The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-04-01
/ MONSTER RALLY
By the Utah County Dem
ocrats Saturday Night.
Able Speech by Judge Judd
on the Principles of
Democracy.
c. c. Richards and Essay
Caigin" also EegaIe the
vast Audience.

night last, the occasion being the
Democratic rally for which arrange
ments had been made by the Demo
cratic Club of this city. The Opera
House was festooned with the red,
white and blue, and decorated with
flowers, etc. On each side of the stage
was a large evergreen adorned with
the stars and stripes, and from the
balconies hung small flags, with the
names Of each of the counties of Utah
in large letters across it, while the
tables in front were bedecked with
vases of flowers, the whole presenting
a more vivid appearance than any po-
litical rally ever held here. There was
large and attentive audience present,
and while they were being seated, the
Payson Silver Band rendered a fine
overture.
There were present on the stand: a.
d. Cash, chairman of the Democratic
Club of Provo; Judge j. w. Judd, of
Salt Lake City; G. G. Richards, of
Ogden; S. A. Kenner, Of Salt Lake
City, and other prominent Democrats
from all over the Territory.
CHAIRMAN CASH.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have met
here tonight for the purpose of having
regular old-fashioned Democratic
gathering, and we have in our midst
some eloquent speakers who will talk
to you on Democratic principles. We
are pleased ito see so many present,
despite the bad weather, and we thank
you for your attendance. We have
in Utah community, which in point
of wealth, influence and natural adj
vantages, is equal to that in any of
the States in the east. We have met
here to discuss Democracy, and | feel
confident that we will hear princi-
piles laid down tonight which viii re-
compense you for turning out. (Dhe
speaker here introduced Judge Judd,
who was received with great applause
JUDGE JUDD.
Ladies and gentlemen: We have
met here to discuss the principles Of
government, which is the history Of
struggle for liberty. After tracing the
history of the people who first settled
America, the speaker said: 1t was dur
ing the administration of Thomas
Jefferson, the second President of the
United States, that the people divided
on party lines On the one hand as
ranged the Nationalist, and on the
other the Democratic Republicans who
elected Thomas jefferson as the third
President of the United States Jeffer-
son was farmer. and was on his farm
when the news reached him Of his
election. He put his clothes into
his saddle-bags and rode alone to
Washington, hitched his horse to a
tree, entered the Senate Chamber,
took the oath of atiice, and read his
inaugural address. palt of which [
will now read you The speaker here
read d part Of Jeiferson's address,
which called forth great applause.
From that time forth Democracy vas
established in Am RIGA, and, with but
little difference, las held sway in
America ever since. 1t always will be
the most promincn party, because it
is a party of the people, by the people,
and for the people. From the time of
Jefferson's administration until 1910,
the Democratic candidates held the
Presidential clair. These men were
steadfast in thrir political faith and
never swerved from one side to the
other, but thee are men in this coun-
try who are Democrats one day and
Republicans the next; who travel from
one party to ampth I, wherever the
best opportunity IS. urs for Office, and
am sorry to say * { lave some Of that
kind right here ia UJdh. Now let us
see what difference there is between
the Democratic ana Republican party.
The Democrats say, there shall be no
discrimination between rich and poor,
and that no one part of the community
shall be built up at The expense of the
other. The Republicans believe the
government ought to discriminate be-
tween parties and determine between
them, and if it 81 thinks that one party
ought to be freed from taxation that
they should be freed. Take. for in
stance, the Force Bill, which the Re-
publicans tried SO hard to pass in this
last Congress. What did 1t propose TO
do? Why, to give the President the
power to appoint all offices which are
now elective, and TO make said ap-
pointmentS for life. What would that
mean? Why, simply that the offices
thus filed could not be repealed unless
the opposite partN held complete sway
in both houses. am a Democrat, but
bcll you Houiu ioG NOIG lOl any
man to hold such power; no not even
a Democrat. Loud applause AS a
Democrat, L want the people to have
complete sway, and the government
to be in the hands of the people; for
let me tell you that as long as the peo-
pie hold the power, the freedom of the
American citizen is secure. We are
on an educational campaign to teach
the principles of Democracy to the
people, for the time is close at hand
when we will have to be one or the
other, either a Democrat or Republi-
can. Last summer 1 had the honor
to set little ball rolling in Salt Lake
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