The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-10
DEMOCRATS AT FARR WEST.
Enth asiasm for Democracy Spread Ing Spleen
didly Throughout Weber-Has risville
Aroused.

oiuiy throughout Neber-Har rlsvllle
Aroused
Monday evening Hon. II. p. Henderson
and Joseph S. Peery, were the speakers at
Democratic meeting In Farr West. The
mouse was filled with attentive listeners,
WHO had assembled TO receive information
on the important topics which are being
discussed throughout the county. w. A
Taylor, the chairman, announced the first
speaker, Judge Henderson, who made a
! very aole address. He spoke with all
sincerity and fairness, and every listener
realized that ne is authority on the deve-
!opment and growth of the great political
parties The speaker showed the import
Hnce OF ali participating in the political
movement. There is no person so humble,
no person so great that is not affected
somewhat by the result of elections. He
said that you are as much interested in the
government as the people in Michigan, and
II IS as important that you have a correct
understanding of the government as the
people OF the eastern states. The speaker
iaade full explanation of the forming OF
the constitution, snd explained the differ
ences or monarchical and republican forms
Of government. He showed the plan
OF Alexander Hamilton, 'the pat
ron saint of Republicanism," who
believed in q strong central govern
ment. The Hamiltonian idea was that
property should be taken care Of; that the
'rlcn and the well BORN should be pro-
tected, and they would look out for the
benefit Of the peor Judge Henderson did
not criticize Hamilton's character, but pro-
nounced him a great and honest man.
However, his ideas of government were
Lot the best for the whole number OF peo-
pie Haaiitou's plan was that senators
should hold Office for Efe time, or & term Of
good behavior; that the states be mere di-
visions OF the general government, which
should have absolute veto power upon
every officer OF the state government, and
j. tended to hereditary sristocracy so lar
as the President and senate were con-
cerned- Jefferson, on the other hand, be-
EeVed IN a government nearer the people, |
and the constitution of the United States, |
with the amendments, were an embodiment !
OF his ideas. The speaker gave history |
OF the two present parties, showing how |
the Democratic party is old as the gov
ecnment He showed that the party that
believed that certain things should be su- |
prene, bud in local affairs the people should |
rule, soon assumed the name Of Demo |
cratic; and the party that took the stand |
of Capitalization went from Federalist to |
Wing and finally Republican. He quoted |
the saying of Governor Morris, a |
strong Hamiltonian follower, THE |
keynote is liberty, but property is |
the main idea of good government"
and showed how the same idea had been |
carried out throughout the Republican re- /
gime whereby the privileged classes were |
benefited
The speaker merged into the recent |
New Orleans difficulty, showing that the |
government could not exceed to the de-
mands of Italy. If the government were
given the right to send An army into the !
state every time it pleases, what protection |
had the people from the depreciation of the
army. If Utah were a state, which is best,
TO have the central government put an
army in here at will. or have the governor
elected oy the people here say when we |
went your assistance! If the Italians do
not like our form of government let them
stay at home.
We do not want foreigners who come to
remain subjects of Italy.
The speaker then showed that the Re-
publican form of tariff is in line with cen
trslization. The first thing that confronted
the new government was the want of
money, accordingly at per cent tariff or
tax was levied. The Jeffersonian idea was
20 levy this indirect tax as a tariff for rev.
enue only, sufficient TO defray the expenses
of the government, but not 60 beyond. At
ter the late war tariff was put on the
people TO pay the debt, but now we are
over the burdens and say that the tariff
should be put back on revenue basis.
However. now in time of peace, instead |
are confronted by % per
cent tariff Before 1850 there /
was no organized body of tramps nor trusts
were not heard OF before that year, and
there were but few millionaires. To day
the wealth has increased enormously, but
It is concentrated in the hands of the few
to-day fifty men own over Is per cent. of all
the property of the country. Trusts are
the result of the tariff, and they cannot ex-
ISst without high tariff, and accordingly a !
class of millionaires has been built up at
the expense of the people.
The farming industry is deteri0rating.
In Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Kansas the mortgages amount to more than
the national debt; on the other hand the
rich and the well born are being well pro-
vided for, but they are not taking care of
tie poor. Oppression of a people comes
not from foreign governments, but from
their own, and the people of the United
States should look to the trickery going on
Inside Of tie protected walls.
We raise surplus of wheat nearly every Il
year. What good Is a tariff on wheat, of
which we have a surplus. and the price of
which is regulated in Liverpool! Every
thing that the farmers use in producing d
their crops is regulated in price by trust,
which is protected by the tariff.
1t is admitted that wealth is
increasing, but where does II 90. Van
derbilt ana two Farr West farmers have
made one hundred millions in the ten years,
but how much of this vast wealth has gone
TO the two farmers: To sugar they have j
applied Democratic doctrine by taking the
tariff off. II II is q good thing TO take the
tariff of sugar, why IS IL not good to re-
move the tariff from window glass and /
farming implements.
Joseph 5. Peery followed with an ad-
dress upon the tariff. a farming COM
should look to its best interest,
which is certainly not found having high
protection. [
The high Mckinley tariff Injuries the
farmer il two ways. 1t conpels him TO
pay more for nearly every necessity of j
life, and II Injuries his market for every
thing be has 70 sell. Nations are like in {
6ividuais -exchange benefits both. 1t is
better for a shoemaker 10 have his horse 5
snod by blacksmith, and for the black I
smith 20 have his shoes made by the {
shoemaker, then for each man to I
10 the work Of both: i is better for Us to
exchange our products for :he coffee of 1
Brazil than for US TO try to raise coffee S
here where the soil is lot adapted; like I
wise it is better for US 10 obtain our tin s
frcm England and exchange cur wheat.
We produce more agricultural products I
than we consume by over $500 600, 600 worth L
yearly. To dispose OF all this surplus would s
require several millions of people extra /
who would consume only and produce moth L
ing. There are two ways Of meeting the I
Follow the example Of Europe,
and keep standing army of several mil 4
ions OF Idle soldiery; or tear down some of '
high protective walls and seek our market a
broad. L
Owing tn tho tiph tariff hrou chit oha,,t ;,