The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-14


earnest advocate. It's columns teemed
with references to the. crime of '73. This
was also true of the Ogden Standard,
but both have gone back on the ques-
ton. and are earnest advocates OF the
gold standard. Why, 1 say, should We
follow the Republican leaders2 We
want political truths to be fixed and
unalterabie- We want political prin-
ciples to be definite and certain. Have
not the Republicans of Utah enough
wisdom and stamina and courage to
determine what their principles are?
DO they have TO wait till Mark Hanna
calls convention and adopts a plat
form before they can have any views
which they dare to express? Gap
Dlause)
The overshadowing Question.
We cannot deny it, the one great
oVershadowing question is the silver
question: said Mr.. King, and then
gave some mint statistics showing
that there was more money per capita
when our population was only half as
great. than now. And yet the finan-
elai measure ROW about to be Dassed
Dy republican congress proposes to
strike down half of the circulating me-
dunn of this country. Mr.. King re-
viewed the flop of the Republican par
~, as shown by the declaration in IA
VOr OF bimetallism in its platform and
the appointment of the commission to
bring about an international agree
ment But just when English states
men were looking with favor on the
proposition, the Republican secretary
Of the treasury and the Republican
president were declaring against it at
home.
Judge King traced some of the at
tempted silver legislation in congress,
cans.
When the Dingley bill was in con-
gresS, there were efforts made TO at
tach free silver measure and an in
come tax. The Republicans refused to
consider these amendments. Time af-
Ter time, the questions were raised, and
time after time the Republicans voted
them down, while every Democrat ex-
cept one voted for them.
A Beautiful Pair.
But they say" continued the speak
er, referring to some critics, that lie.
Cleveland stood for the gold standard.
Grant it. Why, then, do they now re-
main in the Republican party with
Cleveland? He is there supporting
Mckinley with all the power that he
possesses. 1t is a beautiful pair. VIII
liam endorses Grover, and Grover en-
dorses William
The speaker then drew a vivid word
picture of q worship scene, calling on
Mr.. Weber to assist him with scrip
tural illusions In the picture Mark
Hanna was the central figure or high
priest.
Toward him, arm in arm, marches
William Mckinley and Grover Cleve-
land, singing the praises of the gold
standard, while behind them, holding
up their robes, comes Arthur Brown, |
the salt Lake Tribune, A. L. Thomas. /
Heber NJ. Wells, George Sutherland. l !
VIII not mention the name Of my dis
tinguished Republican friend in this
county (Glasmann). Oauehter and
applause, continued for nearly min
ute).
The Financial Bill.
Just before the last Republican con-
gress, the Republicans appointed a
committee to draft a bill 70 regulate
the currency. Mr.. Diversified was
chairman. They went down to Allan
tic City, just as close TO New York as
they could get without exciting sus-
plcion- But, my friends, you ought to |
see the trail that was beaten over there
from Wall street. The bankers, money !
changers and mOnOpolists came over |
there by the score and day by day they !
!
the bill which Mr.. Overstreet recently
introduced as house bill No. l, 10 regu- !
late the currency, deine the standard |
and for other purposes This bill |
strikes down over Sg1s, 900 coo Of money |
that has heretofore been legal tender. |
and puts nothing in it's place. DO you |
want this? Then vote for my distin- |
guished opponent. He believes in that |
bill. This bill says that the govern 1
ment shall no longer issue, paper money |
but such power is delegated solely to I
the national banks. They are not re- |
stricted in any way. They can issue |
up 70 the amount of the bonds which 4
they buy. l say there never was de- |
vised such a damnable scheme. This |
bill should be called a bill for the pur- /
poses Of taking all the property of the |
many and putting il into the posses
sion OF the few" (Applause).
Mr.. Hammond says he believes in |
the measure, preferring. however, the |
senate bill. There is not much differ |
ence in the measures. A man was |
lynehed once in Arizona On his coat |
the eXecutiOners pinned a placard: !
Part Of the time he was burned mean, |
and part of the time he was a burned !
sight meaner' (Applause)
DO you want bimetallism? Do you |
want II in '96? We're you sincere hen? /
Have you changed? l was then hon I
ored by the nomination for the office to /
which l am now candidate. / was !
elected by over 10000 majority because /
Of the principle that l represented. /
Have 1 changed? Has Bryan changed? !
If you could vote for me then why
can't you vote for me now?
Sometimes we hear the Oracular 1
statement that Mckinley is going TO /
be elected and il IS a. good thing to |
stand in with the administration. NV
friends, Mckinley viii not be elected. 1
The American conscience is slowly. but !
surely, awakening, and deep disgust |
is being felt over the vacillating DoIf- /
cies Of a man with a string where he /
should have a backbone" daughter |
and applause.(
The SPEAKER illustrated this by the |
Porto Rican question. quoting from the /
presidents early declarations in favor
of giving the island equal rights with /
the rest Of our possessions, and con- |
trasting them with the Porto Rican /
tariff measure imposing duty on prod |
ucts from the island, a bill favored by l
the president at the dictation Of DO |
litical trusts. led by the tobacco com |
bine.
Concerning Trusts.
The speaker then showed I'D the
trusts, showing how the Republicans /
had fOstered them He read from a
speech by Republican Governor Pin
gree OF Michigan, wherein he pointed |
out how the Republican party was be- /
He also quoted from a speech by SEN |
ator Thurston (Rep). who said the /
trusts and monopolists had been kicked |