The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-25
SOME PLAIN TALK.
Let the People Of Utah Gov
ern the People Of Utah."
DR.. Miller, the old-Time Friend of the
Mormon People, Still Stays With Them
and Tells Them the Best Party to Join.
From Thursdays Daily.


DR.. Miller, of Omaha, on Tuesday
night in Salt Lake, received quite an
ovation or the occasion OF the follow
ing speech:
-Four years ago | retired from all
active political work. Circumstances,
as. you see tonight, stimulated my de-
sire to do something in the line OF the
work | did IN the past. When | was
asked 20 address this vast aSsemblage |
never in my life received an honor l
esteemed SO highly. I congratulate
myself that | meet ON this platform a
man whom | met in the battles fOr
! Democratic principles some thirty years
ago, man of honUl as high as that
which any Democrat ever possessed.
/ When you have any h0norS to beStow,
and no other place to put them, do not
hesitate TO beStow them upon Colonel
Lett. [Applause. On account of the
! wilderness of improvements | find here
| had 10 have guide to direct ME
about. | cannot but congratulate the
fathers OF civilization in this valley
on the palatial homes, the magnificent
business blocks and arteries of trade
which | find here. From my knowledge
! OF the resources of this country, there
is not the man alive able to predict
what there will be here in twenty-five
/ years fOm now. You cannot if you try
prevent what will occur here even in
ten years. shall point TO one single
interest, from my cusory observation.
| refer to your stock interest, which can
be developed to astonishing proper
tions.
81 have been thrown into your city"
! the speaker continued. under such cir
cumstances as 1 have related, and pro-
pose to speak on the new conditions in
which you have been placed. [ know
OF 10 other guide would follow no
Other--than the Constitution as it is,
that begins and ends in local self gov
ernment. Applause. | ask the Dem
Gcratic party to establish Democratic
! principles, a free ballot; no eXcresenceS
/ put on the people, and to stick to them
whether they will or not. Let us have
peace IN Utah, but peace with honor
! Applause. Every Democrat snOuld be
true to his principles, every Republican
true TO his principles.
I'VE all desplse coward; God, we
are told, hates one. [ don't know
/ whether that is in the Bible. Laugh
ter. Instead of Il question of local tur-
moll over religion and fanatIcism
against people whom the heavy hand
of power has crushed, let us have local
/ government. Through all this history
OF injustice on one side, and justice on
/ the other, as it may be, you have come
into haven of peace. A people ready
10 do anything, anxious TO do all there
! is to do within the constitution. What
IS there to prevent any Democrat from
coming forward and fighting the Issues
on the broad ground of political free
dom? Is not this the time to place
yourselves in the line of glorious fu-
ture, with statehood as soon as practi-
cable? If a Republican Senate will
not admit you, try it again until you
force admission. | would like TO
have this community relieved of
any class Of officials that stand
in the way of popular sef-govern-
ment. Cheers. When l mention
this L do 1t with the most profound re-
Spect for the member Of the Utah Com
mission, Mr.. Saunders, whom / know
AS friend and neighbor. But man
would have to come to me with GOd'i
/ power to rule this territory when there
is no necessity for it. You know that
with ali the faith of man these people
have gone into solemn council and
abolished pOlygamy and mean that this
/ 1ecisiOn shall be law forever. APP
/ plause.
"In order to reinforce this statement
! IL a IIrI S5lnuIdi Gpp9g.t to tabilt4e