The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-29
AT C0ALVILLE.
A ROusing Meeting and Stirring
Speeches.
CoALv1LLE, October %, 1881
Editors Herald:

CoALVILLE, October %, 1881.
Editors Herald:
A large and attentive audience
greeted Hon. John T. Game and party
here last night, and everybody was
well entertained by the eloquent adj
dresses of the speakers. Every speaker
was the recipient of an unusual amount
of applause from the enthusiastic audi
ence, which indicated that they con-
CURED with the speaker in the ideas
which were advanced, and the rebukes
administered upon the illiberal Liberals.
John I. Game delivered most inter
esting address, which gave evidence of
diligent historical research, and which
was interSpersed with most profound
logic. 1t showed how utterly unjust it
would be-f not unconstitutional
for Congress to delegate the
power of making the laws for this Ter
ritory to a legislative commission; to
abolish our Territorial form of govern
ment and place our lives and our des-
TIMES in the hands of a few grasping
spectators; to deprive 10000 loyal
American citizens of the right of local
self-goYernment. He cited authorities
from adjudged cases in the United
States, and quoted English history to
support him IL his arguments. He
ridiculed the remark made by Ransford
Smith, in Ogden, on Saturday last, TO
the effect that he (Smith) would Eek
cOriate" the Democratic party for re-
fusing to adopt a resolution offered by
him last June in the Democratic con-
vention at Chicago, and particularly
emphasized Smiths prOvisO, III had
time" Mr.. Caine thought it would be
really amusing to witness Mr.. Smith )
attempt to "eXcOriate" such men as
Benjamin t. Butler and Speaker Car
Isle, and sympathized with him because
he had not the learning to support his
pedantry nor the bravery to support his
egotism.
Mr.. Kenner mentioned how curious ii
was that Ransford Smith, in his bonn
bastic Grafton in Ogden, had so care
! fully avoided the point at issue-pOlitics
but had been guilty of considerable
plagiarism by quoting what could be
found in about five hundred law books,
defining polygamy and showing that
there was but little distinction between
a principal and accessories to q
crime. He spoke Of how the majority
polled by the Peoples Party IN eacl
Succeeding election constantly increased
! Liberals. He thought the Liberals bJC
receded from point to point until there
was nothing LETT but the name, and thai
was a misnomer; and that ephemera
party would soon pass ''wher'
| the woodbine twineth.h He won
dered if Mr. Smith would cour
like woman, for Smith sale
he would do it like a man" anC
wanted to know if Mr.. Smith though
there were nineteen women who wOulC
have him If ne did believe in polyganiy
The addresses by the other gentle
men were much shorter, as the latenes
Of the hour prevented a very length,
discussion of the matter by all parties.
Mr.. Dusenberry explained how unjus
the Liberals were to accuse the peOpl
of Utah of multiplying the laws simpl
because they deemed it prudent to az
peal from the decisions Of some of on
mission judges in Utah.
Mr.. Sloan showed how the diligence
and hardihoOd of the Mormons ha
built up and developed Utah, and sal
twas all owing TO their peculiar reiie
ious system, which bound the peopl
together by ties of brotherly love.
Mr.. Sharp wondered how it was thu
Ransferd Smith admitted that he kne
nothing of the Mormon religion nc
pOlygamy, but still proceeded to discu!
both in very scientific way.
The audience was well pleased wit
the meeting, and went home with d
termination TO wake up" as Juds
Dusenberry said. The COalviIle bra
band was present on the occasion al
played the "Swanee Ribber" three tim
to the attentive assembly.
THU yDIDEs.