Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-20
DEMOCRATS RATIFY.
Hany Speeches Made al The TieatcF
on SliuTday Night
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS ASSIST.
lctil ropuliss Also Eutors' the
thcigO Platform nid 'ominees--
Two Meetings Held.

3 tufjsy night, one occurring ia tue
salt Lake Theator and tho other
o. tie tu,s.do % that building.
B th gatherings were large and cu-
,uusiAs,lc and we're participated In by
prominent Republicans aud Popullsls
% well ~ ~ followers " jackson mud
Jefferson. The Caicago platform nud
numintts were uuHnim1usly ON.
dorsod.,
The meeting 10 the Thcalor was
called to order at s:l5by Judge Baskin,
who made hriyf speech aud intro
duced Fisher .. Harris as Chairman.
la part no said;
'Hcre arc Republicans, believing IN
the doctrine Of protection, Democrats
advocating tntil Tor revenue, P0pu-
lets crying against the establl1hed or.
der Ofthings politichl-dlutinct ~ the
waves ia these matters VI minor i'm.
portanco hut one, ~ tho bouudltas
ocean, on the vital Issue Of the Tree
coinage Of silver ana gold at tho ratio
o. 1871 l.. Ana 81 s we'll that II should
tnpo; A. N we'll that men should SOME
times shake iIom their nUcgs the Jokes
Of paTtlsanshin, anu standing clear OF
unpatrlotic iriluuuctH renew their allie.
glance to the principles OF this fathers
AMI declatu unCeaslng warfare against
selfish men, who Tor private gain, seek
TO fssten false ana unfortunate condi-
lions upon free Ieoplo."
"HOn, J. l.. Rawlins said that the
financial question ut the present time
uvefsbad0wed ali OthVTs; tnrn had
Leon TOlegated TO the background
whore It must OF necctalty remain for
o time at lOast. With free coinage the
struggle 10 obtain tno money TO carry on
our uutinuaa and TO develop our re-.
sources would be- lees severe, the s,rug.
gle for existence would be- lees hard
aud less hopeless. Tho Republican
party Il opposed 10 oil this unless it
. me about with this consent OF Eng
land. Until Engianu says the word
We must drink this bitter cup 10 the
very dtrgs. This restoration u silver,
this dtbasument Of the currency, as
they call A., must be brought about by
International agreement, and this by
delegates 10 mn international Convon.
ton which IL not clothed with power
a. do anything but report 10 their
various governments. Such con.
ference In 1875 reported against Tree
cOiange of silver aud addeI that II was
question that each nation must 70
eide for itself.
Hon. Frank II. Stephens began q
ttrfing speech thu;
"Sitting hero with tuch men ~
Churloa NJ. NATlau ami Tom Kearns
u lening " the acHthing artaip nment
OF the party We have always affiliated
olaTing our allegiance 10 tue standard.
heateT Of tho Democratic party IL
seemed to me that there was a question
which Tlsys above all party, anu which
appeals 10 the great mass Of the people.
In the tow worIs 1 shall say 10 you 1
shall say nothing about either tho
Democfalic or Republican par.
tuf-metely say few words
nuout tho question and tho mao.
4 Republican ftiend asked mo few
days ngO it II WINS true tuAl | vas go-
Ing to vote Tor Bfyan; | said yes, und
proclaim IL from the hOusetops, Zap
p.auso.l lie wanted 10 know VI oJuld
point 10 one singlo thiug the Demo-
cratic party had ever done thnt was
any credit u itself o. the country.
replied, the Democratln party has done
one thing which history viii record 10
no honor, and for which present anu
iuluts generations will give IL thankt;
~ mas gwen the American people al
opportunity TO make william Jennings
Bfyan, like Liucolu, como from the
leUple. He was bITu on a farm "a
Illinois, March 10, 1860, ana to my
mind the iact n significant that ths
same year which nominated Abraham
Lincoln 10 TO President l0f the United
rlatuF, gave birth 10 one whom l fitm-
~ believe In this, the next great crisis
in our nations history, take, up the
mantle where the martyTed President
laid II down. He was brought up on o
farm In active manual lnOoT. lie
lifted himself for college aud gTAdu.
Gtod win the highest honOrs Of his
class. first met him at the Union
college Of law In Chicago. whore / am
grateful to say lrlunuanip wss formed
which hiss lasted ever since"
DT. Ellen u. Ferguson was the next
apeaker COnoeTning the financial
issue now before tho people she said
that In her opinion the United States
was great enough TO take tho lead anu
10 compel other nation6 10 follow.
Hon. q. \. Nafian ON being intro.
ducBd said Ia par: 81 have no apollo.
kita W MANI ANA AA1 lANANAA naaHNAh-
lions, (Applausu) nor have | any
apologies To make for my past hssoela-
ilons. am glad now OF the opportunity
10 vote No 1 nave ielt Tor the past ten
years. loud applauac.) There Is but
Ouc issue now before tue American
people In my judgment, aud upon
It's ueteTmination viii depend the well
fare " humanity. Aye, the stake
Il n great onI IL Is not o1nfined
10 state or section, IL does not be-
long TO clique OT peoplt-lt comes out
Of tue universe anu II Ia ~ broad NJ
the ohrth. (ApplAuse) We realize
now what It means, THE question tGat
IL presented TO the PEOPLE. IL moaDH
either the building up anu carrying
Out OF a psUgttssiYs aud uigh civilizl'
tiOu; or, II means the striking down
u the iuOpie Of the earth anu OF tuia
q uulsy--it monus either ihe building
up OF tue degradation N mauSind, 10
me this call nom Chicago wns as call
10 aTms. (ltrutweI ApplHusr.l g "
NJ N too uTum wUs beating nm. ,hu
iiiie playing at a call 0t the country,
aud men were demanded, IA lhey are
uemRudtd now, and womea too--to
tItow themselves into the breach, snd
contest by tEeir pgtriutlc devotion TO
uuty, % that the love Of Country VIII
MT become one OF tho lofI sT,.. CAP
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