The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-12

to preach the doctrine or protectlon
and prosperity; 10 appeal for the up
building of home industries; and you
know the difficulty under which they
labOred. the heavy odds to be over
come before we finally triumphed. You
know, also, how the great silver cata-
clysm Il viii not call il a craZe) almost
Obliterated party lines here in 1896; you
know the slow. stubborn fight We made
10 win back the vantage we had lost;
you know how in 1900 Utah was re-
deemed and now IN a Republican city,
In a Republican state, we are met TO
declare our platform. TO jubilate over
our prospects. 10 felicitate the country
over its unexampled prosperity. and to
name a winning ticket.
The Trust Problem.
1T is true that with the words
trusts and imperialism the flute
like voice Of William Jennings Bryan.
the Pied Piper of American politics,
can charm and sooth the Democratic
ear. The same words are caught up in
every Democratic convention and
rolled as sweet morseIs under the
tongues Of Democratic orators, and ex-
ude from the platforms and declara-
tons of principles there adopted.
have my own individual opinion as TO
the final solution OF the question of
trusts. The great aggregations of cap
ital and the great aggregations of la
Dor organizations, either of which
would come under the definition of
trusts, / believe, viii evolve out of the
a. If In hnu
and capital some system that will give
10 each its just share Of the profits of
business and trade. and that the agi-
tauon now going on upon this subject,
with its strikes and boycOtts. are only
object lessons pointing out a way Of
its solution, which VIII be upon strict
ly business principles. and not through
the action Of political parties. But let
us take the popular view and hold
that trusts are the one thing hateful
in all this land. that the strong arm
of the law should step in and say to
the aggregated capital of the country.
Hitherto shalt thou so. but no far
Their"
Assumes Democratic Position.
If it be Imperialism to have and TO
hold the Philippines. which were
thrown 20 as by the fortunes of war
and the dispensati0n OF Providence: If
it be Imperialism 20 say to the murder
Gus savages OF these islands, You shall
not murder. and rob. and steal, and
commit piracy If it be imperialism to
establish In these far-away islands the
Z free schools that have made the re-
public glorious if ii be Imperialism
TO establish trade and commerce there,
and 20 bestow upon the common pee
pie OF that country the blessings Of
Civil ana religious liberty: II IL be i'm
perialism TO see that the soil halloWed
and made sacred by the blood of the
American soldiers shall heneeforth be
free and be dedicated to free institu-
lions, then / am an imperialist."
The speaker said that the cry Of i'm
perlalism was an ancient and dishOn-
est one that had been raised by the
! Democratic party when Lincoln was
/ bringing the country through a civil
strife. when Grant was attempting 10
heal the wounds OF strife. and when
Mckinley was leading the country
/ through a foreign war. Again. he said.
/ the same cry was being raised when
Mckinley's successor was following the
! example of his predecessor.
Call Down From Gallery.
Only once during his discourse was
/ he interrupted. excepting by cheers
and applause, aud that was when
] someone in the gallery was rude
! enough 10 cry out. Ring or" when
the speaker alluded to William Jen-
nings Bryan as a fife player.
/ The names OF President Mckinley
and President Roosevelt were signals
/ 60 ~ - ha
| latter being short in duration and not
| very lusty. There were more cheers
| when the orator said the Republican
party could endorse the imperialism of
/ Lincoln. the despotism or Grant and
| the imperialism and despotism OF Nc
/ Kipley and Roosevelt.
And his appeal for harmony and
/ peace during the convention resulted
| in applause louder and longer than
/ that given for either President Nc
| Klnley or President Roosevelt.
! When Chairman Murphy had con-
| cluded his remarks and waited for
silence. which was soon given him, be
said;
what Is the further pleasure OF the
I convention"
There was a long silence. No one
seemed to know what was the pleas
ure Of the convention, or II they did
Lthey hesitated TO express it. But aft
1 er a minutes delay, a delegate from
( Utah county got up and moved that
| the delegations announce their mem
bers TO the three committees. That was
fagreeable 10 the chair. and for the next
half hour the chairman OF the different
/ delegations announced the members OF
the committees on credentials, reso-