Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-06
SENATOR cANNON,s Speech.
Formal Public Declaration That He
l. Henceforth Democrat.

"Mr. Chairman and fellow Democrats:
Whatever may be my experiences M
the years 20 come, / doubt that ! shall
ever have a more gratifying compile
mCnt than that which was paid TO me
In my being named as a delegate to
this convention. and In my being Sc
lectcd as your temporary chairman. /
had not indicated any desire nor had l
received any intimatiOn Of the purpose
Of my fellow Democrats Of Weber
county and my felloT Democrats OF
the state COMMITTEES. TO accord TO me
such distinction.
"But four years ago, standing I'm this
building. and many times elsewhere I'm
Utah. / said that II the Republican
party Of the United States should pur-
sue the course 10 which n was then
trending. and n the Democratic party
should be faithful through four years
OF temptations faithful 90 It's declara-
tons OF the truth. faithful In this year
OF 1900. faithful IN platform and can-
didates; faithful % the high trust i'm
posed upon II by the people OF the
United states: that on the first occa-
sion In the year 1900. I would announce
MYSELF A DEMOCRAT.
And I am gratihed 20 know that the
people OF the party, which | had OPP
posed with some strenuOusness, knew
that I was telling the truth, and
did not need TO ask me Ia 1900
whether / would keep my promise OF
not advocated the ascendency OF the
Democratic party In the year 1896, be-
cause ] saw In It's platform and declara-
tions those principles by which the Re
IA D DOL
only Il viii be preserved ] saw In the
Democratic candidate of that time. a
man whom / believed was touched as
was Lincoln. by the finger OF God, to
Doe the upliftcr of his felloWmen. II
honored the Democratic party In 1896
and believed In the faithfulness and the
glory OF It's candidate then, how much
more now in 1902 The Democratic
party has been subjected TO as much
temptation 20 recede from the truth as
was the Republican party in the period
antecedent 10 1895.
MMINLET AND BRYAN,
There was In the period prior to the
National convention Of four years ago
an appalling silence on the part OF the
man whom the Republican party nomi-
mated 20 be President Of the United
states. on the chief question which
agitated the public mind II was be-
cause there was a determination 20
establish upon the nation a monetary
system which the most OF the voters
OF the United States believed 10 be but
or, FORM OF slavery And he would
.iot make any declaration whatever.
In the year 1900 the question was put
20 the Democratic candidate. He an
swered In The motto which you see
there pointing 20 motto on the valid
and which says:
'AneXplicit declaration Of the free coin
age OF silver must be made In The plat
form, or the convention seek another
candidate
Besides. my friends. with you (for
] see here In this body many, many men
who were with the Republican party In
the day OF It's rightcousncss), with you
/ am glad 20 be On the ranks of "a pollt-
ical movement whore we DO not have
10 have placed upon us the badge OF
have been dlsi~norable IN the advo-
cay Of that which every Republican
knew 20 De right. There Is not a Re
publican In the State Of Utah. nor Is
there a silver Republican who once
was. but is now a Democrat IN this C0n-
veutioD, but knows that, that was our
contention. The Republican party in
its platform IN 1896 declares for the
gold standard Il Ia the year 1900
makes an explicit avowal Of the same
principle You do not have 20 look far
into the future 20 see that II Is pro-
posed by the Republican party 20 cs-
tablsh a political system which will
make Of every American a serf at the
treadwheels Of a cruel militarism.
BIMETALLIsM.
III bimotalllam was true I'm 1896 n IS