Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-20
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Ringing Speeches Made at the Rally
OH Saturday Night.
The Campaign to be Vigorously Con-
Quoted Until Election Day.
A Long List Of Truths for the Pee.
pies Party TO POn,;er.

ing was held last Saturday evening in
front of the DEMOCRAT Office The stars
and stripes, banners and Chinese Ian
terms, together with national airs by the
Opera House band and patriotic speeches
from several representatives of the great
party, gave the occasion all the ecIdt of Il
regular down-East campaign meeting.
The crowd continued to gather until
about half-past o'clock, at which time
Mr.. Simon Bamberger called the meeting
to order and suggested that Mr. Ben
Sheeks act as chairman of the meeting.
Mr. Sheeks kindly responded, and in
taking the chair made short but pointed
speech, in which he referred to a proper
government wherein the people partici-
pated. The Peoples party of Utah had
controlled affairs in such manner that
even the national flag had been hung at
half-mast on Independence Day, indicat-
ing to the world that something wrong
exists here, which should be remedied,
Mr.. Easily was elected secretary of the
meeting.
Mr.. }. L. Rawlins, being loudly called
for by the enthusiastic crowd, which con-
tinued to increase in numbers, came for
ward and assembled the stand, and being
! introduced as one of the candidates of the
Democratic party for the Legislative
Council, spoke in substance as follows:
MR.. RAwLNs' SPEECH.
| He considered it improbable that he should
| succeed in being elected in the coming Aug
ust election. He had consented to stand as
a candidate in order that the people might
have an opportunity to say whether they
were Democrats Republicans or devotees of
! the Peoples party. A great majority of the
people III Utah claimed to be Democrats.
They believed in the general principle that
| the people themselves should determine
their local government and shape their in
terests. The Democratic party believed in
LIBERTY REGULATED BY LAW.
1t was impossible to have liberty without
| law, in which every citizen should acquiesce,
and if any law was deemed to work injus-
tice, he should submit to it until. by agita-
ton, its repeal was secured.
We have i'll Utah the Peoples party by
name, who hold out everything opposing it
as bad. It has had undisputed sway since
the Territory was first organized, making
| the laws and controlling the offices. If the
name of the Peoples party had been synon-
! ymous with the people, and the officers had
been controlled by the people instead of by
individuals, the affairs of Utah would have
been in better condition than they are to-
day. Applause. The Peoples party had
subjugated the free will of the people COM
posing it by prearranged tickets by individ-
uals who have arrogated to themselves the
right so to do. Few men had shown the
courage to speak out for themselves, and if
one did, that was
SUFFICIENT TO osTRACIsE HIM.
1t was said that he (the speaker and his
| associates who had been reared in Utah, and
whose interests were all in Utah. had turned
their backs on the people, simply because
they had assumed that every citizen should
take that which his birthright gives him in
a free country. Applause. In appealing
to the reason of his listeners, the speaker
asked which was preferred, the party in
power that counseled obedience, or the
other that counseled independence of
thought and action. The Peoples party had
control of the legislation in Utah, which
was
A HISTORY OF ABsURDITIEs.
Could any member of that party point with
pride to a single enactment IT had secured?
Its laws had been adopted from the statutes
of other Territories without modification to
OOnlOItu W y portion the
California statutes, including the maritime
laws of that State, had been adopted by the
Peoples party, when there was not sea
within a thousand miles of Utah. TAp-
plause.
The speaker said it was dangerous thing
for anyone to speak of religion III this Ter
ritory, and yet the Peoples party thrust its
religion into all political affairs. What diff
ference does a candidates religion make If
he is not honest or competent, make that
the ground of opposition, but for Gods sake.
while pleading for religious liberty,
DON'T LET RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS GOVERN YOU.
Applause. Free yourselves from the fall
lacy that no people except those of a certain
creed are fit TO govern. and then the sorrows
and woes that atfiict Utah will cease.
Loud calls for Dr. Benedict came from
the enthusiastic crowd, extending nearly
across the street. The band played a
lively selection, after which DR.. Benedict
presented himself and delivered the fol-
lowing speech:
DIR. J. NJ. BENEDICT's SPEECH.
Ladies and GeRtlemeR-It is hardly nv
province, under the circumstances, to APP
pear before you as public speaker, and L
hope you will not expect as much from me
as from my colleague who has Just taken his
oCtJs nave llN6u III OJdIl, might say con-
tlnuously, for fifteen years, and during
much of that time | have wished and PRAYED
no matter how effective my prayers may
have been-that could see the daY when I
could stand up and
ADVOCATE A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET
And be able to vote it. L take no credit to
myself for this, for l was born in it can't
help it. But 1t has always been nv heartfelt
wish that l could see the day when l could
go to the polls, irrespective of any man or
woman on top of the EARTH and cast nv bal
lot for the men of my choice. CHEERS
am sorry to say that. up to this time have
never had that opportunity.
l was born an American citizen and pro-
pose to die one-unless | emigrate to
Mexico which l don't propose to do.
Laughter. l don't want to find fault with
anybody because they hold to certain
opinions, nor do | want to attack ANYBODY
because they entertain certain ideas; but
what wish to say to you, ladies and gentle
men, is this: We have got Democratic
ticket in the tield-something we have long
wished and waited for-and we are now
afforded an excellent opportunity to
EXPRESS OUR HONEST OPINIONS
In way that will count. And can tell
you, ladies and gentlemen, under the circum-
stances it takes a little nerve for a man to
stand up in the face of this community and
exprese his own individual sentiments. In
other words, to use the language of my col
league, it takes Il certain amount of man. |
hood for any man to get up here and express |
his own inspiration.
l am perfectly willing that every man
should enjoy the right and privilege of |
thinking for himself will work as hard !
as any man to help secure him in that right |
and in the name of God want every man |
and woman to do it. l don't want him to /
ask anybody-I lever did in my life-Iexpect !
him q do. -. L l.. J.