The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-28
KING AT PARK CITY
Congressman Makes a Magnifi-
cent Silver Address.
FLAYS HIS OPPONENTS
INSINCERITY OF REPUBLICANS
SET FORTH FULLY.
Especial to The HERALD

Park City, oct IA rousing Demo-
cratic rally was held here this evening
in the Dewey theatre, which was
packed to overlooking by an audience
that was attentive TO the last. Good
music was rendered at intervals in the
programme. State Senator r. c. Cham
bers as chairman of the meeting made
a brief and catchy speech at the open
ing, followed by G. A. Calls of Coal
vile.
The main speech was made by Con-
gresham W H King. who held the
audience spellbound for nearly two
hours The pent-up enthusiasm of
the audience broke into terrific ap-
plause at every well marked climax.
Mr.. King directed attention TO the
necessity of the Republican campaign
orators rehearsing their speeches on
silver before taking the stump Tom
Fitch predicts terrible consequences
from the free coinage Of silver, while
Mr. Sutherland declares he rather IA
VOrs the cause Of the white metal Only
a few years ago the question between
the two great political parties in Utah
was rs TO which was the better friend
Of silVer'S cause Then Governor Wells.
g. E. Allen and others went from one
end of the state to the other declaring
( to the remOnetizatiOn of silver. but
now they plead with the voters to sup
port the principles which the Repuc-
lican party then opposed.
The speaker said he knew of but one
Democratic congressman who did not
/ favor the silver plank in the reform
party's platform, citing this as illus
trative OF the fidelity of the party TO
the principle of free silver coinage
Replying to the Republican charge tina
Bryan had deserted silver. Judge King
declared the great leader had with
stood the Establishments, threats and
all other Influences of the money power
remaining unmOved and immova bic
the champion of bimetaIliSm. greater
IN defeat than many would be in vic
! tory.
If the Republican party in Utah IA
Vors the cause of silver, Judge King
asked why it does not say so in It's
platform instead of supporting the
{ gold standard declaration
The speaker denied that the Demo
! cratic party intended to take off the
/ tariff on lead, for the party doctrine is
[ to so adjust the tariffs as not 10 dis
crIminate against any section or class
( distributing the burdens equally
He referred 10 the good times in the
country WhlIe the government is spend
/ ing the $500, 0CO, 600 of borrowed money
a fact that demonstrates the argument
/ of bimetallists that more money makes
/ greater prosperity Then he reviewed
/ the evil tendencies of the trusts which
/ stitie competition, forcing producers n
/ sell at the prices fixed by the combines
/ and compelling consumers to pay trus
/ prices. As an instance of the trns-
I closing down on small industries. m,
] speaker pointed to the idleness at the
( Mt Nebo salt works.
! Congressman King showed the fnsfn
! certify Of the proponents of the PROPOSE
! constitutional amendment 10 rest "a II
/ trusts and told how the labor union
/ opposed the proposition. believing thu
IT would result in placing the wao-
earners at the mercy of their enemies