The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-19
The Meeting on Second South
Last Evening.
AN APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS.
Speeches by Messrs RawIins. Bene
dict, Alfales Young and John
M. Young

Office on Second South street, last even
ing. As no hour was set for the
speeches, the audience was a little late
in getting there, although the Opera
House band did good service in the
afternoon by parading the streets and
serenading different parties, THE
HERALD among the number.
a Cleveland and Hendricks banner
was stretched across the street and q
number of Chinese lanterns displayed.
At $40 Mr.. Bamberger called the
assemblage to order and nominated for
chairman Mr.. Sheeks. who took his
position with a few remarks, in the
course of which he said there has never
been a good government save that IN
which the people participated. Re
ferred to the half-masting OF the
Fourth, and used severe censure in con-
nection Herewith.
On motion Mr.. Easily was elected sec
rotary.
Mr. Rawlins, being loudly called for,
came forward, and was introduced to
the crowd He was nominated, he said,
as one of the members of the Legisla-
tive Council, and although he thought
it was impossible to succeed, had per-
mitted his name o be used in order to
give voters of this district an oppor-
tunity to discover whether they were
Democrats, as many of them had pro-
fessed to be. The mass of the people,
he believed, claimed to be Democrats.
We stand upon the theory that all Just
governments derive their powers from
the consent of the governed. We be-
heye the people themselves should de-
termine as to how they should be gov
erned. As Democrats we stand upon
this. We believe in liberty, but in
liberty governed by law: that it is the
duty of every man to obey the laws of
this country. until, by legitimate aglta-
ton, those laws, if they be obnoxious,
may be repealed; We have IN this Ter
ritory party calling itself the Peoples
Party. 1t would hold out the idea that
everything opposed to it was necessarily
bad. Since the Territory of Utah was
organized it has had undisputed sway,
had full control of all the offices, and
made all the laws. If the name of the
Peoples Party had been synonymous
with the people, if the officers had been
elected by the people instead of by in
dividuals, the affairs of The Territory
would have been in better condition
than they are. While the Peo-
pies Party had held sway it had
subjugated the will of the people.
We saw and have continued to
see tickets pre-arranged by individuals.
who have abrogated to themselves the
right so to do. Few men in that party
have dared to speak out their own
feelings; or If they have done so, that
action has been the signal for their in
slant oStracism- Some of US who are
have everything here; we
have nothing any where else. We
have no interest save in common with
the people of Utah. 1t is a matter of
Indifference to me whether am elected
or not, but every man should have a
right to east his vote as he pleases. We
take to ourselves the right to govern.
and no man should say us nay. The
man who has individual Judgment, and
stands by his idea, is worthy of every
respect. a man should have the privi-
lege of expressing his views, Which do
you prefer? On one hand, a party in
power, claiming,obeGience in all things;
on the other hand a party who
gives you all the rights you could
possibly desire. 1t may not be that dur
ing my lifetime any one will be able to
hold office in this territory as Demo-
crat, but this is no reason why this agi-
tation should not be kept up until some
advance has been made. Which doyou
prefer2 Ifyou adhere to the Peoples
party you NAV be able to hold office. Is
the half-masting of a flag delightful
spectacle to any one man? We have seen
many men who dare not express their
honest convictions. Referred to the re-
cent actions of the grand jury at Paris,
Idaho, condemning the MOrmons who
wrote the letters to The judge.
Every member of the Peoples Party
must accede 10 the demands of the
Church, no matter what those demands
may be. The history of Utah's Legisla-
-ure, is the history of a failure, and he
claimed that a great many of the evils
now affecting the people were brought
about by themselves, in their
allure to send more capa-
Die men to make their laws. |
law had been passed that |
lid not show the incompetency of its |
maker, and ii the people had taken
he interest they shonld have done,
hese laws would have been different
Dhe Peoples Party thrusts religion
Town the peoples throats. Religion
hould not be used or breathed during
political campaign. Government had
,iven pledge not 10 interfere with re
igion, and religion should not inter
ere with the government. What care
what you believe as long as you are
honest in that belief. If the candidates
n our ticket are not worthy of office, do
Tot vote for them, but for Gods sake
10 not say, al will not vote for man
because he does not belong to the same
eligious sect as / do" Referred to the
beauties of the Democratic platform,
md said Congress had deliberated and
made up their minds what to do, and
le called upon good citizens OF all
classes to use their best efforts toayert
he impending disasters. There are
many men in the Peoples Party who
,ueht not to be there, and they |
houId come out, declare their true |
entiments and stand by them. |
den who do this cannot fail to attain
he respect of all good people, and the
,fher Class were not worth noticing. |
We hope to make this canvass as lively |
's n0ssibIe. AM desire the cooperation |
# Eli who would help relieve the Terri
orv from the terrible incubuss now
astened upon it.
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