The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-02


all Of the outrages proposed by their lead
ers, and yet there are many who,
hearing these daily ISLANDERS and ap-
peals to passion and prejudice, are
led on by the seductive voice of hate. To
that class appeal, and l ask them If they
think my friends, MIR. Williams, Judge
Smith and thousands Of others who are
identified with this movement, are not
honest and sincere! / ask them if these
people are not worthy of citizenship. What
is it that has inspired these men to organ
ize these parties here. You know il is not
TO retard the growth and prosperity of this
territory. Now, l ask you 10 deal Justly
with your fellow men. Applause
GEORGE r. CUSHING,
the labor candidate, was next introduced.
He said tie Democratic party had given
the laboring men representation on It's
ticket. This was not done in order 10
catch votes. 1t was simply following out
principle of Democracy. The Repuoli-
I cans and Liberals both claim To be the
| friends of the laboring men. Now, wish
10 call your attention to a banner which
the Liberals flung to the breeze In 1871
| salt Lake Work for Salt Lake Work
men," That was the pledge. Has
!. No been Nos carried S Son' .n Gfle' the he
workfngmen of this city can be hoodwinked
| again. If l should be elected member OF
, the legislature, propose to Introduce an
eight-hour law, no scrip law, mecnan :
| les lien law, and law 10 prohibit child Ia.
Dor in factories. Applause Now. If
you endorse this legislation, ask you 10
roll up such a majority on Monday that the
/ Liberal party will never come up for the
second round. Prolonged applause
J. +. TIMMoNEY
was next introduced and he received an
ovation. Mr.. Timmoney said: | want TO
say to you that when party that Is In
power asks TO be continued In power
| 1t should have a record behind 1t.
Now, what is the record of this
Liberal party. Cries of rotten, rotten. "
Yes, it is rotten. a part OF its record is In
this street back here through which IL
isn't safe for decent person 10 pass after
night fall. That is because the Liberals
believe in mot having men too good, but
just good enough" Applause SUCH a
man is Powers, the Casslus, OF the Lloerai
party. Now some people want TO know
what the Liberals have done with the
money. That reminds Inc of the story OF
the man who hired another fellow and tod
him to unload lot of brick. The man did
the JOB, and went back and reported TO his
employer, who said: well, load them up
again" The Liberals, in the spring
! haul the mud of of the streets and In the
/ fall they haul il back again. Laughter, J
It's great head that engineer has on him.
/ Laughter. | want TO say 10 those few
Democrats who are hanging on 10 the
skirts of the Liberal party: What have
you got left TO fight: Cries of Moth
ing'' Haven't they given up polyeamy
abandoned the Peoples party! Cries OF
"Yes, Yes Now, if you want Salt
Lake work for Salt Lake worKmen; if you
want peace and prosperity: II you want a
credItable police force. one which will not
be carried off by hold ups laughter, go to
the polls on Monday and vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Prolonged Cheering
L. e. wooLLEY
was the next speaker. He said: AS a
member of the Mormon church, | solemnly
declare, knowing il TO be true, that the
church will never in the future undertake
TO interfere with the polite Il acton OF the
people. We have given up polygamy aud
abandoned the Peoples party. We have
done everything that has been asked OF US,
and now ask the Liberals TO Keep their
promise. disband their party and meet Us
on the line of national politics, as they
promised TO do. Applause. We are sin
cere In this movement, aud we only ask
that all Join in the effort TO advance the
interests of this territory.
JUDGE z. A. SMITH
was then introduced. He said-I do not
believe in bringing up the history of the
past i want to see the hatred and rancor
of the past buried. TO the Liberals | will
say that we are sincere in this step we
have taken. There is no trick in il. APP
plause.
A. T. SCHROEDER
was then introduced. He SAID: The only
way in which political party can be aban-
doned is by proclapation of the heads OF
the party, acqulesced in by the people. This
has been done by the Peoples party, and
the evidence fully demonstrates that
pOlygamy has been abandoned in good
faith. The evidence is ali in favor of the
proposition that the Mormon people are
sincere. l wish further TO say that il
doesn't lie in the mouth of the Liberal
party 10 pirate of morality, when immoral
ity stalks these streets and exists on every
hand. Now, if there is man in this audi
ence who favors disfranchisement, ! urge
hin TO go 10 the polls on Monday and vote
for the apostle of disfranchisement, X. N
Baskin. Cries of I'VE won't do itr' and
applause.
WILLIAM BURkE
was the next introduced He said: Eel
low citizens, on next Monday one
of the most important elections
that was ever held here will take
place. y victory for the Democratic ticket
on that day means much that is OF import
ance 10 every citizen ana taxpayer in the
city and territory. 1t will forever put a
stop TO the feeling OF bitterness and hate
and strife that has too long exist here,
and we shall go on and prosper as they do
in other American cities where the peop.e
differ only as 10 party. Our Liberal friends
insist that if we elect the Democratic
ticket property will depreciate and capital
anr h.a- ..NH
these things they tell US that which
all business men know is untrue and
urge all of you 10 vote the straight Demo
cratic ticket, and in so doing we will
achieve victory on next Monday that will
never be forgotten in Utah. Applause
COLONEL MERRITT
was the last speaker, and he said: In clos
ing this campaign invite your attention TO
few propositions. 1 will not discuss the
question as TO the sincerity of the Mormon
people IN the action they have taken, be-
cause every unpreiudiced man must know
that they are sincere. The Liberal party
has no principle, because it is made up
largely Of Republicans, with weak follow
ing OF Democrats. If the Liberals should
ask US TO continue them in power in this
city, we shall ask them TO give an account
of their stewardship. Applause We
can only judge the future by the past
What has been the history of the
Liberal rule in Salt Lake city! |
say there has been extrayagence
and inconpetcncy in every department of
the city. They went into power with an
overfiowing treasury ard the credit OF the
city was first class. Now the treasury is
depleted, the Indebtedness has been swelled
TO 81 .0OO,O 900, and the bonds of the city
cannot be sold except at discount of per
cent. These facts cannot be denied. Has
this money been spent in identifying tie
city. Cries OF mo, no." Such improve
ments have been made at the expense of