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

those two great conventions TO meet the
present grave crisis in our history due
TO the recreanCy Of Republican leadership
20 the fundamental principles of our in
situations, by prOcialming anew the i'm
mortal truths Of the declaration of indie
/ pendenCe and by calling upon the patriot
ism of the country to maintain ard per
petuate the glorious traditions Of the re-
public
For US, as former members OF the Re
| publican party, an especial though now
melancholy interest attaches TO the decla-
ration OF Independence. for the reason
that, when the first national convention
! or that party assembled IN the historic
! city of Philadelphia. fOrty-fOur years ago
I last month, the inevitable aSsOcia tons of
the place and the then noble sentiments
OF the party caused the adoption of a
platform Of which the following Is the
first clause Of the very first resolution
Resolved. That the maintenance Of the
| principles promulgated IN the declaration
| Of independence and embodied in the fed
eral constitution IS essential 10 the pre-
| ServatiOn Of our republican Institutions
A few days ago another convention of
| The Republican party met In the city OF
Philadelphia the date being selected as
near a. possible to the anniversary of
The convention Of 1856 But mark this
startling and most significant fact IN
! all the numerous resolutions so skilfuIly
framed by this convention of 1900, there
appears not one resolution not one word.
not one syllable of reference to the decla-
ration OF independence Could anything
more clearly illustrate the decadence OF
that once splendid and patriotic Organiza-
tiOn2
For. gentlemen Of the convention. it
needed but this one act Of Sacrllese 10
complete the demonstration that the par
~ of Marcus \. Hanna stands for abSo-
I lUtely nothing, in either doctrine or Spir-
Il, that characterized the party of Abra-
! ham Lincoln
If We had not left the Republican party
in 1886. We should be compelled, as pa
! triOts. to leave in 1900 and forever.
And recently. as The elimination of q
long process Of abandonment we have
seen the Republican party turn away,
finally, from its most fundamental faith
and sever the last remaining link that
| bound il 10 a glorious past II has re-
pudiated the declaration of independence
II has proclaimed the Dre-eninence Of
congress above the constitution
We appeal from the last platform of the
Republican party TO the declaration of in
dependence, from the impiOUS presumD-
ton OF a perveTSe president to the eternal
justice Of an Almighty Father. whose
! judgments are true and righteous alto
gether.
Mr.. TOwne's declaration that the Re
! publican platform amounted to a re-
peal OF the Declaration of Indepen-
/ dence brought the delegates to their
! feet, and his statement that the con-
VentiOn had met to re-declare the priu-
I
siaSticaIly applauded-
4 wish now 10 introduce as perma-
nent chairman" said Mr.. TOWue. in
conclusion, that grand old man of
| Colorado, Senator Henry NJ Teller"
Every delegate jumped 10 his feet and
shouted his approval of Senator Teller
as the latter stepped to the speakers
table.
Mr.. Towne presented Senator Teller
with a gavel made from wood taken
from LincOln's old home at Springfield,
Ills, which was presented to the con-
vention by Lincoln Dubois of Illinois
SENATOR TELLER'S ADDRESS.
Senator Teller then delivered an elO-
qUent address. dealing with the none
tary question. and bitterly denOUncinS
the demonstration of silver
Senator Teller said: Questions of
foreign and domestic policies growing
out of or incident 10 the last Spanish
war have especially attracted the at
tention of the people during the last
two years, and viii continue to do So
but must not and viii not be allowed 10
obscure the great and still unsettled
question: What shall be the financial
system of the republic%
II say still unsettled question. be-
cause no great economic question can
be settled until il is settled in a way to
do Justice TO all. We do not believe
The action of a Republican adminiStra-
ton in administering the gold stand
ard with a careful plan 10 destroy the
greenback, treasury notes, silver GER
tifcates and silver dollars, and TO turn
over to the national banks the issue Of
all pauer money that the commercial
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