The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-19

all time to come. Cheers from the silver
There is beneficial provision in this
PLATFORM about the tariff. | subscribe to
that: applause and cheers from all over
the nolse) L believe in a protective tar
III. More app,ause) / have advocated it
Ior forty years (applause), but 1t is my
solemn opinion that the protective tarin
cannot be maintained upon a gold stand
ard applause and cheers from silver
peopIe) Tariff prstection is a principle
1t is for giving TO the producer ample
compensation for his labors. The gold
standard on the contrary. everywhere
that it is enforced, is for the purpose of
reducing values.
Now. gentlemen of the convention, I
am led to make this simple objection as
to the protective system-that ii is in
danger; and will call your attention to
Judgment whether this platform shall be
adopted or rejected Under existing con-
dftions we undoubtedly
HAVE GOLD STANDARD.
do not deny that what / have sought
for is to change it for the bimetallic sys-
tenn. have believed and now believe
that when the Almighty created these
Two metals He intended that the world
Should use them for the uses for which
they were created. (Applause.) And when
he blessed this land of ours with mora gotJ
and more silver than any other country
use them for the purposes for which they
were Intended to-wit: use by the people
as standard money. Today you would re-
verse the traditions of our country and
declare that we will use only one. If
the American people are in favor of that
have nothing to say. I must submit to
the majority voice in this country OF ours.
l do not believe this party of ours If it
could be polled, is in favor Of the gold
standard. l believe 80 per cent. of the
people are in favor of bimeta.lism OF the
old-fashioned kind that existed in this
country up to 1873
MIR. President and gentlemen of the con-
vention. promised you that l would take
but few moments. But ! want to say
a few things that may seem 10 you 10 be
personal and ought NOS to be introduced
In an audience like this | must beg your
indulgence if | seem to transcend the pre-
scribed uses of this occasion, if l shall
SAY SOMETHING PERSONAL
to myself. | have formed my convictions
on TINS great question arIer 1wenty Yeas
OF STUDY, and over twenty yedis of care
full thought and caretuI reading. | A4. Z
been trained In d school that. IL seems 10
me, fits me well Tor reaching a Just con
ciusion and the facrs- L have formed my
CONCLUSIONS 10 such an extent that they
have become binding on my consc. en-.
L Ueneve tae adoption or tn- god s1an.-
aru by the Unlteq states viii work great
nardsnlp, eflat IL Win increase distress AID
that no Legislation touching upon the JAr-
III can Remove rne d-n1cu.,.es lnaL uO,J
all admit prevail in this lauq. / UeLe.
the Mnoie welfare of my race is wrapped
up in the rlgnt1uI conclusion Ol snIs 49,
ton; that the morality. civilization, nay,
the very rellglon, of my country is at
stake III this contest. / know and you
know that men IN distress are iie....-f
patriotic nor brave. You and l know
that hunger and distress will destroy pa
trlotism and love OF country. 10 have
love of country, patriotic lervor, Hios-
pendence, you must have your citizens
comfortably fed and comfortably cio.Aeu.
That is what Meecham SAID IN loo6;Ina4 -
what mas made me a Republican AL these
years-because l believed the 1sepubue@t.I
party was made for great masses of men;
that its legislation was IntenGed TO nIL a p
and elevate and hold UP and sustain the
fortune of our people and give all equal
lty before the law. (Appiduse) ! 90 not
believe 1t can be had with a gold stand
ard. You may doubt my judgment, put
shall l doubt It? I must act upon my
Judgment and not upon yours. / must
ANSWER TO MY CONSCIENCE
and not to that of my neighbor must
DO my duty as it is presented 10 me, id
not presented to you. / say 10 you now
that with the conviction upon me tnat
this gold plank means ultimate distress
and disaster TO my followers, l cannot
subscribe to it, and if adopted / must as
an honest man, sever my connections
With the political organization whleh
makes that one OF the main articles or It's
fa1th. prolonged applause. } l repeat
here what | sad yesterday. / was not
acting upon my own judgment alone, put
carefully as / nave attempted to prepare
it, dare to take this step alone. My
friends, am sustained in my view of the
danger that is coming to us and con- ~
to the world by the adoption OF a god
standard. by the intelligence of the
world. They may say the silver question
is craze. Let me tell you the best parJ
of Europe, the best part OF the wcr.G IS
with the advocates of bimetallism. Al
the great political party speakers of Eu-
rope, with the exception of five or six, are
pronounced advocates of binletallism--li..-
restricted and unTestrained bimetallsrl
All great teachers of political economy in
European colleges, without exception, are
in favor of bsmetailism. NV own 1udg-
ment, based as / have said to you, on
careful preparation and careful study for
twenty years. bears me OUT and puts me
in accord with them. and l would be
RECREANT TO THE TRUST
given me by the people of my state. if 1
failed to protest here, and failed, when
the Republican party makes this one of
the tenets of its faith, TO sever my con-
nection with that party. Applause and
cries of "Nos')
Mr.. President. l ask your kind permis-