The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-19

and so he was glad he could renew his
aff1liation to the party
1t was not the cause of the Democrats
alone, ne said, that the people had
come together TO declare their alleg-
lance to, but the cause of the people;
however it was the Democratic plat
form that they had gathered to en-
dorse, and consequently those who vot-
ell for silver would have to be Demo-
Gratis this time.
He declared that whatever the Re
publican party had done in the past, it
was not now the party of the people,
but the party of Lombard street. and
told his hearers that if they were salts
fed to let their families starve and go
ragged, to vote for Mckinley for that
was the kind Of protection they would
get. If they were not satisfied with
that, he told them to vote for Bryan
and the people.
Referring to the statements of some
of the opposition that the Democrats
candidate was too young for the presi-
dency, he asked of the old men present
if they could pound G. drill now better
than they could when they were Bry-
ans age, and then asserted that young
brains were as much to be desired in
the great struggle now before the Amer
lean people as young muscle was in the
work of hammering drill. He closed
by saying to the crowd that although
there was not room for them in the
theater, there was in the Democratic
party.
F. B. STEVENS.
After a song by a juvenile quartette,
which was a parody on Goodbye, Ny
! Lover, Goodbye" worded to suit the
silver sentiment and bid farewell to
Mckinley, Frank B. Stevens was in
troduced as the playmate OF the can
didate whose nomination was being
ratified. Mr.. Stevens remarks, which
embodied the same sentiments as those
which he expressed to the assembiage
in the theatre, were rapturonsly re-
ceived
/ MRS. ELLEN B. FERGUSON.
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Stevens adj
dress Mrs Ellen 3. Ferguson was in
/ trodIuced as the only woman who ever
sat in d national convention, ''or any
other" laconically added the master
! Of ceremonies.
DR.. Ferguson, like the others who
had spoken before the big audience in
| the theatre, showed fatigue as she
faced the crowd of rugged miners, and
she was compelled to speak in low
| tones, which would not have been au-
dible had not the utmost silence been
maintained. She also followed the
same line of argument she had adopted
for the benefit of her previous listen
ers That she could have done no bet
ter was evidenced by the fact that it
was her address which was most nber-
ally punctuated by CALCULATIONS Of
approval from the crowd.
A. N. CHERRY.
A. N. Cherry appeared just long
enough to tell story. He began by
within the sound of his voice, the
echo of his own voice being the only
reply he received.
He continued by saying that he an
ticipated as much and that it was his
opinion that not many Mckinley men
would be found in these regions this
year. The old parties have divided
up. he said, on financial lines, the
goldG5ugs taking the worst element of
both parties and the silver men the
best. AS good men were in the ma
jority in this world he thought the
silver men had considerably the best
Of it. The sally tickled the sensibili-
ties of the crowd and he was furiousiy
applauded. He closed by telling the
parrot story of how the owner of a
parrot tried to break it of a bad habit
of swearing.
The owner of the bird had been tolt
that lie he threw a bucket of cold wa
ter on polly when he caught hel
swearing and then gave her a, vigorous
bouncing about She would swear ne
more. He decided to try the expert
ment and did so, following instruc.
tons with a will as to the bouncing
After it was over the bird looked w
and said: Where the h were yor
.T-o
thought the Republicans would won.
der where the h they were at wher
the cyclone struck this fall.
BOB SLOAN.
Cries for Bob Sloan brought thai
gentleman to the platform when Mr.
Cherry had finished. He said that al
though he had not expected to speak
there were one or two things which had
impressed themselves on his mind
which he believed were of sufficien
Importance to deserve to be impressed
on the minds of others, and he was ac
cordingly glad of the opportunity.
All through the financial agitation
he said, there had been a trick resort
ed to by the gold men. 1t was in th'
nature of an appeal to the honor of The
people by raising a hue and cry foi
sound money" He pronounced it
fallacy, and asked the crowd OF miner!
in front of him if it was with gold
silver or their labor that they pait
their debts. IA voice from the crowC
said: 1--WE don't pay them'] If yoi
don't, IT'S because you have not go
the money and can't Get the work Il
earn it.
He held thai it was the days labo
that represented money to the working
man and said that it was the SOUND
money policy that reduced the valul
of the dollar the laborer got for hi
days work to half a dollar that wa.
responsible for the laborer not bein.
able to pay his debts.
He likened money to a scales or
yard-stick, only intended as a medium
of mea assuring the value CT labor, am
said that if there was but one pair O
scales or one yard stick in the world
the owners of il would make the maj
who had to work pay his price for tn
privileges of using it.
He referred to the claims of GOLD
that crisis was approaching tina
would precipitate a great panic if sill
yer were successful, and said the pres
ent issue had always been an issu
which begun when man first refused
to work and wanted to live off from
someone else. If a crisis was cornins
its result would be in favor of the PEG
pie. The speaker closed by asserting