The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-13
JNOAUNTED DEMOCRATS
PLEDGE UTAH TO BRYAN
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have only one test as to which party
they shall ally themselves with. They
should inquire as TO which party took
up these principles, and select, not the
party that applied them as a matter Of
expediency. but the party that has
maintained them because OF conviction
through campaign after campaign, be-
cause of feeling of confidence in those
principles
Brief Talk by Roberts.
At the close OF Mr.. Porters talk he
announced that report from the COM
mittee on resolutions would be in or
der. The report was not ready and
the convention called for Judge Pow
ers or Judge King. Neither was pres
ent Then a motion was made and
carried requesting b. II. Roberts 20
make few remarks. Mr.. Roberts made
his way TO the platform and was most
enthusiastically greeted. He said, IN
part;
This is an unexpected honor, and
merely present myself in acknowledg-
ment of the distinguished favor you
have extended 10 me. This is not an
occasion when il is necessary to under
take any explanation or defense OF
Democratic principles, or even 10 ex-
press a hope for the success Of Demo
cratic principles and candidates"
Mr.. Roberts spoke Of the work 10 be
done by the convention and suggested
that the delegates would doubtless be
glad 10 proceed with IL.
Il trust the time will come in the
evolution OF things" he went on, when
the great Democratic convention will
come farther west and assemble in Salt
Lake City. Meanwhile, the great in
tellectual minds OF the people Of the
United States have already furnished
the principles and platform upon which
the contest of 1908 shall be fought, and
already the will OF the Democratic par
" of the natic1 as to who shall be its
standard bearer is known. Most OF all
] hope the voice Of Utah viii swell
the demand made for the nomination
and election of William Jennings Bry-
an. and that through his election the
will Of the people will be expressed foI
a conservative and constitutional gov
eminent in this country
Judge King followed Mr., Roberts He
made one of the most eloquent talks
heard in the convention, voicing a Wig
OrOus objection 10 praise by Democrats
of the actions of President Roosevelt
Incidentally Judge King fired a shot
at the late Republican convention.
Among other things. ne said:
King Lauds Bryan.
The Republicans Of Utah held a con.
vention that was not a convention OF
the people II is not necessary for mt
To indicate whose convention that was
Our Republican friends have been say
ing the Democratic party is dead. BY
reason of the peTfidy of number O
men who formerly allied themselves
with the Democratic party some PEG
hot TlslrsS elr
would go over TO the Republican part!
whenever the Hon. William Sprl
stretched out his hand TO grasp them
This is not the case.
Fl believe the tide is setting toward
the Democratic party, but whether tina
be true or not. the Democratic partl
now, as always. stands. not for the get
ting of fat offices and power but for
conservative and constitutional form o
government. such as was given 10 IA
bv the fathers of the country. Our par
" can win victories without GAINING
Offices and the emOluments that g
with them. Its great principles hav
been the guiding star Of the Demo
cratic party for more than a hundre,
years.
1.-The statement was made this morn
ing thar whatever popularity MI
Roosevelt has gained he has game
through his advocacy of Democrat
principles. 1 have no sympathy wit
Democrats who applaud MI Roosevelt
our party owes much 10 the leader VIII
in 1896 came, a splendid young giant
out of the west The principles tina
through him were crystallized int
planks in the Democratic platform hav
been guiding principles for the part
ever since. Roosevelt is not in sym
pathy with the Democratic party. II
doesn't know what constitutional gov