The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-02

of a concentrated money power and
above the laws and the viii of the
people. Our forefathers who wrote
and endorsed that declaration were not
prophets nor the sons of prophets;
they reasoned from cause to effect;
they had observed the fate of other
nations and the methods Of subduing
them.
In 1874 we find the Democracy in ma
uonal convention assembled reaffirm-
ing the foregoing resolution.
In 1913 We find the Democracy again
reaffirming that resolution, and also
adopting the following one:
Resolved, That the Democratic ma
tional convention OF the thirty states
composing the American republic ten
der their fraternal congratulations to
the national convention OF the republic
of France, now assembled as the free
suffrage representative Of the sover-
eighty of thirty-fve millions of repub-
leans, to establish government on those
eternal principles of equal rights, for
which their Lafayette and our Wash
ington fought side by side in the strug-
gle for our national independence; and
we would especially convey to them,
and the whole people Of France, our
earnest wishes for the consolidation Of
their liberties, through the wisdom that
shall guide their councils on the basis
Ci a Democratic constitution not de-
rived from grants or concessions Of
kings or dynasties, but originating
from the only true source Of political
power recognized in the states of this
Union-the inherent and inalienable
right Of the people, in their sovereign
capacity, to make and to amend their
forms of government in such manner
as the welfare Of the community may
require"
What a distinction between Demo
cratic democracy, a democracy of the
people and the British democracy o.
Senator Hill and his co-agitators, which
says we must wait for the consent
and concurrence of other nations.
Read again: A democratic constitu-
ton not derived from grants or con-
cessions of kings or dynasties, but
originating from the only true source
of political power recognized in the
states of this Union-the Inherent and
inalienaple right of the people, in their
sovereign capacity. to make and to
amend the forms of government IN
such manner as the welfare of the
community may require.
The Democracy in 1S4S believed that
this nation was a sovereign nation;
recognizing no source of power but the
interests and will OF the pee pie of this
nation, and SO believing extended to
France the hand of good fellowship,
saying in substance, we blaze the way
we go onward; we lead, throw off the
yoke Of subsection and oppression and
follow; independence belongs to the
people. but they must enforce it.
While this may not be the Democ-
racy of Cleveland, Morgan & Co., nor
the Republicanisn of Hanna McKin-
ley. Vanderbilt & RothschKds, but it
is the true, Independent, Eberty-loving,
man protecting Americapism which
rises above party name and brushes
party men; which knows no finite
power greater than the union of these
United States, which succumbs to no
obstacles when the independence or
welfare Of her subjects are at stake
This IS the Americanism which, I'M
der the name Of Democracy, said in
Chicago, the best interests of human
ity the world over demands bimetal-
ism: we, the people Of the United
States, have petitioned and our peti-
tons have been rejected by other ma
tons; we have suppiicated and in our
supplcation have been sCoffed; the
time has come when we shall be heard
and our power shall be felt; we now
proceed to renonetize silver in and
for these United States; If you wish TO
participate N the benefits join with
US; if you do not wish to participate,
SO to the left; we go to the right, even
though in doing so we must defy the
power of gold, plutocrats, kings, queens,
emperors. dynasties; we have a mission
to perform in the interest of human
itv: a mission which it is conceded by
all political parties of America would
enuq.e to the eqlfranchisemen Of hu-
mainly everywhere if adopted by all
nations; if it is a good thing for adj
nations, it cannot be utterly bad for
one: as a. good thing we believe in
pushing it along; we proceed onward,
without waiting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nation"
Believing that
There's nothing gained by hating tc
over the love with which We have
Far bet better ter to hope the future nigh,
And go through the world light
heated"
Observations made in boyhood and
since have taught US that kites Use
against, not with the wind.
In 1852 the following resolution was
inserted in the Democratic national
platform:
Resolved, That congress has no
power to charter a national bank; thais
we believe such an institution one of
headly hostility to the best interests
of the country, dangerous to our re-
rublican institutions and the liberties
of the people, and calculated to place
the business of the country within the
control of a concentrated money power,
and that above the laws and will OF
the people; and that the result OF
Democratic legislation in this and all
other financial measures upon which
issues have been made between the
two political parties of the country
have demonstrated to candid and prac-
teal men OF all partias their soundness,
safety and utility in all business pur-
SUITS
In 1856 the same resolutions were
adopted.
In 1860 the Douglas Democracy en-
dorsed the platform of 1856, which en-
dorsed the foregoing resolution. And
the Breckenridge Democratic conven-
ton affirmed the platform of 1856 so
far as the financial question was treat
ed of. In the platform of 1864 there
was no reference to the financial ques-
ton.
In 1868 we find the national Democ-
racy assembled in New York, the now
hot-bed of goldocracy, declaring as
follows:
The Democratic party in national
convention assembled, demands: Pay
ment of the public debt of the United
States as rapidly as practicable; all
moneys drawn from the people by tax
alton. except so much as is required
for the necessities of the government,
economically administered, being hon
estly applied to such payment, and
where the obligations of the govern