Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-17
AT THE MUSIC HALL. ST. LOUIS.
The YlCe-Presldcnt. Elect Makes q Pew
Brief Remarks.
EDITOR JONES Address.
The Greatest aud Mo.t Significant
Consequence OF the Victory
of November \.

81. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 1G.-There
was an enthusiastic gathering Of Dem.
ocrais at the Music Hall here tonight
to testify their appreciation OF the 70.
sulis Of Nov. sth last, and to 10 honor
to Adlal IL. Stevenson, vice PRECEDENT
elect Of the United States. Mr.. Ste
vonaon walked upon the st0gc In Wow
OF the thousands waiting 10 sec him.
a volcano Of applause and cheers
arose which did not subsldu for several
minutes. Tho speech OF tho vice.
PrcBident-olect In reply was very
brirf, he contenting himself by merely
returning Acknowledgements for the
evenings hOnOr. 81 congratulate
YOU" hc said, "upon the fact that you
did stand up for Missouri, anu trust
you will not forget that We stood up
for Illinois"
Tremendous applause followed his
few remarks, after which Mayor
Noonan introduced Editor Charles III.
Jones OF the st. Louis Ropubto, who
made tho principal speech VI the even.
Ing, and by far the most sensational
one. He said, In part:
"The Democratic party was right on
the issues, aud the result demonstrated
they had exactly thu right candidates.
No party IN American history has had
"a grander leader than the Democratic
party ia the last eight yenrs-a plain,
resoluto man, devoid Of selfish ambl.
ton, patrioticaliy loyal TO his country's
good; in sympathy aud touch with the
great macs OF the people, and deter.
mined 10 mako liie easier Tor them;
uubrihed by iiattery ami unnwud by
power; keeping always In mind that
puulic Oilice is "A public trust. Such n
man was our leader"
"rhe victory last Tuesday," said
Mr.. Jones, was a revolution. Demo-
cratic Illiuois means that Indiana,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and NIin.
ncHOla will soon DO surely Democratic,
and even Ohio may get iu n she tries
1t again. With the great states OF the
central west Democratic, tho north.
wost will Join hands with the sOuth-
west In closing the Democratic circle,
anu then 1t viii be seen that tho Dom.
ocratic party has come west 10 grow up
with tho country. have nothing 10
shy against New York, hut believe We
shall all like you better when tho time
comes, as I believe 1t has now come,
when We DON'T have 10 look at New
York Democrats through n glass that
magnlne-a hundred dinmoters.
"Hetetofore when tho Democratic
factions in Now York City gOt TO
caterwauling over some petty local
matter the Democrats Of the country
had to get up with their hair standing
on end anu nsk IN fear is the party
smashed and have we all gone TO the
bOw-wows?' New York factions can
squsbble TO their hearts content now.
lt was not wholesome political condl.
ton, when one Presidential election
after another with all their stupendous
consequences hung upon the carrying
Of one state. IL distorted the relative
Importance Of the states, and the Tela-
tive importance Of party leaders.
"Perhaps the greatest and most far
reaching Significance Of Tuesdays
victory ID that 1t loOsened the clutches
OF New York upon the throat OF tho
party and transfers the political con-
troll TO the sunset side OF the
Alleghonles. II means an enamel
pated party, disenthralled West, and u
magnificent future OF prosperity for
this great Mississippi valley"
Congressman Scott OF Illinois, Gov
ernor Francis OF Missouri, and others
alaD smoke.