The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-04

erences to America, patriots and pa
triotisn, ne made way for the bob
tailed quartette with the raspy tenor,
who sang Late in the Fall'' with the
usual discardant finish
Then came forward the pledged to
Liberals only leader of the doomed
party, who INDUCED in some gymnas-
tic eloquence Striking an attitude,
and throwing out his hands in a
studied manner, Mr.. Conklin threw his
voice into a high oratorical pitch and
launched into an harangue in which
he lodged every true issue of the cam
paign and, waiting himself back for
twenty years, tried to say nothing in
a great many words and great many
ways, in which, it is but fair to say,
he succeeded admirably. He spoke also
about Improvements, sprinkling and
water MAINS conveniently forgetting
all the things that are alleged regard
ing the dishonesty and extravaganza
OF the Liberals, and saying nothing
about them. Striking a dramatic atti-
tude, and looking toward the galleries
for applause, he ripped out an asser-
tion. that the Liberals have increased
the water supply, forgetting again that
only the increase of snowfall has given
the increase of water. This claim of
his should be put side by side with
that OF Armstrong;, who claims that
Christ and his twelve apostles could
not have conducted the city's affairs
better than the Liberals have done
Finally, placing his one hand in his
breast and one arm behind his back,
he reached climax by asking for
votes in pleading tones.
Then little Johnny Gleason and T. F.
Martinez gave an exhibition of fine
handling of baton and gun that pro-
voked more applause than the most
ambitious effort of all the orators
Then j. H. Harris INDUCED in a
glittering mass Of platitudes, which
provoked a wonderment in his audi
ence as to what he meant to say
1t was generally thought that he would
supply great want if he would get
out an explanation of the speech. He
tried to ''orate," but ended with a dis
NAL failure. Before he was through
the hall was nearly empty. and if he
had spoken five minutes longer even
the lights would have gone out The
way he mixed metaphors and muir
dered ''Webster's English was a eau
ton to all amateurs who long for fame
on the rostrum. His best effort was
to declare that the Liberal candidates
are worthy Of the party that nomi-
mated them, thus blasting their char
acters forever.
! Colonel Kaighn then went into the
issues in true Liberal style and nearly
completed the emptying of the house
that was started by Long Jack Harris
He tried to bring Mr.. Baslin's record
of bygone years into present local pol.
| tiles to defeat him in this campaign
where this question has no relevancy.
He was followed by j. L. Franks
who INDUCED in a speech that savored
of positive indecency and would not
look well in print. AS a spectator
said, he was as graceful as the bird
called the bear" and his words were
as senseless as the statesnanlike
utterances of Paddy Moran. The only
speeches that exceeded his in illogical
invective were the attempts of the
mayorial candidate and of Col. Kaign
He tried to brace UP Johnny the
KID by referring to The Herald's ex-
posture of Johnny's part in the regis
tration frauds before the change in
the personnel of the Utah commission
took place. In all the speech he made
he showed but one ray of reason and
that was when he said The Herald is
a bright, enterprising paper, senti-
ment that was applauded with vigor.
The show was closed by the singing
by two little girls and the bob-tailed
quartette.