The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-17
POLITICAL POINTS
Meeting of the Scandinavian
Democratic Club.
SPIRITED SPEECHES AND MUSIC
Chairman DoOly. OF the Republican Contra
Committee is Going to Washington to
Meet the National Committee.

The regular weekly session of the Scan
dinavian Democratic club was held last
night at Social hall. G. M. Nelson pre-
sided, and P. j. Nelson acted as secretary
In addition to the regular business of the
club, an interesting programme, consisting
of music and addresses, was carried out
The exercises opened with instrumental
selections by the Mandolin Quintette club,
under the leadership Of Mr.. Snider fol-
lowed by vocal piece blythe ladies' quar-
tette. Both were heartily encored.
The chairman then introduced
MIR. oUsTAvE KRoEGER,
who addressed the club at some length.
The speaker said he was not ashamed of
being Democrat, and while it was his lot
to have been born across the water, vet by
reason OF the beneficent laws of the United
States he was now citizen of his adopted
country and felt it privilege to appear
before those who came from the lands
neighboring to that in which he first saw
the light OF day.
| The old world presented great contrast
to the old on the question of government,
and the scale of standing and citizenship is
regulated in the western hemisphere by q
different gauge. He thought great credit
was due the French trevolutionists for
many of their new ideas of government,
which will some day ripen into results
that will be far reaching in their effect
they have already made an impress on our
own institutions. The life, character and
services of Thomas Jefferson were Their
| touched upon, and the origin of the grea
parties fully explained.
Coming down to present political gues
| tions, both the tariff and force bill were
| discussed and practical illustrations giver
of each. The speaker then briefly called
attention to the great advance made in tn,
material world whereby labor was bein,
elevated and the laboring classes improved
in all that constituted better living, and
contended that the amelioration of TIN
working classes is one great object towart
which the Democratic party has been striv
ing.
Reference to the late returns from east
ern elections and the lessons they taue h
and the hopes they inspired were happil,
referred to-.
Mr.. Kroeger concluded, by urging all tt
stand by the party of the people, an
thereby ensure better government in loca
and nations al affairs.
After musical selection by the Mando
lin club the chairman introduced
MR.. F. s. FERNsTRoM,
editor or the StDetlskG Herdldon, who ad
dressed the club in Scandinavian. His re
marks were confined mainly to local issue
= the city government-the council and pc
lice force were passed in review, while tn
absurdities OF the tax laws were plainl
shown. The broken promises and misap
propristio ms were pointed out and better
ment of conditions insisted upon. The ad
dress was eloquent and delivered wit
much effect, while the applause was geneI
GUS all through.
The Mandolin club favored the larg
audience with choice selection, afte
which
MR.. PETER JOHNSON
was introduced. He came forward ami
much applause and gave rousing talk i
Danish.
The necessity of standing by the Demo
cratic colors was urged as a means @
securing better government. The speake
was greatly in earnest and impressed hi
hearers in telling manner.
The ladies' quartette then closed tn
meeting with choice vocal selection
The interest in these meetings has bee
a growing one and the hall was crowde
last night. The next meeting of the clu
will take place on November 30