The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03

OGDEN, Utah. Nov 2-Hon. H. P.
Henderson and C. C. Richards spoke to
an opera house full of people tonight in
the final great meeting of the cam
paign.
This has not been a campaign of
rampant enthusiasm, and there was
none at the meeting last night. How
ever, the audience was intensely inter
ested and followed both speakers close
ly. showing appreciation by frequent
busts of sincere applause. Mr.. Poulter
introduced Joseph S. Peery as chair
man. He was greeted with great APP
plause and MADE brief speech. ring
ing with arguments for free silver.
He alluded to the great Importance of
the contest in this campaign, wherein
the two parties are squarely opposed
on the vital issue. He said new
Marius has arisen and his name is
William ]. Bryan. prolonged applause
and cheering.) AS the first speaker
of the evening he introduced
HON. H. P. HENDERSON,
who said in part: Utah comes to the
contest at a critical period in the coun-
try S history at a time when the
weightiest issues and mightiest inter
ests are at stake. In 1860 the liberties
of black slaves was the question. In
1896 the liberties of millions of black
and white slaves are involved. There
are but two sides TO the question of this
campaign, however induStriouSly GER
tain parties may try to find other
sides. All over this land the people
are discussing this one great issue. 1t
is the question between the interests
of money and the interests of human
rights. 1t is a question of whether the
people must bear all the burdens or
whether the trusts and other monop-
olies shall bear their fair proportion.
In 1871 the government took up all
the old bonds and replaced them by
bonds payable in coin. This doubled
the value of the bonds. Next the bond
holders succeeded in having the value
of the bonds doubled again by having
one of the metals demonetized. Neither
the nation nor its statesmen realized
what had been done, but soon they be-
gan to realize the Importance of the
question. Time and again the parties
lodged the issue, knowing that the
support of silver would lose to them
the mighty vote of the eastern money
forces.
Soon after the division of the people
of Utah on party lines her citizens be-
gan to study the question, What party
is favorable to silver?' The leaders
of each party said their particular
party was the one to look to. Thus it
went till the campaign of 1885, Lead
ers of both parties saw that no temper
izing with the question would do. The
issue must be met squarely. So in the
Republican convention 80 per cent of
its delegates were found to be in favor
of the gold standard. A few of its
members left, but not enough of them
to be missed. When the Democrats
met in convention at Chicago they
found mighty forces arrayed against
them-the president and his entire cab
met with the mighty federal power,
the press and the money power of Eu-
rope-but the Democratic party came
out as pre-eminently the party of free
silver
If all the gold money of all the civil
lized world were brought together there
is only S4,000,00O, 900. The Indebtedness of
the united states is $50, DOC, 900, 00O The
American people. therefore, must earn
all the money of the world seven and
one-half times before the chains of
financial slavery will be stricken from
them. Nearly all the nations of the
earth owe money as does the United
States, and they are all striving for
the $4,000, 100000 of gold to satisfy their
creditors. Our opponents say much
about the dumping of silver upon the
United States. Suppose a Canadian
should cross from Windsor to Detroit
with a sack of $4,000 worth of silver.
He gets 1t coined into American dol
lars. He will at once dump it some
where. He will, perhaps, buy a farm
that had mortgage for half that sum
of an American, who pays the mort
gage and has $4,000 left. We have
gained d citizen and one American has
regained financial freedom. America
needs to be flooded that way. In 1873,
the silver dollar was worth more by
mills on a bullion basis than the gold
dollar Since that time the gold dollar
has been going steadily up. But before
d Utah audience it can be taken for
granted that free coinage will be for
the benefit of the common people But
how get it? If Bryan is elected. the
fight is not won. He must have legis-
lattve support. Some of our Republic
an friends say the way to get free
silver is by the aid of their party. Do
they base their hope on the dishonor
of their party or their candidate? If
SO, they viii be disappointed. Mckinley
is an honest man. He and his party
have declared unequivocally for the
gold standard and they mean to keep
appeal? The Bryan Republicans say
they will vote for the head of the ticket.
but their support will end there. Now,
a congressman is to be elected. Mr.
Foster. the Populist candidate, is hon
EST, fearless and sincere. But he stands
no show. Mr.. Holbrook is an honest
and sincere man, but if elected he
must represent his constituents If he
is elected, he must look to the gold
and the Bryan Republicans
for advice. He Will have as many
strings on him as there are goldibugs
in Utah. Judge King will have but
one set of supporters and he can rep
resent them consistently. The came
line of reasoning applies to the candi-
dates for the state legislature. When
Mckinley was nominated, he walked
into his ma gnificent residence and said
the people could come to him. Hanna
went out and the crowds began to