The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-07
DECEIVED AND BETRAYED
Utah Democrats Fire Up the Clevelss.
Gang In Coed Shape.


Salt Lake City. Utah. June e-Judgs
Powers of the state central committee.
called the Democratic convention to
| order today. Colonel a. a Ellis of
Salt Lake was make temporary chair
| man. Colonel Ellis IN his speech said
the party should adopt a platform for
free and unlimited coinage OF silver. in
language OF no double or uncer tain
meaning. The speaker closed by say
ing that he believed that people would
yet declare for freedom and prosperity
and sweep the country, the statement
Of Chauncey Depew, the great Amrcan
hunorist, and the yellow chrysanthe-
mum statesman from Nebraska, who
presides over the agricultural inter
ests OF the United States. to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
At the conclusion OF The temporary
chairman's speech the committees were
appointed and a recess was taken 70
z;30 p. m.
Upon reassembIfng David Evans OF
Ogden was made permanent Chairman
Mr.. Evans said, In part;
The financial question overShadows
and subordinates all others and must
be met by the masses OF the people at
the ballot box The people should
unite with q determined effort TO Sc
cure the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver. At every stage, the admins
tratfon has Tor nearly four years ex-
erted oil its influence 20 fetter the peo-
pie with the chains OF gold nonoInetal-
Ism.
"A great government destined for the
welfare and the liberty OF the people
has been converted into an Instrument
OF merchandise, p-eyed upon at the VIII
Of financial vuiturSs-
The people. by whose votes the ed-
ministration was Installed IN Office, have
been deceived and betrayed The pres
ent administration is thoroughly lnocu-
lated with the virus OF eastern Repub-
lcanisTn upon the financial ISSUE.
With free and unlimited coinage q
new business era VIII dawn upon e
more prosperous people. Previous party
affiliations should be temporarily fo=-
gotten aud the restoration OF silver be
made common cause"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Evans speech
an effort was made 10 bring UP an anti
church resolution, but IL was quickly
smo the-ed
J. L RaEiins. chairman Of the reeo-
lutions committee. then presented the
brief platform, which vas adopted with
out opposition, as follows;
The Democratic party OF Utah, in
convention assembled. reposing It's trust
Il the honesty, intelligence. tndepend-
ence and patriotism OF the peopis-s-ard
ing upon the great essential principles
OF Justice and liberty on which our insti-
tuuons are foundea-T-nlie re-afirrsne
its devotion 20 these principles as dsclar
e1 from time 70 time Il the party plat
forms and especially those principles
announced BY the Democrats OF TtaA
n the reoonvened convention OF Iss5.
now believing that the restoration os
the money OF tbe constitution = ot para
mount importance. declares = favor OF
the immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage Of gold and silver
al the preSelt legal ratio Of Is 70 :, a.
eOcb coinage existed prior 20 Is7z. re
gardless o< the action Or policy o< other
nations. god and silver cosn q t,e a flr 4
legal teace- Coz ali debts. public aad I
private
The delegates selected BY efss coz
veltSoa % ne national Democratic COZ
Veu-ton are hereby .nstructe. % vote 4
as unit Il favor q the adoption q 1Ae i
foregoing principle - that convention 4
ana fo- ire nomination % caaa.dA.ezs Il
Tor 2rssd@i and vice-p r@s.ds.t known - 4
D sincerity and s.=s11astiy n favor % 4
carving tbe princ-gIe Into operation. ]
2oses Thatcs@r Tzs terminated by
aecsa-1z ton 70 ore Z tsse se7e-zf tea.
lSrEe- TIE ether Eve deBeEztes ze--
erected by ballot, Ezd the fegsozi-~
= -. choeen- . " paEsrr. Salt Lake.
J L kaElins- SAFE Lake. = g Can
efrs- ss4t Lake. David Evans. Cx6s-:
: = Thurman. Provo.