The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-16

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. full g measure of liberty as he him
/ self had enjoyed.
4 ask you to forget that you are
! Democrats, or Republicans. or Popu-
/ lists, or Socialists. Remember only
/ that YOU are American citizens and do
/ your duty" was Colonel Cranes close.
amid tremendous applause.
Ovation to Senator Cannon.
After two more splendidly rendered
1 campaign songs by the quartette Col
onei Crane introduced Senator Cannon.
II rs my duty as well as nv pleasure -
said he, Ito introduce, if an introduc-
ton is necessary. one of Utah's most
gifted sons. He is one who stood with
me IN the Republican party battling
for the interests of the people until
the party fell into the hands of the pi-
rates who now dominate and control if
he IS one who has remained true to his
principles and true TO the people and
II Is with great pleasure that 1 present
TO you Senator Frank ]. Cannon"
When Senator Cannon rose to speak
the audience gave him a splendid ova-
ton. For several minutes the cheer
ing continued. When he was finally
able to make himself heard, he began
what many in the audience pronounced
the finest political speech they had ever
heard.
Country comes before party and
principle stands above partisanship."
said he, in beginning THE peoDIe of
this country are about to decide the
most momentOus election since 1860. II
Is a matter of great thought at the
present moment that whatever NAV h.
the different views entertained by on
citizens, all agree that we are confront
ing situation of the utmost gravity
l am going to beg Of you that for a
brief time while I shall speak to YOU
arvaT# Is -
an OF your precOnceived ideas. Parties
have time to fall, but the repubIie
goes on forever"
Obligation of Citizens.
Senator Cannon told how. as a. bow
during the dark days in Utah. he was
IN w washington and attended a sitting
OF congress He prayed then that if
Otah ever had representation and a
voice IN that body, the people here
would seEd ONLY men who would be
true to the traditions and beliefs of
inns people. He spoke of the solemn
obligation conferred by statehood. 1t
was an obligation that every citizen
should feel
And So he went on. Il NAV asl.
you if you Will for a little time hear
with me and forget that you belong
TO any political party. What is the
duty OF the citiZen2 First he must re-
we're the Declaration of Independence
DCNluSC IL " dS the spirit OF liberty sent
down from heaven TO earth. Second.
ne must obey the constitution. because
the constitution is the earthly tabar
nacle IN which the spirit of liberty has
taken It's abiding place He must wage
a battle for the sanctity of the consti-
tuition and the Declaration of Independ-
ence. because since they came into
being twenty-five great free peoples
IN the western hemisphere have risen
to the dignity of government by them
selves and for themselves
THAT is the corner stone of my faith.
Upon 1t I plant my feet and no Darti-
sanshiD shall move me from it
Continuing. Senator Cannon said that
the money question was the principal
thing on which depends the welfare of
the people He thought the government
should issue all the money in existence
IN the republic. The issuance of money
vas a governmental function and
should be retained in the hands of the
government.
Money for Peoples Needs.
Enough should be issued for all the
needs OF the people. The amount would
be determined by the experience of the
past, by the needs of the present and by
he obligations upon the human race to
pay in certain kinds of money All
civilized nations, he said. use two kinds
IF metal money. No country on earth
has enough of the two kinds. because
every civilized nation supplements its
metal money by currency. The metals
should be coined in the ratio which
nature had established and maintained