The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-11
THE SALT LAKE HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER ii, 1895

Gus permission. The Democratic
! party, declares for an American finan-
cial policy. The Republican party in
sists that we must hold on to our Eng
lish financial system until the British
parliament gives us leave to let go
How, I ask can a man believing in the
power, the freedom, the intelligence
the independence of the American re-
public, support the Republican party
4 or its standard bearer. How can peo-
( pie in this state who believe the con-
( stitution CT the United States to be an
/ inspired document, consent that it be
violated even for day, by refusing
/ equal recognition at the minis of both
! gold and silver, the money of the con-
! stitultoIl How can men and women
+ who celebrate the Fourth of July, con-
/ sent that we be subservient In matters
j of legislation to the will, the caprice of
any foreign nation ON earth? Their
course in supporting Mckinley cannot
be successfully defended by any good
reason or by the lame and hating argu-
ment of expediency. Their course will
[ never be approved by this great and
! brave people at the polls, for the people
believe and know, that
! AMERICA IS BIG ENOUGH
! strong enough and intelligent enough,
! not only to defy all the world, but to
/ legislate just as it chooses.
| am happy indeed to know, that in
! our own state, there is no question
as to the result. / am pleased to be
able to say to you that the indications
are that Bryan will have at least 40,
600 majority of all the votes. And, /
am satisfied that you will send to the
| house of representatives to help to
originate and pass the needed laws
upon finance which Bryan will execute,
| that eloquent, able and uncompromis-
ing
DEFENDER OF THE WHITE
METAL
Hon. w. II. King, you should roll up a
good big majority for your members of
the legislature. They are all tried and
true men who will faithfully care for
your material interests and whose
! votes will be cast for an outspoken
silver man for the United States SEN
ate. You ought to send a Democrat
this time. We want no more grab bag
| senators. We had an ample sufficiency
when, for some inscrutable purpose
Arthur Brown was presented with a
senatorial toga. No chances should be
taken this year. Voters upon going to
the polls, should put a cross opposite
the rooster and let it go at that
of the tariff and showed that it was not
in issue this year and he insisted that
under a revenue tariff, such as is adj
vocated in the Democratic plat
form. aqufty was maintained.
He discussed the various planks of the
Democratic platform and in closing
urged the people to stand for Demo-
cracy. He made a strong appeal to
the people to sustain the party of the
people and it's candidates and insisted
that from now until election night true
lovers of their country should work for
the success of silver's cause.
Hon. w. II. King was given an ova-
ton and at the conclusion of the
magnificent address he was the recipi-
ent of many congratulations.
Among other things Judge King
said
For years the people of Utah have
steadfaStly announced allegiance to the
white metal Not one party but both
have spoken emphatically in favor or
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to l, independent
of other nations. Judge Goodwin has
been ringing in no uncertain tones the
silver chimes, and the Republican
orators have increasingly proclaimed
not only that the Democratic party
was the enemy of silver, but that the
Republican party would rehabilitate it,,
and restore prosperity to the American
people.
In the hotly contested election of
1895, Senator Cannon and Congressman
Allen declared that silver was the
paramount issue. They eloquently
championed its cause, and appealed
to the people of Utah to support the
Republican party, because only
Il ell =
1t was conceded then by all, that this
was the supreme question. What aas
occurred since then to occasion a
change of front? It must be conceded
that everything which has occurred
since then, has only demonstrated
more clearly the transcendent import
ance of the silver question. Were Re
publicans sincere one year ago in their
professions of love for the white metal?
If so, they will stand with us in this
mighty contest and support our superb
and gallant leader in this battle so
fiercely Waged. Men ought not to hest
tate to leave parties when they fail to
carry out their views Parties should
only receive our support when they
represent our views.
THEY SHOULD BE OUR SERVANTS
not our masters; the instruments by
which we carry our ideas into eXecu-
ton, not tyrants to whip US into servile
submission and rob us of our man
hood. Devotion to party is right; de-
votion to principle is better. Parties
and organizations rise and pass away,
but truths and principles of right are
as enduring as the stars. 1t is the
truth for which we should contend.
It's supremacy should be our object.
Nothing can long survive that is
founded upon error Time is the
avenger of right and batters down the
strong towers Of error. This is true OF
political questions. Governments can
only survive when they recognize that
right must be regnant. But govern
ments are no better than the people
constituting them. II the people fol-
low strange gods and wander after
political fallacies, the nation suffers.
But ultimately from the ashes of the
past and the ruins which follow de-
Darture from the line of moral con-
duct. phoeniX-like the v1tallzed form OF
right appears.
We are fighting for a truth Tor the
rights of the people, for the cause OF
civilization, for the perpetulty OF free
government and the legacy or Hberty
transmitted by our fathers. Our coun-
try is invaded not by an army panopled
in the steel of armed conflict. but by
far more aead4y one and whose
forces are more destructive, Gov
ernments are seldom murdered; they
are often suicides; Blessings often
prove curses Wealth may do good; it
often ribs manhood of its strength and
nations of their power. Gold builds cit
les, and then destroys empires II ad-
vances high the standard OF CIVILIZATION,
then builds the hecatomb OF men ana
nations. It glitters and glistens and lures
men from conservative paths, then hides
away while they are lost in the darkness
of night 1t is a cruel master, never
hind fortifcatio tons which seem impregna-
BILE. 1t has struck down silver, and sits
alone in the