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

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! City TO the secretary of the treasury Tor
! financial assistance because, as II was
| claimed, the officers OF that bank mad
/ contributed literally 10 the election or
I the present chief executive. was not made
in vain. and the asked-for assistance IN
/ this case from the government was Tree
/ " if not cOrruDtly given
COST OF IMPERIALISM.
This is neither the time nor the occa-
| sion 10 discuss in detail the increased
appropriation made necessary by the Ike
/ publican policy of Imperialism
] Briefly, however L VIII mention JndI
/ the average OF appropriations per year
1 for all purposes OF government Tor the
4 two years Immediately preceding the
/ SpaniSh-American war was. about S4to,-
] 000,000. The average expenditures. per
/ annum for each Of the three years since
! that war. including the fiscal year upon
which We have just entered. shows an
/ increase of nearly $500, coo, 600 The total
! increase for the three years will be near
~ $500. 100000. And in like proportion It
''This shows the difference in cost of
| the empire as against the republic These
figures refer alone 10 the money cost OF
the change. and do not include the eN-
penSe of the blood of the American boys
the price of which is far beyond compu-
I tatiOn- In the Republican congress Just
closed not one dollar could be had Tor
much-needed public buildings through
out the country at home, but many mil
| lions We're promptly voted 10 prosecute
! a war IN lEe PARKWAY ulllUD4llC lSl1llNN
Not dollar for necessary Improvements
OF our rivers and harbOrS at home, but
millions TO be stolen and sQudndered IN
Cuba and our new inSular possessions
Nothing for an isthnian canal and many
other enterprises and objects. but more
than S2G0 100000 were freely given for the
army and navy. for Imperialism and mil
itary for gold and glory
THE CHE PART
Il said at the outset the issue this year
was again Is TO / The foregoing are
briefly the sixteen parts OF the issue.
What is the one part?
I'VE have seen that platform pledges
{ are made and broken, that good inten-
tons of men are may times set at
naUghJ. that plain duty. tCleaTly set forth
and understood, is disreGarded, that some
( men are weak and VaCillauIg and may
change their solemn opinions in a day.
/ II is apparent. therefore to all that in
this supreme eXiSency of the republic
a demand goes forth not for a faint
hearted declaration of platform plati-
IuQeS. DuI IOr a man. les man VINO
stands ike a mighty rock IN the desert
q man who. knowing the right. VIII dare
do the right; man who. rather than
follow a multitude to do evil. will stand
like Pompeii's pillar, conspicuous. by
himself and single in integrity Such q
- man as lie one part this convention
r will tender 10 the nation as their can
/ didate tOr president man who is un-
SURPASSED as a citizen, uneQUaled as az
/ orator. courageous as soldier. COnspiC'
= uoUs in every element that constitute.
? the typical and the true American-NiI
e liam J. Bryan of Nebraska.
- The first token of approval given q
e his address was that which greeted nj!
first mention. of IS to l. The applause
t however, was rather feeble and scat
G terIng. Much more energetic was tn,
5 shout that followed the declaration
n that the coming campaign was TO b,
d trial of the republic against the EN-
oire.
The hall had become very quiet b,
s this time, and the address Of Chairman
t Richardson was given a much bette
2 hearing than any that had preceded
His arrangement Of the failure of tn
/ Republican party to establish bimetal
" ism, and the creation instead of a sin
g gle gold standard was received Wit
&c manifestations Of hearty approval
/ WILD DEMONSTRATION.
- The conclusion of Chairman Richard
a sons speech was the signal for terrif
lie applause and cheers. His mention {
Y the name of W ]. Bryan brought III
/ convention TO its feet in a frenzy {
&c excitement. Delegates SDrang upo
L. their chairs. waving hats handkel
S chiefs and umbrellas in the wilde:
A. fashion. BY a common impulse II
IS standards bearing the names Of III
! states were torn up and thrust into ii
~ air. Then down the aisleS toward tn
hi ! speakers desk came groups of del,
gates, surrounding one man, who he
Is the name of the state aIOft- Texas ar
Is New York became ngsged in rivalI
:. as TO which should hold the name
to the state highest in the air. The LOI
ne Star state had the advantage at II
outset, for the New York standard Ia
IS been grasped by one of the small me
= of the delegation This was quick
an remedied when the Tammany men sa
nd themselves in second place. The DO
nd bearing the name Of the state ".
rs grabbed from the small New YOrke
&c he was bumped down into his chai
- and Dir. KelIar, indOrsed by New Yol
" for vice president, seized it Mr.. Kelli
is put Texas in second place in a f1as
by and try as desperately as he migf
re the Texan could not place the name
* his state within one foot Of that
New York Wild with excitement, Il
he Texans grasped their man, raised hi
to on their shoulders and New York W
he down again-but as before it we
al down only TO rise higher. Richa
"a Croker. Grady. Carroll and half
cir dozen others OF the New York deleg
lat ton came 10 Mr.. Kellars aid, and [
cir emblem of the Empire state went
gh again nearer the ceiling by a foot III
n Texas had been able TO reach.
While this strife was going on /
tween the two states the frenzy h
yer taken hold of the other delegation
BIZ and from all parts OF the hall men caI
1t plunging through the thrOng. carryi
las tbair state eo7bIAr,s rT,l,ay- baca,
ard S-S-.-.1 - =, - - 81 -
all 0enoely ASl-AtS: III ILCiA' - eIiS &c
las desk. ana HeillhS anu cheering
st, maniacs, they strove to raise the nal
,On of their state level with New York. T
m effort was useless, however, and. h,
aoe firm by the Tammany men, New Yo
'- kept its place
yer The Georgia men, wrought up
est their failure to equal New York, ma
uct a rush for the speakers stand TT
eat went through the crowd with fol-
ay- IiioI ho W. 1 v - . -
is prevent, ana puShluS' showing, cd