The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-15

Louisville, KY, July 14.-For Ken
lucky. 4 state which mas taken 50 mucn
pride in the steadfastaess Of her Dem
ocracy, an almost novel convention is
being held today in Louisville under
the name National Democratic.
While the selection Of a candidate for
the state court OF appeals is the osten-
sible purpose it does not give true IN
sight into the motive OF such repre-
sentative gathering. Behind It all is
what the leaders Of the movement pro
EOunce a principle OF Democracy ana
This goes back TO the CnicasO cOIVeltF
ton.
Ia fact. gold or silver is the question
which underlies the contest here to-
o5y.
1t IS probabIe that over 100 delegates
VIII be in attendance. as % counties
OFT of 10 have reported that they VIII
have representation Of elSnt 10 ten
delegates each.
me Republicans viii give up any
idea of making a formal overture for
fusion, having il vain demanded that
Ihe nominee OF tue Democrats should
have mis- name placed under the en-
blem of the Republican party TO secure
the Talty's support.
by O'Clock the convention hall had
been flied 10 its capacity. \ noticeable
point WAS that elderly men predoml-
mated. The first e. erhoWing of enghu-
siasm was when Senator William Lind
say entered the han and before the
cheering Tor him could die out, eX-Sec-
retarv John q. Carlisle and the Hon.
Henry Watterson appeared and gave d
fresh impetus 10 Inc enCnuslasm. IL
was TO >-Jnel W. {. ?. Brecklnr1dSe,
however. ina the hearViest recognition
was accorded.
The boxes and stage were graced by
ladies VINO contributed tner null snare
10 the hoIors SHOWN to men who have
won renuWn in pubic service
The formal opening OF the convention
vas through prayer by Rev. Charles
+. Craik, an Episcopaian minister OF
Louisville.
On account of the absence in Europe
of Hon. George \. Davie, the duty of
calling the convention 10 order fell
upon the Hon. 4. J. Carroll, OF Louis
vile, VINO presided over the house dur
ing the last session, IN q manner which
won the appreciation of opponents. His
appearance was the signal for an out
burst of applause.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Carroll
made il clear that the issue was Forced
upOn and accepted by those who were
from conscientious principle unaiter-
ably opposed 10 the free silver delu-
sion" He challenged the Frankfort
convention, at which the Hon. J. 5. c.
Blackburn was 50 great FACTOR, with
having run up The pirotical flag, and
followed with the assertion:
we VII continue to fight with all
the Vlgor of our minds and hearts IN
Ill the last vestige OF heresy Is eradj- I
Gated.
SIAIAIS IS EMPHATIC.
Mr.. Carroll introduced Hon. James C. /
Simms, OF Bowling Green, as Tempo /
rary chairman. Judge Simms spoke il I
part as follows:
There was time in Israel when the I
Iimid thought that all had gone astrav I
after Bsal. but Geo had even in that E
dark hour preserved unto himself seven 4
Thousand VINO had never kissed the Idol /
or bowed the knee to Baal. In kentucky 4
there are today $4,000 true and tried Dem Z
ocrats who have never wandered away I
from the true Ialtn and never nave IN the E
past aHC h-lIl never il the future bow &
the knee to 2graianism, pOpulism. socii- Z
ism or mQbish. We are proud OF the name
and principles Of Democracy.
We are Eot Democrats simply for the (
reason that our fathers. perchance were
Democrats but because We believe that
The principles advocated by the genuine .
Democracy are best calculated TO give
Us good government, federal. state. cJun-
" and municipal and thereby result in
me greastest good 10 the greatest num-
Der
IlnomEs jefferson said that the ratio at
Vh.ch gold and silver should be coined
was q question of markets. Andrew
y ecks.a made gold our standard of val
ues, Vet, strange TO say. our free silver
friends in the state of Ohio short tine
since very kindly permitted the portraits
Of these TWO fathers OF DemOc-acy 10
hang upon the walls of their convention
hall but at the same time. as I am in
formed. had the picture OF Mr.. Cleveland
VINO has always advocated 1he same prin-
ci9les. removed from the room.
Our free silver friends seem to have
ost entirely their power of discrimiua-
ion. for they cannot discriminate between
wealth honestly obtained and wealth dis
honestly obtained. The highest recon-
complete utilization with this Populist-
Democratic party IS that he IS q rolling
itone. b. 5 gathered no moss. run down ar
he heel, has nothing don { want any
hing. and don't want anybody else TO
pelieve any thing. Any man other than
he one just described who dares oppose ,
he free and unlimited coinage of silver
has sold out body and soul 20 Lombard ,
treet, Wall street banks. railroads and
,ther corporations
or course there Is not even suspicion
hat the silver mine owners could or ( +
would buy OF subsidiZe anybody. ,
The demand of the hour IS for 4 brave ,
nd patriotic manhood The advocates OF {
lar silver IL an uniucky hour surprised
rd captured party organization and !
rought ruin and disaster upon our party.
BY threats and cIamor and false pre-
ense they have dera1ged all values,
all business enterprises, par
LIVED ali industries ami almost brought {
u-n and bankruptcy upon our people, and 5
hey had added an insult 10 injury by /
harging that their innocent victims are !;
he authors of their mischief.
How long Is this % conEnue2 How 3
ar is it 10 reach2 Are we all craven S
o wards TO be inundated and bulldozed? &
ir shall nut orr armOr and aroalif 2
urSclNeS Ike mem This deluSion cannot D.
asst brave, determined stand is all j
hat is necessary 10 prove its fallacy and ,
hus confound II.
As Mr.. Simms wound up his arraign-
lent o. Isms." ending with Bryan S
sm.' the convention burst into loud E
pplause. which was exceeded only by =
hat evoked by his glowing reference q
D Grover Cleveland. The opportunity :
pr laughter came when he alluded TO q
as the chief end Of man. 2
Iearty endorsement was accorded his =
igTs on the financial question.
The perOration of Mr. Sirnms' speech
as delivered with an earnestness and
3lemnity which approached eloquence
nd was given applause, in when the "
Deaksr had cause 20 feel great pride. "
Immediately after Mr.. Simms' speech a
le routine work Of the convention was o
ken up by calling the districts and q
lie naming of committees.
WANTED WILLIE" IS
When me several committees had h
zen named there broke forth seem \
aly unanimous call for ~Breckin II
dse. Breckenridge" which would not hi
: silenced until he came forward. 81
-ithout attempting more than q few Isl
9rds Of commentator Of the purposes h,