Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-08

as the standard bearer OF Republican,
ism. The party predicted that this
fovorlte son was an advance agent OF
prosperity and In case OF his election,
promised the greatest era Of good times
this nation has ever known. IL is now
seven years since that noblest of men.
William Mckinley. was inaugurated
president of the United States and res
cued the nation from ruin and disaster
thrust upon the country by the blight
Of Cleyelandism and Democracy, ]
congratulate you, and through you, the
people of this state and the whole
country on the great prosperity the
people OF this nation have enjoyed
since that nation was last wrecked on
the Democratic rocks Of hcompetency,
perfldy and dishonor.
PROSPERITY COMPARISONS.
In spea king Of prosperity, our Dem
ocratio friends point to the increased
prices Of commodities over the same
prices existing under Cleyelands last
administration. They however, forget
to tell that the low prices OF 1898 to 1896
were forced down because OF the hard
times Democracy had thrust upon the
county: that even with theslow prices
prevailing under Democratic rule. the
common people could not buy the cheap
priced goods, because they had no
money and there was no work through
which to obtain money. In fact, our
honest worklngmen formed themselves
into armies OF Coxeyites, Common
weeers, Industrialites, Kelyites, and In
regiments and brigades paraded
through this country on their way to
the national capital seeking aid from
the government. These large bodies Of
men survived only through the gen
crosby Of the managers Of the free
soup houses. Our Democratic friends
do not tell that part OF the story
1f cheap prices. We admit that
prices are higher than they were during
the hard times Of Clevelandism during
the last rule OF Democracy, and we
point with pride to the work now being
performed by the hundreds of thou
sands OF men who were idle under
Democratic rule and who were forced
TO live upon free soup, but who are now
receiving the highest pay OF American
working men, with surplus funds for a
bank account, even after having paid
the higher prices existing today. Tn
men had no money 10 buy cheap goods
with, while under the Republican rule
they have plenty Of money to buy high
priced goods.
AS a proof OF the condition OF the
poor people OF our nation, point to the
fact that the working men today have
deposited In the savings banks Of the
nation over 700.000O0O more and the
deposits In the national banks are ST.
1874 100000, more than were In the
same banks In 1896 under the last
Democratic rule, This tells the whole
story Under the last Democratic adj
minlstration the working men for n
while existed until they had exhausted
their bank account, which had been
laid aside under Harrisons successful
management of government affairs. hut
when their little bank accounts were
exhausted the free soup houses stared
them in the face.
SOME DEEDS.
My friends, every great act or deed OF
this country for the last half century
was performed or granted by the Re.
publican party, We have the freeing
OF the three and one-half million I'M.
man beings, the great national bank act
which restored the nations credit and
paced confidence In our money
throughout the world, the great home.
stead law which furnished free homes
to millions OF our fellow citizens. thu
nrst great railroad that spanned this
continent and opened this intermoun.
tam country TO commerce and trade.