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brilliant speech Of tlirty-ftve minutes
Aside from the dramatic occasion II
was a great speech. Every sentence
was a bugle call to battle and every
sentence was cheered. 1t is only upon
rare occasions that a large audience OF
conservative men are so Swayed by the
power of an orator. and aside from po-
liticaI effect il was a treat to have
heard the speech and have witnessed
its effect upon the convention.
The convention was late in gather
ing as is always lie case with state
conventions. The delegates caucused
on the outside OF the hall and in the
corners on the inside. while Held s
band furnished lively music. Finally
Chairman Moyle walked out upon the
platform and picked up the mallet as
the signal that the state convention Of
the Utah Democracy of 1900 was to
come TO order; but IT did not come to
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CATTLEMEN DRIVE 5000 SHEEP
OVER PRECIPICE; COUNTRY IS IN ARMS

Walsenburg. Colo, Sept. 6.-Reports
received from Sharpsdale, a small town
near Mount Blanco, in southern Colo
RADIO. say that the feud over the use
of the range, which has long existed
between cattlemen and sheepmen,
reached a climax this week, when the
cattlemen drove 5000 sheep over a high
precipice.
The trouble has grown out of the
scarcity of water along the water
courses. Where grass still remains the
sheep were pastured, and after they
had once passed cattle refused to eat
and either died or became poor.
The cattlemen rose in revolt and
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Summit-John L. Boyden.
Tooele-J. II BeVans.
Uintah-Wiliiam Ashton.
Utah-R. A Deal.
WaSatch-SimOn EDperSon.
WashingtOn-E. NJ. Brown.
Wayne-Joseph NJ. Cohen.
Weber-Miss Bessie HILL
Committee on permanent organiZa-
ton and order of business:
Be8Ver-Charles t StOnev.
Box EIder-Ricy H. Jones.
Cache-Frank K. Nebeker.
Carb~- q. NJ. Worth.
Dav: .fNas H. Phillips.
Emel Larson.
Carrie :. Horne.
Grand ..f ..
Iron-J- n ~ onald-
Juab-L. G. Doty.
Kane-A. L. Stewart.
Millard-J. 3. Robinson.
Morgan-J. w. Sewart.
Piute-JoseDh Meeks-
Rich-David c. Cook.
Salt Lake-R- p. Morris.
San Juan
Sanpete-J. w. Cherry.
Sevier-L- J. Stewart.
Summit. ]. Mclaughlin.
TOOele-A. Crawford.
Uintah-L. Johnson.
Utah-A- J. Evans
Wasatch-Henry ClOugh.
Wayne-Joseph Eckersley.
Weber-Thomas d. Dee.
Committee on resolutions and plat
form:
Beaver-William F. Knox
Box EIder-Fred ]. Hatton.
Cache. c. Thoresen.
CarbOn-L. o. Hoffman
DaviS-B- H Roberts.
Emery-E. II. Cox.
Garfield-James Peters
Grand-PhiI Krout-
Iron-James Stone
Juab-D. d. o. Miner.
Kane-JOseph Grow.
MilIard-E- F. Pact
Morgan-T. L. Butts
Piute-C A De Witt
Rich-George H Robinson.
Salt Lake. l. Rawlins-
San Juan
Sanpete-Ferd Erickson
Sevier-George T. Bean
Summit-W- NJ. Fer-v.
TooeIe-W. ]. Robinson.
JTintah-Ward e. Pact
Utah-S. r. Thurman.
Wasatch-William Byes-
WashingtOn-T. p Cottam-
VYayne-M. W. Mansfield.
Weber,. J. Cannon.
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taking horses. corralled about 5000
sheep The Sheepmen protested. but.
being unarmed, they could do nothing.
The sEscO We're then driven down a
narrow gulch. at the foot of which
an ancient waterfall had followed out
a pit over 200 feet deep.
Faster and faster the maddened ami
mails ran, urged on by the shouts of
the cowboys, until the leader paused
at the brink The press behind him
forced him over and the others fol-
lowed.
Some of the last. who fell on the bod
les of the first. were not killed, but the
majority We're killed
1t is stated that the entire country
has taken I'D arms
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Sentiments of the People.

