Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-25

draft and address n letter OF notifcn-
tton to the state Democratic commit
toe After the meeting OF this com
mittce. the following letter and address
were served on Mr.. sloan. chairman OF
the State Democratic committee:
Dear Sir-Herewlth please find ad-
dress to the voters of Utah, this day
adopted by n joint conference commit
Toe OF the silver Republican and Peo-
ople's parties of the state of Utah. You
Will note therein that we are Instruct
ed to invite the state Democratic COM
mittee to conference with us on thc
subject of unifioation OF the SILVER
forces of the State. we herepy m
wife YOU to meet with us at any day
that will suit the convenience of your
committee, and trust you will give TINS
matter your prompt attention.
HENRY w. LAWRENCE,
Chairman Peoples Party Committee.
JOS. L1PPMAN,
Chairman Silver Republican Commit
tee.
ADDRESS.
To the voters of Utah: At a meeting
of the Joint committees Of the Populist
and silver Republican parties OF TINS
State, otter considering the recommeh-
dations of the national chairmen OF the
Democratic, Populist and silver Repup-
llc1n parties, III AhNAH"f''A "
have agreed to recommend to our re-
spective parties that they enter into CO.
operation for the campaign OF 1873.
We recommend that the two state con-
yentions be held on the same day ana
in the same city. to the end that joint
| committees may be appointed upon the
drafting of platform and for the trans
action of such other Joint business as
! may come before said conventions. the
| date of these conventions shall be fixed
| by the ohairmen of the two parties
| In view of the fact that the state
| Democratic committee to appoint a
committee has failed TO respond TO the
| Invitation of the Silver Republican
| committee to appoint a committee ON
j unification of the silver forces, we now
| instruct our chairmen to extend "A JOINT
invitation to the Democratic state
! committee asking cooperation In the
| matter of unification of the silver sent-
ment of the state. In case the Demo
cratic committee should ignore TINS
Joint request, and fail to follow the
Recommendations of their national
chairman. and their national leader
Mr.. Bryan, and thereby attenpt u
divide the bmetallic forces of Titan
we earnestly invite members OF that
party who believe in the unifcation OF
the silver forces in Utah to Join with
us in our primaries and conventions.
We would seek to impress upon the
bimetallists of Utah the alvisabllity, IL
fact the absolute necessity, of co-opera-
ton in this State. We would stand
shoulder to shoulder. solid State, thai
other States where cooperation Is es'
sential to secure success may be en-
Outraged by our example. All eyes arr
upon the Western states. Should th'
different parties In these states go int
the campaign arrayed one against th'
other, the various reform forces in othe
states will not only fail to unite but i
| many instances the silver question VII
be dropped altogether
1t is to our interests. It is the yer!
life of bimetallism. that we go int
this campaign united. As TO method
and details of unificatlon, the people II
convention assembled. can settle that
The Populists. Democrats and Silve
Republicans of Oregon agreed upon
platform and why should not we b
able to do likewise? The platform
adopted in oregon at their recent con
vention was substantially as follows;
1--WE demand the free and unrestrct
ed coinage of silver and gold at tn
present legal ratio of 10 to ! wsthOu
, waiting for the consent Of foreign M
, tions, and are unalterably opposed I
the financial policy of the present Re
: publican administration, and especial
I ~ denounce the avowed attempt I
fasten the country irrevocably and for
b cNtl ~ tHt SIlblN boiu Sthhdhib'
4 I'VE demand a national money, Is
sued by the general government onl!
. without the intervention of banks {
: issue, to be a legal tender for all debt
public and private: also a just, equits
BILE and efficient means of Distribute
direct to the people through the lawfl
disbursements of the government.
I'VE demand that the volume OF cit
culatlng medium be speedily increase
to an amount sufficient 10 meet the d,
mands of business and population
this country and to restore the ju
level Of prices OF labor and productio
I'VE favor such legislation as wi
prevent for the future the demonetiz.
. ton of any kind of legal tender none
% by private contract, and demand thu
i the government. In payment of its oil
legations, shall use the option as to Il
kind OF lawful money in which tn,
are to be paid.
1--WE demand that there shall be ,
further issue of interest bearIr
bonds; that postal savings banks