Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-17

and manufactures and railroad mile
age the factors which affect most
largely the prosperity OF the country
than In any decade since
COST OF GOVERNMENT.
The cost Of government has
largely increased under Repub-
llcan rule. The expenditures
per capita for the last years
respectively OF the administrations
given. taken from the reports of the
secretary Of the treasury were as fol-
lows:
IN 1850 under Buchanan. SOL; in
1898, under Harrisan S5.77; I'm 1891,
under Cleveland 81. 10; in 1901 under
Mckinley So .56 In 1904. under Roose-
Welt $40.
CURRENCY QUESTION.
The Republicans now claim great
consistency i'm their attitude upon the
currency question and the president In
his recent speech OF acceptance said
that they know what they mean when
they speak OF q stable currency the
same thing from year to year" and yet
in the platforms OF their party in 1854,
1855 and 1892 they favored the double
standard OF value. In the platform OF
1888 they said "the Republican party
Is I'm favor OF the use Of both gold and
silver as money and condemns the pol
icy OF the Democratic administration
in It's efforts to demonetize silver
PRAISE FOR PARKER.
congratulate your committee and
the constituency II represents, on the
selection by the delegates 20 the ma
tional convention Of the nominee for
u fu "a s.f
age, vet prudent; of high ideals. yet
without pretonse; OF the most whole-
some respect for the Constitution and
the majesty Of the laws under II and
has sacred regard for their limita-
tons, OF the keenest sense OF justice
which would rebel against compound
ing q wrong to an individual or TO a
nation positive IN conviction, yet OF few
words: strong IN mental and moral at
tributes and yet with all modest pos
sessed of n sturdy constitution and
magnificent manhood, and yet temper-
ate I'm his actions and dignihed in his
dcmeanor Ii is not the orator or the
man of letters but the man OF reserve
force. Of sound Judgment, Of conserya-
tive method asd steadiness OF purpose
whom the people have called 10 the
Office of the presidency, notably In the
contests between Jefferson and Burr
jackson ana clay Lincoln and Doug
las Grant and Greedy, Cleveland and
Blaine.
REPUBLICAN DIRE PREDICTIONS.
Dire predictions were made by our
political opponents of what would hap
pen at the ST. Louis convention, but
they mlsiudged the temper OF the party
and the people While there had been
differences in preceding campaigns, yet
at st. Louis they We're all harmoniZed
aud a common ground was found upon
which an could stand and do battle for
Democratic principles. A platform was
adopted by unRuiomus vote, embrace
ing the issues OF the day and present.
ing TO the people q declaration OF prin-
Cipies which in the language OF the
times Is sane, safe and sound.
DEMOCRACY SHOULD TRIUMPH.
with a candidate whose personality
appeals 10 the good sense and sound
urment of the American people, a
platform whose principles are Tor the
greatest good to the greatest number
ANA % reunited party earnest for the
restoration of good and economical
government we should succeed and the
principles OF Democracy again triumph.
GUARD SELF GOVERNMENT.
beg my counrymon, as they value
their liberty, to guard with care the
sacred right OF local selt-goyernment
and to watch with a Jealous eye the
tendency OF the times To centralize
power m the hands OF the few.
MI Chairman. 10 Is an added pleas
urc 90 receive this notification at your
hands You have been conservative
and courageous as leader OF our party
I'm the house OF representatives. posi-
ton which few men have filled with
the signal ability that YOU have dis
played. II win be my pleasure and
duty, at q time not far hence, to ac-
tept more formally I'm writing the
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.