The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-29
MODEL ORATORS.
They Talk Republicanism A
Santaquin.
Take the Cake, Making Democrats Of
What Few Repubs. There Were.


PATCH. Since last reporting to your
valuable columns, we have had (what |
our Republican friends called)a grand |
Republican rally" This occurred on
the evening of the 22d inst, Mr.. Grant !
of PaysOn. Was the first
speaker, and displayed his very exten
sive knowledge of this government. and
of the Republican party In connection
Herewith, showing that the federal
government has perfect right to in
terfere with the internal and domestic
affairs OF the states, citing for his au-
thorlty the notification that occurred
in South Carolina. He WAS not able to
give the date of tie occurrence, but
was satisfied that ii occurred in the
days of Andrew Jackson, that staunch
old "a RepubIieaR' president, and he
WAS much surprised when the Demo
Gratis present gave an ovation of APP
plause for ''Old Hickory"
The next speaker, Lorenzo Hush,
caused a tremendous sensation. When
he asserted that the Democrats had
given the Mormons all the trouble that
they had received in Missouri and lii
nols, forgetting to tell probably he had
no knowledge of the fact) that the ma
iorlty of the mobs we're non-pro-
gressive, free soil Wings, men VINO
were opposed to Mormon prophets. He
tried TO show that the reason why our
Republican friends in Congress had
not favored us, was because we had
"kicked" against prescribed special
legislation, and in fact would not allow
them to do us any good, by our aforesaid
kicking. The speaker scored Grover
Cleveland for pocketting the Ed
fishing and letting it become law,
without his signature.
He gave Jeff Chandler a terrible
scoring for taking the MOrmOns, money
and doing them no beneficial service
in fighting the EdmundsTucker law.
He then raked away at Jerry Black
for taking a heavy fee for defending
the residents of Utah against con-
gressional encroachments, and then
diving before he concluded his con-
tract.
The third grand eIocutionist and
orator la Republic, was a Mr.. Linn
mons. He gave the Democrats particu-
lar Jessie, and said nine-tenths of them
were tramps. He did not tell us where
his residence was, CT even if he had
paid one cent in taxes since
his arrival in Utah. Therefore the
logical inference is, that he does not
own a residence or property on which to
paw taxes, and must certainly be
a CARPET Dagger. He gave the Re-
pu. lican party the credit for buildi. G
an the railroads in the United States,
but forgot to tell us how they got the
money and the land to build them with,
lie said the Republicans acquired all
the land we possess as a government,
but he forgot the Louisiana pur-
chase and that procured by the Treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1919, with
other concessions obtained by Demo-
cratic administrations. He next as
serted that the Republicans gave US the
! homestead and presumption acts, but
I forgot, l presum that from 1871 to
/ 1861. the administration Of the govern
ment WIS purely and strictly Demo
cratic. and that these were laws before
the birth OF Repubiicanism,
4 These and many more mythical as
sertions were made that night in order
to try aud deceive the unwary. But
/ Democracy is alive in Santaquin, and
/ the guaTuS are Oh lhe WAUGH lo"eI-
looking ont for the enemy.
On the following evening Messrs.
Houtz and Brown. OF Provo, were here
in the interests of Democracy. and we
had most certainly grand rally. The
speakers threw down the strong FORTH
cations OF the Republican fort, viz:
high protective tariff, to the great cha
grin OF the members of the small Re-
publican club of this place.
We are expecting visit on Monday
next, the eth instant. from the Hon.
w. II. King, the reliable Democratic
war horse of the county. This viii,
presume, settle the hash Of all the
doubtful ones (only few in numberl
and as ever Santaquin will remain firm
ly Democratic. PLUTARCH.