The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-26
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grams from Mr.. Bryan 1 utterly re-
fused. and | here now utterly refuse, to
confer either with Mr.. Bryan or Mr..
Jones as TO who shall be the nominee
of this convention. loud applause.)
That is a matter we have the right 10
determine for ourselves. 1t is the rellet
of millions of people that is at stake.
Now, therefore, 1 am here to do but
one thing, and ask the consideration
and attention of this convention to that
one thing. 1 know, if l know anything,
that am proceeding on the right lines.
You know how long l fought in that
behalf. Listen now to what L have to
say. l have been your standard-bear-
en-, and l know l was undeServlng,
first sixteen years ago, in 1880, and
twelve years afterwards Unsolicited
you made me your Standard-be2re IN
1892. l did my best. l did all l could
do with the means at my command to
support your principles among the peo-
pie. Now l stand here at this juncture
of our party's history and l shall pro-
coed to deliver my convictions deliber-
ately upon the condition of affairs and
/ ask that you will pardon me, al
though an intemporaneous speaker for
more than forty years, and permit me
to read from manuscript what l have
TO say.
General Weaver said: In that mid
night discussion between Brutus and
Cassius, concerning the contemplated
battle at Phillip, Brutus urged that
their cause was rife, their legions brim-
full at the height and ready TO decline.
Said he:
&c in foir Of
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to for
tune;
Omitted. all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shadows and in miseries.
And then, in dramatic climax. he
exclaimed:
On such a full sea are we now af1oat.
And we must take the current when il
serves,
Or lose our ventures.
For twenty years we have been
pleading with the people to espouse
the sacred cause which is at stake in
this campaign. We have constantly
urged through good and through evil
report that our principles are more i'm
portant than party associations; were
above all considerations of private for
tune or the petty and feverish ambi-
tons of men. We have thus far suit
ed our action to our words made
through five presidential campaigns,
stretching from 1876 to 1892. You cor
rectly estimated the purpose Of old par
ty managers, and events have sus-
tanned every specification in your in
dictment against them. Millions OF
honest men within old party ranks
were deceived,
LURED INTO AMBUSH AND BE-
TRAYED.
! But not a single one of your pickets
has ever been caught mapping or ia
ken by surprise. To your devoted eff
! forts is largely due the revival of eco
nomic learning in this country which
/ has enabled the Democratic party to
assume the present admirable attitude.
I Your work now promises much &c
mankind, and is about to break forth
into complete victory for the industrial
masses. Though oft repulsed by the
multitude whom we would have liber-
ated, though crucif1ed in return for our
! kindness, yet through it all we have
/ steadily confided in the Righteousness
Of our cause and the final good sense
/ of the people. We still believe that
! this nation has a mission to perform
! which bad men will not be permitted tC
destroy, and recent events indicate
/ that the nineteenth century is not, af-
! ter all, to close with the friends of free
dom respondent in the western hemi-
! sphere.
This country has recently witnessed
a new pentecost, and received another
baptism of fire. The recent conven-
/ ton at Chicago sounded bugle cal
! for union, which can neither be mis-
! understood nor go unheeded. In its
patriotic utterances and action it swept
away all middle ground, and opened
/ the way to formidable organic al
/ lance. They not only made union
possible: thank heaven they have
! RENDERED IT INEVITABLE.
From the beginning our organization
made party feeling subordinate to prin-
ciple. We will not here reverse our
/ selves and refuse to accept victory now
so easily within our reach. We vii
not refuse the proffe-ed assistance OF
at least three million free silver Repub
/ blicans simply because they have
! shown the good sense to come with
an organized army fully equipped anC
manned for battle. Let them have
their own divisions and army corps
The field Of glory is open to all com.
/ petitors who are fighting for the same
principles.
The Populists have already shown
/ their proWeSs in many engagements
during twenty years of struggle. L
our allies can strike sturdier blows a
I plutocracy than We can; If they cal
scale the battlements of the gold pow
er more CALAMITY than our old veter
ans, and are able to plant their color:
one foot nearer the citadel Of the en-
envy than we can ourselves, let ever!
Populist cheer and support them il
their heroic work We will all marcl
under the same flag, keep step to tn,
same music, face the same foe, shar,
in and shout over the same triumph.
We cannot be mistaken concerning
the real issue involved in the struggl,
of the present year. 1t is between tn,
gold standard, gold bonds and banl
currency on the one hand; and the hi
metallic standard, no bonds and gov
eminent currency on the other.
THE PEOPLE ARE ASKED TX
CHOOSE
between enforced idleness, destitutior
debt, bankruptcy and despair on tn
one side and an open door of oppor
tunity under just laws and norma
conditions on the other. The situatio
presents the mightiest civic questio
that ever convulsed a civilized nation
The conflict can neither be postpone
nor avoided. In the name of the sui
fering people, ] affirm that this is n
time for dissension nor party divisions
The supreme hour for action has al
rived If we would be victorious w
must make common cause with tn
heroic men who dominated the Chi
cago convention. No other course
either prudent or desirable. We ar
not asked TO abandon our party, no
would it be wise to do so. If it is t
be preserved we will, in judgment b
compelled to take the course which
am about to indicate. The silver Demo
Gratis have lined up an organization
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