The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-05

Majority Of the Democrats PerSiStently Voted to
Break the Deadlock, But Failed.
Fourteen Ballots Yesterday, But No Change After the
Third-RepublicanS DETECTING.

bic few left the convention and with them
left a million votes from their party.
Now, there are men and women in this
legislature who say that we can accom-
plish our great object with Democratic
votes. What follyi Where do you eX-
Dect TO get them? My friends, our sue
cess depends on whether we all stand to-
gether-POpulist, Republican and Demo-
crat! We are not to stand on the name or
Democracy. We do not exist merely for
the purpose Of electing Democrats to Of
fee. such a party is not worthy of life.
We exist now-our object now-is to bring
10 the people Of this country bimetalliSm.
That is its sole mission.
IT, now, this worthy exponent of bimet-
alltsm be defeated in this assembly, there
VIII remain not a single man Of these few,
those very few who assisted with voice
and pen and influence to accomplish the
mission Of the Democratic party. There is
not a single man before this assembly
or who can be brought before this as
SemDly VINO can carry the banner OF BIZ
metallism as he. There is no man here in
Utah who has sacrificed more, nay, as
much In 1900 you Will find that there Is
no man within the boundaries of Utah
no, not within these United States-whp
can go forth with more logic and power,
ana draw more votes TO that ticket. You
know that; you know it well. Go TO your
home. so to the miners in the depths Of
the earth; go 10 Washington to the ma
lAu4leAl ltG4tIS u democracy. 10 the ma
lonal leaders OF Repub ic4ni m-and here
ask, Who in Utah has done more for BIZ
metallism, who has sacrificed most who
can and win do most? The answer will
come from each and all, Frank J. Can
nom! Range over the whole United
states and, upon asking who stands most
prominently for bimetallism, the same
name viii be given.
This assembly is, as 1t were, standing
ike an ant on a molehill and declaring
that you see the whole world The thing
Dc
heights. Look al the contest from ma
uonaI standpoint. Rise above our pre-
1uQlcesi come above the plane of irdi-
Viduals- That is what we should do as
patriots alone would do NV friends. it
demands our patriotism: upon it depends
the happiness of ourselves, our children
ana our chlldrens' children: l now ask
you, from the very depths of my heart. TO
throw aside partisanism, declare to the
world that bimetallism is the great uues-
Ton OF the world, and vote with US for
Frank j. Cannon.
TWO REPUBLICANS CONVERTED.
In an eloquent effort, Representative
Law announced his conversion to Sen
ator Cannon's cause, and later in the
day Representative Taylor (Rep)
Joined the silver Republican from
Cache in voting for the retiring sena-
tor. Representative Laws speech was
as follows:
Mr.. President. after listening TO the
eloquent plea OF Representative Johnson
Of Weber in behalf OF the united bime-
taIlic force, l arise to say that l. for one
recognize the force of his argument. and
the justice Of the policy and principle ad-
Vocatee~by him And, sir in line with
that argument and my own conscience, /
! am going to change my vote.
l suppose 1 viii be likely TO earn the
reputation of being tickle in my choice
Of candidate for the United States SEN
ate but up until the present time 1 nave
led N ffra
upon that point my conscience is clear.
and to some extent 1 feel that exquisite
pleasure which Il man always experiences
through the consciousness of having done
his duty and done it well. As to the
future. 1 intend 10 be actuated only by
those same pure and honest motives.
A reason Tor my present change is, Mr..
President. that / am one of those who
DeleVe tn3t no permanent prosperity viii
be enjoyed by the people of the United
States until we restore the free coinage of
silver at the OLD ration of IS to l. What
IS more. sir. believe that our commercial
greatness as a nation. our financial in
dependence and the freedom Of American
farmers and WOrkmen from the shackleS
riveted upon them by an unscruDulOus
money power through the contraction of
our national currencV, depends, to a
large degree. upon the triumph of the
Mr.. President, am as firmly grounded
upon this conviction as the rocks Of
ages, and I cannot help but respond 10
y
tells me that l should come to the rescue
of the man who has sacrificed his all upon
the altar Of financial independence.
/ take Il. ladies and gentemeL nat
IL is just as much of an obligation de-
VOlTing upon American citizens 10 de-
fend our constitutional right and The
cause Of the people as It is to defend /
our national honor and. sir, the man or
woman who does either at the cost of (
personal sacrifice, IS or should be. re- /
garded as hero and as such be entitled !
80 of hnIf
the justice Of the principles he has done /
50 much to vindicate.
1t IS. sir, in line with this sentiment that /
an gong 70 change my vote. 1 am going I
10 vote COR Frank J. Cannon. I am going 4
to vote for him on account Of my frm con- 4
Yiction IL his superior ntness, and be- /
cause I believe his reelection viii be a /
Vindication of q principle which 1 have !
long cOntenced FOR. Ny friends, by elect |
ing him II VIII serve q notice upon the /
gOIdbugs Of the east that Utah is loyal /
TO the silver cause and delights il doing /
honor TO its noble champion.
I believe in so doing ! viii in time re- |
ceive the full and free commentator of |
my entire constituency, because, sir, 1 /
was elected only after pledging myself /
70 vote for no man for United States sen
ator who did not champion the cause of /
silver during the midnight hours of 1896. /
There is one thing want to impress upon /
this assembly. that in casting my vote as
l Will at this time. / do so 10 foster the /
cause Of united and independent bimetal- |
ism. I do so because l believe I owe
my allegiance to the principles which I /
believe are for the material advancement /
~ the great commonwealth of which We
form a part.
take it, sir, that this duty is above
party prejudice and personal gain. ]
say here that next TO the duty owe to
God as my creator and spiritual director.
comes the duty / owe to my country.
Consequently. because I believe the future 5
greatness and the happiness of our popu-
iati0n depends upon the success Of the /
cause Of reconciliation Of silver. I cast
my vote for Senator Frank J. Cannon.
FAIR LEAVES KING.
on the seventy-second ballot Repre-
sentative Farr, who had been support
ing King since the ffty-fifth ballot on
Jan. IS, withdrew and went back to
swelling his vote to %.
After the result of this ballot was
Senator Bennion moved
that when the assembly dissolved, it
be until Monday noon. Senator Smoot
proposed an amendment, making the
hour $3.50 yesterday afternoon. The
amendment prevailed by a vote of SO
TO q. Almost without exception the
King, Cannon and Powers forces voted
IN opposition to the amendment, while
the Republicans and the McCune men
favored it.
Before the original motion as amend
ed was put, Representative n. J. Har-
ms proposed that dissolution be until
p. m, ana by an overwhelming vote
the earlier hour was agreed to.
TWELVE CONSECUTIVE BALLOTS.
On reconvening at p. m, the joint