The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-18

lean party has fallen. and no more potent
argument in behalf of a change to the
party whose tenets have always enbra cec
j prudence and economy in admins Tatins
I the peoples affairs
] Our Republican friends are prone 10 re-
I Ter 10 the great commercial growth Of tnt
country under their rule. and vet thC
census reports show that from 1850 q
$50. under Democratic rule and the Walk
greater In population. wealth and manu-
fac4Ur and railroad mileage. the factors
y hich affect most largely the prosperity
Of the country than in any. decade since
The cost of government mas largely in
creased under Republican rule. The ex-
Denditures per capita for the -ast years
respectively Of the administrations given
t1ken from the reports Of the secretary
Of the treasury were as follows.
In 1850 under Buchanan S261- in 1893
under Harrison, s5.TI, IN 1857 under Cieve-
] land. s5.ie. n 1901. under Mckinley, $3.50
in 1904. under Roosevelt $40
Some Pertinent Facts.
siStencs- in their ATTITUDE upon the cur
rcncv question. and the president IN his
recent speech OF acceptance said tba- they
know what they mean Wnen they speak
OF a stable currency the same thing
from year To year" and vet in the pla a.
forms of their party in 1SS4. 1888 and 1885,
they favored the double standard Of value
In the platform of 1888 they said the
Republican party is in favor Of the use
Of both gold and silver as MONEY. and
condemns the policy of the Democratic
administration in its efforts to GemOne-
tie silver
I congratulate your committee and the
constituency it represents in the Seiec-
ton by the .deiesates TO the natioral con-
vention of the nominee for the presidency
lie is a man of courage. yet prudent; of
/ nigh Ideals. yet without preteEse; OF
the most wholesome respect for the con-
stitution 4and the majesty of the laws
ri
Limitations; of the keeuest sense OF justice
which would rebel against compromising
a wrong 10 an individual or to a nation;
positive in conviction yet Of teW words
strong in mental and moral attributes,
and vet withal modest. POSSESSED Of a
sturdy constitution and magnificent man
and dignified In his demeanor-f 1t is not
the orator or the man of letters but the
man of reserve force, of sound Judg-
ment. Of conservative method sld steadi-
ness OF purpose whom the people have
called TO the office Of the presidency. Not
ably in the contests between jefferson
and Burr. Jackson and Clay, Lincoln and
Douglas. Grant and Greeley, Cleveland
and Blaine.
Harmony at st. Louis.
Dire predictions were made by our
political opponents OF what would happen
at the st. Louis convention, but they mis-
Judged the temper of the party and the
people While there had been differences
In preceding campaigns. Yet at St. Louis
they were all harmonized and \ common
ground was found upon which al could
stand and do battle for Democratic prin-
eiples. platform was adopted by a
unanimous vote, embracing the issues OF
the day and presenting to the people 2
declaration of principles which. in the
language Of the times, is sane, safe and
sound
With candidate whose personality ap-
Deals to the good sense and sound 1udg-
of he neOnfn a platform
whose principles are for the greatest good
TO the greatest number, and reunited
party, earnest for the restoration OF good
and economical government we snOuld
succeed and the principles Of Democracy
again triumph.
1 beg my countrymen. as they value
their liberty, to guard With care the
sacred right of local self-government and
to watch with a jealous eve the tendency
of the times to centrallze power IN the
hands of the few.
receive this notification at your hands
You have been conservative and cOurag-
eous as leader of our party in the house
of represent atives. a position which few
men have filled with the signal ability
that you have displayed. 1t viii be my
pleasure and duty at time not Ear hence
to accept more formally IN writing the
nomination which you have rendered IN
such graceful and complimentary terms,
and to give my views upon some OF the
important questions now commanding the
attention Of the country
Cries For Daniel.
Mr.. Davis concluded at 3:25. He was
appisuded throughout Cries for Sena-
tor Daniel was made so peTsisten1y
that the senator responded briefly only
to say that silence was golden and
that the st. Louis convention had
adopted the gold standard 10 which he
should adhere.
The audience and speakers were