The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-14

and admit her wrong; and actuated
her, in violation of the Monroe doctrine
! to attempt an unwarrantable encrOach-
ment upon the territory of Venezuela
until ordered by the American govern
ment to halt, Notwithstanding that our
new ambassador at the court of st.
| James seemed to think that his first
duty was to apologize to the English
people therefor; and she has paraleled
our inland water ways and railroads
from ocean to ocean, separating us
from our Alaskan possession. She is
now and Will ever be our principal COM
petitor in the commerce of the world.
Under such circumstances, it would
her greatest boast in diplomacy to
engender the animosity of the other
nations of the world toward US by such
an alliance. For then, in case the
emergency should ever arise that our
country should feel it necessary to COM
mand her to halt again in any of her
future aggressions and she should re-
fuse, the United States would find
herself without friend in the sister
hood of nations. A lively appreciation
of the true bearings of both nations will
be the surest guarantee of lasting
friendship and peace between them"
The speaker closed with an express
sion of the hope that the democracy
will not permit selfish thought of prob
able party success to displace the desire
to prevent evils that threaten the coun-
try.
The hall was half emptied when Mr.
Stanchfield finished his speech, but the
noise had not diminished. Informal re-
ceptions in the boxes added not a little
to the general confusion. and made the
task of the speakers more difficult.
Frederick G. Schraub, who spoke on
THE State Democracy wa9 heard
much be5ter than any of the ether
speakers. There were scarcely 400 din
ers in the hall when Mr.. Schraub con-
cluded his speech.
HARMONY IN PARTY.
Robert B. Roosevelt followed. He re-
sponded to the sentiment, Harmony in
the Democratic Party. North, South,
East and WeSt-the Only Salvation of
American institutions. Said he:
No man is greater than the Demo-
cratic party; not even the great lead
ers of bygone days, whom we still re-
we're as the highest expounders of its
faith. Not one of them ever assumed
to be nor shall it remain to our time
for any Individual to claim that he is
better, that he is greater, that he is
wiser than the party. The party rarely
errs even temporarily, and if led aStray
for a moment soon swings back to its
original pathway. Today it is looking
earnestly for the leader. who Will give
expression to its principles and guide it
once more on the read to the success
which it deserves. There never was
time when great party so needed a
great leader. It has been said that the
man always arises to meet the %ea-
sion; here is the occasion. where is the
man? Personally. L have hoped that
the young Lochinvar would come out
of the west"
Speaking of trusts, which he CON
demned, he said:
In cOndemning. them. however. care
must be taken not to attack beneficial
organizations for the proper cO-oDera-
ton of men of moderate means who. by
uniting their capital. become the equals
OF the Serat capitalists and have many
of their advantages. l hold in my
hands the. announcement of what is
called a big smelter combination / /
presume they would say a big combf-
nation of smelters.' for the object of
this trust, as trust it clearly appears to
be, is to raise the price of silver It's
modest initial purpose, as announced in /
the prospectus, is to increase this only 1
10 per cent, but if it successfully fol- |
lows the example of it's brother trusts |
1T Will not stop there, and we may look
forward to the glorious day when silver |
will once more be worth it's revered ra-
ton of 10 to l of gold. or may even sur !
pass it. Then the crime of 10 may.
with just retaliation, be. repeated on !
the yellow metal. and it, in its turn. /
may be branded with the - race of |
deprecated value Thus through this |
trust may the Democracy be once more !
united and its fundamental principle of /
honest money for honest men be re-
affirmed
The speaker opposed a graduated in /
come tax as unjustly discriminating |
against the rich. He declared that the |
sanctity of the supreme court must be |
preserved. Continuing. he said:
"All the principles declared by Thorn |
as Jefferson are equally sacred. can
not revert to them all in the short time /
allowed me, but win mention one other. !
The honest payment of our debts and /
sacred preservation of the public faith. |
No national creditors shall be forced to |
accept deprecated currency, and the |
words of a public obligation shall be |
interpreted rather against ourselves. in /
order that no shadow of dishonor shall |
fall upon the nation
Mr.. Roosevelt was followed by Cen |
eral Catlin, who spoke on Democracy |
of Brooklyn
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings /
spoke on THE Army and Navy"
At the conclusion of Justice Van
Wyck's speech many persons left the /
hall.
Justice Van Wyck's reference to |
trusts" the STATE canals" and the |
"inadvisability of am alliance with |
Great Britain seemed to attract more
attention than anything else he said. |
and these utte~ances were applauded
with much show of spirit
John B. Stanchfield, responding to |
Thomas Jefferson had much difficult !
ty in making himself heard.