The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-26

though it was probably made up of one
fourth Democrats and three fourths Re
pubicans. No effort was made at packing
the house, as at the Republican meeting
Only one person made a remark that at al
disturbed the peaceful, quiet monotony Of
the scene.
1t was an o. w. Powers meeting.
AS the Michigan statesman stepped or
the platform he began squirting the dead
horse of Liberalism with golden spurs OF
eloquence, but after casting the eye Of his
senatorial desire over the audience he con-
cluded there was nothing in 1t, and dis
mounted TO plain talk. He concluded that
it was rather hard to hold this years birds
In last years nest, and Powers felt il
keenly as the meeting progressed. 1t was
clear to see that the eloquent leader of the
Liberal party was not himself and wished
the meeting was through with. His fore
sight embraced the remotest fears; but the
greatest of them all was that the Demo
cratic party could not get along without
Powers. He went so far as to say that ii
should not get along until he gave the
word, and when that was given Powers
would be at the head Of the procession.
That was the burden of his speech.
Il. n. Baskin was nominated chairman,
and Judge Powers stated that in a meeting
of Liberal Democrats no better name
could be suggested.
Judge Baskin in a slow methodical way,
said: The Republican party has been Or
ganized by the priesthood patting them on
the back. The object Of the Liberal party
at the beginning was to overturn theoc-
racy. One Of the great objects was the
Americanization of this territory. APP
plause, led by Judge Powers. They say
that there is only one thing that can pre-
vent the underpinning being knocked out
and that is statehood, which stands out
prominently in all their utterances. Some
ouasi-Republcans organized to turn over
the Liberal party breeches and boots to the
Peoples party. Do you suppose that the
American people in this territory are 60
ing TO take them at their words If Utah
IS admitted, how are you going to help
yourself? You haven't. then, got the
congress of the United States to appeal to-
1t would be the greatest folly after such
victory to turn our arms to the
people who ruled with absolute despotism.
l am not ready to join the Democratic
movement without stultifying myself as
the Democrats have stultified themselves
that have Joined it. What is to be thought
OF men who will go into a convention and
denounce the Edmunds- Tucker bill. which
gave us breath of ibertya Now it goes
out to the entire United States that a
pdTIN udS U66n organized. and
that all is lovely in Utah; that the GENTLE
lamb and Mormon lion lie down together.
If this went out undisputed it would be
accepted as true. To dlspel this
is what tthis meeting is called for. Until
we are IN the majority statehood must be
denied. For the purpose Of showing the
people OF the territory and nation that
there is no unanimity, this meeting was
called. l believe there are four to one
Democrats against it. The territory is in
as great danger today as it ever was in
this light, yea, greater danger. | believe
that some of these men who have stultifed
themselves are acting conscientious, but
some of them have done it for mercenary
motives as sure as the sun shines. There
are few of them that were ever of anv
benefit to the Liberal party. They were
barnacles.
After Chairman Baskin finished L. B.
Rogers was elected secretary of the meet
ing.
There were calls for Powers, and he was
greeted with cheers, clapping Of hands ana
tigers.
Ordinarily" he said, ''it has not been
wisdom nor patriotic to speak as a Demo
crat, but l think l can. For years the
people have put behind party questions.
For Democrats who believe that we should
not throw away our past victories and
throw block in the way of progress this
as loyal to the cause Of the union as the
Republicans. Every Democrat should
have right TO go to the polls and vote as
he pleases without any dictation from the
national party.
"a good Democrat should be first for his
country and second for his party. One
morning we woke up to read that we
should vote for mayor, on the question
whether we should pay high or low
price for clothing. Notwithstanding that
we had Democratic territorial, county and
city committees, they went at it alone. A
Liberal meeting gathered in the theatre
presumed TO speak for the Republicans of
the territory, and thirty-six Democrats
presumed to speak for the Democrats of
the territory.
'When they held their Republican meet
ing they adopted Tom Reed tactics. The
men who have held up the banner Of De-
mocracy in the past here asked In every
body. No Democrat is bound by such
action. No Republican has yet had g fair
opportunity to be heard; no Democrat has
had fair chance to be heard.
eve should remember that the conditions
In Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo are not
fair index of the territory. Are they or
ganizing Democratic clubs down in Cache.
Washington or Iron! They (the Mormons1
are willing TO organize here as they see they
have no other chance.
ITO the music of the union you and
tramped these streets. We gave this city
free shoots Think, but two years ago we
had mules, now we have electric cars
There has never been a city where
more has been accomplished in
less time. 1t has pressed the
Mormons back until they want to know
something of tariff Who wanted to buy
real estate before the Liberal party came
into control? A voice-"Who wants IN
buy it now?"l [Cries from the real estate
men-"Put HIM out!
Hearing the blare OF drums, Powers
halted his speech and exclaimed: aAb
there comes the old drum corps: there's |
the music to march byr' This nice piece
of stage work caught on and there was
cheer after cheer.
81 want to introduce to you the leader of |
the Liberal drum corps, man who has |
never faltered." fCheers for the drum |
major.
Stanton stammered out: sWe don't want |
organizing these off parties, Judge Judd. |
Powers-' Laughter.
Seeing that he had put his foot in it Stan
ton joked out of it by saying-"I hire man
to make my speeches." This, no doubt. re-
ferred to mis- contributing to the $4,000 re-
tainer fee.
Judge Powers, continuing, said that the
Liberal party would disband after they had
taken them (the Mnrmons) in on probation.
A voice cried out, "Free waterl''
1--WE have more free water than we had.
I ,ook at the fire department" and Powers
mere taff1ed the drum major. 1.-THE Almighty
out His finger here and said a great city
would grow. We cannot afford to build
this city on the sand. We are not ready to
divide until we are strong enough to level
the entire mass. One man could crook his