As to the convention of 1900, / think
! ii gagged the sentiments of the people
! Of the United States correctly when it
made an explicit declaration for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
a ratio of Is to /. and placed as the
paramount issue the preservation of
I the republic and the people who are to
| be benefited by it The purpose of the
party in power is to destroy the Deo-
pie as a democracy and to establish
William Mckinley as an emperor. Re
publics are not mere names. There are
some mOnarchies which give greater
freedom 10 their people than some re-
pubiiCs do. and there are some reDub-
lies which tyrannize over their people
more than some mOrachies do. DemOc-
racy is a fact, not mere name. Tyran-
ny IS in the act of oppression, not in
the declaration Of the tyrant. Why. if
things were to go by the names Of those
~ no choose to select their appellatiOns,
then we would all be millionaires by
simply calling ourselves such, as some
people 40 who are not.
My friends, am glad TO be with
the Democracy. because it viii fight
for the restoration Of the money of the
people. And. my fellow Democrats, take
no fear nor sorrow unto yourselves if
Mr. Bryan does not speak on this ques-
ton again unit CeXt week. Mr. Bryan
| has Eot several sueeches to his credit on
this subject. If he draws on that cred
IL he Is only doing what some Republi-
can authors and speakers are doing in
tab: for they are drawing on the
; credit which they established twenty
years aEO. IF YOU will observe. it is not
Q matter of anxiety on the part of any
/ ] CmoC rat OF silver Republican as to
Z v hen Mr. Bryan viii speak again We
! believe he meant what he said when
, n did speak and we have not busted
ourselves with ringing the door bell at
/ Lincoln 20 learn whether or no Mr.
Bryan has gone back on his truth and
honor The only people who are anX-
ioUs are The Eoid standard papers of the
United States. I read on the morning
OF my arrival in New York symDo-
SUM of opinion published in the New
York Herald concerning Mr.. Brvan's
refusal to entertain the lord and mas
ter. namely. the newspaper reporter
who called TO inquire why Mr.. Bryan
was waiting so long on this subject.
Mr. Bryan exercised the same right
which has been accorded from time i'm
memorial to candidates TO The lpresi--
denCy of the United States-tO speak in
his own time and in his own way. and
( to act IS president after his election.
/ That symposium Of opinion condemned
Mr. Bryan Unstintedly; said that it was
/ wrong to the people of the United
I States for him to declare. that he would
not pay the government bonds in silver
dollars. Think of the argument of the
Republican papers, If had had before
any doubt a bout the wisdom and utii-
ity of Mr. Bryan's purposes, 1 would
have then been convinced.
The Other Issues.
81 think. my fellow Democrats. that
even g it had not been for the money
question. which IN itself is quite suffi-
Gent 10 keep me within the ranks of
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Walter Sloan moved to adjourn un-
til Z in the evening. to give the COM
mitteeS an opportunity to do their
work. This motion was voted down.
and motion made by delegate from
Utah county to adjourn to $3.50 carried
by a large vote.
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everybody would be too tired last night
to keep on at work
We are not ready to go on said
AIR Nebeker. Then delegate yelled
why not2" and Mr.. Nebeker replied
forcibly, if UnSrammaticaiIy, Because
Ce amt"
Judge Powers also made a talk in
favor of elaboration. He was willing
10 take recess until 4:S0 but thought
II the committee on resolutions was not
ready TO report at that time an ad-
jcurnment should be taken until this
morning. He spoke inferentially- of
efforts being made TO induce Judge
Hiles to run for the supreme bench and
hoped they might be successful. This
however might not be the case and
he hoped the convention would then
consider this important Office with
great care
Farr Ready For Business.
LOrin Farr of Weber. a father in
israel, rose to remark that he had
been attending Democratic conventions
for the last fifty odd years Il am
here to do business he went on IT
am ready to vote right now. For rs
to wait and put things off is mere
bOyism- I'm not tired and I'm not
going TO get tired I'm a young man.
only 81 years old, and I can stay here
as long as anybody"
O. w NOyle of Salt Lake also
waUted to go ahead He thought the
supreme Judgeship was quite impor-
tant. but that nomination could be put
at the end of the list if necessary and
other business proceeded with
D H Peery Of Weber was in favor
of "A long recess He thought the con-
vention ought to take plenty Of time
and do its business carefully.
George Blair, another Thatcher Lead
er, made a fight for a recess until this
morning. I want TO warn YOU gen
tiemen who are trying to force this
thing along" he said that if the
ticket is not successful at the polls Won
viii be held accountable for it"
Hugh Watson of Salt Lake ODenIv
charged the hong recess people With
delaying things for PROSECUTING pur-
poses Judge Powers took exception to
this and explained that he stood for a
short recess but wanted the convention
TO be careful with dts nominations.
Moyle People Won
The debate seemed likely to be in
terminable when Holzhei2aer of Juab
moved that a vote on Ie previous
question D1 ordered This cut off de-
bate and was adopted by vote which
clearly showed the delegates were tired
of speechmaking.
The amendment providing for a re-
cess until 9 O'Clock this morning was
lost without division The MOyle men
generally seemed TO be voting against
it, while the Thatcher-Nebeker ad-
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CONVENTION DOWN To
BUSINESS IN EVENING

