The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-05

fersOn and jackson, evoked outbursts
of cheers. He declared that jefferson |
believed in expansion only as il made
homes for American men upon their
own continent.
Dwelling at length on the progress !
made by the Democratic party in the |
cause of human rights, Mr.. Reed grew
impassi0ned in his eulOgy on the good |
work done by il through all the years
Of it's existence. A yell Of applause
greeted his announcement trat the
convention was gathered upOL Demo-
cratic soil and as the guests OF a Dem
Ocrdtic constituency that had always
been in the forefront Of the political
fights of the country. When he de-
clared that, in the name Of that De-
mocracy he bid the visiting delegations
welcome, and proclaimed victory at the
polls in November, he was interrupted
by cheers and applause, and the ap-
plause when he finished was long.
OVATION TO HILL
Senator Hill entered just at this mo-
ment and the applause turned to him.
Hill of New York. Hill, Hilli" they
shouted
But it was noticed that the New York
delegation did not respond 70 the en-
thusiasm- Hill came in with Elliott
Danforth OF New York, and stopped al
the aow.
Delegate John Mcmahon, of Rome,
arose and gave his seat TO the ex-sen-
ator. Hill smiled and thanked him.
Meanwhile the crowd continued to yell
for Hill Let's hear Hill, with a
few Kisses interSpersed. until the chair
man finally raped them, to order. A
few minutes later they renewed the
call, but the audieSCe was impatient TO
get on with the proceedings and show
ed their disapproval with Kisses.
Finally the chairman was able to
make his voice heard, and introduced
Governor Thomas of Colorado, the
| temporary chairman
| "A round of applause greeted Gov
/ ernor Thomas as he assembled the plat
form. He looked the ideal presiding
officer. tall. dignified. black CARRIED. his
| face showing intellectually and force
of character. He held in mis- hand the
| typewriter manuscript OF his speech
AMI in full round voice. easily reach
ing to the remOtest corners of the
building, he began his address as tenn
pOrary chairman.
GOV. THOMAS SPEECH.
Governor Thomas gave a brief his
| tory of the administrations of Presi-
dents Harrison and Cleveland after
which he said:
THE line of division between politi-
cal forces became sharply defined in
! 1896, upon what was called the money
question. That question involved, as
We then asserted. and as we now know.
every other economic problem. 1t en-
| braCed within its wide lirlita-
tons the issues of labor and capital,
of combination and competition and of
production. transportation and distri-
button. 1t was predicted that the de-
feat of bimetallism would be followed
by the retirement of all forms of gov
eminent currency. by the delegation of
the power Of note issue to the holders of
the national obligations, the practical
/ consolidation of all lines of transporta-
ton. and the consequent domination OF
every commercial pursuit by score of
colossal mOnOpOlies. These predictions
have generally been verified.
Democratic defeat had scarcely been
recorded when the march Of coIsOli-
dalton was resumed Every avenue of
industry is closed 10 the competitive
energy of the citizens. has been listed
on the stock exchange and rises and
falls with the turn of the gambler
card. Consultations succeed consOli-
dations, and as they lessen in mum
her they enlarge in the volume Of theiI
real and fictitious acCumulatiOns and
their more despotic sway over al
!
These evils. startling in theil
magnitude. and inevitable in the cCnse-
quences, must either eliminate in one
5 immense aggregation. al-powerful and
all-absorbins, or be arrested and dis
solved ~ the force of an arousec
{ public opinion finding expression at tbs
polls in support of the nominees OF
! this convention.
B1METALLISM INDICATED.
, Said Governor Thomas: The Dhe-
nc!nenal increase in the output of gold
J has materially added TO the genera
stock of primary money and relieved
E some Fart of the stress OF contraction
which succeeded the closure of the In.
dian minis to silver in 1898. The conse
{ quent Improvement in business and il
t the industrial conditions may be traced
r directly 10 this fact, although the fail
ure Of crops in various portions of tn,
world and the waging OF a great Of
fenSive war, with its accompanying
l expenditure of treasure, have contrib
- uted to the general result The en-
2 larEement of the sum of our metalli,
b money has Chcapened its value. stimu
lated prices and set the wheels of en-
terpriSe again in motion. No more sig
nal demonstration Of the bimetalli
cOnte1tiOn vas ever witnessed. Ha,
[ of the two metals been uninterrupted
they would have kept the quantity o
. our money of redemption in harmon,
with our national growth ana our de
VelOpmCDt aCaCe with the increased
wealth and population. The terriOl
70 crises of the past quarter Of. cen
fury. with their attendant mlSerle
! and bankruptcy. would have beel
. avoided. and prosperity would have re
l I, Al nd II q
The false plea or 1895 that the none
tary volume was sufficient and tn
/ worlds supply OF gold ample for II
needs is now transparent. It's error !
, ! admitted in the boast OF cur opDO
) / nents that they have increased our pc
! / canita circulation. The vast Guanti
ties produced by the mines are readil
b | absorbed b. the ceaseless demand 70
: its use and its multiplied increase j
| earnestly hoped for. No voice IS raise
( AGAINST its continued production \
p l fear SIS EXPRESSED that we can besem
barrassed by its abundance Yet its an
! ! nuaI output exceeds that of gold an
l | silver in the years when the latter wa
. | repudiated because Of its threatened in
= I undation. our opponents stand con
! ! founded by the irresistible operation @
/. / a law they have denied.
: IMPERIALISM DENOUNCED.
l Continuing Governor Thomas said
we believe in that system of expan
sion which. under Democratic Tul'
D.. ! brought half the continent rs a galaX
, of commemorative into the Union w
i denOunce that expansion which, b
conquest, overcOmeS the people of ar
: other hemisphere under the pretez
of giving them liberty which govern
them by force. which denies to theI
l. the rights OF citizens. which subject
the American workman TO increase
( and deadly competition by confrOntin
him with h0rdes of Orientals comm
bither from so-called provinces to tax