The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-06
AN ALLEGED LIBERAL RALLY.
Mr.. Baskin's Compliments to
MeSsrs. Sheeks & RaWlins.


There was an alleged Liberal rally
at the Grand Opera House last even
ing. On the stage were r n. Baskin
Z. W. Bennett, E. B. Critchlow, B. G
Raybould, William Gill Mills, John NJ.
Zane, George NJ. Scott, II. W.
Lawrence. Mr.. Lawrence was chosen
chairman. Mr.. Bennett was the fret
speaker. He was short, and apparently
very tired. When he had spoke his
little piece, which was entirely devoid
Of life, the Liberal candidate for Con.
gresslonal honors was turned loose. Up
to that time, the meeting had partaken
somewhat of the nature of a Liberal
powwow. From that hour until the
close, however. one could not help
wondering why it had not been called as
meeting for the purpose of abusing
Ben Sheeks and Joseph l.. Rawllns. 1t
would certainly have been q more ap-
propriate call. Mr.. Baskin's harangue
was the
SAME OLD HoARY CHESTNUT
that he has persisted in firing at US
whenever he has been given an oppor-
tunity, or whenever he could make one.
There was the same old condemnation
of the Mormon Church, the same old
allegations as to what "Wen have done
for this fair Territory, and where it
would have been had it not been for
"us." He introduced one new feature,
however; that was the Doctrine and
Covenants and the Millennial Star, from
which he quoted copiously, arraigning,
with all his might, the one-man power.
Once he was interrupted by Ben Sheeks
and he got real angry" saying that
there was no more despicable animal in
all this sagebrush country than
a -Mormon-De Democrat, and in
sisted that Sheeks had more than
once "shown his ears" The speaker
then branched off and declared that
had there not been an inhabitant in the
Territory when the railways came here,
we would have had twice the popula-
ton now here, and this city would nave
been equal to the State of Denver"
Among the other rather start
ling remarks - and the gentle
man, at times, seemed to for
dents of Utah, and not to Senate COM
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Liberals had no desire
TO Cypress THE MORMON PEOPLE,
but merely wanted to exercise their in
dividual rights and have all others do
the same; that they were merely striv-
ing to establish American principles and
American ideas. UP to this time, the
greater portion of his eloquence had
Deen directed at Ben Sheeks, who oc-
cupied seat in the gallery. and the
speaker asserted, as he gaZed aloft,
that no man who did not wear the
badge of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT gar
ments-would t-Itify himself as Mr..
Sheeks had done. Then he turned the
force OF his elOquence upon Mr.. Raw
Inns. No man who had American
blood in his veins would defend such
an internal system. He insisted that
Mr.. Rawlins was not sincere in his
speech made on Saturday evening last,
and could not be, because at one time
he had been
MEMBER OF TIE LOYAL LEAGUE.
Cat the mention of the last two words
Major Byron, who was on the stage,
blushed violently and drew his ulster
closer around him. The speaker
thought he saw the reason why Joseph
had signed the roll and agreed to pay
so cents a month to enable him e. 10
obtain special legislation against the
Mormons. 1t was because, shortly E.
fore this time, he had been dropped
from the Office of Il y attorney. He
did not mean to say that his brother,
Rawlins, had been dropped because f
any bad action, but rather because he
aad the manhood to assert his views.
Notwithstanding the fact, however,
that he was a member OF the 10y al
League, he was engaged in defending
the practices of the church. If RawlIr 8
were closely examined, it would he
found that he had the endowment
clouts upon him yet.
THE YOUNG sAGEBRUsHERs
had proclaimed their allegiance to the
Democratic Party, and at the same time