Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04

hover over the valleys below. Now, I
invite you today 10 higher regions.
What are we here for7 II IL to stand
narrowly on our creed OF Democracy
IL Il to place It's pnmc above It's true
mcanlngi My friends. you all know
that the Democratic party has grand,
glorious mission to perform. And we
must not forget that mission In greater
than name. our object ~ to place as
q polar star a sound currency that will
meet the demands of our great nation.
Your believe and believe that upon
this question depends the civilization
Of this people. their children and chill
drcn's children.
II you are not cnthuscd with tho
spirit Of this question then you are not
Democrat and should Join the ranks
OF the gold party. There ara only two
parties. they are forever opposed 60
each other. they can not Join shoulder
TO shoulder for amy purpose. DO you
not remember that fatal year Of isi3
when Us " by an assassin creeping
through a window In the darkness. free
coinage % silver wa stricken down by
a single blow. For more than two years
now. the American people have been
promised that the crime would be cor
rcctcd. but the promises have turned
a. ashes ON the lips. ana nothing ever
done. Finally In 1896. only two short
years ago. u began to be- realized that
this was the great question before the
American people. Then they had be-
come worked up 10 such n condition
that new declaration OF Independence
waa declnrcd-a declaration which nr-
sorts that the poor people have the
right 10 be respected. that the poor
people shall be protected.
VITO. now. my friend. went forward
Ia that mighty conflict? who went
with uH In that hour OF trial7
The D.ps.ll.s a.. .fsr =
Instead OF their own they named your
candidate and mine. And aH you re-
member In that 81. Louis convention.
crowded with the representatives OF
Manmon. there We're those few. a Hln-
Hlc Few, very fcw. That few stood
there amid the kissing. the soothing,
ana the sarcasm from pit to gallery
those few stood there and declared:
Rather than bow To the cross OF gold,
from this on we join hands with that
party who In name nro opposed Ia ua,
but who In truth are for W., with un.
the people and the nation" Thots
noble fcw loft the convention AMI with
them left n million votes from their
party.
Now there are men and women IN
this Legislature who say that We can
accomplish our great object with Eem-
ocratlc votes. What follyl Were do
You expect TO get thems My friends,
stand oRother,-popullHt, Republican
and I'cmncrati We are not 10 atnni ON
the rano OF Democracy but On iir
mission Of Democracy. We do not cx-
lss merely for the purpose of elcctlng
Democrats tc Office; such party IA not
worthy OF life. We exist now--our OBJ
iect row-ia TO bring To the people OF
this country blmctalism, that Ia It's
Sole mission.
II now this worthy exponent OF BIZ
metaliam BIO defeated In this assembly
there VIII remain not a single man OF
these fcw. those very few who assisted
with voice. ana pen. and influence TO
accomplish the mission OF the Demo-
cratic party. There IN not a single man
before this assembly or that can be
brought before this assembly. who
can carry the banner, OF bimetaliHm
~ he. There II no man here In Utah
who has sacrificed more, nay. aa much,
In 1900 you viii Ind that there IL no
man within the boundaries OF Utah
no. not within these United States
who can 10 forth with morn logic and
power and draw more votes To that
ticket You know that; you know II
well. Go to your constituency. go 20
your children at home, 10 10 the miners
In the depths OF the earth. 10 10 WASH
ington. 10 the national leaders OF Dem.
ooraey. to the national leaders OF Re-
publicanism aud there nrk
the question. Who In Utah has
done most for blmetallsm. who
has Paorincced most. who can and will
do moHt2 The nnswSrlwill come from
each. from all. Frank J. Cannonl"
Range over the whole United States
and upon Asking who stands most
prominently for blmetalliam. the same
name will be given.
This assembly Is as II were stand
ing like an ant on a mole hill and de-
olaring that You see the whole world,
The thing 10 do, my friends, IN 10 rise
TO superior heights. Look at the con-
test from a national standpoint. Rise
above our preJudices. come above the
plane OF individuals. That In what
we should do Az patriots alone would
do. My friends II demands our pa
triotiBm upon II depends the happi-
ness Of ourselves. our children and our
Childrens' children. ! now ask you
from the very depths Of my heart 20
throw aside partisanism. and declare
TO the world that blmetallsm Is tho
great question OF the world.