The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
FREE SILVERTHESOLGAN
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some other plans we are not interested
in this money question? Gentlemen
talk about it being political ques-
ton. After the action taken here, what
can we do if we refuse TO consider sill
yer? Can we go back and say it is not
a political question? They will say
that we discussed Hawaii and the peo-
pie viii say that the annexation of
Hawaii is not entirely so important as
the emancipation of this country from
the Lombard street magnates. CAP
plause.) Shall we tell them it is not a
political question: They will refer to
the passage of a resolution on the sub
ject of Cuba's independence, and they
Will tell US that the financial indie
pendence of the United States is Of
more Importance TO the 10000, Gao of
people than the political independence
of Cuba They will tell US that while
we are synpathiZing with those who
are away we should be symDathizing
with those who are suffering in our
own land. (Applause.e You tell me
that Spain has deeimated Cuba? tell
you that the gold standard every year
kills more people in the United States
than Spain kills in Cuba. (Applause.)
They tell me that the Spanish army is
laying waste Cuban territory. tell you
that the gold standard wastes every
year more territory than Cuba COM
deepen your harbors, you want legisla-
ton to protect your lands, You want
legislation chat viii foster or aid some
particular industry. 1 say TO you the
restoration of bimetallism, the restora-
ton of the money of the constitution,
means more TO the people, far more not
only to the people Of the Trans Missis-
sippi states, but of the entire United
States, than any other resolution that
is introduced or passed through this
congress (Applause.)
My friends have suggested that we
ought not to make it hard for the peo-
pie OF California to come to this con-
vent1on. 1 have just passed through
California, and if l can judge of the
sentiment there. when we declare for
the free coinage of silver We will re-
ceive the approval of more than half the
people who live in California. Cap
plause.) They ask us if we will offend
the commercial interests of San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles or Portland? No,
but we say to the commercial interests
when they destroy the prosperity of
the hills and valleys they will arouse
themselves and wrest them from the
greed and avarice of the financial bar
ons.
1t is very common to hear it said
that more viii be offended, yet it needs
must come, but If this Trans Missis-
sippi congress that wrote the platform
two years ago that two national con-
ventions decided to adopt the last year,
woe be 10 this convention if those who
wrote the platform should be per-
suaded to turn their backs upon it and
make themselves a byword among Wall
street financiers and Lombard street
money ma gnates. There is one part of
this that 1 am especially glad to en-
dorse, 1 am glad to endorse the effort
that the administra ton is putting forth
in favor OF international bimetallism.
(Applause.)
1 believe bimetallism is good and if
1t is good, it is good no matter VINO
brings it. And my friends, when I am
in burning house and some man puts
up a ladder to the window l will never
ask what his creed is, will never ask
him what his party name is, want to
get out of the house first. daughter
and applause.) And when the American
people are suffering from a gold stand
ard the question is not who shall bring
the relief, the question IS getting it if
we can only ger ii soon enough to help
the people VINO have so earnestly
waited for it. Some have stated that
they believe in the gold standard and
one man suggested that his mind could
not conceived double standard. Why
my friends, we are not compelled TO
wait for a double standard until
number can conceive il, we can have
it when the majority want it whether
the minority do or not. (Applause.)
Talk about the sentiment of the gold
standard in this country. While the
gentleman from Minnesota states that
his state cast $4,000 votes for the gold
standard yet Is, SOC, 900 citizens declared
that bimeIallism was better than the
gold standard-7,00 600. 900 or a little more
wanted international bimefallism and
$4,000 said that the gold standard was
good enough to get rid of by interna-
tional agreement, it was too bad to
keep merely because the farmer wanted
US to keep it (Applause.) 1t was the
double standard endorsed by the four
parties in the last convention which
caused action to be taken by which a
commission goes abroad and seeks Il
secure the cooperation of other ma
tons in helping US TO let go of the gold
standard
Just one more word. Some have said
that if some action was taken it might
reflect upon me. Gentlemen, do not
consider my feelings in this matter
no man can be disgTaced by whaS
others do. When l desert bimetailisn
you can brand me with this disgrace,
but If every member of this conven-
ton deserted it you cannot disgrace
mel viii fight for it still. (Applause.)
what is best for this congress to do.
You ought TO know what viii be the
best thing for this congress to do.
say the best thing for this congress 10
do is TO represent the best interests of
the people for whom this congress pro-
poses to act. They tell me that you
are afraid that you viii break the con-
greSs up by doing certain things-but
1 say TO you l would rather consider
Whar would he the effect nron the well
fare of this people.
But my friends, 1 do not intend to
trespass longer upon your patience.
(Cries of go ahead.) 1 simply want you
my friends to vote as you think best,
but when you tell me that you are go
ing TO keep this question out of con-
crosses l tell you that you cannot keep
the question out of the assemblages OF 1
the people when that question is in
the minds of the people and in the
hearts OF the people until the injustice
done by the gold standard is wiped
out and the white metal and the yellow
metal are allowed to pour into an un-
broken stream into the thousand minis
of the country. But until that question
is settled it reaches higher and deeper, /
il reaches broader and further than
any other question and the reason our
people feel so much interest in il is be-
cause they do not think bimetallism is
good for the mining states alone, but
my friends bimetallis7n IS good for
Nebraska, too.
I 90 not want you to misunderstood
me. Ny advocacy Of bimetallism is not
because think more OF the people who
live in the mountains and mining states
than ] do of the people who live on the
plains-we won't sacrifice ourselves-it
IS true we need gold and silver but we
Cannot use il unnil the laws roel-1nif ir !