The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-30
knocked this sensible observation endways


and agood Mormon lady came up to the
major, and taking him by the hand said she
wanted him to work for statehood. 1t they |
would support Major Erb and Judge Hoge |
then they would support almost anybody |
now. Great laughter and applause.
The speaker asked, is Utah ready for |
statehoodl A voice, "Nol no!''
Then you should stand steadfast against
it. "God works in mysterious way His |
wondersito perform" The tumble to the |
sublime was so sudden that there was a
ripple of merriment.
The judge closed by picture of Liberals
sitting on the great white throne, which |
was also SO ridiculous that it provoked
laughter.
E. D. Hoge opened up by saying that it
sometimes does US good to have the history
of the past raked up. 81 had forgotten
until now" he said, shat had ever been
elected to Mormon constitutional corven-
ton. Laughter. L have always since L
! grew 10 manhood been Simon pure Dem
ocrat. Laughter. In conversation with a
! Democrat who is in this new move he SAID
he would rather have a Mormon state than
a gentle territory. All, L fear there are
many persons in the Democratic and in the
Republican party who feel that way. Will
you have government Of the people, by
the people and for the people, or will you
have a government of the church. by the
church and for the churchl"
District attorney Varian commenced by
saying he was against this movement. al
want to call your attention to little ques-
ton of business. There is a Democratic
party organization in this territory There
is also Republican party in this territory,
| organized years ago in alignment with the
national government. Now | want these
gentlemen to answer me; who has a right
TO meet in the Salt Lake theatre or in a
club room on Commercial street, and or
Td %H1%, 49,. =
tonai fame have recognized this new party,
and l want to know why these
men recognize any set of men out
side of the regularly organized
party. The old party met in Ogden
and declared against statehood. The Re-
publlcans also met at Ogden and declared
against statehood for Utah. The prosecutor
here read plank of this platform with his
customary nasal twang, while the audience
clapped and twittered. Both conven-
tions," he continued, endorsed the report
OF the Utah commission opposing state
hood for Utah. By common consent the
members OF the two political parties came
together into the Liberal party. They
have their separate organizations, and are
received by the great national parties
What are you going to say when the Re
publican and Democratic territorial parties
meet You cannot break away, you are
are bound to stand by them. My party,
the Republican party, is committed to the
Liberal party, and until a majority of the
men who believe with me decide to
go out, L propose TO stay by the
Liberal party. l desire to say something
: to the people who are making rush to get
into the new parties, of which they know
comparatively nothing. After reasonable
probation we are willing to listen to you.
, 1t is great deal of presumption for you to
come in and take possession, horse, foot
o. a n of fhn
! twenty years ago. We have the evidence
l of things unseen. They say we are stand
ing in the way of progress. No sir, we are
! marching at the head column of progress.
Ii you want to, come, but you must get to
l the rear for a little time at least. If the
+. Peoples party dissolves what assurance
r have we that you come prepared. You
q must get some education. You are not
ready for 1t now. II did not occur to the
d stolid advocate that at this state of decom-
& position even Peoples party man could
!. not march at the rear for many minutes
9 and live.
d Judge g. G. Goodwin was introduced
81 wouldn't have come here this evening if
z hadn't read in the evening paper that a
i great many people would be attracted here
:; by curiosity. This fine witticism touched
the risibles and the audience bleated.
g They ask me why don't 1 let up and allow
d the lion and the lamb to lie down together
r That am willing to do as soon as l know
that the lamb viii not lie down on the in.
S side of the lion.'
l. This was thought very funny.
g Last summer the president of the Nor
l. mon church," said the judge, ''told hi!
e people that he had wrestle with the Lore
@ and the Lord had babe him advise his PEG
e pie to not go into polygamy any more. 1,
l. polygamy dead! Are the old polygamist
l. putting away their wives and setting upon
o them a separate allowance! II we had
Is statehood we would have Mormon Judges
e Mormon district attorneys aud Mormon
70 iuries. Suppose an old polygamist wa:
d called for trial. Wouldn't the Mormon
d Judge smile? Wouldn't the district attorne,
1t smilel Wouldn't the Jury smile? ant
1t would the old Mormon smlle?" land RICH
81 here some one asked: Hasn't the judg
y smiled little too much?"l
N 81 went to Denver the other day with
10 lot of men whose services weren't needed
Y, at home We chatted together, talked to
= gether; couldn't tell a Mormon from Gen
> tile-eXcept by the size of his neck
10 (Laughter.) When we got there he 9TH
a. Mormon) introduced resolution in favo
g. of admitting VI tab as state. All the oil
y virus came outi Thank the Lord l defeat
a ed it. Wasn't 1t q year ago last Angus
at when the Liberals came into power. tina
is real estate began to jump? Only two year
O. ago last spring we favored fusion ticket
Us got up and said he always belonged to
ne party on principle. The blood came to hi
O. face and l feared he would die of ape
a. plexy, right there. l don't know but tina
le it would have been better if he had. Mos
rs of US live too long.
IN Just think OF man growing to man
~ hood and living under these electric light
IS. probably the father of two or three fan
On ilies-not knowing which way to go poll
ot ically. For the sake of your little brother
t, and sisters, do not listen to this siren
is song. 1t is pretty cheeky thing for us t
y repudiate such men as Judge Baskin and oil
Iii man Conner, who carried the old flag whe
IN il took some nerve to carry it. We ar
er bound to fix things in this territory so tha
al the men who are to cast their ballots sha
~ do it with love of country in their hearts
1T / hope if this thing goes, we will becom
as we were last year, when we couldn't &
is to sleep without hearing the drums.
al Charley Stanton told the story of q
ne Irishman standing in front of cage {
q monkeys, and on seeing the cid babboo
n with whiskers on its face, exclaimed
Mt ''Faith the've got the old man In jail" Th
ng application of this was so foggy that
ed misspent.
e c. Z. Allen revamped his wall about til
n Republican ring that run things and shJ
al him up so effectually at the theatre NEE,
In ing. "In that theatre sat $50 members
~ the Peoples party to vote the Liberal
re down. l told them then that it wouldn't 9
us down. One of the speakers at that meetin
OF said, we do not care for you cattle.'
n was the sense of the cattle who said ther
ch should be no slavery in this country |
We August next the Liberals will send 81
MT good Liberals to the lower house and thre
he tO the MINER If is said in the east IN,