The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-15
NEPHIo
FRIDAY,
April 10. 1892
JEFFERSON HoN0RED.
Multitudes Unable to Gain Admission to the
Democratic Mass Meeting

Multitudes Unable to Gain Admission to the
Democratic Mass Meeting.
Wednesday proved to be veritable '.red
letter day" for the people of Nephi. The
celebration in honor Of the birth of the H.
lustrious father of Democracy, Thomas
Jefferson, surpassed the most sanguine ex.
pectations OF ell who participated therein.
1t was quite natural to think that the opera
house, with seating capacity of 400 peo-
pie, would be well filed. but to see twice
or thrice that number turned away
FOR WANT or STANDING ROOM
was surprise which our friends of the
opposition do not even attempt to accoun,
for. At about 7;30 p. m. a special train,
bearing delegation from towns in San.
pete county, drew into town and stopped
on Main street, where it received an ova
ton by the crowd and shortly after a sere
made by the Nephi brass band. Al this
point several would-be testers were heard
to remark that they mad to send 10 San.
pete to get enough TO fill the house" This
vain attempt at jeering was answered in
the countenances of over LOCO disappointed
people, who were obliged to return TO their
homes Tor want of standing room indoors.
THE SPEAKERS,
Messrs. Kellogg and King, were met at the
depot and escorted to the opera house by q
procession about two blocks in length bear.
lug torches and headed by the brass band.
Inc roar OF cannons, the shouts of the
people. the cracking sound of the great
piles of burning tar barrels told the few
members OF the G. o. p. who were preseni
that the time Is fast approaching when
they will hear through the peoples phono.
graph (the ballot box) the literal transla.
ton OF that hand writing on the wall sc
dear to every Democratic heart, viz: Equal
rights to all, special privileges to none.
JUDGE KELLOGG
was the first speaker and he occupied
about one hours time His remarks. de-
AVered In his quiet unassumlng way
which has long since enGeared him to the
hearts of Nephi's thinking people, were d.
rected principally to the proof that, las &
party, the Republicans do not revere the
constitution Of the United States and the
rights of the people as much as the Demo
Gratis do" Mr.. kellogg was roundly ap-
plauded all through his speech.
HON, W. d. KING
took the floor amid perfect storm of an
plause and for an hour and half, by his
uiA4h5 O4OQuSuCS, u6Iu LQaL vast C0ngr6-
cation as if spell bound He took up.
among other things, the Republican bounty
system and the mighty ~ wool tariff
sophistry, to which the dupes of the e. @. D.
cling with such reckless persistency, and
literally pounded the life out of it.-P. S.
In all probability the corpse will not be
buried until next Novem Der. After three
rousing cheers for jefferson and Democracy
the greatest political assemblage known tc
the history OF Nephi took an adjournment.
NOTES.
The Democrats distributed upwards OF
three hundred badges and still The demand
exceeded the supply.
Cannons were roaring all the afternoon
and evening last Wednesday,
The speakers were bothered to know
where all the people seen on the streets
Wednesday even n came from
Two hundred tourches were borne bv
Democrats, but the demand still exceeded
the supply.