The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-12

The Republican statehood celeora-
tion at Saltair attracted very large
crowd to that beautiful resort yester-
day-almost as large as the great non
partisan celebration held there on
August 1.
The heavy attendance was due in a
great measure to the good nature of
the Democrats, who constituted about
30 per cent. of the crowd, and also to
the various athletic contests and other
amusements, particularly the masquer-
ade ball in the evening.
Large delegations came in from the
north and south and helped to swell
the throng.
AT S:So p. m. about third Of those
present assembled in the upper pavili-
on to hear the speech-making, the rest
being scattered on the floor below and
at the places where the various con-
tests were held.
The people were mildly enthusiastic
and while the affair was advertised as
strictly partisan celebration. the
speakers were not strongly partisan in
their talk. Tie tariff was the only ma
uonal issue discussed at ALL and Col
onel TrUmbo was the only one who had
very little. Mr.. VaIian made the only
out and out partisan speech of the day.
and he confined his remarks to the
tariff
On the stand were Ex-Governor
Thomas, Hon: c. S. Varian, Judge
Goodwin, President Woodruff. who at
tended the celebration on August /
ana was invited to be present on this
occasion, DR.. Conden, Hon. c. w Ben
nett j. p: Booth, Angus w. Cannon,
Or l. White, President Joseph f.
Smith and Colonel Isaac Trumbo.
A glee club, composed of Sam Sprv.
John James, H. S. Pyne. T. E. Harper.
~. Buckley and j. D. Spencer, of which
MI. Spencer was leader, furnished
campaign songs.
ADAM PAUL.
chairman Of the Wori5ingmen's Repub-
ncan club, made a brief opening adj
dress. The club, which numbered in
January sixty, now numbers over 400
SOLID Republicans. In the new craft
Utah, he hoped to see near the plank
OF protection another of free coinage.
HON. A. L. THOMAS
said:
MI; Chairman, ladies and gentle
men-l believe the presence of this vast
audience is suspicious. and that the
words spoken will awaken a responsive
choro In the hearts Of the listeners. We
are met today under the auspices. OF the
M0rklngmen' Central Republican
I JI &c celebrate the first step in
Utah's progress toward statehood II
is meet and proper that we should
meet today under the auspices of that
element that constitutes the bone and
slnew OF the government. In this land
OF freedom it is well that we should
mus meet There is nothing more sub
lime in history than the attemnt 70
build up a new state. 1t is incumbent
upon US TO lay the foundation of this
state government in strength and sim
Dnclty Let the people have the bene
MS or statehood with minimum ex-
pense. We are welcoming today the
Ialrest OF commemorative, arrayed In |
royal robes of sovereignty. RepuhIic-
ans Democrats, all hail to Utahr'
A POEM.
Dr. Condor. of Ogden. read an orig
inal poem entitled To-day We Build |
State"
CHARLEY CRANE HEARD FROM. |
telegram was read from Chairman
Crane, giving greeting and expressing
his conviction that Truth will pre- |
vail"
An irreverent fellow here interposed. |
Where will Charley be then?"
The Glee club then gave another
song, Enthusiastically Republican in SEN
llment and rythm.
HON. ]. E. BOOTH
said: Fellow Republicans: 1 cues
ton the taste Of the committee in |
making this appointment on the pro-
gramme. but 1 will spare your criti-
cisms of the committee by being brief. |
not short. When the news came that |
Cleveland had kindly consented to sign
the enabling bill there was a non-par-
tisan Democratic celebration. Now
the majority Of the people are celebrat-
ing in spirit Of sycophancy We have
received in part what is our Que When |
we get the rest we will show more an
probation. There are important duties |
for the people of Utah now to perform. |
Speaking for myself 1 would say that |
the constitutional convention should be |
non-partisan and non-religious,. and if |
/ have my say there would be no re-
striction as to sex. L repeat, the dele
cation should be non-partisan, and in
order to secure that end the delegation
Should be overwhelmingly Republican.
The Glee club followed with another
characteristic selection.
JUDGE GOODWIN
said it was a great Joy for him to be
present to speak for the Working
mems club and to assis- hat club in
its celebration. This is day for re-
joicing for Utah. 1t means that the
SIOIIIlo Ol lHe past nave DSen Stllled.
that the clouds have been dispeIled.
1t is right to welcome the DAY with
eloquence and song. with every mani
festation of rejoicing. The emerging
Of a state from the chrysalis territor-
ial form is sublime thing. 1 con-
graduate the people of Utah, especial
~ do / congratulate the survivors of
that band who, forty-seven years ago
entered this valley and ever since
through joy and sorrow, have worked II
on the foundations of this grand new
state. Utah is sufficient for all things.
look for the time when the smoke
from her factories will be seen and the
music of her looms heard from one
boundary to the other
/ know not what treasures Utah
holds in her mountain arms But the
glory of Utah rests with her people. l
know now. as the gates swing back,
as the people of the other states look
on with interest and see our lakes our
treasure mountains, our smiling val
legs, our schools, our temples of re-
ligion, they will say: Who says that
this new star is not one of the first
magnitude" We must see that even
in the schools our children are taught
the highest and best sentiments of
patriotism.
HON. c. S. vARIAN
said it is now being discussed by the
newspa ners whether the constitutional
should be put upon a nom
partisan basis. 1t is a mans duty to