The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
The HERO OF
NEW ORLEANS
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money" clubs were formed all over the
country. The newspapers fought him
and so did the banks. But the people
were with him.
George NJ. Dallas, commenting on the
veto in letter to Henry Clay, felici-
tates upon it and used this familiar
language, that ii savOred of anarchy.
But when the votes were counted
Jackson was elected and the cause OF
sound money" again suffered defeat.
During the second administration of
this man the ratio of IS TO l was
established although the administra-
ton was hampered by the acts OF men
whose true course should have been
the opposite.
Society is composed of two forces,
the centrifugal and centripetal. The
one tends toward class government and
despotism, the other towards liberty
and even anarchy, the extremes being
great. Since the war the tendency Of
the Republicans has been toward
class form of government notwith
standing it's first president, Lincoln,
was a man of the Jackson type. The
influence which was scotched by Jack
son laid its hands on the Republican
party and captured it. 1t even per-
meated the Democratic party. We
have had two Democratic. adminiStra-
tons, so-called, since the war. But
the principles of Jackson have been
disregarded as much as they would
had the administration been avowedly
hostile. l think it is high time that the
other of the dynamic forces should
take possession and run the govern
ment for "a time.
ECONOMICS VS.. WAR.
Since the battle of Waterloo man
1t &C
war. The great question of capital
and labor has agitated the world.
Its proper settlement viii determine
the safety Of this world.
The Democratic party is right on
these topics. 1t is today the party of
jackson. 1t has, although defeated at
the polls, won victory for it has
purged itself Of those elements which
would have led it astray. 1t has told
them that if they come back
they should come as followers
and not as leaders. and if they remain
outside they shall be dead among the
living and living among the dead. II
has said if you return we Will kill
the prodigal; the calf is coming home
1t has said that the old declarations
of principles shall be reafiirmed. They
will be. The Industrial west and the
south have reunited and al their head
is William j. Bryan. who Will march
to victory in 1900.
Defeated Why, there are some vic
tories which are defeats, and defeats
victories. Why, Mark Hanna may well
say: My legions, held together only
by the cohesive power of gold, will go
down in another battle like this be-
fore the people"
From the day that Christ was cru
Gifted on Calvary to the Chicago con-
Vention, every movement for human
ity has been execrated, but the an
archiStS of one age are the heroes of
the next. Great reforms come from the
people upward and never come down
from the rich and intellectual. 1t is
the glory of the Democratic party,
when true to its mission, that it's cause
is the cause of the common people.
Fear not, then, my friends, when
accused of criticizing the supreme
court, for / hold that the income tax
decision was the most Infamous in the
history of this country.
EQUALITY OF TAXATION
He then referred to the great princi-
pie of modern Democracy, the equality
of taxation. The principle had been
tried before and been indicated in
years gone by. but in the year 1895
a judge changed his mind between
sunset and sunrise and decided that
W CdllH SIlOulQ HOt Dc ldAGQ OIl par
with property of the poor man. When
has that court risen above criticism?
believe that the great mass of Repub-
licanS are in unison with this senti-
ment.''
The party which Identifies itself with
the people is frequently divided, and
that party which is dangerous to the
interests of the common people is often
united
Let every business man take it to
heart that his political duties are par
amount to every other and at this par
ticular time gain inspiration from the
record that has been made and respond
to the call of the Democratic party,
the call of his country and the call
of his God.
Judge Thomas was rendered an ova-
ton as he retired to his seat.
JUDGE POWERS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Thomas re-
speech Judge Powers was called upon
and yielded to demands for a few re-
marks.
The judge said it was high time the
Democrats repaired TO the KnutsfOrd
to entertain the new law makers. But
he would yield to the demand and say
/ a few words. He felicitated the speaker
who had preceded him for his address.
Democrats were willing to rest on
their arms and permit the enemy to
bring on its prosperity. While we have
slept they have said that those bonds
must be issued, the greenbacks retired
and the banks, which Jackson fought.
given more power. Now we must
awake and fight and stand for our lib
critics which are at stake. There can
be no liberty without agitation, and
there can be no happiness without lib
erty, said Judge Powers as he closed.
The meeting then adjourned.