Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-23
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t,"u aI III '"usiry.
Dies MONIES. Ie., Juue 2S.-Aboul
| l 100 deiegaie. wers present when
STATE Chairman NJ. +. Hesley call d
tue ID M cratic state convention to
rider today. Tue attendance Of visitor
W as small.
Tho npuncsmant that ex. Con.
gresham Fred Il. Waite Of X ,0kuk,
he leadin candidate for guvernor,
wouli preside as chairms Al, was gree.
I'd with cheers A large picture OF w.
J. Bryan was unveiled at the rear OF
the the stage. Three cheers were given
Tor Bryan, and then Mr.. Whits made
an sdhress. He said in oar:
"NoDe hut veritabls demagogues
| anu reckless parti'ans will diseont
from the statement that the condition.
throughout the country are not only
unsatisfactory but depIorable, not only
deplorsble but actually alarming, and
becoming mire alarming with the
lapse OF each succeeding day. These
oonditioss are sought to be int nsi tieJ
and made perpetual by a certain class
Of people who are the direct pecuniary
| benefluiaries, an while comparatively
few In number, are powerful In their
IL fiuence.
sine cause Of true reforms suffers
immensely because great many
people rest secure in the belief that
their freed m remains unimpaired go
long ae they are n lot actually sold 10 "a
the block. Let the wording clasees
once thoroughly comprehend that the
power to fk wages aud u Determine
nFtnaa Ia thu nm nj "a -,
this material world-the power that
csn most efiectually create the
au tocrat upon the one hand and the
mental on the other, that can afIiict
socit ty at the same tine with tho two
fold curse Of mulli-miilionaire anu
psupef; once let these truths penetrate
the popular understanding, aud the
carnival OF the tnieving anu gambling
fraternity would abruptly come to az
inglorious end.
"Equ0lity In the owning OF property
is an ideal condition for which tue
Dem 0cratic party Ia not coutenuiuH.
me equality we demand 10 the quail.
| ty OF all citiz ms before the law. III,
| equity, not equality we plead for. II
Is justice, Impartial Justice, we ar.
batIiiug for. We freely o5Dcece ia.
natural superiority OF sumo mon over
othors,- bu we never will concede that
II 3okefeii-r's brain 10 q, 900 times big.
grr or 5000 times mvre active than
other peoples brsins.
INT content with controlling the
coal fields, the ore deposits, the oil
nelds, the timber supplies, the pro.
vision msrket, the labor market, the
transportation lines. the telegraph aud
telephone, to say nothing OF the Him.
itat1, value OF municipal franchise,
not satisfied with owning the sxecu.
ave, the judiciary, ). Congress and mo I
Of the state Legislatures, aud the
entire metropolitan press, these
multimillionsries have determined
to possess Themselves Of the
vast additional power to controlling
the people's a anoes. Should they
succeed, they will have completed
their ownership OF the last thing upo u
earth, they will own the people tn sm-
selves. The odious relationship Of
master and slave will iben have been
established without the phi sical pres
ence OF the auction block. The pro.
gram 10 TO utterly destroy the use Of
silver for primary moDey-to make II
artificially SCARCE 30 as to mark tn.
price OF labor anu Its products down,
gold dollar ny, up.
"But tue ia Democratic ship that
has sailed upon b many turbulent
waters, that has been winfield and
twisted In so many furious eddies, IN al
has triumi ha lily outriddsn ali the
storms Of our country is still ID Jat.
This historic craft, under the tenn
porsry command Of q treacherous
captain, was recently anchored in
the mud holes OF the Republican
ianuiug places. But the patriotic
crew TO used to remain or obey.
rhey unceremoniously threw tue
captain overheard, thoroughly reno.
vatod the old chip, resdjusteu
her machinery and Installed
new captain. He Immediately
weighed anchor, quit the foul waters
Of Republican pOrts, and today vii.
liam J. Bryan Is navigating the proud
craft upon the blue waters OF the
high sea, not according to the rules
formulated In Wall street, but
with the aid OF an old fast :
Toned Jefiorsonian compass. Be.
hold the old ship. how prouc-
~, how magnificently she
rues, headed for the deep
clear waters Of a true
Dsmoorntic harbor. Salute her
Us she pasBee, not with the coarse
uelohings OF q barbarous csnnonade,
but with the Ringing cheers OF the
patriotic multitude. Throw to her the
kissrs OF your souls' Affection; bless her
WITH your bsneuic!iYns, and IN trout.
ious iimes defend her with q manly
tevotioU."
A committee on resolutions
was appointed, majority OF
whom favor the Incorporation
OF o plank favoring the ',emple
amendment" prohibiting railroad
companies from avoiding ny contrsct
their liability for damages to en-.
pioyes. re
7 Bryan's picture and every mention
oil his name brought out tremendous
applause though tho attendance was
smaller than usual.
The siate central committee created
q conference COMMITTEES to meet COM
mittees oil tSe Populist AMI Tree silver
republican conventions on the ticket
auu other tninge. ~