The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-09-23


IN the United States which is. or has been.
sincere adtu.Hfru of silver culuaen az the estnh-
hshed ratio q % tu O. end Ue charge the Re-
publican nnl pcmotmtic plrlrs with disloy-
ally tu tuf lHrr coinage nl silver. Roth na-
touul parties have bad tuH uIWIu nud Opp1r-
tunlty sluc 800 iD restore fIeg coinage, which
theV have refused d DO HltuH. ur their silence
Or votes in congioss, a. thr present time In
their state platforms throughout the Union
they are alNgeaiiur ul1eunt money rnlicies
o. may bel polite tu catch ur retain votes f0r
their respective utuIUa no uphold She record
OF either ~ ca 0Id political parties Dn She free
coinage o. silver Is 90 sustain fraud and de-
HOMES rop rur PROFILE
The family D. tho unit N the state and the
wealth Of our Nation. estimated % tta,00O CO...
y, no ~, w, IN WI pieIao, piog s ol
crnmcut aud protection to each man. who a.
willing or i0ruUd On urht the battles ui his
from taxation. ioroc losDufc nf mortgage and
execution Afrcc people cannot exist without
rurr rAssrs.
We dcnounce the system ~ public oficials IN
this state receiving ffUU passes for themselves
and families from railroads aud other corpora
tons and declare thai any oneial 70 doing =
unworthy Of the confidence Of tie people, 10 10
well knoNn that such fayors arr granted only
Tor purpose. aud that Is, TO influence their
Ofilcial action.
pmrcr troisLArioN
Recognizing that the Initiative and rofcrcu-
dun Will assure government by the people We
demand ~ amendment 70 the state constitu-
Fifst-That any law or ordinance adopted by
any legislative body uf this state shall be sub
jet 20 q popular vote when demanded ~
properly thuthcnticatcdi petition signed BY
reasonable per cent " the electors OF the state,
county or municipality. o. the ease may be.
, ana such I9is .hsll 1hgw majority against
Second That upon petition Of reasonable
per cent " the electors NJ tho state, county %
municipality. ns the ease may be-. the rcspcc-
ID
tors therein any question the submission OF
which has been demanded by such petition, OF
shall submit TO them Tor their approval law.
u constitutional amendment or an ordinance
containing such provisions ~ may have been
demanded BY such petitioners
Third-Mhcn legislation has been adopted
~ herein provided by the people. no lcRisla-
tive body shall have the right TO nullify such
action Without the consent u the pcgrlc given
nc the polls. and such action by she people
shall be- imperative and not subject 10 veto.
We admonlsh the people ~ tbs state that
similar conditions hesrt our goycrcmcnt today
| TO those that have pfurccdcd the downfall OF
every republic In tho history 81 the past. Glass
| legislation has concentrated wealth Ia tho
hands u q few labor and the necessities u
| lifc are controlled b. munupnlics, money and
prnpcrty-thr product % mIu-ls made TO de-
grade and cnslutc humanity. Elections are
controlled by political bosses ana parry ma
state not Tor their fitness Tor once bus 20 rcp-
resent certain class Interests or the amount Of
from the. s' eonditIons We declare thefe i no
hope u relief frum the old political parties
who have fostercd these evils, while shouting
honor Of the government" 'lionost money"
We remind our citizens that reforms never
come through old political parties who have
made them necessary, II always takes new
parties aud new men % restore the peoples
rlrhts aud % continue tho Old parties ~ power
BY your votes D. 20 aid IN tho destruction q
free government Tor yourselves aud children,
and In the Inauguration q tciign q terror
which l. Inevitable under the rule Of money
and monopoly.
The address mot with great applause
aud was unanimously adopted.
The next order Of business being the
nomination Of candidates, Scott An.
derson nominated Warren Foster, Of
salt Lake. for representative Ia con.
grcss Nat Ward Fitz-Gcrald was also
nominated but declined, and Mr.. Fos-
ter was nominated by reclamation.
For the supreme bench, Judge J. NJ.
Bowman OF Salt Lake city, was placed
In nomination by E. W. Reese. aud
there being no other candidates, Judge
Bowman was nominated by acolama.
ton.
For n state central committee the
chairmen OF each county committee
were designated, and In addition the
following additional members from
counties namedi Salt Lake, l.. II. Gray,
n. W Lawrence, Nat Ward Fitz-Ger'
aid. Weber, John j. Olsen, DIR. ID. N.
smith. Uintah. n. 5. LuetpIi summit,
Oscar Lawrence.
This committee later effected an or
ganization by elccting Mr.. II. W. Law
renee chairman aud August stoin as
secretary.