Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION
Held 10 The Territorial Exposition
Building Last Night.
A LARGE, ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
"when Hoodiums and Criminals are
Voted fndiscrlnlnaiely at the
Polls II Is Time For q
Change"

and artistically draped with the nation
al colors. The occasion was cullvened
by an abundance Of music excellently
rendered by Held's band. The meet
ing was called TO ortlcrby Ex-Governor
West, who introduced
COLONEL 5. a. MERRfIT
ne chairman. He responded In sub.
stance M follows;
III feel proud at being called upon to
prcsidv over such an audience ~ this,
composed Of solid aud representative
citizens, many Of whom have seen this
city grow from village TO It, present
proportions. am also pleased TO SEQ
that the meeting Is gnoed by the smile
Of lovely woman. This IL a meeting Of
Democrats, Of the party which IL striv.
Ing to wrcst this fair city from tho
hands Of the spoller." tApplause.l
JUDGE JUDD
was then introduced. lie saldi
ave are met here this evening rs
Democrats to ra,ify the action Of our del.
cgatcs In the convention which met n
few days ago aud nominated candidates
sof us ~ vote for. Have you thought
what that mrans2 Do you comprehend
tho iiill Significance ofthat2 within the
last eight or nine wc.ksa little hand OF
Spartan Democrats, composing the Dem.
ocfatic club, hal the courage 10 put
forth IT. platform and ask the people to
lay aside the past and meet with US
upon this platform. Today there are
DEM cratic clubs In every town In tho
territory, aud only this week the DE.
mocrstr hav. held conventions In every
district In Utah aud nominated candi.
dates for the legislature. Again | ask
you, do you fully comprehend what
all this mcans3 The response which
our Invitation brought forth has struck
terfors 10 the hearts OF the enemy, anu
such mon M lie Grand Young, Joe
Rawlins, Il, \. Richards and =. l..
Williams have united under tho ban.
ner o. Democracy. We propose 10 elect
them, too. Great applausv.l
A yolce-Do you think you will get
q chance?
Continuing, the speaker said with
emphasis, Yus, my friend, WI will get
chance. When q public official
charges through the press that la the
last election hoodlum- and criminals
were taken TO tho polls and voted. aud
whom tho only answer which can be
made 10 that IL the deposition Of the
official, l tell you II IL about time W.
had n chance. lChecrr. The hstred
Of this Liberal" party II not simply for
"Mormons," but for all who oppose IL.
A few days ago friend Of mine said
he would like 10 see the "MOrmOnsD dis.
frsnohlsed. I replied; "My God, what
DO you mean" The fact IL that they
would disfranchiso me- As quickly rs
they would a "Alormon" II 1t would
continue them In power. 1 hav.
nothing ~ say Of the past Of the GLIB
oral" party, and less Of the present
aspirations. II " here today; It
viii bo there tomorrow. We are
making our fight against tho
Republican party, and I ask you 10
consider tho record OF that party Ia
ldahO, In Nebraska, and In cOnnec-
ton with tho force bill, and when
you CONF TO vote, be sure aud vote the
Democratic ticket. ask you 70 turn
your attention TO tho Republican party
aud fight II, tor II IL behind the GLIB
ersl" party aud all other parties
that oppose Democracy. a friend OF
mine said TO me recently. "rhe Lib.
erals will snow you under In Augusta
| replied; "woll, n you do you will
have tho same thing TO do at the next
election" Applause.l w. arc moi
Organized for any une campaign. We
stand for the principles Of goyernment.
Weare here ~ stay and stay We will.
That Ia the Idea 1 want TO Inject into
every Democrat. II We are beaten in
August We viii lie down quietly for a
few days, and thon DO up and at them
again, and It VIII not be- long before
We arc strong enough TO stampede
everybody.
y. l.. WILLIAMS
said II was probable that his name was
known 70 many, for he had lived here
for a quarter OF n century. When he
came To Salt Lake ha found with regret
that there WAS no Democratic organi.
zatlon here, aud while he had been
associated with an ephemeral party,
whose existence at the time seemed
Justified by circumstance, he had
hoped for the day when the Democratic
party might bo organized and has
worked with that end In view. Within
the past few months conditions had
arisen which must convince any un.
pfeJudicod man that the time for dlyi-
sion GU national party lines had ar.
rived. Relieving this, It was easier
for him to leave tn. Liberal" party
than II had been Ia unito with II. He
came into the Democratic fold aa
naturally M a traveller returned TO his
home aftera Journey. Tue war cry Of
Democracy had gone forth and II
would Geese no more. Applause
IL was not n party OF day, for 1t Gun.
bodied the principles which laid at the
foundation OF this government, aud
those principles would fnd lojgment
In the minds Of men through all III.
coming ages. The people here were ~
part Of the United States and II they
went along IA American citizens,
statehood would come TO Utah within
the next few years without an effort on
their part 10 that end, and despit. the
false cry Of the Tribune End rs CLIQUE.
The time long looked for had arrived;
the candidates hal boon nominated on
tho Democratic platform, aud the prin.
clples OF that party ought TO be- trlum.
phant everywhere. Mfr. Williams
then went on to define these principles,
aud predicted again that Utah must
within u few years become n State, And
then there would bo no commission ap.
pointed by Congress TO make u shoe,
string district reaching from Wyoming
To Nevada. lApplause, II they were
In earnest anu devoted TO the princl.
pies he had described, they were emit.