The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-13

law-abiding American citizens, and stand
ready at any and all times to aid and as
sist the authorities in supressing riots
and disorders and in protecting life and
ResolTed That the best interest of Utah
territory imperatively demands his inn
medite removal
Resolved, That the calling out of the
militia was unnecessary, and adds addi-
tional burdens to the already 'over-bur-
dened taxpayers of Utah.
Resolved. That we condemn and pro-
nounce as brutal the epithets used by
those high in authority to people who
ly, Migrants and hoboS;
Resolved, That we emphatcally de
wholly ignoring the rights of human lib
erty and human life and placing men in
the same category as the lowest brutes.
j. B. Rawlings was promptly upon
his feet and in an earnest way i'm
plored the association to be calm, and
deliberate, and consider we'll the step
before they took it. He assured the
men there was absolutely no need of
the Ogden resolution, as the army had
gone on, not marching but flying on
fast Union Pacific train to their desti-
nation, we'll fed and better cared for
than many who were here in a useless
cry, which reminded him of weeping
over split milk. Governor West, as
the governor of this territory, had a
as had the men Of this or any other
association. What have we asked for
the commSzweal army other than that
which ycd now propose to deny, even
the executive of the territory, namely
to act according to his convictions?
Let us not be unreasona BILE; let us ask
! is it discreet to pass these resolutions
| in the face of the fact that the army
has gone, the troops are at home, and
( duty to our God, our country, our fire
sides, demands we commit no rash
acts, either by word or act. 1 there
( fore, Mr.. Chairman, beg these resolu
I lions do not pass: (voices, Put him
/ out, throw him out.'O
! To this Chairrnan Carter responded.
and in laundering tones, uttered Ian
I guage appealing to the animosities and
/ prejudices of the assemblage, sufficient
| to have created a revolution in the
ranks of the assen1blage, had they been
of other material than true American
! composition. ~
After Mr.. Carriers useless harangue
! talking as if in a hurricane, straining
at his eyes for absent tears, Mr.
I Groves appeared upon the scene and
raised his hand aloft and his voice as
| far up in the elements as he could get
| it, in denouncing our governor. our
president and our legislatures. He in
PRODUCED a series of resolutions of the
anarchistic type, which ne offered in
! his own peculiar style of eloquence,
adapted to the use of a less plausible
gathering. The resolutions passed as
| it was ordered they should do.
| Some one in the audience shouted,
Il move the resolutions be adopted"
Rawlings here asked who made this
motion, and upon being answered,
Rawlings asked if the individual was
a member of this association; the gen
tleman said mo" and then Rawlings
said, UNLESS this meeting was called
for political purposes, a man who was
not member had no right to vote"
| Chairman Carter said: Mr. Raw
| lings, you can not run this associa-
| ton any longer. The gentleman can
vote if he desires"
! Amid deafening shouts the motion
was put and carried.
Again Rawlings was called for,
many shouting. Where is Rawlings?''
rs he dead?" rs he under the tahle?'
tetc.. at which Rawlings rose upon the
/ for moment that Rawlings is dead
nor is he subdued, or swerved from
the path of his duty"
Supreme quiet reigned, the greatest
respect being shown to the speaker,
who continued, my friends, it gives
me great pleasure to see you, but
upon this occasion it becomes my
/
actions tonight 1t is also my duty to
refer you to the ties that link you to
all that is sacred and dear to you, to
the ties which ennoble and elevate man
to the standard we should each rever-
ence as the most hallowed of all else
on earth, our homes and our fire side.
Need l tell you of the distress in our
midst? Need 1 refer you to the dear
ones you have left at home, perhaps
poorly clad, half fed and in sorrow? Yea
even hunger has prompted you to
roam these streets in search of work
honorable work to relieve this distress
RI want to tell you, the man whom you
and day for your welfare; he worked
for the capitol appropriation and
other. [Voices-"Shut up. Put him
out Gentlemen, you are not in the
right mood to discuss grave questions
let me entreat you, let me beg you as
one of your number, be calm, be cool
| so much regret the inf1amnatory
speeches made here by Mr.. Carter and
4 Groves tonight. 1t seems to me
something is wrong. You promised me
as did you all to eliminate politics.
from these meetings. You promised
to be united; you promised to bear one
with the other; you promised to sus-
tain your officers and here tonight
upon the rheumatic anarchistic speech
of two men. of whom you really know
not, you are willing to accuse me, one
of your number, of whom you know
of crawling under the table, YOU
are false in this notion. You are in.
sincere in your promise, and l agar
ask you to recall to mind the fact, that
had you, S working men, stood solio
at the polls ten years ago, you should
have had no army on this contineni
to be corralled in Ogden or other
places, but you go off on 2
tangent. and the devil himself would
doubt the sincerity of the inhammabIc
material which has sought to destro.
your reason, disparage your friends, anc
wind you up in a deplorable ending tt