The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-13

temporary organization. Practically
every seat on the lower floor of the
| decorated theatre was filed
when, after some. music by Held's
band. State Chairman Lyman r.
Martineau called the Democrats To
order. Mr.. Martineau spoke briefly,
but enthusiastically, about the pros
poets for victory in the election next
fall declaring that the delegates to be
named by the convention would vote
for the nomination OF the next presi-
| dent of the United States.
Mr.. Martineau was pleased to see
such a large party representation.
/ From Judge Miner of Provo, a vete-
/ ran party warhOrse, the beardless boys
vember. all agree were represent
| ed said the speaker. He believed the
! attendance pOrtended a united and en-
/ thusiastic party in the campaign that
/ is shortly to open. Mr.. MaTtineau con-
| Guided by introducing Frank B. Ste
phens as temporary chairman. Mr..
/ stephens did not take the chair, how
ever, until after Joseph Kimball had
delivered a short but eloquent prayer.
Interrupted by Cheers.
The first important talk of the con-
ventiOn was made by the temporary
chairman. Mr.. Stephens was fire.
| quently interrupted during his re-
marks by applause and cheers. Though
he carefully refrained from mention
ing the name of Mr. Bryan, it was Sc
| evident that Bryan was in his mind al
times that once a delegate shouted
"Hurrah for Bryant" Mr.. Stephens
paused in his speech. I'm not here tc
speak for any candidate" he said
| smilingly. You don't have to-" was
the reply, and the cheering for Bryan
became general. Mr.. Stephens spoke
/ as follows:
1t is always an occasion for congratu-
llation when a principle has been adopted
and stood for even through defeat, and
! the onward march of events proves that
the principle was just. right, and should
be maintained. Twelve years ago, in 1896
the Democratic party OF this nation mad a
new birth. At the Chicago Democratic
convention, there was organized a new
Democracy, representing not the organ
i lied enemies OF the common people, Dul
the rights of the whole people. We nom
mated at that convention as an exponent
of the principles there adopted a man
barely old enough TO be eligible TO the
office of president of the United States
a man who has stood for those principles
ever since, a man who adopted those
principles because they were as broad a:
humanity and fundamental in organized
society. At that time we had 323 pei
CAPITA of money in the United States. We
declared our belief IN the quantitativ'
theory of money; we condemned the de
mOnetizatiOn Of silver because IL tended
to decrease the volume of money; WI
urged its reconciliation as affording th'
safest means of increasing the volume
, We now have S33 per captain increas'
Of nearly 20 per cent, and the Republican
party takes to itself the credit for I'M
prosperity which has come Herewith. ant
, in the year 1908 we find that the Republl
can party has passed a currency bill pro
| viding for a still further increase in tn
/, volume of the currency by issuing an as
set currency against your promissory not
and mine Surely the march of eYent
has proven that we were right
Bryan Is INDICATED.
: In the presidential campaigns Of 1S9
! and 1900 the Republican party accuses
I our standard bearer Of being an enemy O
sound money. In the year 1903 we tint
r the bankers of the east in convention as
2 sembled at the WaldOrf-AstOria hotel i
New York City. asking William Jenning
{ Bryan to instruct them as TO what con
2 stitutes sound money and safe banking
4 In our former campaigns we have ad
Vocated an income tax. We were the
: abused because we Ventured to CRITICS
i the supreme court for holding an incOm
| tax unconstitutional In the year 1St
we find the Republican president sendin
a message TO congress urging Prov
sion for an income tax, and saying ina
with the change in the personnel OF IN
p supreIne court, the same might be uphelC
= We now have a Republican presiden
who has achieved, in spite of some yer
/ serious defects Of character and policy
q a great deal of popularity In the Unite
States but, Mr.. Chairman, II the statg J
= of Theodore Roosevelt is ever placed /
f the Hall of Fame, IL will be because G
his adoption of some Of the very princ
. ples for the maintenance OF which Il
: abused our leader in 1886 and 1890.
+ Trust-Ridden Aggregation.
The Republican party today does nc
deserve the name of a great poliuci
u party representing many millions OF pee
:, Die of the United States-a majority {
: the representatives Of that party are
J. trust-bridled, trust-ridden aggregation {
= politicians who are mlsrepreSentlng, nc
IreDresenting their constituents. What
spectacle we have had in the halls
, congress during the past sesslon-tf
: leader Of the Democratic party in II
= house OF representatives, John ShaI
n Williams. day after day saying 10 the 81
pine trust-ridden majority Of the Repul
iican party there assembled, Give US bl
= thirty votes and we will pass the legisli
n ton which your president demands an
/ our country needs"
II In the year 1904, after meeting with tv
: successive defeats in defense of the RICH
? of the common people, We yielded TO u
? voice of the tempteT, we listened TO u
K eastern wing Of the Democratic party ar
Nominated a man for president possess
:, of unimpeachable integrity, of high abb
II itv. and wholly fitted, so far as homo
j, ability and integrity are concerned, TO I
ID the office Of the president of the Unit,
n states but reactionary in regard TO Il
IS fundamental principles which we had
is the two previous campaigns advocate
and the people of the country express
i their disapproval by Withdrawing fro
N him one and half million of the vot
IN cast for our candidate in 1886 and 1860
d The Next President.
L. Fellow Democrats. 1 say that the o
n, ward march of events has proven III
le we were right. The onward march
events has proven that our candidate
1896 and 1900 advocated the right prin'
pies, stood upon a sound platform, fir
in the belief that the people of the cou
try would ultimately recognize that
was right Today he is recognized n
only before this country, but by I
o o{,rfIfzad World the greatest d