The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
RATIFY IN SALT lake
With Much ENTHUSIASM

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questions confronting the American peo-
pie with vigOr and IN no uncertain words
/ It's principles, written into our Legislation.
/ WI restore to the people the liberties
for which our fathers battied and which
! and defend.
deeply regret that am unable in the
. old-fasnOned way, TO voice my approval
/ of the action OF our national cOnVenti ln,
: and to express my appreciation of the
/ efforts made iu our behalf by our national
J committeeman and the splendid de egatiOn
which represented US at St Louis. But.
4 together, we can discuss these things as
I the campaign proceeds I Join with you
in ratifying that which has been done BY
our party and VIII do my part with you
in securing for Parker the electoral vote
/ Of Utah.
/ Like turbulent mountain streams that
rush and roar among the rocks. hasten
/ ing TO mingle their waters in the great
( and peaceful river which winds with jTre-
I Sistible power among the fertile valley
[ fields so the warning hosts gathered at
! St. Louis. Out of the tumult and strenU-
Gus struggle for supremacy. under one
banner and shouting one war cry there
4 marches a united and formidable host to
do battle Tor the people. To-day. over the
whole land in California. upon its golden
1 sands; I'm Nebraska, amid fields of wav-
. ing corn in New York with its roar Of
s
war songs Of our party in unison DemOc-
/ TaCy presents a united 'front.' and when
/ the Democrats of the and are united.
/ they have no foe to fear
We shall march onward 10 victory
Harmony Is our watchwOrd and right VIII
prevail O. ". POWERS
The letter OF Judge Powers was well
received. Several times during its
rendition Mr.. Daily was interrupted
with applause.
When Mr.. DAILY had taken his seat,
Chairman MOyle made a few. remarks
and concluded by introducing Brigham
H Roberts, the next speaker He
was received with much enthusiasm
Speech of Mr.. Roberts
Mr.. Roberts said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
Without respect Of your being Democrats
or Republicans ] congratulate you upon
the opening OF the quadrennlal natlOhdi
government sought to secure the freedom
of the citizen and the purity OF govern
ment by providing frequent elections 4
ceutury's experience IN Tree gOEernIlie- Z
/ indicates the profoundness Of their Wis
dom, as 50 far we have proven II to be n
effectual remedy for bad government a.
Is an effsctual remedy 20 tyranny on the
one hand ana OF reNoluuOn ana atltt CilS
on the other Frequent elections perhaps
cause inconvenience TO the citizens ana
expense. but they are worth all they cost
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government worthy Of themselves Tor
the great campaign Of 1891 the standard
bearers are chosen and the lines OF battle
are drawn in the platforms OF the TcSpec-
tive parties. Here and now. in behalf OF
I the Democrats Of Utah. and in that high
spirit suited to the political Ialth we
/ possess. We take the field for the election
of the national Democratic candidates
and for the supremacy of Democratic doc
| trines and policy.
Difference in Conventions.
I congratulate the Democrats who are
/ present upon the spirit and achievements
J OF the Democratic convention tndt mas
1 just closed and whose work we are here
assembled TO ratifv And by the way in
| passing 1 viii call attention TO the fact
! that the St Louis convention, unlike the
Chicago gathering misnamed cOnven-
I ton, was real convention. not a TdtiIi-
cation meeting convened to record ana
endorse one mans opinion ana execute
/ one mans will BY that I mean 70 say
I that the gathering at St Louis was the
Z meeting Of the chosen representatives OF
/ the Democrats of the United States. Incy
Z were met to confer together. to exchange
/ views and freely discuss them. not in the
humbled, whispered tones which feared
{ the subsequent censorship OF party
master. but in bold free tones born OF
! a consciousness of high personal liberty
| tones prompted by the best impulses OF
the heart and the brightest conceptions
of the intellect. After free discussion.
having in mind the welfare Of the whole
country. and the interest Of the Demo-
cratic party-and We recognize them as
identical then they made intelligent
concessions. and unanimously adopted a
, reaffirmatiCn CT the Democratic faith, tne
application of Democratic principles TO
the affairs of government especially as
represented in the living issues now be
know Of nothing that better illustrated
] the spirit of these two great national
parties than the spirit Of their respective
conventions. The one recognized 1he
widest possible personal liberty. absolute
freedom of speech, afforded each memoer
the opportunity OF rising to the highest
and best in him without reference to
, others, and reached unity of action az
/ last. but unity Of action that resulted
from a free exchange Of opinions. free
4 debate and mutual intelligent concessions.
The other so-caled convention met to
/ hear the policies of its master dictated
that they might endorse and applaud
them: to hear what his gracious desire
was as to his companion on the Repuo~
hcan ticket; as also whom he would have
save in the capacity of chairman of the
national Republican committee in the i'm
pending campaign. Scheduled to run thT 2
days, the time hung on their hands, and
but for the contract with the hotels Of
Chicago TO hold the assembled muItituie
together three days they could have re-
turned to their homes as easily at the
conclusion of the first days session IS
when they finally did adjourn.
Tendency Toward Capitalization.
one could well pause here and ask
when was il since the Republican party
first SpranC into existence IT eEcOmp passed
within its lines one only man. whose viii
il so empha ticdlly ObeySE This condition,
my friends. comes from the tendency
there is IN Republican principles to run
TO Capitalization IN power. the lneNitaDte
result Of which must be the establishment
Of two classes. tn ruler and the ruled.
+ Let us turn to the contemplation OF bet
ter things: better. because Democratic.
The Democrats, and indeed all the people
of The J1ited States. are 10 be con-
graduated upon the nominee presented for
their suffrage by the Democratic party
Judge Axiom +. Parker CT New York for
president
Judge Parker viii strongly appeal to
the conscientious voters of our country
because of his manly character, and The
purity Of his private life. As for his pub
lie service TO his fellow citizens, il can
be said of hirn-anG VIXEN the words are
spoken they constitute the highest pralss
that can be spoken Of q man in this our
mortal life viz. He is n Upright iuGge =
He viii appeal to the support Of the DEM
0crats in al sections Of our country for
the reason that he has been unwaFsring
in his adherence to Democratic principles.
and his fidelity TO the party is manifesto
H.. Il fl.s Il