The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28

times of peace devoted TO principle, q
believer in America fer Americans and a
champion of protection more persevertng
and successful than any Of our great
leaders living or dead
The chairman presented Congress
man Charles S. GrOsvenor as the
leader of The national house OF rep
ressntatives. He was greeted with an
ovation.
Hon. Charles Grosvenor said, in part:
The Republican convention at st. LOUIS
did not abandon any of the tenets OF its
ancient political faith, nor did It an
nounce any new doctrine. IL STANDS To-
day, as shown by its platform where IT
stood from 1851 all along the shining
pathway it has journeyed.
Fear in mind it was the Repubilcan
party which enacted the law authorizing
the issue of the greenbacks dollar ana
proclaimed as the solemn purpose OF the
country that the greenback should De
demand upon the treasury for dollar as
good as the dollar of the best and flcnest
country or earth 1t was the Repubhcan
party winch redeemed that promise ana
gave dollar in gold TO the holuer OF
each dollar of this money. There is not
one dollar which today passes current IN
the United States and is respected the
world over. which does not owe its value
and parity TO the wisdom and patriotlsfn
OF the Republican party.
The silver question now so soon TO ne
a national issue between the men OF
sound money. ideas and the popuIlstc
FIFTY CENT DOLLAR ADVOCATES,
is a convenient mask TO hide behind by
the party. which coming into power IN
1888, proceeded to destroy the industries
of the country and plunge the treasury
into insolvency.
What is the real issue of this cam
paign and who shall answer that ques-
ton? The answer will come from the
men who demanded and seconded the
nomination of Mckinley and Hobart Inc
people always settle the real issues IN
H. .1N e. r1,1 nj :
This. year the people decree that the VIII
son-Gor1nan law, with all its train OF
calG-nities shall be repealed and by
like decree they have said that the ma
ton will go back to protection and re-
ciprocity with their train Of beneficial re-
suits, and they shall again become the
practice and policy of the United States.
ITO guard against any contingency
about all this these same people, by de-
crees. which have come from the prlmar-
les of nearly all states, have decided that
William Mckinley shall administer the
government and execute the laws they
have decided shall be enacted in their in
terest.
The Tippeeanoe Wolcott Glee club
had, found it impossible to get through
the great tl1rong to the f1ag-Gecorated
rostrum and the "Depew' Of Ohio,
Hon. James H. Hoyt of Cleveland, was
the next speaker.
Hon. Charles Emory Smith of the
Philadelphia, Press and eX-miniSter to
Russia, was not on the programme,
but Judge Day presented him as
close friend and adviser of the mar
tyred Garfield and the late James q.
Blaine, and at was a warm greeting
he received.
After congratulatfng the people on the
choice Of the presidential nominee he
said:
THE rulers of the republic have for
the most part sprung from the COM
munities. The Lincoln, the Grant, the
Blaine, the Harrison, have met the high
est demands OF the nation because they
have grown up with the flavor of the
soil and in close touch with the plain peo-
pie. To this immortal roll of the people S
leaders, Major Mckinley comes by the
right Of a proper choice and appointment
unsurpassed in all our history. Fifty
placed upon the ticket with him is Gar
rett A Hobart of New Jersey.
ABLE. UPRIGHT AND TRUE,
he is worthy of the association Speaking
with personal knowledge as his neignbor
ana friend, l shall not, [ trust, overstep
the bonds of propnety when l say that in
his personal dignity of character, in the
fragrance and graces of his home life
he is well matched with his chief and
that this ticket as a whole and in each
of its parts, in its stainless personality
and in It's sweet home influences al
dresses itself in the largest measure tc
the approval and confidence Of the mil
lions Of American homes.
The next speaker was the present
representative in congress from this,
the Eighteenth, district, Hon. W. Tay-
lor who spoke in part as follows:
The Republican party has never shown
Itself worther of Its high mission than
IN It's action at st. Louis. 1t has never
risen to a loftier plain of principle and
courage. Thirty-six years ago it met in
national convention TO name the. first
great Republican president. That as
SSmDlape nRTnOTa f1lp and noble
gathering. The venerable Josiah R.
Ciddings the lion-hearted champion of
liberty represented Ohio. William NJ.
Evarts, the brilliant lawyer who after
wards added to mis- renown in the senate
and as secretary OF state, led New York.
Horace Greeley, the greatest of American
editors, cheered its counselS; Henry j.
Raymond the accomplished prince of
Journalists was there. The peerless
George William Curtis,
THE CHEEALIER BAYARD
of early freedom-loving Republcanism,
sat as d delegate And While he after
wards left the Republican "a nks, il is an
inspiring reflection 20 those who love and
cherish his memory that If he We're liv-
ing today on the nlomentouS issues of
this time, his natchless pen and voice
would once more be lifted for the Re
publican cause.
Andrew J. Curtin who became the
great war governor of Pennsylvania, was
one of the shining lights of that conven-
ton. George Ashmun spoke for Massa-
ehusetts and Leonard Sweet for Illinois.
1t was a convention of distinguished
leaders at crisis of the stupendous
moral grapple between freedom and
slavery. And yet, If you viii go back
over the records you will find that the
historic convention of 1850 was
TIMID, .HALTING AND UNCERTAIN,
compared with the convention of 1895, il
spoke Ia no such clear and ringing tones
1t showed no such lofty courage of con-
victionS and determination of purpose
The impressive personality OF Giddings
if / remember the history correctly, failed
10 carry the reassertion of the principle
of the declaration of independence that
ali men are created free and on a second
appeal with the glowing eloquence OF
Curtis, was the convention brought to
reaffirm that God-giSen truth.
The future years will look back to
the convention of 1896, with admiration
and gratitude for its courageous spirit
and its unfiinching action. 1t was the
BRAvEST OF ALL CONVENTIONS
in the history of the party and the truest
IN its direct reflection of the peoples
will
During this address a committee was
sent by the chairman to request Gov.
eTnor McKiniey's presence. Con-
gresham Taylor had concluded his adj
dress and :he glee club was singing
when roar of applause blocks away
heraIded the appearance of the ST
Louis nominee. When he appeared be-
fore the sea of faces that greeted him
and stepped to the front of the plat
form, the wild and long continued en-.
thueiasm Of the st. Louis convention
bid fair to be repeated.
After the cheers had subsidized Gov
ernor Mckinley spoke as follows:
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