us the committee on platform and
resolutions ready to repOrt2'' aszss
Chairman King. calling the night SEES
sion to order at 7:45. There was no
response and the chairman asked the
further pleasure Of the delegates.
A gentleman from Beaver suggested
the appointment of assistants to the
sergeant-at-arms 10 prevent deIega-
lions from holding private caucuses in
the rear part of the hail.
Doc King of salt Lake moved that
ten assistants be named. but an
carried over Docs loud No The
chair named W J Sloan Of Salt Lake
and Nels JeDsOn OF Cache
Still the convention awaited the ar
rival Of the report and Moses Thatcher
was called for by everybody when his
name was suggested by Walter Sloan
MI Thatcher was sitting in stall on
the east side of the Theatre. and arose
to say, when invited to the stage by-
the chairman. that ne was not a dele
Thatcher came forward reluctantly. To
receive one of the greatest Ovations OF
the convention. Mr.. Thatcher said in
part:
Il esteem it q very high honor 20
appear before this magnificent gather
ing of Utah Democrats I have
watched the work OF the convention
thus far with deep interest IF the
work 10 follow is as well done II is Ger
tain to bring victory
Utah is naturally a Democratic
state cloud applauSe-) She should
remain in that attitude under that
magnificent leader, the great common
er. the honest man. William J. Bryan
We are acquainted with him. we have
watched him. and we know that every
fiber of his nature, every puisation OF
his heart is in harmony with human
freedom
viii Win Victory.
''If we are true 10 that leader and
the principles for which he stands. we
will win in the future as we have won
in the past; If we put in the field such
a ticket as shall harmonic all Dem
ocrats throughout the state
we have had high hopes for Utah
As il was the last star added to The
Unions banner, We hoped il might re-
main the brightest star by remaining
honest to her principles and pursue a
righteous course with courage
Let il ever remain state in which
justice and equality prevail We can
not have slavery in the Orient and
freedom at home"
Mr.. Thateher closed with an appeal
TO the convention 10 carry out the
wishes Of the people
Judge King announced that he had
been advised that the resolutions com
rnittee would not be ready to report for
another ten minutes. and instantly
there were calls for Rawlins. The
senator being detained with the absent
committee. the delegates called for
Powers. for Nebekers Weber and 9th
ers. but nc one responded
Judge MaginniS Of Ogden was called
to the stage, but arose in his seat and
pleaded: I lost my manuscript on the
way down"
B. H Roberts was called for, but
Just then Senator Rawlins came for
ward with the long looked for report
of the committee on platform and reSO-
IutiOnS- When the applause had sub
sided. Senator Rawlins read the dOCu-
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Committees Named.

Committee on credentials:
Beaver-W L. DodSOn.
Box Elder. d. Call.
Cache-A. c. Barker.
CarbOn-A. c. Nichols.
DaVis-JOhn Fisher.
Emery. y. Harmon.
Garfield-Samuel DOXy.
Grand-B. F. Hammond.
IrOn-R. c. Lund, jr.
Juab-O- p Christensen
Kane-Frank Little.
Milfard-GeOrge A. Seaman
MOrgan-Thomas S9angier.
Piute-D. c. Thomson.
Rich-R. S. McKimmins.
salt Lake-T. "A. Williams.
san Juan
Standardization Hanson.
Sevier-D. p Jensen.
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As True Now As Then

