The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-13
The Fifth Precinct.

The Democrats of the Fifth precinct held
q rousing meeting at the Eleventh Ward
school house last evening. EX-Mayor
Armstrong was elected chairman, and f.
A. Mitchell as secretary.
Alfales Young was the first speaker. He
congratulated the people upon the move
ment for the formation of political parties,
and was glad to see the old spring halt dis
appearing. Democracy, he SAID. meant de-
Capitalization in government and the great
est liberty and greatest good to the greatest
number. He referred to the prosperity in
the South after the withdrawal Of the
troops; spoke of the Lodge bill, whose aim
was to put the bayonet at the polls. He
said it was asserted that the present move
ment would lead to demand for statehood.
He knew no reason why it should not, and
said when a territory had the requisite
population and the people were in harmony
with the government and the material re
sources to support statehood, she was en-
titled to it Idaho and Wyoming, their
population combined not equal to Utah's
were admitted TO secure Republican cleo
toral votes in 1889. He referred 10 the
tariff and Mckinley bill, saying that
Mr.. Mckinley had been rejected by
his own district, and that the Democrats
had carried everything last November.
The high tariff Republican papers said the
people had not understood the new tariff
bill, nor given il time TO operate. Like a
shotgun put in q mans face, they didn't
care to see it operate. He spoke of MIR.
Harrisons remark that somehow to him
the cheap coat made the cheap man. That
was nonsense; the coat did not make the
man. An increase of one third the price
of coat cid not make the coat any better
but the purchaser poorer. He had no
doubt that Mr.. Harrison and Ir. Wanna
maker and the high tariff school believed
Joseph's brethren did right in selling him,
because the coat was cheap. MIR. Arm
strong said he had always been a Demo
crat and opposed to Capitalization. He
wanted to see the young men of Utah step
out with the right foot first in this matter,
and he was glad that they would have q
chance to investigate the principles of the
two parties
j. L. Rawlins made the principle address
of the evening, and he was followed with
the closest attention.
J. A. Williams was next introduced and
made a brief address.
Judge Z. G.. Woolley was next called
lpon, and in responding he said that this
vas the first real Democratic meeting ever
held in this precinct, aad he was glad to
meet with the people as Democrats. The
present condition of affairs in this terri
tory. where a governor, in whose selection
the citizens had nothing to say, was more
powerful than the sovereign people, had
given Dlul Ill tnc CA peIlcuCc Will CSulr2l-
lied system OF government that he wanted.
He believed in having strong govern
ment, but there was a marked difference
between that and a centralized govern
ment He was Democrat, and he was
pleased to see that the people were
taking held of the grand principles
of that party, because that means
that ultimately, Utah would be Demo-
cratic state, ond one Of the most prosperous
states in all the union,
f. a. Mitchell made a short address, in
which he urged sll present To get out and
work for the precinct organization.
Judge Laney was next called for, and he
dealt neatly with the robber tariff
The club then organized, and Francis
Armstrong was unanimously elected presl-
dent, while z. II. Dyer, e. @. Woolley, ].
A. Williams and Colonel Lett were elected
vice-presidenps, and F. 4. Mitchell, secre-
tary-
1t was decided that the organization
should be known as the Wilson club.
Nearly all of those present signed the roll,
and the meeting adjourned.