The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25

the tariff into politics and has made the
framing of tariff schedules Largely a
game Of give and take. The results have
neen bad, not only for the business in
terests of the country but for the morals
OF the country. | would Like 10 see a
| speaker broad enough, brave enough and
patriotic enough to cast aside this ira
! ditlonal precedent and, bearing in mind
| particularly the lessons of the last cleo
! uon, select from the business men OF
! both parties in the house the members
! best qualified in point of character and
experience to frame a revenue bill which
would give satisfaction substantially 10
| all the people Of the country and which
| would give revenue enough for the sup
! port OF the government economically ad-
ministered. Approaching so difficult a
task in such a spirit would disarrn crit
iclsm at the outset, win popular approval
remove political prejudice, quiet business
apprehension and place upon the statute
DOCKS measure generally approved and
IN all PROBABILITY designed to give the
country prolonged period of prosperity
without the unsetSling effects OF con-
tinual meddling with the tariff l would
also like to see speaker brave enough
ana broad enough, with the support Of his
poltlcal associates, to adopt the same
patriotic course towards the solution Of
the money question. That may be a more
difficult problem, yet approached in sucn
a spirit, it would be settled on basis
which would give renewed confidence in
the soundness of our currency and drive
away forever the most depressing, in
sidious commercial influence, the fear
of an unSOund dollar.
If the Republican party proves itself
unable or incompetent to afford the relief
which the people demand, the Democratic
party reconstructed, reinbqed with higher
purposes and appealing TO public conf
dence, will be called upon to take up the
work and carry it to successful ternina
ton.
10 those of us who believe in Demo-
cratic principles as enumerated by the
founders of our party, and sustained in
substantial integrity through century
of national history, it is a particularly
sad reflection that the party convention
at Chicago by Surrendering to pOpulism,
Incorporating new doctrines among Demo-
cratic principles and by its unreasonable
action, ahenated hundreds of thousands of
earnest Democrats from the support of
their party candidates 1t would have
been much prouder victory for us TO
celebrate tonight if the Democratic party,
united and strong, had been the leaders
in the contest for the preservation of law,
order, respect for authority and for the
integrity of our money.
But We find our party divided and de-
feated and only wisdom, charity and OPP
portunity can weld together the broken
parts and reunite now discordant factions
into one earnest high-minded and pa
triotic band, intent on serving the coun-
try's good and imbued with a spirit of
conservatism. Whatever may be the
functional troubles, or whatever the
heresies which temporarily have been put
forward as Democratic doctrine, genuine
Democratic. principles will not die and
no party can be so loyal 10 them through
years of success and defeats, as the party
which has defeated them almost con-
stantly since the foundation of the gov
eminent. The influence which gained
control of the party organization, is safer
in the long run in the hands of the
Democratic party than elsewhere. In
stinctively the sympathy of the party is
with the masses, and Its principles are
in the line with what all true philoso
pliers have deemed the soundest policies
of government. The country's best well
fare will demand, in the future as in
the past the maintenance of those prin-
ciples and the party organization will be
required TO give them life and vitality.
Honest and economical government; no
unnecessary governmental powers; equal
and just taxation; no special privileges;
the largest measure of personal liberty
consistent with law and order, will con-
tinue to be fundamental Democratic
doctrines needing constant support and
vindication. Let us not be discouraged,
therefore, over the outlook of the party.
If for time il seemed to desert the peo-
pies interests, the desertion. was unrea-
soning and temporary. It will not be re-
peated. No blunder will happen again.
When the bitterness which that election
contest has provoked has died away and
people haV forgotten political hostility in
the returning industrial and commercial
prosperity, Democrats will come together
aud forgetting the past, looking only to
the future, will COLOMBO once more on
fundamental Democratic doctrines, in
spired and equipped for long years more
fare of their country.
The governor was frequently ap-
plauded before he ceased talking.
Mr. Roosevelt then introduced Mr.
Perry Belmont, who spoke briefly.
Letters of regret We're read from Secre-
tary Carlisle of the treasury, Secretary
Herbert of the navy; Attorney General +
Harmon; Postmaster-G General Wilson; 4
Secretary Francis of the interior; Sec !
Ietary Morton of agriculture; Charles
A. Dana; Carl Schurz, Seth Lowe, sec
rotary Of War Lamont: Comptroller |
Fitch and A. P. Hepburn. Vice-Presi- |
dent-elect Garrett A. Hobart also sent |
letter of regret, in which he said:
1T viii deprive me of great pleasure /
Of testifying to the high esteem in |
which 1 hold the governor and my ap- /
probation in common with his many /
friends of the valuable services he rem
dered in the last cam0aign.'
1t was nearly morning before the /
speech-making was over. The later |
speakers included William D. Bynum |.
of Indiana, William Sheehan, John De
witt Warner. General Curtis and Ed /
ward Lauterbach.