The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-16

= great common people is speaking
through its platform. There are other
issues besides silver which require set
tlement When we look around we
can see that there is something rad
icaily wrong. The man who makes the
clothes is poorly clothed, the man who
makes food is starving. I believe the
only way 10 right these wrongs is to
give the people a chance to legislate.
Under our present system the laws are
generally made in the interest OF
wealth Give the common people q
chance to speak"
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
Mr.. Hall emphasized the point that
both the Republican and Democratic
platforms We're silent on the question Of
government ownership of railroads
one of the vital questions before the
country In some way, he said, the
people had forgotten that a railroad
was a public highway. In early days
people paid toll to travel on highways.
Gradually the government assumed the
justice of making, all highways free A
railway was but an iron highway. he
continued which the people who use it
have a right to control. Government
ownership he declared to be just and
profitable, as has been the mail service
under government control.
Wealth, continued the speaker, was
continually eQCTOdcQlUB upon the
rights Of the individual The weak and
struggling should be encouraged, and
he hoped that the platform would come
out strong for those who were Strug
Cling to maintain a home. He believed
that the law which exempted mans
homestead should be extended so as to
preyent a mans home being sold for
taxes. He favored the income tax and
q graduated tax on wealth after a GER
tain amount had been accumulated by
an individual or corporation.
FOUND AN ANCHORAGE
The speaker said ever since he left
the Republican party he had cast about
for an anchorage ground and finally
found it in the Populist platform. 1t
was somewhat of a trial to stand to-
gether in such a small minority, but
as the principles were just and right
he could not see how people could fail
10 come over or else adopt the pri1ci-
pies contepded for by these reformers.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
DR.. D. N Smith of Ogden was made
temporary secretary, after which the
following committees were selected.
Committee on Resolutions and Plat
forin-H. W. Lawrence, Warren Fos-
ter. S. S. Smith of Ogden, a. E. LEIGH
ter of Summit r. D. Mccarthy, Nat
Ward Fitz-Gerald. L. E. Hall.
CredentiaIs-James Thompson, s. H
3. Smith, E w. Reese, Salt Lake;
William Jones of Davis and Mrs. Farr
Of Ogden.
Permanent Organization and Order OF
Business-tames Erskine, F. j. Nc
Carthy of Ogden and Andrew Cahoon
Of Murray
The convention then took an adj
journment until . o'clock in the after
noon TO give the committees a chance
to make out their reports.
ATTENDANCE INCREASED TO so.
There was an increased attendance
In the afternoon, perhaps 80 people be-
Ing present.
The first thing in order was the re-
port of the committee on credentials,
which recommended that the conyen-
ton be turned into a nlasS-convention
and that all the Popuiists present be
allowed to vote. The report was
ADOPTED
Chairman Erskine then read the re-
port Of the committee on permanent
organization and order of business re-
commencing that the temporary
organization be made permanent. 1t
also contained clause recommending
hat each county represented be al
lowed TO poll the full strength of the
county.
This latter met with objections from