The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-07
PROVO.
February z
NEAR ELECTION.
The Last Preparations for the Monday
Battle

The Last Preparations for the Monday
Battle.
The political contest in Provo for the
city government has been q memorable
one Each party has marshaled its entire
force and fought like Trojans for
what each believed were principles best
suited to the government of a free people
The glare and smoke of bonhres, the
cheers from torchlight professions, the
roar of cannons and the gilded pictures of
orators have all been attended with the ut
most enthusiasm by Democrats and Repub-
licans alike. The ballot tomorrow will
tell the tale to whom Provo belongs. The
people have had ample time to reflect upon
and study the positions of each party, and
no stone has been left unturned by the
leaders on either side.
Nothing of reproach or discredit can be
said of the ticket put in The field by our
opponents, the Republicans. We all know
them to be men Of principle and are proud
to call them friends, but that they are
doomed to defeat is very well established
unless the voters go mad at the polls.
Their defeat, if such occurs, will be due to
principle. 1t will provide that additional
liberty which has been clamored for in all
ages and is promised by the Democratic
party. 1t will prove that Provo has no
sympathy with an eXtraVagant government
anu high taxation. 1t will, in fact, be an
Endorsement from our city of the grand old
principles of Democracy.
Our ticket is a good one. Many words of
praise have been given the candidate for
mayor, Judge W. n. Dusenberry, and
naturally enough he has been vilitied by
the opposition. But the enemy has signally
failed to impress the public. He is man
VOL studied in politics and is as familiar
with Provo city as the farmer is with his
back yard. A better diplomat or enter.
talner could not De selected. He is known
throughout the territory and elsewhere as
man with a big heart as well as brain.
All who know him know that his watch
word is progress and that his ambitions
are conferred in the building up and beauti-
flying of Provo. The men to compose the
council are property owners and are OF
sterling worth to the city. And a compll-
ment which is due them, is, that the candi-
dates are Democrats as unwavering as the
pyramids of Egypt.
THE LAST GUNS.
Last night was witnessed the greatest
! demonstration of a political character tina,
ever occurred in Provo.
| Centre street was beautifully illuminated
with pontires, and fireworks were dis
played from their headquarters and at con.
| spicuous places along the street.
The torchhght procession was grand anC
| imposing. At the head was the Enterprise
band and afterward the shotgun brigade
and drum corps. The citizens were pro.
fuse in their cheers as they marched
through the city.
The inclement weather drove gooc
crowd in to the opera house where the Re
publicans held their last grand ratification
George Sutherland said there was but ont
party in Provo and loud applause greeted
the remark. They thought judging from
the Democratic parade that he referred tt
that party, but when he said it was the
Repu blican party painful feeling of pity
passed over the audience.
Allen Miller, an unknown, was intro
duced, and without exaggeration his speech
was very blue. He thought the Repub
licans scarcely organized as yet, but whel
the Liberals break up there will be Re
publican majority as they are mostly O
that faith. He boosted long and loud O
the achievements of his party.
]. E. booth was bargained to not tall
more than ten minutes. He again repeated
his effort at mirth by telling stories.
Frank j. Cannon was then introduced a
a repre sentative of young Utah. A TRAD
was made against the Faulkner Game bill
and Democrats In general. He did.n car
to take up any subject, but wanted to max
some general remarks. A plea for hig
tariff was made, with the idea that fire.
trace meant poverty. He said he wa
standing alone before the Senate COMMITTEE
on Territories in Washington short tim
ago, fighting Home Rule. Referring t
scratching, he believed in voting the Re