The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-09-17
JOE. l. RAWLINS.

The democratic territorial conven
tion, true to itself, true to the terri
tory, and true to the best interests Of
every many woman and child in it
triumpbantly renominated the above
great man to the high Office he has
held for the last two years, and in do
ing so has performed great work for
Utah. Not the slightest fear of defeat
need be entertained. The enlighten-
ment, the character, the intelligence of
the new state was present in the house
and the convention but executed the
mandate Of the people. A moro mag
nifcent ovation no man ever received
and certainly no Utonian ever de-
served greater one.
When Mr.. Rawl1ns came upon the
stage it seemed as though the roof of
the building must be forced into the
air by the wild excitement of the peo,
pie. A modest, aye, even dlfident
gentleman stood bowling amid the
deafening applause. After several
minutes'yain attempt to repress the ap-
plsuse he commenced in a low, earnest
voice devoid of all the trickery OF ora
tory and the tale Of his wonderful
work in Washington WAS told with the
modest dividence Of a school girl. He
explained with an air Of perfect truth
fulness the bitterness of the republi-
can opposition to admission and the
There was not an intelligent being in
all the thousands Of that grand audi
enee who was not fully and absolutely
convinced of the entire csndor and abso.
Lutte correctness of every earnest state
ment made.
The republicans both in and out of
congress opposed admission because
they understood well that Utah could
not be true to herself without en-
throning the democratic party in the
new state. 1t was this certainty
which underlies the whole course of
their hostility and the deferring was
the result of veteran determination
to put off the evil day, to them, of the
creation of another democratic state
as long as possible. Let no democrat
hereafter ever accuse Joe Rawlins of
being lukewarm democrat or lacking
in any degree, in the force of his hat
red to the rule, the prejudice or the
dishonesty OF the republican party.
The fact is he is a great man and
great democrat who will live out his
democratic principles, no matter who
may falter or waver. No truer man
ever served loyal people and it is ex-
tremely fortunate for Utah that at this
juneture she has man of Rawlins'
stamp in her councils. Indeed the new
state will be several hundreds of thou
Eanis richer than she would have been
had he not been in congress during the
days of the pendancy of the statehood
measures.
IfMr. Rawlins will recite this SIM
pie and convinclngly truthful tale in
The same manly modest tones in q
dozen places in the territory, we be-
ieve We know the good, honest people
IF Utah well enough to be able to tell
hem, tell the democracy and Mr..
aswlins both, that even the gates of {
lell cannot prevail against him, and
he democracy will be the party of the
lew state for many generations to :
ome.
We want to say this much more /
having spent long life in active DO t
Itical service and seen q good many Y
emocratic bodies at labor, we +
ave never seen finer body of men or q
better or more determined and abler . :
invention at work. No fear for the :,
emocracy of Utah or her leaders.
riumph is fixed already. 1t only now q
'mains sacred duty to make to ma. ii
rity as large as possible. NJ
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