The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-13
Especial to, The Herald.l

EDhralfn. Oct. Ian audience OF
about 300 voters assembled at the
Ephraim opera house this afternoon, to
hear the Hon. B. II. Roberts and Hon.
Fisher S. Harris discuss the political
issues of the day. Only about "a hours
notice was given the LEGAL committee.
and, considering the busy season OF the
year and The fact that the meeting was
held in the daytime, the attendance
was remarkably large. The meeting
vas called to order By Ephraim Han
sen, chairman of the local organfZa-
ton, who introduced Hon. Fisher >.
Harris as the first s,RlEer.
Mr. Harris made a very eloquent
speech, in which he demonstrated the
inconsistent position in which the Re
publican party had placed itself by en-
0orSing in its platform the admlnlStfd-
ton, which represented the gold stand
ard, and also advocating the Tree COLL
age of silver, positions entirely lncon-
SiStent with each other. He denounced
in strong terms the efforts of the Re-
publican party to ride into office over
the ashes os cur dead soldiers. The
American people, he said, viii insist
that the parties responsible for the out
RACES perpetrated upon our soldiers, on
American soil, after the war had Deen
fought and won, be brought to justice.
logical and convincing. 1t was his first
appearance in this city, and he made
an excellent impression upon the Deo-
pie.
The blacksmith orator. Hon. 8. Ii.
Roberts, was the next speaker, and MS
speech. which was confined chiefly TO
discussion of the silver question, was
filled with sledse hammer blows at Re
publican 2retension of friendship Tor
silver. He said that the presence or
a silver plank in the Republican plat
form IS q confession that silver is the
issue. That heing the case, he con-
trasted at length the position of the
two parties nationally on that issue.
He compared the direct benefit claim
ed to have been received by this state
on wool, lead and sugar as a result OF
the tariff, with the direct benefit that
would be received from free coinage,
through the increased price of silver,
the revival Of the mining industry and
the increased prices of all other COM
moditieS, showing concluslVeiy that the
free coinage OF silver would result In
vastly more direct benefit to the state
than the Republicans claimed as re-
suit of the tariff In closing he paid an
eloquent tribute to Hon. r. n. Baskin,
the Democratic candidate for justice
of the supreme court.
1t was the first meeting of the cam
IalSn III TINS tliN, anu, 'uNSliS II Jill
the pleased expressions of those pres
cnt, Democrats and Republicans, it has
accomplished great deal of good for
the cause Of bimetallism in this place.
HARRIS ON THE WAR.
Manti. Oct l2-B Fl. Roberts and
Fisher Harris opened the campaign
here this evening after speaking at
Spring City and Ephraim during the
day. Mr.. Harris, after a happy allu-
sion to himself, entered into a discus
sion of the present issues. He main
tanned that the war was not an issue,
because it was fought by the American
people, and not by the Republican or
Democratic party, but there was
phase OF the recent Spanish war that
was an issue. And that was the neg
iect of the American soldiers by an
incompetent Republican admins
tration. More had died of starvation
and disease than from Spanish bullets.
Upon the field of battle a personal
friend of his, who fought at San Juan,
when upon his death-bed had said, IF
! die, [ will die of starvation" He re
ferred to the great majority of votes
cast in this state for Bryan and did not
believe that the people would return
to the gold standard The present
leaders of the Republican party in this
state are men who make no denial of
being gOldbugS- No man or set of men
should be allowed to climb into power
who blow hot and cold with the same
political breath.
B. H Roberts entered at once into
the silver question. He called atten-
ton to the appointment of the Wolcott
commission. it's mission and failure.
Their report is called the funeral ora
ton over an international agreement.
The present secretary of the treasury,
while the commission was at work,
caused the nations to doubt the SINGER
ity of the Republican party in sending
the commission abroad. Since this fail
ure they stand fatty upon the gold
standard. He maintained that the
present is only the SkirniSh before the
great battle of 1900. The Democratic
party deserves the title of the silver
party for the gallant fight made in 1896.
Which party can be trusted? The party
which stands pledged to the gold stand
ard, or for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver.
The Republican cry of tariff and pro-
lection with a straddling silver plank
was a delusion and a snare to catch
votes.
The speeches Of both speakers were
listened to with the closest attention
and were frequently applauded.