hunger anu di