The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-13
JUDGE KINGS sPEEcH.
Next Congressman Is Enthusiastical-
ly Received.

Next Congressman Is Enthusiastical-
ly Received.
Chairman Game in introducing Judge
King, said a man must be acquainted
before he accomplished much in con-
sress. The Democratic nominee needed
no introduction; he would take up the
work where he laid it down; ne will be
the peer of any other man from any
other state.
Judge King Was received with a great
round of applause lasting several min
utes. When he could make himself
heard, he jumped at once into one of
the best speeches he ever made. The
crowd was with him to a man, and as
he impaled the squirting. lodging,
shifting Republicans with his points Of
logic and ridicule, the audience cheered
him 10 the echo. When ne would quit
they forced him to go on, and when he
finally concluded his mastery effort
he was given three rousing cheers that
had the genuine Old-time Democratic
ring.
The judges first sentence called forth
a cheer. i promise" he said, that if
elected, 1 shall do my part to carry TO
a successful issue the principles of the
Democratic party"
Then he took up the Republican plat
form, that circle without a rim.
I don't know ne confessed, what
the Republican platform is. Why did
not the Republicans say something in
their platform? Why did they not
state some principles? II James T.
Hammond should go TO congress from
L.
would he vote on bimetallism? The
gold bill? Trusts? Income tax? The
Porto Riean tariff?
Have the, Republicans no views at
all2 Are they afraid to announce their
principles? Their condition is described
by Congressman Allen of Mississippi.
In a fox hunt in the south one Of the
hounds ran into a sharp barbed wire
fence and was cut in two from end TO
end. The owner caught 10 the two
halves and slapped them together but
got them reversed. When asked by one
of the party why he did so, he said:
Il want dog that can ru-, in OPP
posite directions at the same time, and
bark at both ends at once
That" said Judge King, when he
could make himself heard again, is
the best description of the Utah Re
publican platform. 1t does not dare 10
say a word against silver; it dare not
say a word against gold; it dare favor
neither bimetallism nor the gold stand
ard. 1t did not dare say a word against
silver because by 50 doing it would re-
pudiate the annual message of his ex-
ceHency, Heber NJ. Wells, who, in
January, 1899. said to the legislature:
Governor Wells Is Quoted.
Notwithstanding the very encour-
aging condition of various industries OF
the state. il would be wrong to attempt
to conceal the fact that the blight put
upon silver by taking away its Amer
lean market and thereby cutting its
price in two, is still severely manifest
4 The resources of our state are so vast
so varied and so valuable, however
that in spite of the prostfation OF this
great industry, our people are reason
ably prosperous. But they have not
forgotten to look forward 10 that uni
Versal and permanent prosperity 10 be
ushered in when our nation discovers
that il is strong enough to have q
money system Of its own, without ask
ing any other nations consent, and
when silver shall be restored TO the
coinage. If you shall deem it wisdom
/ TO remind congress that our faith re-
mains mistaken in the beneficent ef-
! fects to follow readopti1a of the money
( of the constitution, ! shall be pleased
I to subscribe such a memorial
The force of this shot was caught
by the crowd and continued applause
and laughter followed Judge Kings
coments on the governors nshakeT
faith in silver
/ ..The platform. said Judge King
] did not dare say a word against sill
! Yer because of the fealty of the Tri-
/ hume the organ of the Republican
partv of Utah TO the white metal ant
the earnest and burning words of it
editor in behalf of financial independ
ence. True the Tribune has turned {
somersault but the Republican con
VaUtion remembered that but a few
months ago it said that the friends o.
silver must stand by their guns and
fight the devil fish OF gold monOmCS
alIism. 1t said too. that Mckinley was
( the enemy Of the American people and
ont of respect for the Tribune the Re
] publican platform is silent as to sill
! YER"
/ This shot also caught the crowd anC
another roar of laughter went up And
/ il was revived as Jdge King eulogiZeC
/ the silver. record in the United States
/ senate of Arthur Brown and the recOrC
! in this state of Bill Glasmann, who's
paper was the self-styled champion
+ silver paper of the west.
why" went on Judge King, 'ther'
! is not lumber enough in this city t.
make a platform broad enough to ac
I commoGate all the brandssof Republi-
cans in Utah
Hannaites Without Platform
Where" was asked. do the sena-
tOrial possibilities stand? Thoma.
/ Kearns was hot for silver few years
ago. a. /. Thomas has Of couzse beer
for Mckinley since McKinley's cleo
ton. But why did not the Republican.
! say something? Why did they put out {
I platform that their organ says is stale
/ feat and unprofitable'2 What are theil
views now on the Governors message
. Where do they stand on the great, TIT
! supreme. the paramount issue2
mo. they would rather dwell upor
/ the shortcomings of the Democrats thar
upon the virtues OF the Republican. 1
! is always well 10 tear down the char
acter of your neighbors when you hayi
no character OF your own They ar
going up and down the state urginl
/ that the people should vote for Ham
mond because the Democratic legisla