II blmetalism was true in 1895. il is
true IN 1900 Every man who spoke
ana every man who wrote for the Re-
publcan party in the campaign of 1896
Sald that 1t was true, and that il must
not be entrusted to the vile hands of
Democracy-it was so sacred and so
distinctly Republican that it must not
be given into the hands of any other
party Is this not true? Then il was
true IN 1886. or every Republican speak
er tn - IghOut Utah was a liar Then
II 1t was true in 1896, by the unchange-
able law of God. it is true now. and if
it is true now, let US fight for it within
the party that advocates it A friend of
mine. who met me before 1 reached
Utah. stated to me that / ought not TO
remain within the ranks of Democracy
on account of my new affilia-ion with
silver sentiment, because Democracy
was not making of it paramount is
sue; because Mr.. Bryan was silent on
the question in his speech of accept
ance-
MY only reply then and now to such
suggestion is that if all he claimed
were true-that the platform Of DemOc-
racy does not make IT a paramount is
sue. and. that MIR. Bryan has been and
is to be silent on the questioned. il
IS better TO be with the Democracy
which makes it an issue, than to be
with the Republican party, which
makes IN issue against il. Mr. Nc
kInley has suddenly found his tongue
on the money question. For four long
years he was. so far as this question IS
concerned. an inmate of a deaf and
dumb asylum. But. my friends. il is
not a question as to which is the para
mount issue in the platform. Political
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Took q Recess.

After the completion of the roll call
and the announcement that the COM
mittees would meet at Democratic state
headquarters. motions were made to
take a recess to different hours.
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parties have discovered that no dictum
Of any convention in the United States
can force to paramOuntcy any question
which the people consider is of Secon-
Diary IMPORTANCE
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herents took the Affirmative side. The,
the proposition TO recess until : O'c1oCl-
was adopted with practical unanf1l5+-,,,
and the delegates hurried out TO dime
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Temporary Officers.

Temporary Officers
my Fellow Democrats: Your state
committee has instructed me 20 pre-
sent the names of your temporary Of
dcefs. I viii read them: For temper
ary chairman. the Hon. Frank J. Can
non; for vice chairmen, Mrs. a. o.
SmOot, Mrs. NJ. r. Omsby; for secre-
tary. the Hon. Joseph VI. Cohen. for
sergednt-at-drms,. eN-Sherim Tuttle of
Emery county.
My fellow Democrats, there is a
peculiar interest and pleasure attached
% the introduction of your temporary
chairman. In my bOyhOOd days, when
Nhe love and hope of government
in Utah We're cherished truly by every
son of Utah. there was but one among
my acquaintanCes who had the te-
merity TO say that he was a Repub-
lcan. We had many a discussion, but
he was Staunch in the faith of his boy
hood: and that person was the gentle
man who has been chosen to preside
temporarily over this great and grand
convention.
True and devoted to what he con
Ceiyed to be the pure principles of his
party. ne remained with il until he saw
that ~ was beyond hope, and then ne
Joined with the silver Republicans OF
the United States in seeking to defeat
the money power that was seeking to
be entrenched above all other powers
in his nation. And today / say I esteem
capacity that 7 shall. I also feel a
peculiar pleasure in the fact that the
boy-hood acquaintance between us has
now riuened into that which. in my
earliest recouections I had hoped ulti-
mately to see Eim-elected a delegate
to a Democratic state convention; that
he has been honOred by being the
unanimous choice OF the Democratic
state committee for temporary chair
man of this convention, and that he is
today a distinguished Democrat.
Great auUlauSeD
When Senator Cannon emerged from
the wing of the stage to preside the
house shook with the applause and the
When the speaker could fnally make
scene described above was enacted.
himself heard he said.
Mr.. Chairman and fellow Demo-
Gratis Whatever may be my expert
ences IN the years TO come I doubt
that / shall ever have a more crafty
ing compliment than that which was
paid To me in my being named as a
delegate to this convention. and in my
being selected as your temporary chair
man. I had not indicated any desire
nor had I received any intimation of
the purpose of my fellow Democrats
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Bryan's Stand For Silver.

from the truth as was the Republican
party in the period antecedent TO 1896
Bryan's Stand For Silver.
There was in the period prior to the
rational convention of four years ago
an appalling silence on the part of the
man whom the Republican party nOmi-
pated to be President Of the United
States. on the chief question which
agitated the public mind. 1t was be-
cause there was determination to
establish upon the nation a mon etary
system which the most of the voters
Of the United States believed 10 be bur
one form Of slavery And he would
not make any declaration whatever.
In the year 1900 the question was put
10 the Democrats candidate. He an
s@ered IN the motto which you see
there tpOinting to a motto on the walD
and which says:
" An explicit declaration of the free
coinage OF silver mrst be made in the
platform. or the convention seek an
other candidate
Besides, my friends. with you (for
see here IN thSs body many, many
men who were with the Republican
party IN the day of its riEhteOusnesS)
with you, I am glad 10 be in the ranks
OF political movement where We do
not nave to have placed upon us the
badge Of having been dishOnOrable in
the advocacy of that which every Re
publican knew to be right. There is
not Republican in the state of Utah
nor IS there a silver Republican who
once was but is now a Democrat in
TINS convention, but knows that that
was our contention The Republican
Pesrty in its platform in 1896 declares
Tor the gold standard. 1t in the year
1900 makes an explicit avowaI of che
same principle. NOu do not have to
look Far into the future to see that
II Is proposed by the Republican party
10 establish political system which
VIII make of every American a serf
at the treadwheels of a cruel mill
tarism.
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a Jefersonian Democrat.

