The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-24

Bimetallist, which now sends out go
600 copies into every state and fur-
nishes free coinage supplements to 125
country papers, reaches 100000 people
in this Mississippi valley.
Now l am a Republican and believe
in protection but l do not believe in
protection which protects one man
and starves another. The complete
restoration of our money system as it
existed prior to 1873 is the paramount
issue. All others fade into insignia
canoe, for every business transaction
is based upon money.
AS l have said, | am Republican
and have believed in it's teachings; but
sentiment is changing.
In two years we have borrowed $751;
$1,000, which ere paid will cost us
S500, 600, 900, and all this to keep $780,
000, 600 in the treasury, where it does
are paying now 81 for one, for our ma
tional debt was contracted on
greenback basis. The president now
receives four times as much as did
Abraham Lincoln. OF course there are
those who may think Cleveland is
four times as good as was Lincoln, but
it is merely an illustration. Taxes are
as high, when measured in product, as
they were years ago. The expenses
of government are a high. Talk about
over production. There hasn't been
any more produced than the people
can consume, but they did not have
the money to buy them.
Now wheat has fallen in price but the
poor mans beef is as expensive as
ever. II over production is the trouble
Americas last hope is gone. How are
we to check over production? Millions
Of men will be thrown out of employ
ment and what will they do? If we
have produced so much that we are
miserable, why should we elect a man
on a high protective tariff basis and
go on stimulating production only to
become miserable again.
PEOPLE ARE FOR SILVER.
1 believe thirds of the people be-
lieve in the free coinage of silver. But
If they segregate themselves into
Democrats, Republicans and PopuliStS
they cannot win.
Michigan will go for bi-metallism this
| fall sure. The members of all parties
there are organizing. Other states are
working and are looking to the west
for light and guidance. If your sena-
tors make silver the issue you will find
them backing you up in this fight.
| If we are but true to the cause we
can march to victory in November.
EX-CONGRESMAN JOHNSON.
Ex-Congressman Johnson, of Vir-
| ginia, INDUCED in a few remarks.
1t was the first time he had visited
| Utah else he might compliment the
people on the many resources of the
state. He did not want to discuss
the money question with men who IN
derstand it, but if the people wanted
| TO know if the silver battle could b:
won he would answer yes, and he who
says nay is gold monometallist. The
eastern press has said silver is dead
1t is an eastern argument Set tbs
man down as cold water throwel
who echoes the statement. The great
south is for silver. Although the west
and south are far apart they are a
unit on silver. And every interest yoU
have here, your lead, coal, copper and
iron are all telling you to turn youl
eyes to your great ally in the south
! The eastern press says silver is dead
but it's the liveliesit corpse ever seen al
a funeral They got Carlisle to go tc
New York a short time ago to tell then
silver was dead, and when he had done
so they raised a fund to keep it dead
WHACKS ARTHUR BROWN.
You talk about the south not being
up on silver. We are as far advanced
as you are. We haven't seEt any
doubtful senators this year Gong
and continued applause)
What the south is asking today is
will the west stick? Has it forget its
party ties and win it meet us hal
way? That's all we ask.
Will we sacrifice the interest of hui
mainly to advance the cause of par
ties which have brought us to ou
present conditions?
They are all bimetaflists now. Every
one, Sherman, Mckinley, Allison
Whitney and all of them. Every can
Gidate for congress, the Senat or gov
ernor, are all silver men-according t.
their statements. Yet we have grad
ually abandoned the double STANDARD
and adopted the gold standard undo
the beneficient rule of bimetalIists. W
have been fooled.
But we are coming around Tn
fight in Kentucky has done more t
solidify silver men than all the pam
phlets circulated. Why? When Sfrr
man, a Republican. and Carlisle,
Democrat, combine, the eyes of tn
people open. They SGT apart just be
fore election, but at roll call afterwarc
They go their ways before voting, bu
land on the same spot afterwards
STORY OF THE DOG.
Both parties are like the dog trainer
He makes the pup stand on his nm
legs and then on his fore Eggs, an
then roll over and back, and wag HI
tail; and then he keeps the meat fo
the other dog Qlaughter0
Let the west stand firm and tn
south will meet you. The fight wi
he won. But don't mind the cold waite
throwers. Stand firm. The questio
determines whether we are a Gritis
colony or American citizens. Wh
should we doubt our AFFINITY 10 CO..
history of the two subsequent NEE
ings we had with them. I don't war
to belong ito party that doubts OF
. ability.
Mr.. Rawlins thanked the audienc
for it's attention, and the meeting &C
. journed.