The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-25
HON. ]. L. RAWLINs' SPEECH
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS ON TARIFE'
AND SILVER.
A Brief Address by Hon. C. w. PEN
rose-The Merry War in the Re-
publican Camp CSntinues-The
Registrars Busy With Revision
General Political Notes.

hall.
w. Taylor called the meeting to or
der by introducing The Herald Glee
club. which sang Hail Democracy,
Hail." with vim and won vociferous
applause The club sang 1.-THE Con-
gressional Race" as an encore, greatly
pleasing the audience.
q MORRIS SOMMER.
the witty Tuscarora, was the first
speaker. and said in substance: The
Democratic party is the party for
every true American citizen. The Re-
publican party is the one which made
ipauper labor. possible. Send Joseph L.
IRawlins to Cong1 ess and you will send
Ia man who will look after the inter-
tests Of the working classes. We must
send solid, straight Democrats to the
constitutional convention, and by so
doing we will help Utah to frame a
constitution which will aid in her Wig
iorous and energetic advancement as
one of the highest states of the re-
public.
The chairman then introduced "the
lpresent and future delegate to Con-
gress."
HON. J. L. RAWLINS'
speech was one that caused the falter-
ling ones to wonder where they are
att "The political enslavement which
has been upon the people of Utah in
the past is now lifted" said the speak
Ter. and he was sure the people would
act in accordance with those changes.
The Republican party in 1851 dismem-
bered Utah and cut off Nevada. In
the same year the Republicans passed
the anti-polygamy act, which is well
Remembered by many in Utah as an
act which was monstrous in the eyes
of the people. The speaker went on to
show what were the various acts of
legislation that had been passed by the
party of protection. that were detri-
mental to the interests of Utah. In
1890 the Republican party introduced a
bill tending to disfranchise every mem
Der of the Mormon church He refer
red to the statements bv q prominent
Republican to the effect that he (the
speaker) had been in favor of such leg
islation for the people of Utah. He
now took the opportunity to deny that
he had done other than what was ia
!vorable to tUah and her citizens Gap
plause). He made plain the trickery of
Republican members of Congress in
their attempts to defeat measures
fit of the people of Utah. rs there a
Republican within the sound of nv
voice" asked the speaker, "who can
mention ono act Of Justice which his
party has done for the people of Utah?"
He then took up the vital question of
silver and said that even if he were not
Ia resident Of a silver state he would
stand firm in the advocacy of the free
coinage OF silver. (Applause.)
The Republican party in 1873 enacted
a law which was fatal to the free coin
age of silver. A new scheme was pro-
mulgated for that purpose by the Re-
publicans and what was known as the
Sherman act was launched upon a suf-
|fering people.
The subject of free coinage was treat
led at length by Mr.. Rawlins and the
|fallacies of Republican legislation ex-
posed to degree that would make
heads with shame"-(so said a by
stander) The party of protection has
always stood as a solid phalanx for
the purpose Of beating down the free
silver forces OF congress. The Republi-
can members of both houses of con-
gress fought bitterly against the free
coinage Of silver, during the session of
congress just passed. He expressed his
belief that Democrats all over the
country will vote for man for their
next president who will be a friend to
silver and who will stand right on all
questions. (Applause.)
There is no hope for silver in voting
the Republican ticket. Democrats
should join hands and vote for the
party which will show the country that
it is truly the party of the people, and
which will enact such legislation as
will benefit the people in general.
The speaker then attacked the motor
ious Mckinley bill, which he claimed
was the highest protective tariff legis-
lation which had ever been enacted
and which had produced lockouts and
strikes and tended to cripple business
to the extent that we see it crippled to-
day. Mr.. Rawlins showed the difference
between the tariff acts and what was
saved to the consumer under the Will
son tariff act, making very plain the
robbery to which the people were sub
jected under the Mckinley tariff.
What has the Democratic party done
for the people? 1t has given them the
right to act for themselves as free cit
liens of this glorious republic. 1t has
been true to it's instincts and has Wig
orously stood forward for the princi-
pies expounded by Thomas Jefferson.
Republicans are the friends of monop-
olies, trusts, railroads and their at
tendant appendages. They would ever
fight the cause of truth. They attend
to the behests of trusts and monopo-
cient Rome, were held in political
thralldom. To be a Democrat is to be
a man, a citizen imbued with the
rights and privileges of American cit
izenship. (Applause)
The Herald Glee club then sang 1.-THE
Infant Industry" which so pleased the
audience that an encore was demand
ed, and the club responded with 20
What Difference in the Morning."
C. w. PENROSE
then said he had merely come to see
the dance. He wanted to hear our pres
ent and future delegate. Every word
Mr.. Rawlins had spoken was true.
Joseph L. Rawlins is a master of any
subject, a peer of any man in the
United States. He is one of Utah's hest
crop. MIR. Penrose stated that he had
been a Democrat ever since he was
born, although not a native of the
United States. He knew what it was
to live under the rule of kings and
an aristocracy, which perhaps enabled
him to appreciate grand republic
like this little more than some others
He could not understand how a man
coming to this country from an Europ-
can nation could be a Republicans. He
stood by the constitution, and that
was one reason why he was a Demo
crat. The gentleman then briefly pre-
scented the principles underlying the
government, and took UP the tariff
which he explained to the satisfaction
of the audience.
REPUBLICAN HARMONY.