The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
CONVENTION OF HEARST
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But the patriots who assembled there
had courage I'm their hearts. determination
in their minds. high purpose in their souls
and the Fourth of July is saluted through
ont the world as the birthday of liberty
for all men.
1T is too much TO say that our copven-
ton can ever reach the Importance of
the second Continental congress, but the
principle they met TO declare we meet To
preserve. and the liberties they assembled
10 secure have assembled to protect
Need of New Party.
II believe. therefor, that we will do a
service to our fellow citizens second only
To the inestimable service rendered by the
founders of this government II we shall
found a party which Will remain unfail-
ingly faithful to the cause of the plain
people 10 the principles of the Declara-
ton OF Independence and TO the funda-
mental American ideas of liberty, equal
ity and opportunity for all.
Il believe that if any party is neces-
sary to this country to preserve the gov
eminent as the fathers framed it, a new
party is necessary; If any party is nee
essary TO promote progress and prosperity,
10 encourage the honest business man.
and protect the honest wOrkingman a
new party is necessary. If any party is
necessary 10 represent the typical Ameri-
can citizen, TO represent the people in
their struggles with the tyrannical mo-
nOpolies which constitute the trusts, a
new party is necessary.
I'm 1892 Thomas jefferson, who had
penned the principles of the Declaration
of Independence. founded the Democrat
Republican party to perpetuate those
principles.
I'm 1910 this party. founded TO be the
party OF the people, had become the party
OF privilege and the Democratic party
came into being and crystallized about the
personality and principles of Andrew
jackson. In 1854 the Democratic party
had become the party OF arrogant
..rfc ~ nv uThf AannrInNaA CA1f
evident truth of the Declaration of In
dependence as 'self-evident lies. Then the
Republican party was born TO restore the
action of the government to the prin-
ciples of Washington and Jefferson and
Abraham Lincoln led II TO victory.
Washington, lincoln-Hearst.
lis it not time. is there not need for a
new party which shall take up the work
OF the parties of jefferson. of jackson, of
Lincoln, and preserve for us and for the
citizens of the future the rights and lib
critics. which these parties in their hour
of usefulness preserved for the citizens of
their time?
1.-THE old parties. in this day of their
decadence, are no lOngers equal TO this
work for they have become unfaithful
to the principles which inspired them and
unworthy of the patriots who founded
them
THE Republican party is the open-hand-
ed, avowed handmaiden of the trusts. 1t
scorns those who would rescue it. repu-
dates those who would reform it, and
glories brazenly in it's profitable infamy.
THE Democratic party is merely envi-
Gus of its sordid sisters ill-gotten finery.
1t upbraids her at one election and imi
tates her at the next
THE Republican leaders are the politT
ical attorneys Of trusts and monopolies.
the representatives in public life of those
giant corporations which have superseded
the people in this republic as the source
q o he. Of
."rhe Democratic vanguard Is a Fal-
staff's army: II is led by knight arrayed
in a motley garment OF modified profess
sions and compromised principles, of al
tered opinions and retracted statements"
Mr. Hearst at this point in his address
mentioned the names of Sullivan, Hop
kins, Murphy. Mcclellan. Taggart. Ryan.
Belmont. Bailey and Williams. describ-
ing them as officers of the Democratic
vanguard and designating them in uncom-
piimentary terms
He then resumed. as follows:
"A Falstaffs army, whose banner bears
on one side watchword for people ana
ON the other a password for the trusts,
whose only object is office at any cost.
whose motto is After us. the deluge.'
AS to Decent Democrats.
Assuming that Mr. Bryan himself is all
that his most ardent admirers claim him
TO be-a great lawyer, an enlightened
statesman. an inspired patriot-sti1l
man Is known by the company he keeps.
and no decent Democrat can tolerate his
free companions.
mo honest citizen can let down the
bars of office TO. such an Ali Baba's band
of booIlers and braves.
mo prudent citizen viii support COM
bination to which Taggart supplies can
didate and Parker platform. for which
Ryan win pay the freight. and the people
viii pay the penalty.
Back of both parties and underweigh-