The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-04
THE SAGE BRUsHERs.
The Meeting of the Thurman
Democrats Last Evening.
THE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION.
Addresses by j. L. Rawlins, A. o.
SmOot, Jr., w. c. A. SmOOt, Jr
Mr.. Casady and Others.


Mr.. Casady and Others.
The Utah County Democrats, who
were to join with the Sagebrushers of
Salt Lake in last nights rally. arrived On
the G. 40 train from the south last even
ing and, accompanied by their bands,
were met at the depot by large party
of Salt Lakers, in company with whom
they marched up South Temple Street
to Main Street and thence south to
Second South and west to Grand Opera
House.
The men in line carried torches, and
with the uniformed bands, banners,
head of the column were s.
R. Thurman and J. L. Rawlins
carving q big bunch OF sagebrush.
The University students carried ban.
ner readit g University Students Solid
for Democracy" These young men
were out in force, and in tact formed
the greater part Of the procession.
THE MEETING.
The Grand Opera House was we'll
filed, and during the first part of the
evening there was good deal of en-
thusiasm, the meeting, however, was
kept up al least twice as long as it
should have been, and as the house was
cold and cherries the audience also
grew cold.
s.R. THURMAN.
the Democratic nominee, addressed the
assem- blage at some length. He said
among other things, that the Demo-
cratic party of Utah believe, and they
believe honestly, that the Introduction
of national pontics in Utah will bring
peace and prosperity to this distracted
Territory. He had hesitated long about
accepting the nomination of the Demo
crazy as Delegate to Congress, but the
more he considered the matter the
more he thought that the platform
was the right sort of a platform to
stand upon, and he had finally con-
cluGed to accept the trust.
II would be proud to stand On this
platform even If l knew that could
not receive ten votes. When a man
knows that he is right he can afford to
stand forth even if he knows that he is
alone.
III would seem to me, when come to
consider it, strange indeed that little
party struggling for existence in the
Territory of Utah, should be looked
upon as an enemy Of the other parties.
They are looked upon as enemies of the
people. We are citizens of the Terri
tory, and all that we nave and all that
we look for is here. We are here work
ing for the good of the Territory and
for the good of the people Of the Terri
tory.
The speaker said that his party had
been termed the Sagebrush Party, so
they had adopted as the badge of the
party little sprig of sagebrush.
He gave several reasons why they
should be proud to be called the Sage
an illustration of how mean
Republican could be. He had
been telling a certain Republican the
reasons why the Democrats had decided
to adopt the sagebrush as the emblem
of their party. The said Republican
said that he knew another reason why
the Sagebrush was an appropriate
name for them, and when urged to ex-
plain why it was, he said: "Sagebrush
can't stand water, neither can Dem
ocrat."
Further on Mr.. Thurman said: II
believe it is the honest sentiment of
every citizen of Utah to-day, when he
comes to reflect and think over the
troubles among US, that this thing
should not exist"
at the close of MIR. Thurman's
speech, there was music by the bands
and the next address was made by
A. o. sMooT, JR.
Mr.. Smoot said he had tried hard to
be Republican, but had made a poor
out at it and had concluded that he had
been a Democrat all his life and he
would never be anything else. He re-
ferred to the Ogden convention, from
which he with others had been uncere-
moniously bounced, and wound up by
assuring his hearers that the Sagebrush
Democrats of Utah stood for the prin-
ciples upon which Grover Cleveland had
been elected to the Presidency of the
United States, and the principles upon
which he will again be placed where he
belongs.
PROF. J. a. PAUL,
OF the University OF Deseret, came
next, and with rhetorical nicely and
evolutionary exactness that made a
cold sweat run down Doc. Faust's
back, he said: They say that We are
seeking to divide the Liberal Party and
they say that we want TO divide the
Peoples Party. Yes, We are seeking to
divide them. We'd smash them both
if we could" He then proceeded to
blast the press of this city. Tribune and
NelVs were swiped with equal vigor and
even THE HERALD did not escape his
anger. SO far as can be ieaIed at
present all three organs will go on pub
fishing daily paper as usual.
De. PIKE
was introduced as party from Utah
County who had come up to see how
many victims he could find for his in
stitution from the ranks of the Liberal
anu Peoples Party. He said nothing
of especial interest.
NIB. j. L. RAWLINs.