The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-19
FISHER HARRIS sPEECH

Taylor.
FISHER HARRIS SPEECH.
In assuming his position, Mr.. Harris
said
Gentlemen of the Convention:-In
comforting upon me the distinguished
honor of the Craftsmanship of your
temporary organization, you have
given it to one who at least appreciates
it as it should be appreciated But I
would be unfair to you did l not warn
you in advance, as 1 have warned
those gentlemen who ARE responsible
for my presence here, that 1 am new
| to public life and unacquainted with
the ways of politicians. Therefore,
shall have to ask of you more than
ordinary exercise of that patience and
courtesy which has ever been a mark
ed characteristic of Democratic assem-
blages of this size and Importance
Gentlemen of the convention, grave
accomplishments confront us, and the
duty of the hour lies heavy upon us.
We have assembled here in convention
for the purpose of placing in the polit-
zeal field that ticket which, in Novem-
Der next, must and will snatch victory
| from the hands of our hereditary enc
! mics. We are here to forget and bury
personal enmity; to lay aside prejudice;
to crafty nc private spite, but to seek
diligently and earnestly for the best
representative of the common cause
and to find him. Your territorial con-
vention has placed it's candidate for
congress in the field; your primaries
have said who shall lead you in the
fight for the constitutional convention,
and tonight, when we shall have adj
journed, the issues will be Squarely
Joined. Be not afraid for the result,
you are thrice armed for your quar-
rel is just. We will go into the fight
with clean hands, and there will be
no stain nor shadow of darkness upon
them when we come out victorious
We bear upon our shields the token of
the people; and our fight is against
that party, the policy of which has
been since its inception to give to one
man castles in the hills and palaces by
the seashore, and to another man "a
hovel and a crust. We are to fight
that party which has found it neces-
sary in it's dire extremity to invoke
the aid of secret, oath-bound, I'M
holy and un-American organization,
which finds an excuse for its existence
in the methods of Republicanism. But
the great Democratic party, whose life
is measured by the life Of the nation
has stood always as an impossible
barrier between these dangers and the
safety of the republic. 1t has stood
always for the rights of the masses
against the entertainments of the
classes 1t has said always that a
mans religion was a sacred thing be-
tween himself and his God-it is not
the party of the religious prosecutor.
1t has said always that men were
equal before the law in fact as well
as theory-it is not the party Of the
selfish aristocrat. 1t says always that
when the good citizen is under his own
vine and fig tree, no man shall modest
him nor make him afraid-it is not
the party of the deputy marshal. The
consistent maintenance of these prin-
ciples has given it perenniel youth. Polit-
ical parties arise. the leaders of which
cry I'VE have the only true faith" and
with the passing Of time they die and
other parties come after them, and
they, too, go down to nameless graves
"unwept, unhonored and unsung'-but
all the time, over all and above all the
principles of the great party of the
people shine deathless with the stars,
The Democracy has stood with folded
hands and seen many presumptious
rivals inferred in political graves, and
now the Fates, with deft and cease
lessly moving fingers, are weaving the
warp and wool of that winding sheet
which shall make of Republicanism a
memory.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
On motion of Judge Powers, the fol-
lowing committee on permanent or
ganization and order of business was
appointed
First precinct, w. E. d. Barnett:
Second precinct Gustave Kroeger;
Third precinct, A w. McKune; Fourth
precinct, o. w. Powers; Fifth precinct,
George Cullen.
County at Large-B. B. Quinn, of
Bingham; Charles Burns, of Sandy;
A. C. Dyer, of Sandy.
On motion of Norris Sommers, the
following committee on credentials
was selected:
First precinct, George Stringfellow;
Second precinct, Morris Sommers;
Third precinct, Joseph H. Haslam;
Fourth precinct. William H. Dale;
Fifth precinct, T. A. Williams.
County at Large-Richard Howe, of
South Cottonwood; w. B., Ennis, of
Draper, and w. H. Hodges, of Far
mers
A motion by John E. Hansen that a
similar committee on resolutions be
appointed resulted in the following Sc
lections:
First precinct, Elias A. Smith: Sec
ond precinct, ]. A. Williams; Third
precinct. H. A Smith; Fourth precinct,
r. w. Young; Fifth precinct, A. G.
Norrell.
County at Large-Martin Williams.
South Cottonwood; ]. II. Brinton, Big
Cottonwood, and Felix ]. Stark, of Su-
gar House.
TO SUPPORT THE NOMINEES.
Judge A. G. Norrelt offered the fol-
lowing. which was referred to the
committee on resolutions:
Resolved, That each and every can
didate who places his name before
this convention shall pledge himself
unreservedly to support the nominees
of the Democratic party. whoever they
may be.
Resolved, further That each and
every delegate TO this convention, by
the adoption of these resolutions,
pledges himself to the same, and that
any candidate or delegate who can
not do so is requested and demanded
to withdraw from the convention.
On motion of Judge Powers all rese-
lutions were ordered referred to the
committee on resolutions without de-
bate.
A RECESS.
A recess was then taken until 8
o'clock
At s:15 the convention resumed its
labors.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
After quiet was restored, the COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order of business made the following
report, which. was adopted:
First-It recommends for permanent