The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-11

The City Hall at Spanish Fork was
crowded Thursday night, when the
principles of Democracy were expound-
ed by Messrs. A. d. Cash and J. b.
Miner, of Provo.
Hon. JOHN B. MLNER
was the first speaker. He said
the discussion on the principles
OF government extends to remote
antiquity. a contest has been for
ever in a state of progress be-
tween rulers and the ruled. The Re-
publicans believed themselves to be of
superior class. The speaker, together
with all Democrats, believed in the
Declaration of Independence, that all
men are created free and equal. The
gradual increase of human liberty was
traced from the days of King John,
eliminating and crystalizing in the alb
SoluIe independence of man, when the
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of our government was
formed. But since their adoption, a
certain class of people, now knOwn-as
Republicans, believe in giving that in
Strument a too liberal construction, so
far as the powers of the government is
concerned.
The Democratic party is the reverse
Of the other party in this construction.
The speaker clearly illustrated the diff
ference between the both parties by re-
ferring to the late decision of the Su-
preme Court regarding the escheating of
church property. The Republican
judges failed to find any constitutional
authority for the act of Congress
in the matter They were COM
PEELED to 90 back to ancient mon
archy and engraft into the laws of
our country the despotic powers of
royalty. On the other hand the three
Democratic judges considered the act
unconstitutional and dlSSented in their
opinion. Touching the theory of CEN
traliZatiOn of power, the speaker said:
If civilization is retrogr aiding, then a
strong government based on virtue is
needed to check the downward ten
dtncy: but the fact is, the world is
moving on nward; it is progressing up
ward, and therefore mankind accord
ing to their increased intelligence is
entitled to a greater degree OF liberty.
As products of the protective tariff he
mentioned the facts that there were
thousands OF millionaires, hundreds OF
trusts and monopolies, and a million
tramps.
The gentleman traced the history of
the Republican party and said that
Luciter wanted to monopoliZe all
power to himself without consultion
and without any distribution of power
or glory, while Jesus, the SAVIOR of
mankind, was willing 10 allow the ut
most freedom of mind, untrammeled
and unshackeled, taking no glory to
himself but giving dLi 10 God. He
was a Democrat a battle ensued, re-
sulting in the overthrow of the Repub-
lican party, and the hurling of that
tvrant host down into hell (Tremen-
dous applause
ssHON. A. D. CASH
spoke of the peculiar construction of
the Republican National Platform, as
dwelling on both sides OF every ques-
ton except that of the tariff,
which, the gentleman claimed, was
unequal, falling most heavily on the
wage worker and lightly ON the rich.
He was opposed to tributary payments
by one class fol the benefit of another.
As an example of the ultimate results Of
such a course, he referred to ancient
Rome, with its various castles, includ-
ing millions of slaves owned by the
rich as a purchase for debt. The gen
tleman carefully reviewed the prices of
labor according to density of popula-
tion and an economic system of tariff
in the United States, England, France,
Germany, Russia, China and Australia,
and 10y his deduction proved that free
trade countries paid the highest prices,
and that those OF rigid tariff paid the
smallest. This was Illustrated in
places such as Russia and China, where
an absolute tariff is maintained. In
these countries civilization is at very
low ebD. The Mckinley bill WAS intel
ligently handled by the speaker, who
showed the gross inequalities OF the
tariff under this law against the poor
man. StatiStlcs OF government eXpen-
ditures and appropriations were pre-
sented from the year 1873 to the present
time, showing that when the Republl-
can party was III power the approprla-
tions were greatly increased to the
amount of hundreds of millions OF dol
lars. The gentleman proceeded IN a
very logical manner to discuss the
history of both parties, and from the
accepted Iecord of mankind, produced
conclusive proofs that as man advanced
his liberty increased, and as ignorance
prevailed, power and freedom was taken
from the people and lodged in few.
In this age of light and progress and of
intelligence and wisdom, the right of
the people to govern themselves is be-
coming more fully recognized, and the
great truths declared by the American
people, that all men are created equal,
are becoming more firmly established,
despite the theories of kings, of rulers
and naturally-inclined despots in every
avenue of human transaction. But
the day has dawned, and the sun is
near the meridian, when the judgment
of the people in all matters IN which
they are concerned must be consulted,
and The party or the individual who
imagines that the right to govern and
to dictate lie in them, will find them
s-lves mistaken, because the ear Of pro-
gress is moving forward, and those who
try to impede its progress will be
crushed beneath its democratic wheels.
The meeting was one of the most en-
thusiaStic held here during the cam
paign, and was made up of intelligent
people.