The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-24


Democratic state convention to order
today. The attendance of visitors was
small
The announcement that ex-Congress-
man Fred e White, Of Keokuk, the
leading candidate for governor, would
preside as chairman was greeted with
cheers. A large picture of w j. Bryan
vas unveiled at the rear of the stage.
Three cheers were given for Bryan
and then Mr.. White made an address.
He said in part:
..None but veritable demagogues and
reckless partisans viii dissent from the
statement that the conditions throughout
the country are not only unsatisfactory
but deDlorable. not only deplorabie but
actually alarming. ana becoming more
alarming with the lapse of each succeed
ing Gay Inese ccholtlohs are sought 10
be intensified and made perpetual by a
certain class OF people VINO are the dl-
rect Decunlary benenciar1eS, ana, While
comparatively few in number, are power
ful in their influence.
..The cause Of true reform suffers i'm
mensely because a great many people
rest secure in the belief that their tree
dom remains uninDalred so long as they
are not actually sold upon the block. Let
che working classes once thoroughly COM
prehend that the power TO nix wages
and 10 determine prices is the omnipotent
power in this material Wo-ld-the power
that can most efIect1aily create TIE au-
tOcraE upon the one nanu ana the menlal
on the other, that can afnlct society at
the same time with the t1ofold curse of
multi-miliOnaire and pauDer; once let
these truths penetrate the popular IN
destanding. and the carnival of the
thieving and rambling fraternity would
abruptly come 10 an ingiorious end.
Equality in the owning of property is
an local condition for which the Demo-
cratic party is not contending. The
equality we demand is the equality of all
citizens before the law. 1t is equity. not
pOfloftrW - MEAD Justice i'm
partial justice. we are battling for. We
freely concede the -.atural superiority of
some men ovec liners, but We never viii
concede that Rockefeller brain 5 $4,000
times bigger or 2S.090 times more active
than other peoples braiHs
Not content with cor rolling the coal
fields, the ore deposits. the OIL fields the
timber supplies, the provision market. the
labor market. the transportation lines,
the telegraph and telephone. TO say Moth
ing of the iliimitable value of municipal
franchises; not satisfied with owning the
executive, the judiciary. congress and
most of the state legislatures, and the
entire metropolitan press. these multi
miilionaires have determined to possess
themselves of the vast additional power
Should they succeed, they VIII have COM
pleted their ownership of the last thing
upon earth: they viii OWE the people
themselves The Odious relationship of
master and slave VIII then have been
established without the physical pres
ence of the auction block The pro-
silver for primary money-to make il
artifcialy sSarCe so as TO mark the price
of labor and its products down. down.
and TO legislate the value of the gold
dollar up, up.
Bat the old Democratic ship that has
sailed upon 30 many turbulent waters. /
that has been whirled and twisted IN so
many furious eddies that has tri-
Umphantly outridden all the storms of our
country, is stiil afioat. This historic craft &
under the temporary command OF a
treacherous captain. was recently an
chored n the mud holes of the kenuDii- !
can landing places. But the patriotic /
uEeeremoniousl- threw the captain over
beard thoroughly renovated the old ship (
reaoJusted her machinery and installed
= new captain. He Immediately weighed {
anchor. cult the foul waters OF Heoubli- I
can -'c-tS. and today William J. BRYAN (
is navigating the proud craft upon the /
blue waters Of the high sea. not according !
10 the rules formulated in Wall street J
but with the aid OF an old fashioned /
Jeifersonian COMPASS Behold, the old
snip. how proudly. how magniflcently /
she rides. headed for the deep clear /
waters OF a true Democratic harbor. 7
Salute her IS she passes, not with the
monaco. but with the ringing cheers Of /
the patriotic multitude. Throw to her the (
kisses OF your souls affection. bless her I
with your benecictions. and in troublous I
times defend her with manly devotion"
A committee on resolutions was ap-
poiated. majority of whom favor the .
incorporation of a plank favoring the
Temple amendment" prohibiting rail-
road companies from avoiding by con-
tract their liability for damages to .
employees. J.
Bryan's picture and every mention Of 7
his name brought cut tremendous an
plause though the attendance was
smaller than usual
The state central committee created
conference committee 20 meet com
mittees of me P0pulist and free silver
Repuhlical conventions on the ticket
and other things.
AGREED To AGREE.
The Democratic convention adjourned
early this evening. having COZ leted its
work. The two allied conventions, he
silver Republican and Populist eonven-
tons completed their work slightly in
advance. The three factions were (
after much controversy. able TO agree
on one platform. with free silver as the
main idea. and one ticket. composed of
Two Democrats three silver Republic
ans and one POplilist. The ticket Will be
placed on the official ballot under the
name Democratic" When this be-
came known there was a split in the
P0puliSt convention. the miGdle-o f-the-
road faction, under the leadership Of
4. q. c. Weeks. walking out. The Sc
ceders numbered probably 100 Of the
delegates. General J. B. Viewers fac
tisn remained with the Democrats.
ne was bitterly denounced.
But for this rupture, the union Of all
the free silver forces have been COM
plete. The ticket is composed as fol-
lows:
Governors. E. White, (Democra),
Keokuk, Ia.
ant-governor-B. A. Plum
ner. tSilver Republican,. Wianebago
county
Jrdge supreme oourt-L. G. Kline. I
Democrat, for Bryan. Polk county.
Railroad commissioners. b. Gray,
tPoDulfs1. Dallas county {
SUPERINTENDENT of INSTITUTIONAL F. I
thine,.art. (Silver Republican,, Jasper
'ounty.
FOR FREE SILVER.
Mr.. White. the candidate for gov
.rnor. was formerly a member Of con-
rress from the Sixth district. He was
defeated for reelection last year by
Tohn Z. Lacey lie is an out and out I
rec silver man, and he has an estab /
ished record as a good cam9aigner. i
Mr. Whites main competitor FOR the I
domination Cor governor was J. j.
Burgess of Cttumwa, q Cleveland post
,sssfer. who supported Bryan. His
a nIidacy was pushed by the younger
ne,, Ealf a dozen other candidates
rere- pIaccd in nomination, bur ex-Gov- (
NOR Boies' name was hardly men b
Toned in The convention. n
.F,Idga Kinne is chief justice of the s
aprer,le court now. He supported f
3rvan last year. but under some pro- r
ests he IS a prominent Democrat. (
The sentiment Of the convention was y