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

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; gone from here without going to vic
! tory until two years ago. when W
named a man who refused TO stan
upon our platform
He referred to General P W. Hardin
who was defeated for governor of tn
state By Bradley.
CAME TO SEE IT.
The Hon. Henry Watterson followe,
Senator Lindsay and quickly upon tn
heels of generous. expecfant greeting
: silence fell upon the house. which be
spoke pleasant anticipation.
In his introductory remarks, Mr.
Watterson stated that ne had though
never again to cross the threshold of
party convention. But from a ia
foreign land he had seen the 3arCl
Which he had always held TO be th'
bulwark of constitutional freedom Gu
loose from its constitutional moOring:
and cast adrift upon the snoreless sea
of political adventure.
1t is drifting still without pilot OF
rudder or compass. / should not be
true to my birth. TO my teaching or &c
you if ! stood aloof: if 1 denied the
obligations of convictions and comrade-
ship; if I refused to join in making one
last effort to bring back the derelici
10 port; to reclaim the honor of the
flag.
These alone are the motives and the
purposes which have brought me here
today"
Continuing the speaker went into an
/ exhaustive review Of the political con-
ditiOns which led to the Indianapolis
/ convention and the convention today.
He then said: ''As good Democrats;
as men who love their country and
! their party and who fain would do
/ something to rescue the one and to
preserve the credit and order of the
! other-we are here this day. We are
/ here to appeal. it may be for the last
time, 10 the serious sense and judg-
ment of our fellow Democrats. We are
here to protest against the vagarieS OF
a body of incompetent leaders, who
have prostituted the name and princi-
pies of the party and who seem more
than ever bent upon pursuing the
course which has wrecked US, YET who
can present no claim to the party con-
fidence except such as may be allowed
two defeats in hand, with the deluge
yet to come.
LAS a political issue the free and
independent coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 TO l, or any other ratio, is
as dead as the institution of American
slavery. After the wretched experience
the Democratic party has had there
will be no thought of keeping ii longer
those who are responsible for the evils
it has done US, except that back of ii
still stands the silver kings of the
rotten boroughs and the stock joboers
of the senate of the United States.
These represent millions OF present
speculative wealth supplying the
needed: news of war and while the
agitation lasts-no matter what comes
of it or who suffers-it can be made 10
serve the ends, some times pecuniary
of those who have it in their special
keeping and who never mean to let IL
go enforced to do so by public opinion,
In Gods name l ask shall the great
historic Democratic party, with all It's
glorious achievements and noble posi-
bilities, be scuttled and sunk by such
men and in actual sight of an open
sea and a safe harbor? 1t is with the
rank and file of the party to say TO
the rank and file, therefore we turn
with eager. but with confident hope.
We ask them in sober truth. as friends
and brothers, to look ABOUT them 10
stop and think, and. seeing whittier we
are being hurried by passion and error,
to help us reverse the engines before IL
is too late"
Mr.. Watterson then took up the free
silver suggestion" which ne declared 10
be the most barren OF barren loeantles,
and discussed the question at Iengtn, as
and the laborer.
In conclusion. Mr.. Watterson eloquent
ly asserted his determination 10 stah9
by the true principles of Democracy,
as outlined in the Indianapolis PLATFORM
Political humiliation, he said. had no ter
rors for him, adding: No set OF sen.
blasphemy arrogating to themselves tqe
providence of God and ccnsignlng Demo-
Gratis at least as good as themselves hot
merely to death but TO damnauon: can |
lrFr
Democratic party.
Mr.. Watterson's speech was punctuated |
by tremendous applause
BRECKENRIDGE"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Watterson's |
speech. the resolutions. which had by this |
time been formulated. were read by the !
Hon. W. c. p. Breckenridge Inc senu,
ment revealed in these resolutions FOUND |
the fullest appreciation and the unan-
mous adoption followed with an old
time Kentucky hearuness.
The resolutions recite that the Natohal
Democracy of Kentucky cordially ap-
prove the action taken last year. result
ing in the Indianapolis convention, ana
the nomination of Generals Palmer and
Buckner and reafiirming allegiance TO the
principles and policies expressed IN the
indiana polls platform
They reaffirm this. the pledge of the
Democratir party, that when entrusted
with federal power. it will enact such tax
avs as Wi produce sumclent revenue,
and framed for revenue only; levylng
necessary taxes only. and with impair
ialitv and without bountieS. bonuses or
'avors: VIII reform the currency laws
so as to maintain the stondard OF the
world and furnish sound. stable and
sufficient currency of gold and silver in
-erchangeable with each other at equal
values: Will regain, with
suitable revenue and navigation laws the
supremacy of the seas enforce a proper
.ivil service system. preserve the public
,rder maintain public peace and protect
he RIGHTS and liberties and properly OF
he citizens by such means as may be
necessary. at home and abroad
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
The financial plank follows:
we denounce the free and unlimited
.oinage of silver as inevitably producing
lver recommendation, and we advocate
gold standard and the coinage of sill
-ar 10 the requirements % commerce as
,fIering the only means OF maintaining
,imetallism. ard denounce any attempt
o fix the ratio between the metals arbi-
rarily by law without reference 10 their
commercial value as unsafe ard danger
us to public welfare and private inter-
sts''
The resolutions conclude with a general
declaration for the enforcement of law
nd order. and with the following recon-
nendation of the late Democratic admin
stratiOn:
The Democrats of Kentucky renew
heir allegiance to the principles of true
as exemplified by the admins
ration of Grover Cleveland and as illus
rated by his eminent secretary of the
John G.. Carlisle, and pledge j
themselves to renew with increasing ef- ,
orts 10 embody and substantiate them in
he natiOr1l policy"
II was 5:45 o'clock when the reading of
he resolutions was completed, and a re-
ess until p. m. YVES voted '
NIGHT SESSION.
There We're few vacant seats at the :
pening of the night session to mark the /