Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-11
INDIGNATION MEETING,
Held by Citizens in The Salt Lake
Theatre Last Night.
SnE PARTY OF HATE DENOUNCED.
No Conditions Exist that Threaten
the Advancement and Pros.
perity Of Utah.

The call for a mass meeting OF busl.
mess men and other citizens TO bc held
ia the Salt Lake Theatre last night
was literally and Enthusiastically re-
sponaed TO. Long before the tipc OF
commencement the street In front OF
the Theatre was packed with an intelli-
gent crowd composed OF merchants,
bankers, capitalists, lawyers aud labor
ing men Of almost every shade Of fe-
ligious and political belief, eagerly
awaiting admission and ready to re.
flute the slanderous statements being
made daily by the Salt Lake Tribune,
that division ON National party lines
by the people Of Utah means the bring
ing about Of crisis In local financial
affairs.
The meeting was called TO order by
temporary chairman
W. y. BALDERsr0N,
who said For the first time In the
history ofthe United States We are told
that the business interests Of certain
section OF our country are nj stake un'
less certain political party shall he
successful. There can be no doubt that
n constant repetition Of this erroneous
idea will have bad effect. To
correct II now becomes absolutely
necessary. For that purpose this meet
Ing has been called. There will bc no
Democratic speeches, no Republican
speeches, but an expression Of sentl..
mcnt from business men OF all political
faiths M TO what will be the heat course
to pursue TO correct the erroneous I'M
pre-sionr that arr hoing 10 industrious.
ly circulated TO our detriment.
On motion OF Mr.. Balderston, Ex.
Governor West was made chairman.
In responding TO the honor con-
ferrod, Governor West said We are
not here NJ politicians tonight.
PartlEanship has nothing TO do with
our gathering. We arc here for the
purpose Of seeing the manhood Of Salt
Lake City. business men, irrespective
Of political party affiliations, have met
TO disprove the idea that our business
interests are jcopardized. The com.
munitiea that prosper are thoee that
nut their shoulders 10 the wheel and
all push together. That In what
makes Denver and Omaha what
they are. Are there any conditions
existing here which preclude our citi'
zens from being men, with all the
rights Of Americans? When | came
here found all the conditions invit.
ing for a great city. found that all
the things that 10 10 make up n great
city were not taken advantage OF.
Look at these handsome buildings that
line our streets. They are not the
product OF one class or another, but OF
all classes. Then thoy had little ado.
hes, now they have buildings that
reach almost 10 tho skies. Now, II Ii
asserted that unless the Liberals aro
successful no more buildings will 10
up, and that real estate viii 10 down.
As one working for the interests OF the
city, I say to capital that these people
have done right In catching the spirit
OF enterprise. say to every man who
has n business, to every man who has
property, that II you believe that strife
will help your business you are mis-
taken. No person cares 10 live where
there Ia contention. believe that II
Il the duty " our citizens To meet aud
IINhtNt hkNiHFA " AVhhAAAVh hAAN 7" ~
keep capital out, and drag real eStato
values down.
On motion Judge Elias Smith was
elected secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Balden,on the
chair was authorized 10 appolpt COM
mittee TO draft resolutions.
Messrs. Balderston, Lynch, Dyer,
Lett Campbell, Critchlow, Cum
mings, Jennings, aud T.. q. woolloy
were appointed.
NJ. A. Park moved that the commit.
tee be increased 10 fifteen; carried. The
following were added by the chair;
Messrs. Park, Wellock, Robinson,
Harper and Lapsley.
HON. JAMES SHARP
was called for aud responded In sub.
stance as follows-As | view the sitiia
tion, we are to consider II II IN inimIcal
for us 10 become Democrats and Re
publicans. II Is charged that we arr
endangcrlng tho business interests be.
cause we are about 10 affiliate with ia,
great national parties OF the United
States, because We have turned our
backs on the past and placed our faces
10 tho future. We must decide like
men ON this question. There are the
Kftut uttioHhi IaiicF WIN Itiut OF M.
cestry and hope OF posterlty, and there
II a party that has neither pride OF an-
cestfy nor hope Of posterity. Great
laughter. We are told by that party
that by taking up with the grea,
national parties we will bring upon Us
financial panic. The lot Of my Eel.
low citizens In the United States Il
good enough for me. My honest
opinion Il that there Ia future await.
Ing us brighter than WE ever dreamed
Of. The present In glorious enough foI
honest men TO contemplate. Ghouls
alone dig IN the graves OF the past. AZ
we leave the past and live In the pre-.
sent, keeping our eye ON the future,
we VIII bring all the men OF Utah In
line with this promising future
tApplause.l
JUDGE JUDD
was then introduced. He sald-l
presume that the same impulse that
brought you here tonight prompted
mo 10 come. My lot Is cast with tn,
people OF Utah. What have Of this
worlds goods Ia here also, like myself,
70 stay. could moi leave II | would;
would not II could. When | first
came TO this Territory found strange
condition OF affairs. Myself In com.
mon with other "Libernlsp asked Ia,
Enormous" 10 forsake the practice OF
polygamy. In time they assembled
and proclaimed against ii. We asked
them 10 dlsband their political forces