The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-11
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Of REPUBLICANS.
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Smltn or Madison county for perma-
nent secretary. Both of these gentle
men accepted the trusts imposed upon
them. Judge Denny then took the
chair.
Judge Denny's speech was devoted in
most part of the states affairs Com
ing down to national issues, he said in
Dart:
In the presidential campaign OF
1892 the sound money Democrats, with
the aid of all sorts of Democrats. sue
ceeded in electing a president by in
naming the minds and passions of
the laboring class. through sympathy
expressed and justification made for
the Homestead rioters: it's leading men
and its ablest editors have for years
assiduously striven to arouse feelings
OF resentment on the part of working
men against their employers, denounc-
Ing manufacturers as robber baronS,
and stirring up animosities between
different classes of citizens. yet it now
declares in its platform that the part,s
is IN favor of social order and is Op-
posed TO mobs. After opposing the re-
sumption of specie payment, advocat-
ing unlimited issuance of green backs
or nat money, and denOuncing ma
uonal banks, it has educated the lar
ger number of the Democratic party
10 follow with enthusiasm the falla-
The Democratic party, including bo-h
gold standard and free silver Demo-
Gratis, have maligned he manufacture
ers, abused prosperous and successful
citizens, and aroused against them that
large majority of the party. believes
in Altgeldism and are not unfavorable
to anarchy and bloodshed
This was done for the political pur-
rose of securing votes through preju-
dices aroused, and when prejudice had
secured control of the Chicago eonven-
ton and declared population and an
archy the Democratic faith, it not only
enunciated what the Democratic Lead
ers had been teaching the people for
the past 80 years. Thousands of loyal
and true men, realizing the danger to
our institutions. have left them for all
time Others. who have left them only
in part, are trying to rally the forces
around the threadbare theory CT free
trade. Three-fourthS of the sound
money Democrats in Kentucky are in
favor of a protective tariff. and the best
thing they can do. and what they ought
to DO. is to turn their back upon the
free silver Democrats. join the ReDub-
lican party and march on with US il
the pathway of honor and to glorious
victory"
At the conclusion of Jude Denny's
speech the convention adjourned until
o'clock At o'clock the convention
reconvened and the committee on Gre
dentials re.orted.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on Resolutions then
made its report, which was adopted by
an unanimous standing vote. The res
o,uticns follow:
Resolved. by the Republican party in
convention assembled.
'F'irst-That we affirm the principles OF
the Republican party as set fortn IN 5ae
platform adopted by il in ST. Louis in 1896
''Second-That we indOrse the Republican
national and state administrations, and
commend the action of our pre-
ent state officials in their efforts to sup
press mobs and violence and 10 preserve
the financial credit of the state.
'-Thrd-That we commend the action OF
tatives OF the Republican party
IN the passage of a tariff bill which viii
raise revenue sufficient TO support the
government. prevent the issue OF interest
barring bonds. protect American labor and
maintain the national credit
.-Fiou-th-We are opposed TO system or
civil service that builds up an official
class. especially a life tenure, in almost
all branches of the public service. and VIC
demand that the civil service should be
so amended as 10 limit the terms OF SER
vice TO four years with the privilege or
such restrictions as will secure competent
officials and to every section OF the coun-
try its proper portion CT them.
''Fifth-We heavily sympatlhize with the
people of Cuba in their efforts
TO secureEiberty and independence
''Sixth-That we recommend 70 the peo-
pie the adoption of the constitutional
amendment submitted by the last legisla-
ture. allowing all cities and towns the
privilege of regulating, under legislative
the method of levying the
taxes they impose on themselves for city
and town expenses.
RATJ,F-Y GETS THERE
James G. Bailey of Magoffin. county was
then nominated for clerk OF the court or
appeals by Secretary of States Charles
D. Finley and John Feland. jr.. of Chris
ian county. by W. H. Baird. Mr.. Feland
withdrew, and the nomination of Mr.. Bal
ley was made unanimous. Mr. Bailey ac-s
cepted in an eloquent speech
The convention then, at 10:O p m, adj
iOurned sine die.