The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-24

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man called the silver convention to or
der he said he was sorry to be COM
PEELED 10 announce that Rev. Dr. Mic
coils. who was to open the convention
with prayer, had been called from the
city.
Congressman Newlands moved that a
committee on ways and means be ap-
pointed TO raise funds TO defray the
expenses OF the convention.
Charles A Towne, vice-chadTman,
was introduced. He said the press of
the country had apparently forgotten
its sacred duty and become the plant
tool OF monopoly. Money was the god
it worshipped. But the day of regen-
GRAFTON was at hand. History was be-
ing made today. People had been lax.
but had determined to manage their
own affairs. They had suffered griev-
iously az the hands of
MONOPOLIES AND TRUSTS,
but hereafter they would look otter
their own affairs. He denounced the
Righteousness OF the present money
system.
The delegates cheered long and loud.
The single gold standard, he said,
would ruin the masses. In November
they would relegate the parties Of
monopolies TO Oblivion and put in
power men who had the interests of
the people AT heart. The speaker re-
ferTed 10 the bolt of Senator Teller
from the Republican convention and
spoke Of the heroism and patriotism of
lhe Colorado senator, to the delight of
tae delegates. Next he referred TO the
domination of Bryan, who, he said,
was born in the year of the election of
Lincoln. He eulogized the Democratic
candidate in glowing terms. This
evoked the biggest demonstration
which thus far had characterized the
convention.
He said Chauncey NJ. Depews jokes
We're sought for on this side of the
water and his opinions on the other,
where he is not so we'll known De-
pew was a gold standard man, and a
monopolist. and wanted TO impose the
ENGLISH YOKE OF GOLD
on the necks of the people of America.
The speaker explained the free silver
question and attempted to show how
hard times would vanish when free sill
yer appeared. When the free silver
party gof control of the government
the robbery of thrift for the benefit of
idieness would cease. Three
months ago a man who would have
dared to predict that free silver would
win in the coming election would have
been set down as an imbecile. Now
the movement had grown 10 such pro-
portions that victory not only was
possible but certain, if the forces We're
united Sacrifices must be made ON
all sides The factions must all unite
and the patriotic people be relieved
of their burdens
There was uproaTious cheering by
the delegates when Towne ended. Ex-
Governor st. John was called upon 10
speak He told how corn was worth
ten cents bushel and oats eight cents,
and potatoes six cents a bushel in
Minnesota. This was why so many far
meTs
BELIEVED IN FREE SILVER.
A few months ago nearly everyone
believed that nothing could defeat Nc
Kinley for president But the surTen-
der of American interests to Great
Britain at the Republican convention
changed the sentiment of the whole
country. Free silver at 16 to 1 would
sweep the nation. But a vast deal Of
missionary work must be done. There
We're thousands OF voters misled by
the goldbugs
A cry was raised that if free silver
was adopted it would make this coun-
try the dumping ground for the silver
OF the world The speaker hoped it
would. If all the silver in the world
were dumped on this country and coin
ed it would only make $50 per capita
and that was not too much. Should
this be done ii would make this the
most prosperous country of the world.
Never in the history of America had il
been so hard to keep gold here as IN
lb,. r,,,aSar1d rxl-rar,, Under IL
S262. 0O0. 900 worth of bonds had been is
sued and the working people plundered
by Wall street syndicates and Eng
lsh bond sharks.
After St John, Mrs. Helen NJ. Cou-
gar. of Indiana, made a speech. She
denounced the goldbug monopolists,
''Wall street plutocrats" and English
bond sharks. and said
THE ONLY SALVATION
of the people from serfdom was to de-
clare for free coinage of silver. She
denounced Mckinley and the platform
on which he stands. Saloonkeepers,
the rum power and anarchists, she said,
were with Mckinley. So We're the
thieves of Wall street.
AS Mrs. Cougar concluded she called
TO the band 90 play America - and the
delegates to join in singing, which they
did. At the request OF the Connect
cut delegation Judge Joseph Seldom was
given the stand. His remarks were a
review of the foreign trade relations
as Arrested by the silver issue.
Delegate Hall OF Illinois said the most
potent influence upon the voters in be-
half of silver would be the announce
MEM tnaH
FORMER AFFILIATIONS WE'RE AT
AN END.
He moved that a poll of the delega-
TOMS be taken for publication. The mo-
ton was carried and roll call on reSo-
buttons taken next
The following resolutions We're offer
ed for che individual consideration OF
the delegates preparatory TO official con-
sideraciGn next session:
.'lhat in the present situation the
organization is and logically must be
in the coming campaign peculiar and
rerresendanive of the independent free
silver Republicans, and the efforts of
Tie national committee should be care
fully dill ected towards combining and
augTnenting this Republican element
as an Independent force, cooperating
with others for the election of candi-
dates who shall be nominated by this
convention fer president and vice-presi-
dent and a free silver Congress
r. A Cole, Milwaukee, said while
he had the greatest respect for Mrs.
Cougar of Indiana ne did moi think il
wise to take UP Che cry OF prohibition
To denounce brewing would be to
lose strength among the Germans. De
epi1e the cries of sit down. he con-
tinued to talk. The free silver ques-