The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-19
Democratic Club Meeting at Pleasant View

Democratic CLUB MeetluS dt Ii0ooone 'Ao'
The Democratic club of Pleasant View
held it's regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Word having gone out that Judge Hender-
son and c. c. Richards would speak at the
meeting the ladies and Republicans as well
ss Democrats turned out en- masse to near
the everlasting truths of Democracy, ana
hacked the house. Judge Henderson was
the first speaker. He explained IN MS ciear
and convincing manner the action OF the
Mckinley bill relating to RECIPROCITY. no"
it is in keeping with the policy and leslsta
tion of the Republican party to place the
nower with the president OF the United
States to dictate to the people what coun-
tries they shall trade with. BY the grace
of the president we may now nave Iree
trade and unrestricted commerce with BRA
I'll, country that produces and mas Ior
sale lust such articles, with lew excep-
lions. as you farmers have for sale. mat
is to permit hides and agricultural products
10 come from Brazil on to American SOIL
and to be scld in competition with your
hides grain, ETC., without paying any duty
on these things. Do you think that VIII
assist you people to any great extent wne1
you place your products IN the markets.: 1
do not ask if il will ipiure you, L merely
ask what there is in it for you. But there
is a class that congress intended to neip
along materially by this provision; 1t is the
.srich and the well born" The Brazilian
NAV sell his hides and grain In America In
competition with you If he will buy from
our millionaire manufacturers their plows,
agricultural implements, iron and steer
goods, and other manufactured articles:
and to further assist these money kings
congress allows the manufacturers rebate
of the duties they pay on the raw materials
which they have used to make the goous
thew ship to these countries, thereby en-
20 call "a
great deal cheaper to the Brazilians than
we can buy them for. So here you see Is
another bonus the millions of poor people
in America have to pay for the privilege OF
living in this grand free republic. Inc
nudge spoke for an hour discussing and ex-
planning many items and elected the closest
attention and frequent applause.
Hon. c.. c. Richards was next announced.
He stated at the conclusion of the Ameri-
can revolution, more than 100 years ago,
the thirteen colonies were separate ana IN
dependent nations; that they Thereafter,
in due time, entered into solemn CONTRACT
or treaty called the constitution OF the
United States, whereby II was agreed oy
these thirteen nations which were sover
eigu. 10 create and bring into existence 9
general government for the purpose OF exer
cising certain powers which il was mex
pediert for the several colonies to exercise
Separately. The government was createe
These things were expressly enumerated IL
the constitution. 1t was also provided
therein. that all powers not conferred BY
that instrument upon the general govern.
ment should remain with and be exercised
by the states, or the people. The colonies
(Which were then states) were the parents
of the general government. They created
il. The federal government is the offspring
Even since the co-sdtution was adopted
the Federaiists, Wings and Republicans
each party in its day, has been fighting TO
strip the states of their rights; to increase
the power of the general government
thereby centralize the power of the gov
eminent and as nearly as may be-under
the present constitutioD-to place the
sovereignty in the government instead o.
in the people. During all this time TIT
Democratic party has been resisting TIT
efforts of these parties. The Democrao
idea is that the constitution means Jus
what it says and nothing more. That thu
federal government is absolutely supreme
and sovereign in all matters entrusted to Il
by the constitution. II ali other matter.
that the states or the people are supreme
and sovereign and must mt be interferet
with. We believe that the government wa!
created for us and not we for the govern
ment That the sovereignty OF TINS countr,
should be with the people and not all cent
cred IN the President and the general con
gress That the offspring will be menac'
to its parents and to its people II II is per
mitted to override the states and tn
neopIe. and that there would no longer b.
security to life and property in thi
country. Ii was decided 100 years ag
that the people should be the sovereigns o
this country and should rule it through tn
ballot box We submit that we are no
ready to relinquish these sacred privilege
TO any party or class OF men.
Mr.. Richards then spoke upon variou
items of the tariff and elected many burst
of applause and expressions of enthusiasm
II was a grand time the people had and tn
meeting adjourned with good feelings ant
many invitations for the speakers to visi
pleasant View again.