The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-11
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The Final hugr8h OF the Happy
Republicans.


As the crowd surged into the Opera
House it was met with blaze of light
and color, the music of the bands filled
the air and as fast as the people could
be seated their feet started out to join
the happy patter in keeping time with
the musicians. The rush for seats was
50 great that it took but few minutes
to fill the house and thousands were
left On the outside obliged to abandon
their efforts to gain an entrance.
THE DECORATIONS
were as beautiful as they ware extern
sive. From the centre cot the ceiling
hung festoons of flag cloth stretched
across to the upper gallery. Above
each procenium box hung the name OF
one of the six Republican Presi-
dents - Lincoln. Grant, Garfield,
Hayes, Arthur, Harrison. On
the front of the first gallery
was banner bearing the words: "Chi-
cago Platform: The political power Of
the Mormon Church, as exercised in
the past is menace to free institutions
too dangerous to be longer fostered.
Pinned to one of the dies at the back of
the stage was this: Chicago Platform ::
They serve the interests of Europe; we
will serve the interests of America"
In the front of the stage was stand
beautifully draped with the national
colors, and presenting to the audience
excellent portraits of Harrison and
Morton.
ON THE STAND
were the following prominent citizens ::
Hon. Judge Zane, Judge G. G. Goodwin,
J. E. Dooly,J. B. Glass, DR.. Hamilton,
Colonel Hollister, H. W. Lawrence, G.
S. Varlan, Rev. ]. B. Thrall, Judge
Bennett, A. J. Gunnell, A. Hanauer,
Colonel Godfrey, Isadore Morris, Dr..
White, General P. E. Connor, Charles
Reed. Major Erb, W. s. Mccormick,
Colonel E. P. Ferry, of Park City: c. L..
Haines, James Glendinnlng, w. II.
Dickson,J K. Gillespie, Judge Mckay,
Ellsworth Daggett, Joseph R. Walker,
W. H. Remington, q. P. Mason, d. 3.
StoYer, of Tooele; John Witbsck, of
Nephi, Hon. G. E. Allen and others, be-
sides number of ladies.
c. S. VARIAN
opened the me ing by saying: "This
magnificent audience of American citi-
zens will please come to order"
This brought forth wild cheers and
Mr.. Varian proceeded to say that he
wished to present ths following organi-
cation of the meeting. which he hoped
would be acceptable to those present:
For President, Hon. @. G. Goodwin
loud and frantic cheeringl; Secretary,
o. ]. HOLSTER; Sergeant alarms,
Major Byron. and the following vice
presidents: J Idge Foreman Major
Erb, Judge Zane cheers, w. F. James,
Rev. ]. B. Thrall, Charles Reed, Rev.
Armstrong, Rev. McNiece, George M.
Scott, Rev. Libby. H. W. Lawrence, E.
81. Parsons, Colonel Godfrey, G.. P.
Mason, W. H. Dickson, Judge Nc
Bride, George A. Lowe, Colonel Nelson,
II. r. Jones, Arthur Brown, Judge
Bennett, Joseph R. Walker. M. NJ.
Kaighn, General P. E. Connor cheersI,
]. K. Gillespie, Colouel e. P. Ferry, q,
E. Allen, John Witbeck and D. B.
Slower.
JUDGE GOODWIN
took the chair, amid the widest cheer
ing and hurrahing.
He said that he was reminded of the
man who had gotten on a big tear in
San Francisco, and who had said to his
Kentucky friend that he felt so good he
wanted to yell. No, don't YELL" re-
piled tia Kentuckian, gentlemen get
drunk, hut they never YELL" The
Judge said he thought this should be
reversed, and to night he expected to
hear all who were gentlemen yell, and
the gentleman did yell.
The Judge continued: We have
come here to Din the glad refrain.
We lift our voices to cry Victory,
Victory" and try to realize the mag
nifcence of the victory that We have
won. Day by day, we appreciate more
and more this triumph of the Ameri-
can people (cheers), a triumph tc
labor, to every man who by his strong
right arm will make a living for his
wife and children.
To him, this is sign and
signal that he is saved from
competition with the panper labor of
England. This. my friends, is a time
| for enthusiasm. We in Utah have had
no voice to help in the tight, but we
have given our moral aid, and to US in
Utah, really the oheifest triumph has
come. (Long continued cheers and
yeIlsO 1t means new era of peace and
good government to this Territory. 1t
ms ans for US an equality among men
and means liberty under the law. (More
cheers.) 1t means q higher manhood
and a nobler womanhood. 1t means
that this Territory, with increased
prosperity, shall slowly but surely
grow until she becomes fit to De ad
mitted into the Union as a State.
(Cheers and applause.)
The Judge said that he had been put
up for chairman so that he could not
talk the audience to death. and so be
would bring his speech to an end,
After music by the band, the chair
man announced as the next speaker,
COLONEL E. P. FERRY.
He said:
Mr. Chairman and FelLO,0 Republicans:
Scarcely four years ago the two par
ties entered into contest which was tt
decide the policy of this country. Tht
Democratic party made Grover Clsve-
land their President. To day Grover
Cleveland stands seli-int1ated leader