Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-13
SCORING OFFICIALS.
Wild WOrklngmsns Meeting Held
Last Evening.
Lors OF ANGRY. ABUSIVE TALK
A Qurrol'omc Convocaliou 10 which the
Governor, Judges, Mayor anl Others
are Called Hard Names.

ton. Its purpose was to obtain and
make an expression Of Views regard.
ing the use Of the militia at ogden.
The meeting was call TO order by l..
w. Reese, who appoln,oi two ser
geauts at arms. Later the chairman,
IL. r.. Carter, came la aud took charge.
This Mt Carter is tho one who was
Identified with the unemployed who
weregiyen work by the city, county
and Territory Short time ago. lie be-
gan the proceedings by introducing
the following resolutions which had
been passed by "A meeting held at
Ogden.
whereas, Governor Caleb W. West Of
this Territory, without authority and
without warrant OF law, has invaded our
fhir city With An aruod force; and,
Whereas. We deem such action an in
suit Co our city aui county authorities
and citizens generally. therefore be it
Resolved, That ogden WOrkiugmon's
Protective association condemn 10 UNI
measured terms this action of tho Gov
ornor.
Rc,olycd, Tha wo demand Of tho
legislature Of Utah Territory that not
one dollar DO appropriated 10 meet the
expenses incurroi on account Of this
fl0lhardy break Of the Governor.
Resolved. That the people of ogden arc
lAw-abiding American citlzcns,un stand
ready at any aud all tlmos 10 aid aud as.
slgl thouu huflIios Ia supporting riots
aud disorders and In protecting lifo aud
properly
Resolved, That the best Interest Of Utah
Territory impontiycly demands his Inn
mediate removal
Resolved, That the calling out of tho
militia was unnecessary, and adds nddi-
tiOnh burdens 10 the already ovorbuf-
douod Taxpayers Of Utah.
Resolved, That we condemn and pros
nouuC0 as brutal tho oplthets used by
those high IN authority to people who arc
without money or employment, namely
Migrants aud hoboz.
Resolved, That wo omphntically de-
nouuro the action Of our judiciary In
wholly Ignoring the rights Of human lib
erty aud human life aud placing men In
the Same category as the lowest brutcH.
Resolved, That We extend our heartfelt
thanks 10 tho citizens OF ogden for thoir
kindnoss to tho industrial army.
MIR. Carter asked that She resolutions
no adopted, and was supported by calls
from the audience.
J. B. Rawlings protested against
them, and made a speech advocating
more conservative proceedings, He
pointed out that Gov. Weat had
worked for tho interests Of tho work.
ingmen during the session OF tue
Legislature, and IL was not honorable
10 treat him a. proposed.
MI. Carter read the resolutions
again, anu they were loudly
cheerod. Then Mr.. Rawlings aud some
Others had brief discussion In the
same line AZ before.
WA. Graves made an innamma.oTy
speech In which he said the resolutions
were not strong enough. He denounced
the Governor, Secretary Richards,
Judge Merritt and Mayor Baskin As
"liokspltiles," and continued In this
strain for some time.
Il. w. Reese also Rssalled the Cover.
nor. Mr.. Rawlings took Issue W tn him,
aud Mr.. Carter AssAiled Rawlings.
Things were b0isterously lively for a
time, when there came sum cient pause
TO pass tho resolutions amid great ny.
plaute.
w. A. Graves introduced the follow.
Ing trosolulions, which were also
adoptedi
Whereas, An industrial army, consist
ing u some 1900 Norkingmon, who,
owing to tho present forced depression
have had no employment this winter,
arrived In Utah Territory on their way
east, with he avowed purpose Of pre-
senting petition TO Congress calling for
Telloi; aud,
Whereas, These mon were poaceable
and unnrmed aud wor0 tho victims,
rather than tho perpetrators, OF crime;
and,
Whereas, The Governor OF Utah, one
Caleb w. Wesi, did call out tho militia
of tho Territory and a battery of artillery
from Fort Douglas, tor tho ayowod puf-
pose Of forcing the said workingmen to
return TO tho place and condition from
whence they cam0; therefore bo Ii
Resolved, BY tho woTkingmon's Or
RAnizatiOn OF salt Lake CITY, In view Of
the facts above recited and the subs0-
quent occurrences. that the said Caleb
W. West has earned tho contempt of
every honest and humane mau In the
Territory, regardless Of politics aud
social condition.
llosolvod, That his recent apology for
his Infamous action, as published Ia the
I0buno this morning, u untrue as ro-
CARDS his attempt To foToo tho army back
To whence they came, In Wow OF his
ayowod intentions and actions hereto.
fore.
hNANlNNlt lnNt We hNlltNN MS NNllun IN
this matter was wholly with Wow Of
preventing those poor and worthy people
from getting to Washington, whero they
might annoy tho Great aud Good Grover
by their shabbiness aud huugor, or per.
chance get "helwlxt tho wind aud his
nobility" Aud that the said Caleb w.
West In this action exhibited trucking,
tmO.servlng disposition wholly re-
pugnant TO the people OF this common
wealth.
Ro,olvod further, That II. n. Ba,kln,
Mayor Of Salt Lake City, and Judges |
Minor and Merritt deserve censuro Tor
tho respective parts thoy have played Ia |
this affair; tho tlrst-named for sending
the city police out OF the city, aud the last |
two for prostituling their Judicial posi-. |
lions 10 aid and abet tho etOr' 10 return
those unfortunate people to tho hell from
which they were escaping,
Resolved, That We have had enough OF
the above montioned quartotte. aud that
they will DO out OF a job themselves a.
soon IA the people have n chance 10 pass
upon their NC ions at the ballot box.
Mr.. Carter thon reported how he had
gone TO Ogden and encouraged the In.
duairlal army there by telling them
that 900 men In Salt Lake had de.
creed that they could walk through the
Territory ma they pleased Rnt when
they pleased. Like some Of his pfede-
cessors he assRlled President Cleveland
aud then turned his attention TO the
Governor. Tho act OF the latter In
calling out the militia, he said. was