The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-05
Triunphal March Of the Present
and Future Delegate.
NOT EVEN STAN DING ROOM
FISHER HARRIS, THE TUsCARoRA
MAKES A TELLING SPEECH.
RawIins Deals With the Records of
the Two Partfes-Silver and the
Tariff the Burning Issues-We
Have Had Protection of Products
and Free Trade in Labor.

the occasion being the appearance of
Hon. Joseph l.. Rawlins. Standing
room was at premium and even la
dies were compelled to occupy their
feet in lieu of sitting down.
The Herald Glee Club was on hand
las well as the Jefferson Drum Corps
and Democratic harmony and Demo-
cratic melody combined to make the
Occasion one of the most pleasant of
the campaign.
The entrance Of Mr.. Rawlins was the
signal for prolonged outburst of ap-
plause, which indicates that the Sew
lenteenth ward is right upon the vital
Questions of.the day. Chairman Smith
then introduced the Herald Glee club
which sang Hail Democracy, Hail.
AS usual the boys were encored They
sang "Du Dah,' which caught the
crowd, and if the audience had had it's
way, the boys would be singing yet.
FISHER HARRIS.
Chairman Smith then introduced
Fisher Harris, of the Tuscaroras, as a
genuine Indian" Fisher demonstrate
ed the truth of the assertion by taking
several Republican scalps.
Mr. Harris said in substance, Utah
is now confronted with important is
sues, chief among which is the cleo
ton OF delegates to a convention which
shall make a constitution for a future
! state. After this shall have been done
a legislature must be elected, chief
among the duties of which is the cleo
/ ton of two senators. Looking over the
/ history of the past and judging tie
future by it, which way will you de-
eide?
Republicans have in the past charged
up all the hard times to Democratic
legislation. But the accusation 1e-
bounced. Hard times were found to
rrevaH al over the world Even chill
dl e. lal ghed at their arguments until
finally they saw their mistake. Then
to catch votes they declared that the
Republicans had given Utah statehood
when in fact the measure was signed,
sealed and delivered by a Democratic
president.
Upon the silver question Mr.. Harris
said that he preferred to take the word
of John P. Jones in lieu of John NJ.
Zane, or the expressions Of Senator
Stewart to those of w. G. VanHorne.
While there was no unanimity of
opinion in either of the great parties
regarding free coinage, it is fact that
the Democratic party has in its ranks
more advocates for the white metal
than the Republicans.
After selection from The Herald
Glee club. Chairman Smith next in
troduced hon. j. L. Rawlins, including
in his remarks a brief history of the
territory with its imported officers. In
vain have the people, during thirty
years of Republican government, asked
for statehood. But with the accession
of Democracy to power the long sought
for boon was granted If the people
of the Third precinct do their duty on
election day they viii roll up a hand
some majority for Joseph L.. RaWlins,
the man who was so instrumental in
bringing about the desired result.
HON. j. L. RAwLINS.
Mr. Rawlins prefaced his speech by
paying a handsome tribute to Fisher
Harris for his warm INTERPRETATION of
Democratic sentiments.
Continuing, Mr.. Rawlins said that the
Republican speakers had, since Democ-
racy's advent charged all depression,
all closing OF mines and mills to the
accession of Democrats to power. 1t
was their battle cry; their slogan. But
they forgot to say that while the Demo-
cratic party had been in power but a
short time the Republicans had shaped
egislat alton for thirty years and that
therefore all deleterious effects Aupon
commerce and trade must have resulted
from laws governing the various lines
of business.
The empty treasury was not the re-
suit of Democratic administration. The
executive cannot make new laws. His
oath OF Office obligates him to execute
those statutes passed and in. force at
the time of his accession. Then why
blame Grover Cleveland for doing his
duty in executing laws passed by Re-
publicans?
Mr.. Cleveland called an extraordinary
session of Congress for the purpose of
endeaVoring to secure the repeal of
obnoxious laws. He was urged to do
this by every leading Republican paper
in the United States. The principal is
sue at stake was the proposed repeal
of the Sherman law. The Democrats
offered a substitute in the shape of a
bill for the free coinage of
silver Headed by Mr.. Reed the Re
publicans opposed the substitute while |
the Democrats generally favored it.
Nine-te of the Republicans voted |
against the bill. When the final vote
came out, of 124 Republicans, 113 voted
against a free coinage measure.
We, as silver-producing people, feel |
keenly the consequences of this legisla- |
ton; but why any man should go back |
upon the Democratic party, am I'M |
able to conceive.
Mr. Rawlins then cited the action of |
the convention of Republican ciuDS at |
Denver, which had declared for the |
"freest use of silver but how, when |
and by what means, Opponents said not. |
Had there been no Republicans in Con- |
gress a free coinage bill would have |
passed.
Coming down to the tariff bill Mr.. |
Rawlins said that few people under |
stood the difficulties met by the DEM |
ocratic party in correcting Republican |
protection legislation, and the trusts |
Nv n -rr,4l J, hni1 m
posed the measure; but finally the Will |
son bill passed and became law.
The Republicans in 1890 began a |
course of legislation and by rigid rules |
in seating Republicans in place of reg
ularly elected Democrats, secured alb
solute control. The Mckinley bill was
prepared and reported, but it did |
not pass until October, 1890, two months
longer than the Democrats were in I
passing their bill.
Since the passage of the Wilson bill, |
mills idle and men out of work under I
the provisions of the Mckinley act,
have resumed and the wheels of indus
try are again revolving.
Up to the passage Of the Wilson bill,
the president and his executive officers
had been engaged in enforcing Repub
lican laws. Since then, Democratic
legislation is being felt The man who
says that disaster is due to the effects
of short period Of Democratic legisla-
ton, in view of the 80 years of Repub-
lican rule and its disastrous effects, can
be but little short of an absolute idiot
The speaker then recited the re-
auctions in various lines of goods
as cited in his speech at Murray, exclu-
sively reported in The Herald The
amount saved to the consumer by re-
auctions in the tariff on wooden goods
amounted TO the enormous sum OF