The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-02
AT SPRINGVILLE.
Schroeder and West Discuss the
Situation.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
Democrats of the Thriving South
ern City.

On Thursday A. L. Schroeder and ex
Governor West addressed the Democrats
of Springville. There was very large
audience and the speakers were enthusi-
astically received.
Mr.. Schroeder made his master effort,
dealing mainly with the tariff and the sugar
bounty, aud there is no doubt but he made
lasting impression upon his hearers.
Ex-Governor West said: Your chair
man. by his Introduction, has so embar
raised me, Il scarcely know what to say to
this large and intelligent audience, espec-
tally to that portion OF it that he has so
commended me. assure you if you were
TO allow me to talk to you one by one, with
not such large audience, that my subject
might be greater. | might be able to say
something; so l assure you l can only feel
without expressing it. l can, however, say
that l always feel comfortable and agree
able in the presence Of ladies: Goa bless
their sweet souls; they are the sunshine of
the world; they make the world and all
that is good and beautiful.
He referred to a former occasion, about
two years ago, when speaking to the people
of Sprngville, he, as a supporter of the
Liberal cause, referred TO the strife bitter
ness and animosities of the two political
parties as then existing. He spoke OF the
manifesto which was issued to the world i,
the acceptance OF the Mormon people of
that manifesto, and said: You are now
upon the Threshold OF the great national
question. You, from that time up TO now
have been Investigating and seeking to de-
termne where you shall place yourselves !:
what party you shall follow; which party
is the party of freedom and good govern
ment; which will effect your economic
necessities claim here tonight
| the great National Democratic party
has said to the people of Utah who
have given their solemn vow: ''You have
given this pledge, we believe in your sin
cerity, in your truth; we accept your
pledges and take you by the right hand Of
fellowship" While, on the contrary, the
Republican party said to the people of
| Utah: I'VE discredit your pledges and
promises; we have no faith or creGence in
them, further than to say we will give you
the benefit after having made all these
solemn declarations, in the years to come"
They propose to keep you in probation
they do not tell you what you will have to
do TO prove your sincerity; they throw
back upon you those declarations of your
faith, of your purposes, aud they don't be-
! lieve them.
The speaker referred to the action of the
National convention of the Republicans at
Minneapolis in giving one-haIf of seat TO
the Republican party OF Utah and one half
seat to the Liberal-Repu blicans, and con-
tracted the action and conduct of the Ma
tional Democratic party at Chicago last
June, giving the Democratic delegates full
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and seats in the conven-
tion and said to the wild Tuscaroras, 1--WE
have no half seat for youl"
Speaking of the bill for statehood, he
charged lack of good faith in the Republi-
can party in its Introduction; that it was a
measure to kill the Home Rule bill for
Utah, and said the Democratic party favor
ed statehood, and until statehood can be
had asked Tor Home Rule Speaking of the
petition for amnesty, signed by the leaders
OF the Mormon church and many leading
! Gentiles. both Democratic and Repu blican,
he charged again lack of faith in the solemn
pledges of the people of Utah by Repub-
lican president and Republican party in
that no action other than distrust and I'M
kindly delay is plainly manifest.
In conclusion, the speaker desired ali that
had not allied with either of tue TWO great
parties to join that party which had always
shown itself to be the friend of the people
of Utah.
The speaker was many times and loudly
applaudec during his speech.