The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-08
FIRING THE LAST GUN.
Beaver Sees the Great Stalwarts,
and Lives.
Sermons and Stump Speeches.

az soO v CkOCh Gl(6r0 Hdu assembled
nearly 200 souls in Fields Hall at
tracted thither by the following en-
bellishment which appeared on rag
ged-edged dodgers scattered far and
wide:
Turn out! Turn OUT! Come
and hear the true principles of demo-
cratic government as expounded by
the undoubted ability and eloquence
of such men as Governor E. II.
Murray, Judge Philip I. VanZile,
Hon. Farley j.. Williams, General
Nathan 2. KimbaiI. If the political
principles and practices of the DOM
inant party in Utah are sound. dis
cussion cannot hurt them. Those
who cannot or dare not think and
reason are not invited"
z. L. Williams, Esq led off, pre-
facing his speech with a very mod
est allusion to his embarrassment
which, he stated, was result of his
"being unaccustomed to public
speaking" The gentleman spent
an hour and half in an effort to
convince his 4oTmoql friends that
the Peoples platform is purely mega
tive, compilation Of denialS, de-
mails of the Liberal platform. His
entire speech was made up Of per-
sonaltieB on Brigham Young, Orson
Pratt, whom he said he held ia
"high esteem" Angus M. Cannon
and a special raid on "Scipio A.
Kenner" and "Sam Thurman" Other
gentlemen whom he termed very
prominent Mormons, but whose
names he did not care to mention,
had expressed to him their disgust
at the nature of the Peoples plat
form, and although they were repn-
ted Latter.day Saints, paying
their tithes ETC., they had refused TO
accompany the Peoples stump ora
tors in an advocacy of a platform
not at all in harmony with their
feelings. Among others he brought
up the name of Hon. A. o. Sm0ot,
whom he alleged, had been ap-
preached at the last session of the
EIerritOrial Legislature. with re-
gard to the numerous petitions"
from various counties, praying for
the establishment of free schools.
In answer to the inquiry as to what
the Legislature intended to do in
the matter, he replied that there
was majority in both houses, favor
ing it but the president thinks the
people are not prepared for it.. The
speaker after passing a brilliant
eulOgy on Mr.. SmOot said he pre-
sumed that if charged with this
statement and the perjury of help
ing to vote down measures for
which he had expressed favor and
sympathy, that gentleman would
probably deny it now. Before con-
Guiding the speaker read amongst
other numerous papers the reply of
Hon. John L. Game to the Liberals
challenge and an editorial article
from the DeSeret NelCs commenting
on the above reply. Mr.. VIII
liams avoWed that he would be
ashamed to lift his eyes toward
that God who had given him the
little intelligence he possessed if he
permitted any power to make him
afraid to listen to the discussion by
the Liberals of their platform. He
/ cited the question Of taxes and
maintained that outsiders" had
done the greatest part towards the
enrichment of the territorial gov
eminent and referred as an evidence
to the enormous taxes paid by the
/! Horn Silver Company, Walker
Brothers and others.
| The speaker was followed by
''Major General Nathan P. Kim
ball" whoTfeIt like a giant while
facing such an audience as
the one before him, which had
shown courage enough to "come
out and listen. After drifting around
in such deep waters as ''life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness
the pious old general actually made
another effort to deliver himself o.
something after the order of {
Methodist sermon, in the process Of
which he stated that he and others
had come to this country under
guarantee and invitation of the
| government and eliminated hi!
stroke of eloquence by shouting
"And who in the name of Goo
! Almighty is going to keeI
us out"l! eff / undertake tt
pursue my happiness in thi'
territory, by God L am going to de
| it." Here the old soldier spuffled
and spludged in an attempt to quote
| the scripture. ga man shall cleav'
unto his wife and they two shall
become twain, saying the Mormons
instead of conforming to this carried
on a system that was very mucl
the nature Of "whore amendment
| (Boisterous laughter by the twenty
| five Liberal voters and the disting
uished lights on the PLATFORM Once
more the general gathered himself
and with calm piety contrasted the
early teachings of the Christian
church with the present bulldozing
of the Mormons' church of Christ
using the pretty little expression.
81 would be damned and go to hell
rather than do so and so. After re,
citing niger yarn the speaker
gave way for the distinguished
nominee.
| Judge VanZile'S speech was killed
in the start by the announcement
| that Governor Murray, because Of
pressing business, was unable to be
| present. This proved cruel, crush
| L IL. on 49, oon+ of fhC