The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-31
ANNlHILAIEl
sophistries of the Republi-
cans Punctured by Demo-
cratic Logic Last Night.
THE JOINT DEBATE.
Issues of the Campaign Presented
to Magnificent Au-
dience.
HON. W. c. HALLS SPEECH.
Prof. Paul's Talk on the Tariff Rob-
berry Took the Great Audi
dience by Storm.
HON. W. C. HALLS SPEECH.
Judge Powers Makes splendid Eff
fort-The Republican Caus> re-
scented by Hon. Charles s. Varian,
Hon. C. e. Allen and Judge c. C.
Goodwin.


It was great night for Democracy.
The Republican shouters, when
brought face to face with the real
Issues. We're simply annihilated.
The Republicans bolstered up their
cause by presenting the usual and oft
punctured fallacies. by waving the
bloody shirt, by glazing misstate-
ments while the representatives OF
Democracy made a strong argument,
sustained at every point by authorities
and frank, fearless statements of their
positions.
With ringing eloquence and sound
logic, they smote their opponents hip
and thigh, talked ali around them,
scattered their arguments like chaff
before a whirlwind and came off vic
torious from a bloodless but none the
less glorious field.
Of course the followers of the g. o.
p. may not be able 10 pull the wool
away from their eyes long enough to
see it in that light, for they have
gotten so used to looking upon the
sophisms of protection as gospel, SO
used to thinking that the party of
trusts and robbery, is the p%rty Of
1860. so used to thinking thai the
British lion can eat up the poor de-
fenseless high tariffites who cover in
abject terror on this side of the wall
of protection and SILVER every tine
tbrv think of that wall beng broken
down by the incoming of the proEl es-
sive ideas that they can gaze upon
these things only through colored
glasses That it was a victory for the
Democrats is beyond peradventure.
Never since the great debate in 1892,
when j. L. Rawlins so satisfactorily
disposed of Frank Cannon, have the
thoroughly answered as they were last
night. Never since that time has a
hall in this city been filed with such
a political congregation, divided evenly
between the opposing parties, and
never was so much enthusiasm mani
tested and yet such good order pre-
served.
The theatre was evenly divided be-
tween the two parties, the Democrats
on the west side and the Republicans
on the EAST. Every seat was filed
and the intelligence of the city was
shown by the interest depicted on all
faces and the rapturous appreciation
of each good point The ladies showed
the interest they take in politics by
being there in goodly numbers and
their responsive faces inspired the
speakers to the making of fine efforts.
w. c. Hall laid down the facts on
the questions before the people in an
earnest, quiet way; c, S. Varian sue
ceeded him with an effort at ratory
that was dampened by hoarSeness;
Professor Paul was at his best and
drew forth heavy applique from the
ranks of the Democrats and blank
looks from the other side by his mer-
CHESS arraignment of tariff supporters;
C. E. Allen was rather labored in his
delivery and unstable in his assertions :;
Judge Powers ridicUled, in his inimita-
bic way, the farcical pleas of the op-
ponents of Democracy; Judge Goodwin
took advantage of the closing speech
to make some foundationless asser-
tons and to wave the bloody shirt.
intsrlarding his remarks with dry but
somewhat irrelevant humor.
HON. WILLIAM c. HALL
When the chairman of the evening,
Governor West, announced the first
speaker the applause was most hearty.
The modest, yet fearless way in which
the Democratic candidate met all issues
won the respect of friend and foe
alike. His very deneanor showed him
to be a man of convictions not to be
frightened at shadows.
Mr.. Hall spoke in part as follows:
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Fellow Citi-
zens-This occasion to me is exceed
ingly sad Clarence w Hall was my
1 loved vhim. but now he has gone to
do service in a better world
On the night of the 25th of Deem
Der, 1900, years ago, the heavens had
compassion upon the earth; the great
lights were lit and a voice spoke the
message from heaven, Peace on earth
and good will to men" This was the
announcement of the birth of the Saw
Tor. The infant under Instantaneous
and trying circumstances, grew apace
and when he commenced his mission
of peace and good Will the people gath
cred about him. They loved to sit at
his feet and look into his kind and
the message which he brought. the
doctrine which he taught, rid the peo-
pie from. religious bondage, and, in
fact, set them free. AS he continued
his ministry the people loved to sit at
his feet. and loow into his kind and
benevolent face. Those who disap-
proved OF what he taught, became en-
vious of him, because the people gath
cred with him and loved the doctrines
which he taught. But some sought to
SNNdp lliu, LLey brought MN a niece
of silver. He looked at it and asked
Whose superscription is this upon the
coin2" They replied to him: Caesars"
He responded to those who would
break down the doctrine which he
taught: Render unto God the things
that are of God and unto
Caesar the things that are Gaze
sar's" And today the great
Democratic party of this country saws
to all mene Render unto God the
things that are of God and render to
your government the things that be-
long to government (Appiause.1
The people of the old world had some
indefinite idea as TO popular local self
but it was reserved for a
new people in a new world to announce
to mankind popular self government
one by the people and for the people
these great United States of America
On the 4th day OF July, 17T6 it begun to
when that great patriot.
that glorious statesman and Democrat
Jefferson wrote into the dec
laration of ndependence-that 'sall mon
were born free and equal" That
statement is the corner stone of the
government of these United States. Il
is the principle which enters into orr
great party, and the Democratic party
believes in the doctrine, that this gov
ernment is by the people and for the
people. So long as the human heart
loves liberty, so long as the human
heart is patriotic. so long will the Dem
ocratic party exist. tApplause.) She
has had many battles along the linesof
history In this country Sometimes she