Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-09
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE
Interesting Speeches by Young Men,
bers Of the Club.
National and Local Topics Thoroughly
Discussed.
An Active Campaign to be Conducted
Next August.

Owing to an insufficient notice of the
meeting of the Democratic Club last
evening, the attendance was not SO great
as it otherwise would have been, but the
speaking was excellent, nevertheless.
The younger members of the Club were
called on last evening, and by the deter
mined and fearless tone of their speeches
it is evident there is no weakening of their
political faith.
Owing to illness, Judge kirkpatrick,
who had intended to deliver an address,
was unable to be present.
MIR. A. W. TAYLOR,
A young member from the First Pre-
cinct, delivered the opening speech
Mr.. Taylor plunged right into national
questions by saying the National Demo
cratic party was pledged to re-
form in the affairs of govern
ment. 1t could effect those reforms
because it was supported by a majority
of the people of the United States The
! Democratic Club of Utah was also
pledged to reform in local affairs, but it
was not supported by majority of the
! people of the Territory. 1t would have
to go down to the cardinal principles of
Democracy and teach them 10 the people,
There seemed TO be a very crude
idea in this Territory of what con-
stituted true Democracy Democ-
racy needs nothing more than a
fair field and of itself it will effect
all necessary reforms. The speaker then
touched upon the tariff question and
hoped the party that had Just gone into
power would change the system :.
There are great many people in Utah
who aspire to political preferment, but
who have not gone to the right source-to
the people. The speaker knew this from
his own personal observation. He cited
one instance where man sought political
honors by installing himself in the good
graces of the bishop of his ward That
man holds an Office to-day, not because
of his personal worth and fitness, but be-
cause he is a jealous advocate of GER
tain religion.
MR.. II. W. SNOW
Read very we'll prepared address. He
thought that on March 4th, when the
bells at Washington chimed the hour of
twelve that they, at the same time, tolled
the death knell of the Republican party,
and this assertion was not made as a vain
partisan boast. 1t had been recently
said in Utah that the Democratic Club
had not only dug its own grave, but had
very obligingly tumbled into it, but the
speaker could see no evidence of weak
ness. The Club had steadily grown in
strength
The speaker then reviewed the history |
of the many political parties that had |
arisen and fallen since the foundation of |
the American government. The Dem |
ocratic party was the only one that had !
been able to survive defeat for six success
sive elections and recovered itself. The |
fundamental principles of Democracy are
not OF day, or week, or Year, or even
of an administration, but exist for all
time, and sooner or later they reassert
themselves. You can no more root out
the principles of Democracy from this
country than you can annihilate the Ma
tional character.
A. j. PENDLETON, JR.,
Delivered his maiden political speech and
delivered it earnestly and well. He re-
viewed the various forms of government
that had existed during the worlds his
tory and presented the conclusion that
the best government under the sun is the
government that springs from the people
in other words, a Democratic form of
government AT different times in the
worlds history men have arisen who
have usurped the powers and trampled
upon the rights of the people, and thus
have been formed and the
very objects of government have been
Subverted. Other men, taking advan- :
age of their religious authority have
made the people believe that they had !
he divine right to rule them. The
speaker asked if the principles of Demo- ]
,racy were exercised in this Territory. |
Why do not our opponents answer with
argument the platform of principles set l
orth by the Democratic Club? Why do
hey make no answer except to point
With scorn at the Democratic Club? 1t
8 because that declaration is composed
# shining truths.
MR.. C. o. WHITTEMORE
Vas called on and made brief address.
lie was not, strictly speaking, a member :
the club, but he had watched the de- v
elopment OF the movement with interest II
nd qualification, and in heart and princi- !
lie was as much a member as anyone. q
lie thought there were great many .
len in the Territory whose sympathies
ere with the movement-young men
-ho, like himself, had been born and N
aised in Utah and had never
ad an opportunity to affiliate
18th any political party. He had fo
cen awaiting to see what Democratic B
administration was like before determin- CT
g what stand to take in national polit-
s, and had been very much gratifed by tb
resident Cleveland's course, and if he m
as entitled to vote at the next Presi- pr
initial election it would certainly be cast TO
r Democrat. The principles of the hi
Club were such as every true
nerican could stand on and such as to
cry true American boy in Utah ought
stand on, and the movement was the
st thing ever done under the name of
AT the close of the speaking it was an -; -,
that at the next meeting mo- )"
IN would be made to amend the by
WIS by striking out the word male from
ctlon six, in order that ladies might be-
me eligible to membership. al
1t was also resolved that the Club en- fir
urage the organization of Democratic an
rty and the placing of a ticket in the
Id next August
Several new recruits were added to the -