The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-24

The Populists and Silver Republicans
of this state have consolidated, ahn
Will ect together during the coming
campaign. The unification committees
of both met in the Atlas block yester-
day afternoon. and discussed the mat
ter of cooperation of both forces Oh
the lines recommended by the natIohal
chairrnen of these parties. me SllESl
Republicans were represented by C il'ii-
man Lippman, of the state comnnltIee,
and A. p. Patton of Weber, I lpsil,l't
OF the same body, and II. w. HalsHI l
The Populists had for their represehIae,
tives Chairman Henry w. Lawrence .
6. Smith of Ogden, Nat Ward FttZSsr-
aid and James Thompson.
Mr. Lippman presided, and ID h. Ilil'
ir.. acted as secretary for the mee.lll <
The discussion continued until o CLOCK,
when a subcommittee was appointed
to draft an address upon a plan OUT
lined by the joint committee. n COM
Y,ittee was conlnosed OF Mr.. Iippmah,
& 70. Allen. Henry w. Lawrence anG
Nat Ward Fitzgerald, which assernolea
at : o'clock. and formulated the follow
ms: r,e,o
Salt Lake City, Utah April %, 1898
To the Voters of Utah;
At a meeting of the JOINT colhiinltee
of the Populists and Silver Republican
Tarties Of This state. after considering
the recommendations of the natlo!di
chsirnaen of the Democratic, Popullst
and Silver Republican parties, IN mar
y,,onv Herewith we have agreed TO rec
ommend to our respective parlles lii I
they enter into cooperation LOT Ihe
campaign of 1898. We recommend tiidI
the two state conventions be helo Oh
the same day, and in the same city, 10
the end that Joint committees may De
aDnointed unon the drafting OF plat
form and for the transaction Oh SUCH
other Joint business as may come ne
fore said conventions. Inc ddle VI
these conventions shall be liked by lhe
chairmen of the two parties. IN view
If the fact that the Democratic sldle
committee has failed to respond TO lhe
invitation of the silver Republican conf
rnittee to appoint a committee on until
cation of the silver forces, we now IN
struct our chairmen to extend JoI-lI
invitation to the Democratic state Gull
n1ittee. asking cooperation IN the NJ. lIisIl
of the unification of the silver sentiment
of the state. In case the Democratic
state committee should ignore tins JOINT
request and fail to follow the recon-
1nendations of their national chairman
and their national leader Mr.. Bryan,
ard thereby attempt to divide the pi-
metallic forces of Utah, we earnestly
invite members of that party who pc
lieve in the unitication of the silver
forces o* Utah to join with US IN our
primaries and conventions
We would seek to impress upon the
himetallists of Utah the advisablllty, IN
fact. the absolute necessity OF cooper
alton in this state. We would staHa
shoulder TO shoulder, solid state, thaI
other states where cooperation Is eS-
NAV be en-
outraged by our example. All eyes are
11ncr the western states. Should the
different PARTIES in these states go INTO
the campaign arrayed one against the
other. the various reform forces III oIiieI
states win not only fail to unite, put
in many instances, the SILVER question
will be dropped altogether.
If is TO our interests, 1t is the very
life of bimetallism, that we go into this
campaign united. AS to the methods
and details of unification, the people IN
convention assembled can settle that
The Populists. Democrats and silver
Republicans of Oregon agreed upon
niatforn. and why should we not De
able 70 do likewise? The platform
adonted in Oregon at their recent con-
vention was substantially as tolloWs:
I'VE demand the free and unrestrlct-
ed coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal ratio Of 16 TO l, without
waiting for the consent OF foreign ma
tons. and are unalterably opposed 10
the financial policy OF the present ne
nubIican administration, and especially
denounce the avowed attempt to fasten
the country irrevocably and forever 10
the single GOLD standard.
1--WE demand a national money, IS
sued by the government only, without
the intervention of banks OF issue, 10
be a legal tender for all debts, pubic
and private; also a just, equitable ana
efficient means of distribution direct 10
the people through the lawful dis
bursements of the government.
I'VE demand that the volume OF cir
cuIating medium be speedily increased
to an amount sufficient to meet the
demands of business and population OIL
this country, and to restore the just
level prices of labor and production.
I'VE favor such legislation as win
prevent for the future the demOnetiZa-
zion of any kind of legal tender money
nv private contract, and demand that
the government, in payment Of its OBJ
legations. shall use its option as TO the
kind of lawful money in which they are
to be paid.
further issue of interest-bearing bonds;
that postal savings banks be estab-
lished by the government: that United
states senator's be elected by direct
vote of the people.
I'VE demand the initiative and refer
endum system of lawmaking in its OPP
tional form, and condemn as dangerous
and unjust the surrender in all depart J
ments of the government to the infiu- |
ence Of trusts, corporations and aggre- !
cations of wealth generally; and the |
packing of the courts of the land with |
corporation lawyers"
HENRY w. LAWRENCE,
s. S. SMITH,
NAT WARD FITZGERALD, !
JAMES THOMPSON,
PEOPLES Party Unifcation Committee I
JOSEPH LIPPMAN,
c. Z. ALLEN.
A s. PATTON,
Silver Republican Unification Commit |
tee.
The following letter was drafted and /
ordered transmitted to Chairman r. w. |
Sloan of the Democratic state commit |
tee:
LETTER TO SLOAN.
"SaIt Lake City. Utah, April %, 1898. !
"Hon. R. W. Sloan, Chairman Demo-
cratic State Committee:
Dear Sir-Herewith please find adj
dress 10 the voters of Utah, this day
by a joint conference commit
pies parties of the state of Utah. You
Will note therein that we are instructed
TO invite the state Democratic commit
tee to a conference with us on the sub
ject of the unification of the silver
forces of the state.
I'VE hereby invite you to meet us at
any day that will suit the convenience
Of your committee, and trust that YOU
viii give this matter your prompt at