Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-31

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parity II would be- wol. In the fasc u
the important municipal election. which
would have ON cf0ot on the coming
state election. 90 recall the record NJ
the Two great political parties They
all remembered the campaign OF 1899.
and the prosperity which existed at
that time. Even Democratic Journals
ncknuW lrdEod that In tho face OF tho
prosperity then prevailing under proai.
dcnt hntfiHun'a standardization there
wna mo- place f0r tho calamity huwlori
The Democrats won't into that cam-
rulEn nn platform which declared.
Tor The lrat tmo lu our history. that
n tnrin for protection was unronatitu-
tlonnl They H1i1 10 the people Give
up chance. and Oct uH cfysinlizo our
principle into leglHlttl0n. and We will
promote your h1ppIncEH and your pros
perltNl The people gave them the
chance. For The nrst time since the bo-
ginning uf the Civil War they were
givcn complete control Of the lave
making departments ~ our govern
mont They had tho President and
both branches uf Congress What fol.
lowodf within four months there
came 90 The country q puulc unpHrri-
leled ln our history Every uccoedlng
day announced nn Increasing number
OF failures Finally. the domestic nd-
mlnlHuntlnn discovered that tho panic
was due To- The law authorizing tho
coinage of 900 900 silver dollars month.
y. Thcroupnn. the Democratic Con-
Eresa was convened IN special session
for the sole purpofo % repeating tho
only silver law we had on our statute
books. Tho repeal NJ this law failed
70 work change. Finally IN n time
N profound peace, the Democratic adj
mlnlsltntion went Go Wall street and
sold seq 100000 ~ bonds 90 obtain
money 10 pay the ordinary running
expense o. the government AZ that
time We were running hohind al tho
rate Of 100000 day. And when the
Democratic administration passed
from power the public debt had been
Increased f3Gy ,oo00 600, ana the treasury
was practically empty. Compare thar
record with the record uf President
iarrlaon'a administration. iic rc-
duced tho public debt f2ii, sie.sa0 aud
when DE- turned over the treasury there
was q surplus OF so. g03. 0ls cash. Conc
pare the last Democratic adminlstrn.
tiou with President McKinicys nd-
fuinlsifatlon. In time q war our rove
MUGS paid our expenses. our Industries
were pruspcrlng n.y. never before. our |
exports had reached the highest figures
and the nation had been advanced IN !
nplondur and riury The mcrcnntn re- /
ports were filled with astonishing .,nto- |
menta or extraordinary prosperity"
Tie then directed his attention 90 the /
Philipplues. Those islands. ho said. we
wv N|NN'NNNNN N"HNNNN MNM NNMNMN|Na !
Dewey had been aCnt over there TO de-
Htruy the spanish fleet. ana the days |
were counted until word came telling uH /
N his matches victory. ana we an |
cried, send troops 90 help Dewey hold 1
the lflaudI" Mr.. Thomas then spoke
NJ the Republican candidate Tor Mayor.
a man, be- r1ld. who has carved hla f1r-
tune out M tho mountains, honest life.
nnd against whom no one could say a
word.
JAMES T. HAMMOND.
Governor Wells thou introduced
James T. Hammond. secretary ~ state.
Z man whom, hc said. was efficient ana
honest. Ar Hammond spoke In part
lH follows.
'slncc 1895 / have not seen such con-
iDnce ana enthusiasm us ! nnd among
.hr ranks of the Republican party ln
.hlH campaign. 10 o. an omgn ~ Huc-
Secs when We 40 To the polls "a week
rom tomorrow. hut Z desire 60 remind
YOU, ana ask you also 90 remind your
leight orf, that To- order 20 vote on elec-
ION day you must nrrt be- rcgIaterod.
lhgrn nre great many people
within the city Who are not yei rsF-
stored. and tomorrow is the last day
ur registration, ana you ought 90 re-
member that unless they got their
inmca upon the registration books they
NH not have an opportunity to vote a
u men We have placed before you FOR
i0ur candidates.
"wa are told hero IN this hall the
lthor evening hy the Democratic
peakora that the. spanish war was "a
war because tho Demo- /
ratio minority IN the halls of Congress
lad compelled the Republican party l
% 40 10 war and we We're also told |
hat this prosperity we are enjoying o.
Democratic property Well 10 docs l
Iot look much Ike the brand they gave
d thrcc yraw ago. They say II is
minority in Congress compelled tho re.
publican majority Co pass such leulHiu- I
ION uH would bring about this PROS l
'Hrlty. Whom they were iu the MAJ
1uiy, the Republican minority would
lot Def them pass the laws they wanted |
% IN order 10 bring prosperity. fo they
ah lo pass any old laws and Wc know
Do result ApplauHal And my friends /
ur Democratic friends concgic
tltement or facts that close observers
ave been recognized Tor long time,
ud that IL that u Do only when the
Democratic party IL On minority In the
ullH of Congress that we ret lcgisln-
lon that even the Democrats arr proud
n refer TO-"
And then Secretary Hammond told OF
be- Democratic t.cglslnturo OF ~
nj 'ba, but said that the Democratic
ress ana speakers do not point with
ride 90 a single thing that was done
d oithcr the Democratic national adj
or the Democratic Iogls-
iiurcH % this State. Tie told how the
ioucy OF the people had been squnn- /
erred hy the Democratic Lcgislnturus
{ THIS state through the delay 60 carry .
at Liquidation and choose United
tatcs Senators, which had not been nc- 1
lmpllshcd at tho lnHt session. and said ,
bat the Republican Logislature had ,
l1nen two United States senators and Z
ala not take thcm half "a day, lie
aid, too. TINT until the last Democratic ,
legislature there had never been /
lggoatlnn 90 this Tertitnr or State !
int money had been used In the Logls- i
tive halls Tor the purpose or Affecting !
rlHlntlvo action He said the incident / d
us painful 60 him, because aH u ma y
We 0f Utah, he had always boosted OF I
be- fact that such q thing has never Z
lpponcd. iln hoped thaf the Uepubll- l.
ans would see 20 II that Il ala not oc- \
ar again by commencing now and d
getting tho Republican city tickot; and d
q ~ follow II up ~ oIccting next year q
Republican ticket IN this State and ii
lG~. The A 1