The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-03
Meeting of the Californians and
Home Reserves.
GENERAL" SMITH TALKS.
THE LEADER EXPRESSES HIS
VIEWS VERY PLAINLY.
'WeaIers Are Not Prepared to March
On and Demand Aid From the
City-Resolutions Adopted-Sutter
Fort MinstreIs Meet With "a Frost.

Lake home reserves and General
Smiths so-called industrial army, was
not convened promptly at p. m. yes
terday as contemplated by them. How
ever, at that hour there were a number
of sympathizers waiting about the
Metropolitan hotel corner, and as the
time sped by without the army putting
| in an appearance, some of them betook
themselves to other shades. Those
whose fortitude wavered not, were glad
dened at o'clock by sounds Of music
and tramp of feet along Third South
street, and at the head of them proudly
marched Colonel Boyle, of the home
reserves. Clearly, he was in his element
but it wasn't his day to talk. A wagon
was driven within the well known har-
angue ground and the home colonel
made a short talk, but in it was a no
iticeable absence of that colored fire he
! has thrown out so volubly in the past.
And yet he looked pleasant as he
stepped down to make way for Cen
| erar' Smith-evidently he knew the
! tenor of what was coming and it met
wholly with is appreciation.
The general made his bow to the
crowd and holding in one hand a Unit
ed States fag-in the other a copy of
| the Herald, from which he proceeded
| to read extracts and make comments
upon the same. He stated that The
Herald had from the start treated his
utterances with fairness, and he had
no words of condemnation, in fact he
felt bound to thank it's representatives
for their manner in dealing with luis
| army movements down to the pres
ent. Then he launched out in bitter
terms against the News reporter and
said that he very much desired to meet
L, AL L., +l,s,
ere he betook himself from out our beau
tiful city.
General" Smith told them how the
army was in need of provisions. To-
day they had been given 100 pounds
of krout, 135 pounds of meat, five suits
tof clothes, three pairs Of shoes, 60
pounds of herring, one bushel potatoes,
| one sack salt, 100 pounds of flour, and
this would not go far among so many
men. A brief synopsis of his two hours
impassioned talk consists of the fact
that since he has felt his ground here
among the home reserves, he has as
/, sumed a far more pointed and agrees
sive tone than heretofore INDUCED in
since he has come within the confines
of Utah.
That while he breaches evolution
rather than revolution. his is a marked
tendency to live right close up to the
line of the latter, and let his hearers
loosen the least chip he adroitly scores
for them. In the strongest admissible
terms he poured forth denunciations Of
the governor, mayor, Chief Pratt, and
Arthur Brown, and then went on to
graphically recount the circumstances
of the killing of Colonel Paisley in
California by an officer who was trying
to serve a warrant. There is no doubt
but as a leader he is far and away
ahead of Carter, for he is far more in
telligent, and can fairly judge human
nature, a feature that is essential to
the business in his chosen lines. When
his hearers were well wrought up, the
following resolution was adopted:
! Resolved, That it is the opinion of
this meeting that chief of police either
r make an acceptable apology. or resign
his position as chief of police.
Furthermore, That the next legisla-
ture amend the law wherein chief of
police do not hold their position for
] life.
General Smith put the question
, himself, none others volunteering
= when asked and it went through with
. the home reserves and industrials
t with a great roar of approval
4 A motion was put and carried with
the same tumultuous wave of applause,
a that, "the mayor and city council fur
nish the army with five days pro-
f visions
t A collection was taken up, amounting
Y to little over SO.
At o'clock the army fell in line and
i marched back to camp. When The
!, Herald representative asked the gen
& eral' when he would make a start
E eastward, he replied: when unfore-
e seen circumstances over which we had
+ no control, and which we are not re-
T sponsible for, are changed for the bet
. ter, or justly overcome. We expect
: that to develop from those who pro-
: duced or aggravated our present, COM
n paratively speaking, foodless and
: moneyless condition. We are in abso-
;, lutte need of almost five days supply
of provisions suitable for travelling"
: From this it appears that he pins his
e faith on help from the city, and if not
d over modest in his demands. he is GER
,, tainly not backward in COUGHING them