Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-31
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATS
Held a Grand Rally in The Salt Lake
Theatre Last Night.
SPEAKERS HOPEFUL FOR SUCCESS


Las, nights meeting In the Salt Lake
rh.,,re was one Of more than ordinary
,n,oriance to the Democratic cause In
Ir,ah. The building was packed with
"a en,husiastic gathering OF Intelligent
,nsn and women. Ogden'e famous and
aolclent brass band and other MUSICAL
a,r,nlx,tlons Of this city discoursod
airing and patriotic airs. The Ogden
h,nd wasa worthy object Of admiration
and was heartily aprlaudcd aud re-
c.lyed numbcr Of encores.
On the stage were seated large
number Of prominent local Democrats,
among whom were Ex-Governor West
lion. II, =. Richards, w. III. Fuller,
Colonel 4. A. Merritt, NJ. u. sowles,
Hon. John T. CAine, Judge Laney,
william Burke, II. z. Richards, W.
H. Cassidy, r. a. wcbber, J. y. Tim
money, J. Is. Walden, Il. q. woolley,
Hon. Moses Thatcher, Judge L. n
smith, 1. NJ. waddell and Frank H.
Dyer
The meeting was called to order by
Goyernor West, who introduced
y. II. DYER
a. chairman Of the meeting. That
gentleman advanced 10 the fOotlighS
and sald. Mfr. Chairman, ladies' anu
gentlemen, this Ia one Of the most I'M
por,ant epochs In the history OF Utah.
The time has come when we hnd u
,,c,.mry 10 work on national party
lines. Greater obligations rest upon
rs now then al any time In the past.
There IL no longer any reason why we
.holud not be NJ citizens are else
where In the United states rom tnls
tlm, hence. withatnndiug the
wild predictions made by the "l4ihefal"
rarity In ia desperate struggle 10 main.
i,Inan existence, heDomocratio party
has come 10 stay. Applause.l IL Is
M the Democratic party has achieved
success. lhpplause, We may moi
win nj tho coming election nor
Inc next, but rclteratc vie
iory will eventually be ours.
4
a that this has been a pretty clean
campaign 40 far. Little or no per-
sonslitles have been INDUCED In. One
thing. however, that 90 sincerely re-
gret ia the position taken by the Lib
.rals. who say that n division on mn.
tlonal party lines will depreclate the
value Of property. want TO say n a
business man that such n proposition IL
absuri and unworthy the serious con-
slderatlon Of sane and Intelligent men.
The idea that the same political con
ditlons cannot exist Ia Utah n pre-
vail elsewhere IL pr.postsrous. ZAP
plause.l IL In also said thatth present
movement means civil warfare.
iIAnghter.l This statement In even
more absurd than the other. say
Il will not engender strife; ON the
contrary, II means peace, prosperity
and the settlement OF old and hurt.
ful differences In Utah. A great deal
has been said regarding the erection
of"Dyer buildings" In this city. | am
nmly ofthe opinion that when went
out ofoiilce invested more money IN
this city than any other retiring Fedo.
raj official ever did. did 40 because
believed that this was n good place "
invest capital. believe II now.
For the past few weeks numberless
posters have been stuck up about the
city quoting me NJ saying that Glib
cral success means more Dyer build
ings." | said II anu meant II; but
"Liberal" success taught the old party
lesson. That party has set itsell
right In most manly way. Applause
As 10 the slnnderous statement that
had these buildlngs,to which reference
hns been made, erected for immoral
PURPOSES, want 10 say that II II abao.
lu,ely false. sold those buildings bo
fore ever they were desecrated. When
they wero put 10 such purposes
II was by ".iberal." Applause,
Aud am further told that IL was don,
at the mitigation Of the leaders Of
"Iiberalism." Renewed applause.
am pleased with the present politica
outlook aud hopeful for success. II
We can keep those away from the poll
who are not entitled 10 vote We viii
surely win. Applause.
HON. Il. q. wooLLEY
was then introduced. He spoke n
follows take pleasure In standing
before this large and intelligent audi
ence u speak On tho principles o.
Democracy. came 10 this Territory
child, and here have grown 4
manhood. have watched lts growth
and development, and while the con
ditions that existed were anomalous
yet the Territory grew mud prOspered
A new ERA IL now dawning. The con
ditlons which prevailed In the past ar,
gone forever. An opportunity IL now
presented by which the peopl,
can align themselves with cithel
OF the great national parties
One Of the old local PARTIES has dis
banded. II did 10 nobly. The Glib
enl" party refuses to discontinue IL
organization. because with the assist
ahce Of the Utah Commission 1t hope
70 bring Utah into the Union M I
Republican state. They win neve
sucoeod. APPLAUSE. Tho old issue o
polygamy ia dead; the Peoples party
DO not wish 10 sec u revived; Tia,
Liberals" do,lapplausel because thei
existence depends on II. tApplause.l
COLONEL MERRIIT
said: The time which have lonl
waited for and which, u had been q
praying man, should have praye,
Tor haa arrived. Laughter and az
plauso.l IL In a time when tho nui
moeities OF tho past arc being burIo,
and when We eau all he American
citizens In Utah, lApplause.l Ever.
man In this territory, irrespec
i've OF class or creed,
Invited 10 loln the Dsmncrati