Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-02
r,,grss,man Kerr Sounds the
party's Slogan
gFOR THE GOLD STANDARD.
,,n r.nst ~ rnto Law -Adn,inistra'
don commended ana D" hHpHn-
slon Policy indorsed.

c,i,,pbu, o.. June This has been
p,uebety day In the Republican
s,,.. convention. ns much az yesterday
-, Naah day. The coHfereuccg con.
,,.n. however. and thc ncd may next
w., I'M pturhorty. There h an yet no
,nninr slate. and horc are those who
,,.svs no winning combination can be
,,n.d until after che test Of balloting.
"a, committee ON mlCu and order u
t-dna.s tonIrht limited an Nominating
...arbes 10 i've minute. with only one
,.endlns speech Of one minute, Ia nn'
,sIpatlon Of tho convention. running
its Into Friday night OF being oontin'
ma over to Saturday
rtr session ~ the convention today
ga brief. The convention assembled
h,riiy after Z pm, ana before ain
.inHrnsd an 10 ann tomorrow, Ho "a
aanuW che Cumml Tee Co meet tnnifhb
III Cvrm Uullur. chairman n the
attis central committee, called thi cone
,ist.an 10 order. There were demon.
,inti6na when Senator'S Hanna ana
Fftkor and othura entered the hAll,
Mr. iiulnr WHl che rcd At cNgi}
-'stion of Inc nnmo OF Mckinley. lie
-rnluHccd that tho state committee
IN selected Hon. W, &. Kerr ot Mans
asi f0r chairman n the convention
Mr. RERR's ADDRESS.
c5narcr.mnn Kcrr on bling intro
ss.sl. OPENED with n warm commenda.
fr 90 tho hIWiniH tmii1u Of ~ .idgnl
Mckinley and Gov. Bushnell lio de.
rird That the Republican party had
rnrrtd tho condition uf thc country
frm lerrtUiln 90 prosperity. speak.
Ia ID thc war with Spain, be- said j.
~, beeun for humaulfy'a rnkc, aud
fnt nnirr thc ruldnF hand " VII.
Inn McIelnlcy % bad Flvcn the United
sM6s q standing uinlnE the nrlt pow
en ~ the earth, Dc tad 10 aay. 20
emo. three figures would stand out ~
tr.rtrau hIrtory. WASHINGTON, Lin.
an ana Mckinney. hall hei
Hffss admin trHtlnn n George wash
i,f'6n created a.. Republic, the nd
-tIstration or ~ -1hnfu Lincoln rrc.
fIrsd II. bat the admiuiiirau1n OF
william Mckinley. maintaining ull ~
fnIar and provincial nhvnnl1HcH' rave
h. rank and prestige, ths mavuih-
IN dttdcm ~ d world power. ANA Cor
IN the ndminlHirntnn o. Mckinley
I'm r1rit With tho administrations %
wellington and Linc1ln.
THE REPUnLIgs FUTURE.
In some quarters grave doubts are
trIsr sNurosicd no 10 tho future OF the
Republic. So FAR nH these expressions
eninatr form pom1 rat1-and they
IA largely from th1t t.r-they
sinniv GrpfraH the normal conditions OF
awht and distress which are INSOFAR.
~ frIrn ihe drr1nEod ormuiam and
III. melancholy soul " the Democratic
riry 4 icw othori Whose souls orc
III tuned 10 the uic % proErcsa nte
dsalulnr against ne wi1ns. hnl
atrrcra N expansion ana imperialism
nv normal conscience ~ ms marion
nh psrmlt no wrong, ANA u we enter
rs5n ths policy uf so.c1llod lmprrinl-
An Do vIii be- founded upon such prlns
rlHaa % fFht and Justice ~ ourhclNcH
az nthrfs nH viii commend pa 90 INC
enlightened conscience ana Judgment
oitha world.
MONT TO EXTEND TERRlToRY.
.Thay ray Il Do unconstitutional and
uf.AmHHrin 10 extend our territory
A nffIrrufhed Federal judge recently
rfI. ThU people uf the United states
Without breach OF Faith TO th' pre-
in uf thp past, Ca SERIOUS danger 20
fH0xp. aUunH ~ our iutuie' can mona
permanently 900 ur "a purtlonut the ter.
rUT That has boon occupied hN our
tr6fa During the ufurrrHn NJ war !
Ulirrlhs 90 that doctrine. II WhH not
uIeIal uttcrnnCc, hut 10 announced
tM law. n this D. not law Cpufiltus
tldnll and moral obligations tglulrc
That we should give back tn France
thi i.nulFlsua Territory, runrhlnE from
'tht Lake VI tho Woods t. the lnllAe'
We should give back Florida and Key
Wet 10 spain, Texas and the Call.
f0mIH country. with an ita gold, "a
aiedcn. Alaska 90 russia, ana Hawaii
~ queen illipuknlnul aud WHOM thlH
ms boon done, ! uftaume our dlmin.
ishd and dlminutlvo pogrenaIonni would
Quit mo throhbiug ambition or these
genlewon that we should not become
an Imperial power.
cANNoT REMAIN iNBuLAR.
Eve must now take position of In.
ruuDn in The affairs Of th. world, ~
We would. we can uo luurCr remain In
nllt che boundaries VI the continental
tell wan nOl0ngcr restrain tho influence
nni onorgln Of s0.o0oo0o Of people,
dln0t mean that We should 30 out into
the world seeking territorial conquoati
DO NOT mean that We SHAH become
IN auN way cntunrnd with foreign
countries ar Interested In their Internal
policy We should not 40 THIS, The
Influence I would Yield would come
tnmuTh the force and potency ut q
splhiid navy and splendid merchant
marine"
QUESTION OF FINANCE.
On tho question OF finance, SIR. Kerr
sali' we promised Ia 1850 that. u
flign tho power, We would make such
amanlmenta 20 our currency laws nf
MQlF correct their evils and plant our
mnnrtny system upon "a basis notI1e
ma enduring No power WAS Hlven ~
~ make amendments until The election
~ NE present Congress, ana within
forty days after II had conc into cN'
lHlenre O. Ropubllcnn committee OF 10
members met and pupnrcd plan "
iullIllng that pledge.
FoR THE GOLD srANpARD.
'M member OF that committee.
am not nc liberty at this time 90 ais
cl9fe oven the substance OF ltH deter
mlnlNoni hun HH n member of the Re
pablcnn party, I am nt liberty 10 do
ware what The Republican party pro
ppaa 90 DO now that II has power u
nom branches of congrcsa and Ia III
executive, II proposes 10 enact Int
we form " law the gold standard, nni
theh ~ proposes to keep every dolla
IN use In the country up 20 that stand
afd IL Is golng TO do this 40 that here
alhf no dOctrinniro or m0untehunk
catching Tho people m their guard, cal
lhfust disorder ana Generalization int
Dur financial nnnira nj home and dis
credit ua abroad"
cLEYELAND's SCHEME.
The speaker then tool, up tho question
W. gIii service, declaring that Presii