Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-20

look upon that picture and upon
this, as Hamlet says, or words to
that effect-and we find right in this
city and Territory, and in adjoining
Territories, this same doctrine of lnfalllbll-
ity-that you must do as you are told-accept
the dictum of somebody, no matter whom.
and if you are told to vote for John Doe or
Richard Roe, you have got to do it. This is
what don't believe in, for the very reason
that think that every man and woman III
the whole Territory, as an individual agent,
as a native-born or naturaliZed citizen, has
a natural and perfect right to express his or
her own opinion without dlctatlon from any
body. prolonged cheers. The man who
accepts his opinion from another person, in
my opinion has no right to vote. The man
who does not know his own mind, who does
not know why he votes or for what he votes,
has no right to vote at all, and should be
KICKED AWAY FROM THE POLLS.
say every man and every woman-for I'M
der the law here women are entitled to vote
should think for himself or herself, as the
case may be, and in this respect the wife
should not be influenced even by her hus-
band. If thissstandard is lived up to, you
will get some good men in office. 1t is plain
enough; anybody can see 1t. But If man
kind is going to be like q flock of sheep,
driven about and herded and punched, it
find some black sheep in every fiock-and
think l am one of them.
l wish it distinctly understood that, for
one, l am not making an antl-Mormon fight.
/ was born Mormon, but have been cut off,
and suppose the most of you know it. That
makes no difference. But l cannot accept
this doctrine of infallibiIity either of a
government or church, or any member of
a church. | believe just as much in one as
in the other. When men and women in
Utah Territory are
CoERCED INTO VOTING A CERTAIN WAY
Tdon't say that-but I'll tell you, believe
that half the time nine people out of ten do
not know what in the devil they are doing
laughter and if their bishop or teacher
tells them to vote such a ticket, they are
going to do it.
The proper way to do is to keep your relig-
ion and politics unmixed. Those who don't
see fit to accept our principles, will, | sup
pose do just as | would do if | stood in
their shoes-vote the other ticket. But if
you wish that this Territory should be once
and for all identified with one of the two
great national parties of the United States,
then stand by our ticket andv it straight
Did you ever see the day, have you ever
known the time, when Utah was recognized
in Washington as
HAVING ANY POLITICAL IDENTITY?
Take cur Delegate in Congress. He goes to
a Democrat in Washington and asks favor.
In turn he is asked "What are your poll
tics" oh well, Tn a Democratr' What
party elected your ''The Peoples party!''
1.-The Peoples party! What is thatT' Well,
| can tell you what it is. 1t is party, nine
tenths of the members of which are galvan-
lied Americans Tlaughter] the other tenth
native-born, L am sorry to say. | can't help
it: it is an absolute fact. He (our Delegated
goes to Republican and says Il want you
to help me-" ''Well, what are your politics?''
Peoples party again. ''Who are they?' And
SO it goes. Is Utah known to-day in the
councils of this nation as an individual, in
tegral part of either of the great parties?
Where can you find it? The fact is that our
Delegate cannot honestly say that he repre-
sents either the Democratic or the Republi-
can party.
am glad to say can stand up to-day and
advocate a straight ticket, l don't care
which, so long as we have a standing. l say
1 don't care which. 1 do. But if 1 can't
vote Democratic ticket will take straight
Republican ticket, but
DON'T WANT ANY MORE DIsHwATER BUSINESS
l always like to give credit where it is due.
and SO, before taking my seat, let me refer
to those grand and noble men who are
known as Independent Republicans. They
are the men who elected Grover Cleveland.
They swelled the vote that gave him the
State of New York. Had it not been for
those men, who stood aloof from the Repub-
lican party, Grover Cleveland would to-day
be Governor of the State of New York and
James G. Blaine President of the United
States. | want to give those people the
credit that is due them. They were men
who were not only dissatisfied with the do
ings of the dominant party, but they were
men who-shall l say lt?-they were
MEN WHO THOUGHT FOR THEMSELVES.
They had their ideas and principles: they
picked out their man, and their votes, added
to those of the Democratic party, resulted
in Cleveland's election.
Now, this is all we ask of YOU Go home:
think it over. Don't vote for me simply
because l am candidate; but if you are
taxpayer, if you have any interests under
the heavens in this Territory, in the name of
God go home and consider what you are do
ing, see who you are putting in a position to
make laws for you, think over what you
have done heretofore, see how you have
mixed the whole matter up until you don't
know whether you are on your head or your
heelsl This is all we ask of you. We have
got so far and we are going on
Now, the State of Colorado was admitted
by Republican Congress and the bill signed
by Republican President. Why? Simply
because it was a political necessity The day
may come when it will be
POLITICAL NECESSITY TO ADMIT UTAH.
Then will be the time for one party or the
other to act. 1t is matter of impossibility
to predict what will be the outcome. but
when the political necessity comes, the
chances are that Utah may be as necessary
to the administration as Colorado was
Ladies and gentlemen, don't want to oc-
cupy your time any longer, but l want
simply to repeat what l said before: Don't
take my opinion, don't take any other mans
opinion, be he bishop or apostle, but 90
home, look this matter over calmly, and
make up your minds. If you don't like our
ticket, don't vote it: but above all things, use
your own individual Judgment, and if you
are satisfied with reference to the ticket, 90
and vote it without fail. No man who is an |
American should fail to vote for one or the |
other, for it is not only his right,
BUT HIS DUTY TO DO so,
Irrespective of anybody on top of the earth. |
l don't want to take up your time any |
longer. Go to the polls. Don't vote the |
Peoples ticket unless you want to; but if |
you can, vote our ticket We don't wish |
anybody any harm, but between ourselves.
We propose to win, if il is possible to do so. |
At the conclusion of DR.. Benedict's !
speech loud calls for Mr.. Alfales Young
we're made, and that gentleman responded
rs follows:
ALFALES YoUNG'S SPEECH.
Ladies and GentlemeR-I didn't expect to
De here tonight to speak. have been down
n the crowd yelling with the other good
Democrats. l will say this, however. that
We mean business in this campaign. We all
NOW what the situation in this Territory is,
md it is no use talking and saying that the
y Nl.Ny 49,
ire all wrong and do nothing right. ZAP
clause.
The history of the legislation of this Ter
itory is
history OF IMBECILrTY AND I.yCoMPETENCY.
Is Mr. RawlinS said tha naoYIa of Tr4ob -