The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-10
VEST NOaINATEs BLAND.
A Great Tribute Paid to "si1ver
Dick"

Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention
Revolutions do not begin with the rich
and prosperous. They represent the pro-
test of those who are sufferlng from
present conditions, and whose demands
for relief are denounced by the Denencla-
ries of unjust and oppressive legislation.
When a profound sense of wrong,
evolved from years of distress, fastens
upon the public mind in free country,
and the people are determined TO nave
redress, a leader is always found VINO Is
a platform in himself, and to Wnom they
instinctively turn as the logical exponent
OF their hopes.
The people are not iconoclasts, not false
TO their convictions.
THEY FOLLOWED JEFFERSON
when he assailed the centralizing and
monarchial doctrines of the old Federal
lists, and was denounced as a communist
and leVeler by the wealth and culture of
New England and New York
They followed Jackson when he took
the United States bank by the throat,
and was proclaimed tyrant and rufhan
by the usurers and money kings.
They followed Lincoln when he at
tackled the slave power, and declared that
this country could not exist haif slave
and half free
The great movement for bi-metallism
the free and unlimited coinage OF gold
and silver at the ratio of 10 TO land the
restoration of silver TO its constitutional
status, is
mo sapling chance sown by the fountain,
Blooming at Beltane, in winter 10 fade.
1t has come to stay. 1t is protest
against the wrong and
OUTRAGE OF 1873
when, without debate, and with the
knowledge of only a few men in congress,
The silver dollar was stricken from the
coinage and the red despot of gold made
supreme as to all values.
It is a declaration by the freemen OF
America that the United States must
withdraw from the conspiracy which was
formed TO destroy one-haf the metallic
money Of the world, in order ~ establish
the slavery of greed and usury, more de-
grading than the tyranny of armed force;
1t is the stern demand from unrequited
toll, bankrupt enterprise and ruined
homes for change in the money system
which for years has brought disaster and
desolation.
In this crisis of our country and party
we must take no step backward in pat
form nor candidate. We want no uncer-
tain nor doubtful leader. No
.Laggard in peace or bastard IN war:
No latter-day silver saint, but grizzled
and SCARED veteran. who has borne the
heat and burthen of the day, and whose
breast is marked from edge of sword and
point of lance
ON A HUNDRED FIELDS.
Twenty years ago the battle for silver
was begun in the halls of congress ny
modest, unpretending, brave man. not an
iridescent or meteoric statesman, but OF
the people and from the people, who mas
never faltered for an instant in the great
struggle. Others doubted and WaVered,
others yielded to the Establishment and
patronage and are now holding once un-
der the gold power; others misrepresented
their constituents and have been pro-
vided for in the national infirmary
of the present admins ration; put hlch-
ard Park Bland STANDS now Where ne
stood then. the living, breathing embodl-
ment of the silver cause.
He struck with steel point the golden
Ivanhoe that of the proud Templar in the
Lists at Ashby, and has neither asked
nor given quarter.
Nor is he a narrow, one-idea man.
For twenty-five years in congress he
fought in the front ranks for Democratic
principles and policies, as taught by JET
ferson.
HE STOOD BY THE SIDE OF RAN
DALI
and. risked health and life to defeat the
nrst force bill. He opposed ably and ear
nestly that browning tariff lnfamy, me
Mckinley act and again was among tne
foremost opponents OF the last force Dill,
which passed the house but was defeated
in the senate
measure in congress and was the author
! of the seigniorage bill which passed eoth
houses and was vetoed by President
I Cleveland. -.i
If this be an obscure record, where can
| be found the carer OF any pubic ser
want which deserves the plaudits OF his
countrymen? -
/ nassed through the fiery furnace OF Ike
/ publican prescription seven llIhes neg 1 ECU,
! and whose state flag has always been
placed beneath the great orihame OF
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
- ,.-,- ~, aD,c,,ce when offering
such a candidate for the presidency. .
If Won ask, Whence comes our candl-
1 date?'' we answer, Not from the usur-
ers' den, nor temple of Mammon, where
| tbe clink Of gold browns the voice OF
natriotisrr but from the farm, the WORK
| shop. the rnine-from the hearts ana
! homes of the people ,
To reject him is TO put brand upon
/ rugged honesty and undaunted courage,
ana to chill the hearts and hopes OF those
who during all these years have walteu
/ for this hour of triumph. To nominate
him IS to make our party AGAIN liia' Va
4 the people, and to insure success
''Giye us Silver Dick, and silver quick
And we will make Mckinley sick
In the ides OF next November.
The senator's closing words were the
signal for another Bland demonstra-
tion this time long. loud and enthusl-
asfic A banner, bearing the We'll
known face of "Silver DICK, was
hoisted in the middle aisle. The con-
vantion rose en- masse, men cheered
and waved hats and handkerchle1s'
The Bland banner was carried down 10
the platform, then circling around the
delegates. From every quarter of the
han Bland banners made their appear
ance. some bearing his picture, others
..16 to l." and others vo'cing the IN
vincible and irrepressible" sentiments
OF the Missouri candidates.
Meanwhile the wild clamor conVln-
ned. One man far up among the spec
tators turned an umbrella INSIDE our
and waved it madly. The bearers of
banners and transparencies formed in
tvros and fours and circ,ed the hall.
To add to the volume of sound both
bands played simultaneously. II was
fourteen minutes before Chairman
Richardson attempted to check the
demonstration.
OvERMEYER SECONDS IT.
Governor Overmeyer. of Kansas. be-
( gan to make the seconding speech un-
/ der difficulties. for a small riot was
/ stirring in front az the platform when
! he swept his right arm across the
arena. When quiet was restored he
/ spoke as follows:
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
In the name of the Democracy of
Kansas, in the name Of the farmers OF
/ Kansas: in the name OF the farmers OF
the United States; in the names OF the
/ homeless who throng your streets in
/ the quest of bread; in the name of that
mighty army of unemployed; IN the
name of that mighdest army which
! has risen in instruction against every
I form of economic despotism, l second
I the nomination OF that illustrious
statesman and patriot, that gracious
silver Dick" Bland, of Missouri. a
man who understands the significance