The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-01

an for daring to sit in judgment and
irnpugn motives of silver Republicans
who went back TO the Repub n
party. The speaker believed in the -
come tax, but il had been passed by d
Republican majority. The supreme
court declared it unconstitutional The
people" said Mr.. Fitch, always pay
the taxes"
This was in reply to Mr.. Bryan's
statement that the Republicans, in
stead of placing taxes on wealth, look
ed around for some other method TO
further tax the people. 1.-The Demo-
cratic party has always been ready TO
die for its convictions" read the speak
er. Il am willing that they should"
Oaughter.)
Il say that Bryan's reference to the
lack of leisure of the laboring classes
lis rank demagogy. There is not Ia
boring man in this country who saves
his money, but has time to take va
cation at. least one or two weeks a
year" CSilence)
THE Tribune did wrong in criticizlng
Rawlins for leaving his post at Wash
/ ington. The senator did right to come
and electioneer for King. He was of
no use in Washington. Rawlins' rec
ommendation would not be listened to
on the appointment Of a S12 year
postmaster"
Once a Bimetallist.
The speaker had, he confessed, earn
estly advocated bimetallism. Since then,
however, the gold output had greatly
increased and thus increased the value
of money. Several nations had also
gone to the gold standard and made BIZ
metallism harder to get. The speaker
omitted TO reply 70 Bryan's claim that
the action of their nations also made
gold more in demand and therefore left
bimetalliSm still more necessary for
this country.
Mr.. Fitch then gave a long theoreti-
cal disquisition on the relations of gold
and silver, discussing the subject from
the well known standpoint of the Re-
publicans and winding up with the an
Gent tale that if we had bimetallism
the silver of the world would be
| brought here to coin.
Only a. Few Trusts.
The speaker then took up the trust
: question and asserted that there were
few trusts left. He pooh-poohed the
I idea of trusts being dangerous. The
sO-called beef trust, he characterized
4 as no trust at all. He admitted that
I trusts would interfere with the employ
ment of travelling men, but still the
/ travelling man was but a middleman
and therefore unnecessary. Another
! beneficient trust is the labor trust, -
said the speaker, referring to labor or
| CARNATIONS. Iss 80 -
There is no such thing as raw ma
terial. There is labor in everything
Wool is not a raw material. Labor has
been engaged in producing it, in fencing
pastures in sheep herding f1ocks. -
Here the speaker launched into glow
ing period on the dignity of labor, the
grandeur of toll, the majesty of honest
sweat This period brought forth
+ hearty applause. Referring still fur
/ Their to trusts the speaker warned the
people not to speak OF mbinations as
trusts unless they knew what they
were talking about.
Next Mr.. Fitch turned to the subject
of Imperialism. &c referred to Dewey,
which brought applause, and his rhe-
torical description of the battle of
Manila bay brought more. The speaker
then urged that the present conditions
in the Philippines grew out of the war,
and duties to the Filipinos and other
nations owning property there. There
had been no demand for self-govern-
ment from the property owners and
the agricultural class in the islands,
and said:
There are more Indians in Arizona
today in proportion to the population
] than there are Tagals in LuZon.
Democratic Applause.
1.-THE people of Utah are capable of
self government, and think they will
demonstrate it on Monday next" Cap
plause from Denocrats.) II had faith
in their capacity years ago, and 1 have
faith now. When I return to the east
l am willing to bear testimony that as
a rule this people has kept the pledges
made when it was admitted to the
Union" (Applause.) The speaker
closed with an eloque5t peroration on
the destiny Of the American people and
nation, drawing a beautiful word pic
ture of the star spangled banner float
ing in the glorious sky and undulating
with every breeze.
He received a round of applause as
he took his seat.
A. c. Bishop moved vote of thanks
for Mr.. Fitch, and Governor Wells
asked all who favored it to rise. Most
Of the audience got up and started for
the door, whereat Chairman George NJ.
Hanson proposed three cheers for Mr..
Fitch and Mr.. Hamond. the cheers to
be jointly shared by both. There was a
tame response. Some one proposed a
tiger, but not a voice was raised.