The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-03

\OOu1QuoQ from RaRe Ii
cratic. but controlled by undemocratic
forces.
THOSE ARE True DEMOCRATS
who remain true 10 the principles of their
party and who refuse to be bound by
party declarations which betray faiths and
threaten both party and country with dis
For over a half century L have been
unHlnching in my support of Democratic
principles, and l do nor propose 10 give
Up now, even if 1 have 10 bolt my party
platform and ticket IL order 10 maintain
tnoSe principles. Dear 10 me are the
teacnlngs Of those great Democrats, JET
lerson and Tilden. who. if alive todaE.
would stand with US for party and public
honor. And because l love my party and
ly country, am here 10 do what ! can
70 shield them from attack.
Inc danger of the Chicago platform
hes not alone nor chiefly in its declara-
non for financial policy which would be
rtlnous- The danger lies il the revolu
uonary influences which controlled the
convention and animates its platform.
M Bryan takes pains to reiterate in
about every second speech, that he stands
sQuafcly on the Chicago platform and sup
ports every one of its planks. He has not
yet ANNOUNCED his acceptance of all the
planks OF the Popuist platform, but mas
rnocn as they are only different in a de-
gree, and he has been identified with Pop
ulsm quite as much as with Democracy
ON BOTH PLATFORMS.
Not quite so radical in his views, perhaps,
as Altgeld or Tillman not quite so frank
az Tom Watson, he is nevertheless a tit
representative for the revolutionary forces
behind hin.-ambitious. unsteady and un-
safe There Is nothing in his career or in
MS present utterances to encourage the
hope that If elected he would rise above
MS surroundings or stay the hand which
threatens to destroy and pervert: An un-
tried man, a demagogue, a word juggler,
he perhaps win represent the restless mob
from which he rose, and with character
1St1c recklessness does not hesitate to ap-
peal to base human passions in order to
atpract votes. That in this incendiary role
ne should deserve, by any conception of
party regularity, The support of true
democrats Is past comprehension and ex-
plasna-5le cnly by ignorance of the man
and his platform or disloyalty to genuine
party faith. No sound conception of party
regularity can justify encourag cement to
SCclai disorder Mo- even the honest be-
llesers IN the silver standard or the most
enthusiastic himetailist can, if he be a
patriotic citizen. censcienCously support
the forces of
POLITICAL ANARCHY.
Every true bimetallist must blush to
have his cause dependent for success
upon those who would reoTgantze the
supreme court when its decisions do
NOT please party convention. who
would repudiate the national debt #
Tree silver coinage Gid not accomplish
bimetaalism. who would attempt 10
destroy the sanctity Of private con-
tracts, who would have the government
take and operate the country ; ral44Ua-.s
and telegrapfls, who would restrain the
6lr0nS arm Of the law from the suppress
sion of disorder. While, as ] have said,
Mr. Bryan boldly processes 10 stand on
every one Of the strange planks of the
chicago platform he adroitly attempts
10 divert Democratic attention from the
revolutionary spirit which prevades most
- the document by cOnfining The larger
part OF his public utterancss 70 what no
cails bimetallisn, and ne evidently hopes
by magnifying the Importance u us
financial issue and dissoTting its phase
so that ii viii appear to be the move
ment of the masses against the classes |
TO make Democrats forget their dislike
Tor the plainly un-Democratic features of
the platform and to persuade them that
after all only an economic issue is in
Nolved, and this should not justify a
breaking of party ties. But that kind
of tactics would deceive no one.
All Of MIR. Bryan's speeches, pleas and
arguments Ter silver are based on TEE
assumption that The free coinage of sill |
ver by the United States alone would |
establish and maintain bimetallism-the !
parity of gold and silver at the ex-
changeable ratio OF 16 to l. If that as I
sumption is
INCORRECT OR ILL FOUNDED,
each OF his arguments falls to the ground /
and everyone of his predictions loses its !
force. Not one woaI has he uttered in |
advocacy Of silver standard He Will /
ceclaim by the hour agajns0 the evils of
gold rnG-iorn etallisgr, and nearly every
thing he says on that subject is equally |
applicable to silver recommendation.
Birnetallism is a genuine Democratic I
doctrine but himefalllS7a can never be |
attained by tbs men who dominated the |
Chicago convention or by the method en-
ployed in the Chicago platform. There
is reason to doubt whether the forces /
.phi0h rpT.rri1e4j that convention ave
oesire to accomplish bimetallism. The !
word bimetallism does not appear in the
platform. The convention by an over
Welming vote rejected proposition |
rledging the movement to maintain the |
parity OF expressions and its action was
towards silver monometallism or ire
dcefnable money. AS well might the
ARK of the covenant be Entrusted to the |
Phiiistines as TO intrust the cause of Di-
metallism to the revolutionary horde be-
hind Bryan.
ROLL OF STATES CALLED.
T,e speech was very warmly re-
ceiyes7. The states were them called
for the selection of members of the
VARIOUS committees. and at 2:l0 p. m.
the convention took a recess until |
p. M
During the interim the committee on
permanent organization carried out
the programme OF the national com
mdttee by selecting Senator Caffery of
louisiana fos- permanent chairman.
John R. Wi7sCh Of Indiana, the tern
porary secretary, and the remainder of
tane, temporary organization were cIo-
sen for permanent officers. The con-
venfion reassenbled at AGO. with a very
lhEge attendance
The report IF the committee ON Gre
dentials stated That there We're S24 del
egares present, representing foTty-one
ssslalB s and three territories, and rec
cmmsndiag that those present be en-
Titled to cast the full votes OF their
STATES and territories The report was
agreed to without question.
DIR. Everett OF Massachusetts was IL
to fi1l up the time with a
speech untll the report on permanent
should be ready. He adj
dressed the convention as fellow pat
riots. and said Massa chusetts had sent
sier delegation, nearly sixty strong to
aid in Tepelling the invasion which had
risen up against the ancient honor and
Credit of the whole country. fCheers.)
was for gold. CChaersl
Talk about an international agreement
for bimefalaism, why had we not now
BE tine nations whose names were worth
Tor the gold standard? CAP
Jolanse.) Massachusetts. he continued.
ss here against all class distinctions.
kCheers.) Massachusetts Democracy