The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-26
WHAT is TYRANNY !?
Self Government and CentraliZa-
ton COntrasted.
il. RAWLINS SPLENDID EFFORT
Large Audience Listens With Rapt
Attention to Jeflersonian Flo
quence and Logic.


force ct the theatre last night to hear the
gospel OF Democracy expounded by that
veteran champion of the right, ex-senator
Wallace of Pennsylvania They were re-
warded not only by hearing most able
address from the distinguished visitor, but
one equally interesting from j. L. Raw
Inns.
The house filed up rapidly after the
doors were opened, and at $50 Senator
Wallace, Colonel Lett, Colonel Merritt,
Governor West, ]. L. Rawlins, M. Is.
Sewles, Commissioner Norrell and others
stepped on the stage. After Held's band
mad rendered patriotic airs, Colonel Mer-
ritt called the meeting to order and intro
duced as the presiding officer Colonel
Lett, who said: II am not here tonight to
do any talking, but will say that during
the past three months, we have had some
thing TO do politically in this section. One
OF the things that we did was TO set trap
in the Union Pacific, near Ogden, TO catch
such distinguished travellers as might be
passing through. The plan has worked
we'll, and has brought to US several. The
latest victim is the distinguished gentle
man who is with us tonight and he
halls from the grand old state OF Penn
sylvania, ex-senator Wallace.
When the Senator stepped to the front
OF the stage, he received an ovation, which
subsidized only to rise again, and it was
some time before the speaker could make
himself heard. Senator Wallace said:
Ladies and gentlemen, am soiourning
among you neither on politics or pleasure
1 am here solely on business, and l want
TO say that coming TO your beautiful city
ana viewing the phenomenal civilization
that exists here. l am simply amazed at
the development made, and realize that
this republic owes great debt OF graft
lives in their hands, came out
here and made the desert to
blossom as the rose Prolonged applause.
This desert land would have remained q
desert for many years but tor the indefati-
gable labors of these men. Applause
The trap of which your worthy president
spoke was sprung upon me-, and am here
10 talk of these principles in which / be-
lieve and upon which the foundation of
this government rests. At the inception
Of this government two sets OF ideas were
iucuicated, those of Hamilton, who believed
in q strong Capitalization, and those Of
Jefferson, who believed in government by
and OF the people. These TWO theories ex-
ist to-day. The Individual, the man in
whom God placed the breath of life, is the
unit in civilization and government Gov
ernmenls are made for men, not men for
governments, and whenever you find q
government attempting to paternally
dictate, yon find such gov
eminent as was never intended to be
established by the founders OF this govern
mert. (Applause.) / believe in local self
government Every man in this community
has certain rights. He only comedies to
the general government so much as will
encourage him in his industry and protect
him in his possessions. All beyond that is
tyranny. This is the doctrine of Democ-
racy The township, county, state and
federal governments are all supreme within
their several provinces, and move along
tremendously. Isn't it better to have the
government come from the people, from
the bottom, than from the tops The indi-
vidual has his hand on his pocket book
He is ready and willing to pay taxes for
the purposes OF government, but If there is
extravaganza, waste and maifeasance In
office, the individual will ses that that
officer retires who Is responsible
for it. This is local self -goyerament.
The Republican idea il one of
Capitalization, where the power comes
from above down to the people. 1t is
for you to say which idea you believe in.
Now we need Utah in the Senate. In this
country all rights belong to individual
men except those he has conceded to the
government. Tbs law 10 supreme, and
all men must bow In meek submission
when its hat comes &c them. Another
concession made by the citizen Is tho ne
cessity of having Christian civilization
here. Another thought is that the property
which is ours must submit to the necessi-
ties of government; to taxation for con-
Quoting the government. But that taxa
ton must be reasonable and the taxes
must be expended for the purpose Of gov
eminent and not for the private pockets Of
individuals. When the people in this To-
cality are taxed more than they should be,
they rebel very quickly. Now,
why are your industries languishing and
your people waiting for money from the
easta Because Of that wall called the pro-
tective built around your country, and
your industries cannot flourish while 1t
exists. They say our industries need pro
lection, and refuse to let you swap your
products abroad If, when those of you
VINO live in the country, come in here to sell
and swap you rprodncts, found that the
United States insisted on taxing you, what
would you says
The Republicans sag that this tax should
be imposed TO protect our industries and
Gil our pockets, while the Democrats say
that the tax should be only so much as Is
needed for the purposes OF the govern
raent econ omicaiiy administered. Now. Won
must choose between these two. Why
n it that at the port OF New York to-day
twenty steamers are flying foreign ifszs,
What is wrong, 1t is this system of pro
tective tariff. is there any corresponding
advantage for thisi Why, come to nv
great state and see the unrest there. Che
laboring men sre continually On the strike
and their murtAprs of discomfort are n cord
everywhere. Why is there no profession
against foreign labor, which is filing our
mines and mills and creating an illitarste
population Don't you thfr the American
people can be trusted TO d9Apete with ony
nation on the ftce Of the globes do, Ind
{ think they arg able to vhp them ~
plause You place load on our shoulders
and build wap around the seashsre, ahd
what's the resftl Lango46hing induSrries
In Utah and srx kes in PsuEsylvaniast3en
look at the piIion dollar congress, tEier
Mr.. Reeds leadership. Isn't it tx, TO
turn those people OUT God Almighty
made man in hts SS-- image and an the
rights except those he gives to the govern
tyrants and oppr.ssors, Kick them out !.
fApplausel. Now you have heard of th,e
naturalist who when he found any bone OF
any animal in any part of the world, was
able to reconstruct The entire animal from
il. 1 ind here political bone and from il
1 can reconstruct before you the Republi-
can animal. Laughter. Don't make any
mistake, these people want Utah and they
will get it unless you are very. smart.
Don't let them do 1t. because they stole
Montana and took Idaho, when we had
r chance. We have an overwhelming
majority in the house. We are bound To
get the next President fappiause) and we
want majority in the senate. When you
SINE to frame your constitution, / hope