The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-03
THE LIBERAL RALLY.
The Federal Court Room
Filled Last Evening.
JUDGE ZANE'S AMUSING TALK
Speeches by McBrid Powers
and Farley Williams.

and Farley Williams.
The Liberals of this city with the as.
sistance of one Sagebrush Democrat
and probably two or three People
Party men filled the Federal Court
room last evening to listen to the talk
of the speakers announced for the oc-
casion. The speeches were remarkably
temperate in tone aud there was al I'M
usual absence of personal abuse. The
speakers seemed enthusiastic, how
ever, and the audience rather over
did things but applauding out OF
place and anticipating the remarks OF
the speakers.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge Powers, who in introducing Mr..
P. L. Williams as chairman of the
meeting, made a brief address. He
said that in the east people were
wrangling over the financial questions
now before the government, but in
Utah Democrats and Republicans were
united in common fight, because in
Utah there was one great question
which Oyershadowed all others and
this question they wanted to dispose
of. He wanted to see Utah, when she
went into the Union as q State, go in
on an equality with all the other States
of the Union.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Williams
made a short address and then intro
duced Judge Mcbride. There was
nothing new in Mr. McBride's speech
and nothing old that needs special men
ton. His speech was short aud was
fairly we'll received by the assemblage.
Chairman Williams next introduced
Judge Zane in very neat little speech,
which brought probably the heaviest
applause of the evening.
JUDGE zANE's SPEECH.
Judge Zane then arose and delivered
the speech of the evening. Those who
had heard the judge before only on
the bench, where all the requirements
are of g serious nature, were somewhat
surprised at his amusing comparisons,
metaphors and illusions. He was, as
ever, gentlemanly and assuring his
hearers at the start that he did not
wish to be offensive, he kept pretty we'll
to his promise.
After few Introductory words, the
Judge spoke of the makeup of the
Liberal Party. He said it was made up
of men Of all political and religious be
liefs, except one. He cid not think
there were any Latter-dsy Saints that
belong to the party. There is
another class that l believe has
no representative in this party" said
the judge. II presume there are no
Ssgebrush Democrats that belong to
the Liberal Party. There are two ami
sagebrush-one is the jsck-rabbit, the
other the sage hen. don't think this
Sagebrush Democracy will get many
votes. If they can convert the Mormon
would like to see them do it,
l trust they would be an improvement
on that organization"
The speaker then drifted to the prin- |
ciples of the Liberal Party, saying that |
the party was based upon a belief in |
equal rights before the law, the right of |
each man to reason for himself, etc 3, |
etc. They believe that before the peo-
pie of Utah can organize State that |
can be admitted to the Union, they |
must climb up and stand On that great |
high plane of equal justice.
What does this Peoples Party be
.ieve in?
WHO ARE THEY, ANYWAY?
Where did they come from and where
are they going? 1 don't wish to say
that Is offensive to any one,
put when you undertake to discuss a
subject, you've got to be understood. l |
may ask who is it that compose this
Peoples Party and ] may answer that |
thew are Latter-day Saints. II 70 ask |
what are their political principles, 1
may answer their principles are
the principles of the Mormon Church.
The Judge then dWelt at some length
upon the principles of the Peoples
Party as they appeared to him. Re-
ferriug to the revelations received by
the leaders of the Mormon Church, he
said: Anybody that wants to can
believe those revelations. I don't want
to-"
The speaker thought the members of
he Mormon Church had followed the
of Abraham when he took
unto wife his handmade. He said
Abraham was, no doubt, good man,
)uC ne WonI aSLT8Y, anu Wnlle We SnOulu
emulate the good that was in him, We
should not go astray because he did.
In concluding the Judge advised all
present to go to the polls next Tuesday
and vote early, but not to follow the old
of vote often" He
thought any man who would, know
ngly, cast an illegal vote should be dis
ranchised for life, He referred to Judge
3askin, the Liberal candidate, as man
who had fought q good fight in the
past, and who still had lots of good
light In him.
when Mr.. Zane sat down, Judge
Powers proposed three cheers for 4. n.
3askin, which were given.
The Liberals hold their final rally on
Monday, when Mr.. Baskin will be |
present and will make an address.