Believing, as I do. in this country
against the world; believing as 1 do.
IN the superior competency OF the Am
orleans as individuals AGAINST the
doWntrodden races of other lands. I still
believe that so long as an industry of
the United States can not compete on
equal terms with similar industries in
other lands, we should protect ourselves
against the others; but when it be-
comes so strong that il not only can
resist others across the water but can
absolutely encrOaCh upon the functions
OF governments. then it is time to with
draw protection. And in making this
declaration. I am a Thomas jefferson
Democrat.
MY friends, I have occupied alto
gether too much time, but I wish to add
a few closing remarks to the already
more than sufficient for the needs of
this present occasion, but for the De
culiar circumstances.
Il shall say to YOU nv fellow Dem
ocrats, that into our hands once more
has been committed by Providence an
opportunity TO save the republic from
impending dangers. We have a holy
name. outside of any political signifi-
canoe, outside Of any history or honor
which may attach to it. thank God. far
beyond the mistakes which men. as
Democrats have made It is not nv
province more than yours to instruct
but in our hands Is the hope of the re-
pubilt. ana instead or aggrandizing
men. we must spread abroad the light
of the rule of the people, and when the
hour shall come, give to the people a
vote direct not only for all offices. but
for all laws. When YOU cannot trust
the people then YOU certainly cannot
trust the peoples masters.
Fellow Democrats, I left one party
in 1886 with sorrow: I have walked four
years in sight of your campfires: I en-
ter the Democracy of the United States
with joy in 1900.
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order until it had given Mr.. Moyle a
p hearty round OF applause, proof that
ne had many friends among the dele
gates. He spoke very briefly, and the
announcement of the names of each of
the temporary officers was Cheered.
The great applause Of the session be
gan when he mentioned the name of
Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Moyle said:
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The Spanish War

The Republicans claimed credit for
the splendid result of Ehe Spanish war
but history showed that The war vas
not declared till after the destruction
OF the Maine, not till after the Cubans
had been despOiIed of their homes and
not till public sentiment compelled Nc
Kinley to take steps TO iberate the
CubanS
Then the speaker referred to the
Porto Rico tariff and said that Nc
Kfnley declared it was their plain duty
to impose no tariff on Porto Rican ex-
ports and imports; but when Oxnard
and the sugar trusts appeared on the
scene, a tariff was imposed in spite of
the presidents declaration and in spite
Of our promises to the Porto Rican
people.
The administration was asking the
approval of a war which was begun
to succOr the wounded and bleeding
and had been turned into a war of
conquest for the enslav6ment of S.OG0-
Geo people, for a policy opposed 10 the
traditions of this government and de-
structive of Republican Institutions.
In closing he said he hoped the Dem
ocrats would stand together. with no
pickering and no strife and 90 for
ward determined to give the people of
Utah clean, economical state admin
iStratiOn- He said, We viii win the
fight in the state Of Utah; we Will win
the fight in the United States; we will
place in the presidential chair man
of the people who is in sympathy with
the nature of the DeODle.''
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Were Hard Hit.

II was absolutely impossible for the
speaker to make himself heard above
the shouts OF laughter and applause
that greeted this part Of the sentence
One delegate cried out: Hit 'em again
judge" and several times the applause
was renewed Shortly after this the
women. led by the man who made the
great endeaVor. were seen to take up
their goods and leave the theaIer.
Congressman King said he saw every
thing TO encourage the party in the
declaration of faith made in the Demo
cratic convention at Kansas City As
a fitting climax to its work that con-
vention presented again the name of
Bryan to be the standard bearer of
the hosts of bimelta ism.
Continuing he said he congratulated
the party on the suspicious outlook
for the campaign. il was receiving re-
crUits every day from the Republican
ranks and they would not be coming in
II the people were not beginning TO see
that they had been led wrong for four
years Then he referred 10 AIcKinley's
record, citing that he voted for silver
through a long period of years. till
suddenly he was found assuring Wall
street that he was for gold when ne
was nominated for president.