Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-25

Ing. the great silver issue had been set
| upd. not by any political action on the
| part OF the Republican party or Demo.
| cratic party but by a great natural
causo. vlz., wonderfully increased
| production in gold which 20 Increased
| Inc volume OF our money that the
country was relieved from the oppres-
sion which ID felt by reason of the in-
| lguUous legislation which some years
| before. under Republican auspices, had
stricken one Of the money metals OF
the United states. so that the Demos
cratic party regarded that as not an
! ISSUE in the present campaign ana very
properly made mo- ulIusiOn 90 DO m the
platform which this convention drafted
but the Democratic candidate at that
limo, Notwithstanding That all contro-
/ vorsy concerning DIS nomination was
passed. his nomination then being IN
accomplished fact and Notwithstanding
what among ambitious men, among
honorable men has always been
regarded us a high praise great
compliment "a high honor the
nomination OF the Democratic party
for the Presidency ho insisted upon
acting IN the strlctcst regard for
honesty Of conduct in reference to this
issue. ana consequently when he saw
that there was silence upon THIS
m0nentay question. On order that
there should not be any misunder-
standing growing out Of those lines
and his attitude upon the question ne
sent this dispatch TO the convention
addressed 10 me man who had MS
personal interests az heart ana In
hand
THAT FAMOUS TELEGRAM.
81 regard the gold standard as firmly
and lrreyOcaby established, and shall
act accordingly n the act OF the con-
yonIon today shall be ratified BY the
people. AZ the platform as silent on
the subject, my views should be known
90 the convention. and II found 20 be
unsatisfactory tn the majority ! re-
quest you 10 decline the nomination
for me, so that another may be nomi'
mated before adjournment Alton IS
Parker" n is no mere common pOi-
uclan that win thus throw In the air
90 coveted prize as the Democrat;
nomination for the highest office With
n the gift OF the people The states
man. the honest man Is well shown by
that sentiment. BY that telegram to
the Democratic convention Loud
Applause)
RESIGNS HIS HIGH OFFICE.
Next. al the time Of his nomina-
tlon YOU must remember that he stu
held ID high Office, that Of chief justice
of the court of appeals of tine En-
phe state lie understood under the
appointment OF the convention that a
committee Of gentlemen would wait
upon him To- formally notify him OF
his nomination In order that he
might meet that committee Of noti-
dcation in the fun dignity as | take
H. OF % simple citizen Of the United
States. without pomp, without cere-
mouv. without @ play to the gallery,
without any attempt to blazon him
self as something extraordinary, this
candidate OF ours consulted with his
associates upon the bench, quietly and
without ostentatIOn resigned the hlgh
position he held In the judiciary, ana
when the committee approached his
lone on the banks Of the Hudson,
there had fallen from his shoulders
the robes Of bis judicial Office, and
from the chair OF judgement he came
forth "a simple citizen TO meet TINS
committee and 20 receive official nou-
ncation OF the high honor conferred
upon nina position that at least, II
seems to me, the Republican candi-
date for vice-president would do well
10 initiate,
PRESIDENTS CHALLENGE.
In the letter Of acceptance issued
By President Roosevelt. his accept
ance OF the nomination conferred up
on him, there was issued TO the Demo-
cratic candidate very bold, and at
| the same time a very cunning chal-
lenge. and as IL exhibits, ! think, the
character OF both Of these candidates,
! shall ask your patience while ! re-
late 20 YOU the circumstance, the fact
and then how 10 was met by the
Democratic nominee,
"The administration through It's
agency. the war department issued
a very celebrated pension order
known now as Pension order No rs.
The act Of congress under which, os-
tensibly. the order was issued. was
passed In 1890. Before the act Of that
year the pensions to the war veter-
ans were not granted except upon
proof that the death or disability for
! which the pension was sought resulted
from actual service, but this law OF
1890 amended that law. as follows
/ Tint any person who had served 90
| DAYS or more and who had been hon.
| orably discharged should receive a
| pension OF not less than six nor more
/ than twelve dollars per month, If proof
| were furnished that he was suffering
/ from a permanent disability not re-
/ ulting from vicious habits which in
! capaclted him from the performance
/ of manual labor In such a degree as
! TO render him unbale 10 earn his sup
| port. Now on that order the second
section of that law Of 1890 puts every
| one on its individual merits, that is
| every case Of application for peu-
sion. and leaves II for every case
to be determined, when due proof
is offered of the fact OF disability
upon It's own footing That is the pro.
vision OF the law, But the department
of war, with the consent and knowledge
of the president Of the United States
issued this order
" In the adjudication Of pension claims
under the act of June. 1890, as amended
il shall be taken as an evident fact II
other legal requirements are properly
met that when q claimant has passed
the age Of o. years ne Is debiltated one
half On ability TO perform manual labor,
and Is entitled 10 be rated at s. per
month, ana after 6i years, at s. per
month and after GS years Of age at $40
per month, ana after 70 nc $l2.' The
facts IN the case are that this means
but suspension or % notification OF an
existing law, by an executive order In
other words II becomes legislative en-
actment, by the executive department,
and is q breech and q serious one, in
the matter OF administering the laws In
our land II nyades the very prohibit
tons that are made by the Constitution
OF the United states. That President
Roosevelt is entirely In sympathy with
the order Is TO be ascertalned from the
fact that he defends Il iu his letter NJ
acceptance aud issues a challenge 10 the
Democratic candidate 10 which ] have
already called attention. And now
read from his message