Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-07

permanent prosperity until the minis
of the country We're open 10 the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver and
gold az the ratio of 10 20 1. and with
out waiting for the consent Of any
other nation on earth (Applause.) Did
the Salt Lake Tribune he then or is
It lying now? one OF my friends says
that II Is lying al the time ! deny
that | shall appear today as the de-
fender Of the Salt Lake Tribune.
shall appeal from Phillip drunk to Phil
lip sober. The salt Lake Tribune is
drunk today with the military spirit
OF the day, with the gold standard
doctrine that Is infesiing the atmos-
phere, and that is obscuring the better
judgment and the better sight Of the
honest patriotic citizens Of thi' COM
monwealth.
I'VE are fighting for the same prln-
ciples. advocating the same govern
mental questions now that became so
important during the memorable con-
test So | appeal 20 you Republican
friends, 10 join hands with us now, not
in advocating something new but in
contending for something which is as
old as our government itself
"But some Of our Republican friends
good President and therefore they will
give him their allegiance In the future
Let w see. a man who occupies a
high position Is expected 10 be con-
sistent and Is expected 10 have some
fixed and settled convictions upon
great public and economic questions
For years Mr.. Mckinley was a Jealous
advocate Of bimetalism But he was
led up into the golden temple and there
the great high priest OF the Republican
party Mark Hanna, representing that
party offered unto him the Presidency
II he would bow down and surrender
his convictions Of the past. and he
gave his allegiance 10 the gold party.
Again. some of his Republican
friends win rise W and say See the
splendid result OF the spanish Cuban
war: see how he led our victorious
hosts % a glorious conquest and bowed
Spain at the feet Of this young David.
Did he do that? 1t was not until pub
lie sentiment rose mountain high and
not until eighty-hve Republican Con-
gressmen led by some OF the most dis
tinguished leaders In the House and the
Senate sent n delegation 10 the Presi-
dent saying that they would revolt and
join hands with the Democrats In vim
dicating American honor. that he
yielded 10 the demand. We went TO
war with Spain for the purpose OF
Nberating Cuba and giving them a
government by and with the consent
Of the governed. and he now appeals
10 the American people 20 justify him
In a war Of conquest and 10 deny 90
people who have the love Of liberty
burning In their hearts the same rights
and liberties for which our fathers
contended more than a hundred years
ago. ] say that history viii not furnish
an example so perfdious as that fur
nished by the Republican administra-
ton. No wonder that today patriotic
citizens Ike Mr.. Boutwell, and Carl
SEIZURE are leaving the party of their
youth and Joining hands with the de-
tenders Of the Constitution In their
Efforts 90 preserve 81 unimpaired as a
legacy and as a heritage unto our
children and our chlldren's children
unto the latest generation.
We VIII win this fight IA Utah We
VIII win the fight IN the United states.
We VIII place In the presidential chair
a representative OF the people whose
heart Is In sympathy with the needs
Of The people and whose pulses only
beat when they demand that righteous
ness shall prevail and Indignation when
they demand that he shall fight against
the enemies OF this country"
At the conclusion OF CONGRESSMAN
Kings address Chaplain L. W. shurtliff