Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-18

the Theatre on THURSDAY afternoon
On Thursday evening the Nintl
Ward Political Club will have ,
grand rally, when a bannerj will b,
presented to the Marching Club anC
a flag to the drum corps by the ladies
Of the Peoples Party In that wand
). 4. Eenuer, ESD, will be the
orator Of the occasion and an at.
tractive programme has been pre-
pared. The Ninth Ward Club is
alive and the enthusiasm il creates
is continually increasing.
The Peoples Political Club Of the
Eighth Ward held its regular meet
ing last night. After the usual ex-
eTcises, n speech was delivered by
r. w. Young, Esq. following which
the Marching Club was presented
with n beautiful banner by Mrs.
Esther Il. Fletcher on behalf Of the
Relief Society cf the ward. The
Juvenile marching club was also pre-
scented with a tanner by Miss MOllie
Connolly on behalf Of the Y. l.. NJ.
|. a. Captains J. ID. II. McAlister
and John Mcdonald, Jr., accepted
the banners on behalf OF the clubs.
with fitting remarks. The meeting
adjourned until Friday evening,
Dec. 9th, ut $50.
w. +. EVANS, Asst. Sec.
The Sixth Ward Meeting House
was crowded to its full capacity last
night, 1t beingithe occasion Of the
presentation Of the beautiful hammer:
Miss Josephene Riser made n neat
little presentation speech, as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen-On behalf
Of the committee and people Of this
club, we present this banner to our
marching club.Irhe anchor, emblem
Of the Peoples party, is a symbol
Of the safety and peace that
follow the party's succ, -. The
shield of truth protects the de-
Tenders Of our cOuntry's liberty from:
the shafts Of focmen. The motto:
The basis Of free government is the
right Of the people TO govern them
selves May your allegiance To
this glorious principle lie rs firm and
enduring rs the everlasting hills,
whose majestic submits are reared
about fair Utah's lovely vales-the
home Of freedom"
Captain West, on behalf Of the
Marching Club, made n very appro-
pirate response, which ELECTED much
applause.s
DIR. Benedict and :. a. kenner,
ESD, Were the speakers, and were
warmly applauded. DIR. Mckee also
made brief speech.
Last evening the Seventh Dis
trict Peoples Club was addressed
10y Hon. G. w. PenrOse. a banner
presentation took place before Mr..
PenuOse's speech, at which Mrs.
Alice Lambert reid the following
address:
Captain Mckenzie and members
of the Eleventh Peoples Marching
Club: y duty has been assigned me
that esteem an honor, and though
in itself pleasant, when ! approach
the performance OF 1t | feel my in
ability 10 discharge it rs think 1t
should Ice.
The Peoples Party are now en-
gagged in political strife with an un-
scrurulOus and designing enemy,
which does not scruple TO stOOp 10
anything TO further or accomplish
its ends.
Claiming to lie comprised Of
American citizens, n name reyered
toy every interviewing being Of the
Anglo-SaXOn race, they have striv-
en-, and that with some degree OF
success, TO deprive us American
citizens OF those GOd-given rights
dearer to us than life and gIaran-
teed 10 US by the Constitution Of our
country to its citizens. They have
uadc our jury system what would !
he farce II by il workingmen |
accused were not made 10 suffer
unjustly.
Accusation for the Peoples Party |
means conviction, and conviction |
means hard and extreme punish !
mcnt.
Woman suffrage, right so highly |
priced and given by the Peoples 4
Party 10 the women OF Utah, and 1
carefully and kindly exercised for
years by them, has, through the |
Vaccinations Of our opponents, been |
unjustly wrested from us. They |
have tramsled under foot the Con-
stitutiOn OF our country whenever |
it barred the way to the accomplish |
ment Of their selfish ends and un- |
holy aims. With them it is self |
first, last and all the time, the |
country and its institutions never.
1t is liberal in naught but mis-
representation and abuse Of the Pee
pies Party and its efforts to deprive |
them of their rights and Liberties, |
and to drag down TO their degraded /
level the younger members Of the |
Peoples Party. They will fail in |
this, for the youth Of our party have |
before them the glorious example Of |
their fathers and will spurn /
the wiles Of our adver- |
saries. Remembering the teachings 4
that have always been impaired TO |
them, that death was better than
slavery, and that in the defense Of
our country and its glorious cOnsti-
tuition they should be ever ready 10 |
offer their lives and esteem II n
privilege 10 do so, they never will, |
with the help Of God, be renegades.
In behalf Of the ladies OF the PeO-
ple's Party Of the Seventh Wa0l | 1
present the Seventh Peoples March
ing Club with this banner on which |
is inscribed this motto: Govern
ment Of the People, by the people, |
and for the people. " This has been, is, 4
and ever will he, the watchwOrd Of \
the Peoples Party, it is the funda- |
mental principle 81 all free govern
ment; the only principle that free
men will be governed by. For this |
our party always has cOntended and
always will contend. Our freedom |
is God given; we will not yield it to !
no man or party.
The anchor and the inscription |
eve have come to stay means all /
it impaTts. Our faith is in God and |
the right, and we will stand as a |
unit in the defense.
In placing this banner in the /
hands OF the Seventh Peoples |
Marching Club we feel that the !
men who compose il need no eX-
nOEIalluu lEuDl Us 70 rlaul III l
defense of it or is motto. |
They have been tried andI found |
true rs steel and we know that they |
will 20 forward and battle for the |
right, carrying in the van this ban
ner, holding il and the principles ill., |
scribed on il n sacred, aud that you
will never lay IL down nor cease
your efforts until you have accom-
plished that which God Himself has
said would be the destiny OF our
party, the bearing aloft the glorious
Constitution Of our country given
to all men-a government Of the
people, by the people, for the people.
May God bless you 10 this end.
President Mckenzie made a fitting
response to the presentation.