The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-10
It WAS JACKSON DAY.
All Democrats Honored the Mem
Dry of odd Hickory"
SALT LAKE CELEBRATES.
The Splendid Meeting of the Central
Democratic Club.
Speeches by Judge Norreu, Colonel Mer-
rift, Ex-Gov. West, Judge Judd,
Colonel Lett and Others-The
Tuscarora Banquet.

The Central Democratic club celebrated
Jackson's Day at the old federal court
room last evening in fitting manner.
The hall was crowded with Democrats OF
the Jacksonian brand, men who take
their Democracy straight, just as Old
Hickory took his. All of the prominent
Democratic leaders, and several hundred
of the rank and file were present. Grand
Sachem Powers and several others of the
Tuscarora tribe were also in the hall
Hon. A, G, Norrell, the president of the
club, was the principal speaker and he
was followed by Colonel Sam Merritt, ex-
Governor West, Colonel Lett and j. G.
McFarnahan of California.
A telegram was read from Hon. Moses
Thatcher regretting that he could not be
present to participate in the festivities.
JUDGE NoRRELL's SPEECH.
Judge Norrell delivered his speech with
imprisoned outbursts of oratory and was
frequently interrupted with the plaudits
of his hearers. He spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Two years ago
the first day of October last twenty one
Democrats met in this city for the pur-
pose of organizing a Democratic society,
and on the 8th OF the same month the
society was formally and permanently
organized by the election of officers. the
endeavor had been made at different times
prior to this, but the organization had
died OF inertia, inactivity. But here at
this meeting the old breath OF liberty
which first famed into existence the
Democratic love of freedom and equal
rights seemed to glow with an intensity
that could not be quenched.
That the time had come when Dem
ocracy should assert itself and nail its
principles to the masthead seemed to be
felt in the very air. Down TO this date
the Democratic party ia Utah had existed
only in name.
Its principles, which are deathless, had
long lain dormant, hidden beneath the
wreck OF local contention. It is said
that
Truth crushed to earth will rise again.
The eternal years of God are hers,
But error wounded writhes in pain
And dies amid her worsnipers.
So with Democracy. Respondent with
the glory of its undying principles it rose
above local contentious of the past, shook
the dust from its vesture, unfurled it's
umphantly forward to win new laurels
in the field of politics in Utah. That the
occasion was ripe and the time propitious
has been demonstrated by every trans
piring event since that good hour.
This Central Democratic society was
the leaven that extended it's influence
throughout the territory until in every
hamlet, in every vale and on every noun
tain top the people have learned its doc
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mocracy.
Let it not be forgotten that among its
achievements during these two years OF
its active existence have been two glorl-
rions and overwhelming victories in ter
ritorial elections. Ii we had accom- plished
nothing more, my friends, these of
themselves would be enough. But we
have not stopped there; we have done
more, We have inculcated the doctrine
of political virtue and taught the people
that that people are freest who are gov
erned least, and that the people them
selves are the masters and those elected
by them to Office are their servants.
We have demonstrated, too, that that
political heresy of tariff for protection
must be supplemented by the principle of
a tariff for revenue sufficient for the needs
of the government economically admin
istered. More than this, my friends, we
have shown the fallacy of the Republican
claims that all the great west is tied up
with the Republican party.
We have shown that the good sense and
intelligence OF the people of Utah have
caused them to eschew the party of plu-
tocratS millionaires and monopoIists,
and that henceforth Utah, the fairest of
all the mountain states, Will sit as the
browning gem in the tiara OF Democracy.
These, my friends, are few of the
good things that have naturally followed
the organization OF this Democratic So
ciety, but the fullness OF ithe blessings we
will receive can not now even be conjec-
tured. They are, however, suspicious
omens which point US to the glories OF
the future. We must not forget that it is
by organization we have been enabled to
accomplish these things, and | wish to
urge that the time is opportune now for
pressing the organization OF societies,
not alone in this city and county, but
throughout the territory.
Looking out beyond our local horizon
and taking a broader view, we find that
in the arenat of national politics we have
equally as great reason for rejoicing
While we have sent our friend and fellow
citizen, j L. Rawlins, to represent us in
Congress, he will meet there an over
Whelming majority of like faith with HIM
self, sent from all over the Union as a re-
suit of the political landslide in Novem-
Der last. The people are getting back to
the true theory of government. They
may not always be right, but they will
not long be wrong when left to them
selves.
For thirty years the glorious principles
of Democracy have been Swallowed by the
night of paternalism, but the dawn has
come, the sun of right and justice is gid
ing the mountain tops and shining down
in the valleys, and Tor thirty years in the
future the bright effulgence of his rays
will shine for US and the true theory OF
government will spread its glorious and
benign influence over the people.
COLONEL S. s. MERRITT.
Judge Norrell introduced as the old
rough and ready OF Utah politics, Colonel
S. S. Merritt.
Colonel Merritt, responding, acknowI-
edged that he was the rough but not the
ready. He said that we see today the
country, from the president down, ready
to clothe Utah with the habiliments OF
statehood III spite of the chickering's of the