The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-06
REPUBLIC IN Peril.
THE LEADER IS NAMED,



the confusion, and the chairman pre-
scented Right Rev. John J. Glennon for
the opening invocation. the entire au-
dience, delegates and spectators, stand
ing reverently with bowed heads while
the words Of the prayer echoed through
the building.
With the conclusion of the prayer,
Chairman Richardson made an earnest
appeal to the delegates aud spe ctatOrs
to preserve order, so that the work OF
the convention might proceed without
undue interruption. Sergeant-at-A
Martin added another appeal, partic-
ularly to the delegates not TO bring
their wives upon the floor reserved for
! delegates. as it kept other delegates
| from the seats TO which they were en-
titled
Mr. Richardson then announced that
/ the platform committee was not ready
| to report, and, pending word from
| them, he invited to the platform eX-
| Governor Hogg of Texas to address the
/ convention.
The giant Texan advanced 10 the
| front and was greeted enthusiastically.
lie was in good voice and his words
| reverberated throughout the hall.
HoGG'S RINGING WORDS.
Gentlemen Of the Convention: am
waiting, waiting with the Democrats of
this convention for the report Of the
committee on platform and resolutions.
! l want TO see that document, and to
I learn whether the Democrats of this
country are ready 10 fiuke or to fight.
/ (Applause.) 1 want to know if we are
| to dodge the issues of 1896 applause
and cries of MOI, and join the Re-
publlCans, or whether we are to go
on to victory in the interest of the
| masses of the country. Are we to be
free men or the poems of the British
! government applause and a voice
! Free menu. l for one long for the
time when Americans can be Ameri-
cans, without going abroad for either
| inspiration or for tutelage in their pO-
| litical affairs. (Applause.)
1T has been over 100 years since we
became emancipated from England; it
has been but d few years since we have
begun to walk back under the yoke of
England, and l want to see this con-
VentiOn stand up for the liberty of
Americans against English domination
everywhere. (ApplauSe.) We want no
ENHANCEMENT with foreign countries;
we want no difficulties with England
or any other country. We want peace
and the right 10 attend to our own at
! fairs upon this American continent,
and when our committee on platform
and resolutions comes in here to dodge
a single issue that we presented in
1896, l ask you to vote 1t down.
(Cheers) Let the Democracy be a
party of principle, instead of one Of
make-ShiftS. applause and a voice
"Right.") Let us go to defeat, if to
defeat at all, upon principle. rather
than to victory upon makeshift ar
tihce of principle. (Applause.) We want
that platform to repeat, not to real
! firm the Chicago platform. applause
and cheers) We want it to meet the
new issues by other planks suitable in
expression that cannot be misunder-
stood. But if you give the Democrats
/ q this country a platform such as we
Rad in 1886, changed only to suit the
conditions of today, we will march To
victory under the gallant Bryan next
November. (CheerS.)
Then my friends, we want another
declaration that should be emblazoned
in letters of silver and gold, and for
! ever embedded in The hearts of the
American people, to the effect that the
flag of ou nation, the Stars and
STRIPES thai float over the liberties OF
people everywhere, shall not be de-
feated in any FORM Great applause.
Now, then, turning back, my friends
| TO the Republican party, I wish to say
I /
is a commercial party instead of a
party of principle. They congratulate
the country upon the amount of money
they expect to get; they congratulate
! the country upon the extension OF
commerce. they congratulate the cOun-
try upon the effect of a high protective
tariff. and now they are planning to 80
TO you on high taxes and scarce money
(Applause) Take the Democratic plat
I rfaif. ~ n
the principles of liberty, of justice, OF
human right.
INITIATING ENGLAND.
THE Republicans have started off tc
initiate England and 10 fix upon us ar
/ English policy Why Because in
1886 they declared that they did not
think that America could sustain BIZ
metallism alone. and by innuendO Sug-
gested that they would be N favor oil
bimetallism at the ratio OF sixteen t
one. While they did not name that they
insinuated and made the American
people believe that they were in favor
of bimetallism by foreign consent
they intimated that if they could get
foreign consent they would support the
two metals. and after fooling the peO-
pie by that makeshift, they now con-
I graduate the country that they have
fooled them and fixed upon them d
gold standard. CApplause)
In the platform of 1896 they declared
I that the government of the United
States should operate and should main
tain the NiCaraguan canal. but instead
of that, Mr.. Mckinley and his secre-
tary of state, Mr.. Hay. went down tC
England and revived an obsolete treaty
and undertook to place that canal I'M
der English domination. Now the
platform last made tells us that the
Republican party is in favor of the
I construction. owning. operation and
protection of the Nicaraguan canal
That is done in the face of the treaty
that guarantees TO England that we
will not interfere with that more thar
to build it. I say that it is a party OF
makeshifts, it is a party of cOwardice
il is a party that will lead these peo-
pie to hell-unless they stop il. CAP
plause)
Now, my friends. I wish to say thai
il we incorporate within our platform
! suitable principles reaffirming or dis
tinguishing between one plank and an
! other-repeat it-and go to the Amer p
repeat the victory Of 1900 by electine
the second Jefferson to the presidency
of the United States" Great ap-
plaUse.)
Chairman Richardson welded his
gavel vigorously, dnd wIen order Was
restored In some decree. announced:
Gentlemen, / have the nonpr 70 IN.
trOduca to YOU Hon \ " DOczerv
AIissOur.'s tayorIte son
Mr.. DOckery WIS warmly received