The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-17
Is SOLID FOR GROVER.
A ROusing Democratic Ratifi-
cation at the Garden City.
BONFIRES AND BRASS BANDS.
The Democratic NnmInee Enthusias.
tically Eudorsed-Provo PaiLted
A Deep Red The Speakers.

The ratification meeting, on Saturday
night, under the auspices Of the Utah
County Democratic Club, was the
grandest kind of success IN every
sense OF the word, sn1 vas the occasion
of more real enthusiasm than has been
manifested in Provo for many days.
at about shutdown the Silver Band
met al the band corner with their shin
ing instruments and gay uniforms TO
sound the praises of Democracy in soul
string music. which brought out
large crowl of people. Among the
throng we noticed Judge Dusenber-y
and some other boy building a pyra-
mid of old barrels, boxes, etc., in the
I middle of the street near the Taber-
nacle corner, for a bonfire. About this
time the Lehi Brass Band arrived. The
two bands then formed a procession
and marched west to West Main Street
and back to tn starting point.
discoursing sweet music, and
follow by d large crowd
OF boys. Dur ng this lime another
pyramid about fifteen feet high. had
been built for a bonfire near Snow
Others corner on Centre Street.
This was thoroughly saturated with
coal Oil, and as the bands came march
ing back, and the shades of night came
on was lighted at the top. AS the blaze
lit up the streets. drunken Republican
came rom tie Palace saloon ana began
hurrahiUg for Harrison. which actually
had the effect t. eXtlngu:sh the bonfire.
This was soon re-h hted and
THE TWO BoNFIREs
each sent up blaze that Illuminated
the city for blocks around, and the as
sembled thousands joined in one general
hurrah for Cleveland and Thurman.
At S 80 the crowd assembled in the
Theatre, soon filing every available
space below. and il the first circle, and
partislly filling the upper circle. The
Theatre had been profusely decorated,
and the stars and stripes like ribbon
of red, white, and blue, hung in front of
the entire first circle. Flags of larger
size adorned the stage, and among
them the picture of Grover Cleveland |
WAS placed high up in front of the |
audience. Occupying seats on the |
stage we're Judge Dusenberry, DR. |
Pike, S. R. Thurman, A. 0. SmooJ, Jr.,
Mayor Dusenbe ry, w. II. Brown, VIM.
Greer, OF Spanish Fork; J. S Page. of |
Payson: Mr.. Robinson, of American
Fork; Deputy Sheriff Fowler OF Lshi;
W. H King of Willard County; Joseph |
L. Rawlins, OF Salt Lake, and over 100 |
Others. The audience was composed of |
David Evans and about SEQ other
Democrats, a large number of ladies
being present.
HON. s. R. THURMAN
called the house to order, and Judge |
Dusenberry was elected chairman. VINO
stated the object OF the meeting, and
said: 1--WE meet here tonight as friends
of our common country, to ratify the
nominations nv The Democratic party,
of Grover Cleveland, Tor President aud
Allen G. Thurman, the greatest Roman
of them all" for Vice President. The
Judge concluded his short speech, and
introduced Joseph l.. Rawllhs, of Salt
L ke City as the first speaker.
MR. RAWLINs
was pleased to meet so many Of the lit
liens Of Utah County. We have one
satisfaction, the Democratic party was
Organized eighty-four years ago, and
when Grover Clevean1 shall have
served hi! second term, it will have had
control OF tn;s government. for sixty
wears. The party has existed for all
| these years to uphold the principles of
| freedom to t Re people and to the lndl-
v:dual, and we can see in this predomi-
nept sentiment our safeguard for the
future. The Democratic party is the
party OF the people IN al sections OF
our common country, and was still
national party in 1860 When the civil
war broke out and the nation was rent
in twain. the party as broad as the
nation was rent too, AID then,
Democrats going with Republicans,
to tollsh slavery and establish the
rights of the freedmen by adding an
amendment to the cOnstitu ION. After
the war the republican party tried to
maintain its temporary p jwer bv dan
gerous test oaths and returD1' G boards
by which they placed in power the Hot
tentots and carpet-baggers. They Gid
not appeal to the good sense Of tn peo
ole OF the South in thus usurping the
rights which belong alone 70 lhe re-
spective S,a es. Error Wis Sticking
abroad in the land but TO come back
where the Republican party has en-
dcavored 20 sow discord ia order to
mairt4In its power the Democrats have
invited union. Who then, r stored tie
union? What is the difference between
the parties? The great fundamen, al
principle of The Democratic party is
that every citizen should have equal
privileges democracy pure supposes
that he who demands his rights is
alone capable to carve ont his own
destiny for his own good.
All good citizens should obey the law,
and though an unconstitutional law is
no law, it should be obeyed until its IN
constitutionality can be dec ded by the
proper trib unals or il is repealed by
The Legislature. All men are presumed
innocent until proved guilty beyond a
, reasonable doubt. To see that these
principles are guaranteed to the indi-
vidual, The largest liberty consistent
with public safety. Peor lie have right
to believe what hey please, and their
belief, irrespective of its supposed evil
? tendencies, is guaranteed to them.
The Republican party proposes to make
] tobacco and whisky cheap by removing
t the internal revenue and increasing the
price of the necessaries of life by an ad-