The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-20

Richfield, Oct 19.-TSpecial via. Des'
eret Telegraph. l-All the political raj
lies held at Richfeld heretofore were
thrown so far in the shade by the re-
ception given Rawlins and Roberts
this evening that the people have con.
cluded that a real political meeting
was never before held in our city. AL
day long prominent Democrats from
surrounding settlements came pouring
into Richfield to take part in the ex-
ercises of the day. At 4:30 p. m, the
procession, led by the Richfield brass
band, left Main street, to meet "Our
Joe" as he entered the city about a
mile south D[ town :. he Al NE
announced for tie meeting was
o'clock, but by $50 the street in
front Of the hall was so packed with
struggling humanity that it is almost
a miracle that no accident occurred;
and when the doors were opened at
S o'clock such a rush for seats was
never before seen. The ushers were
Empowered, like jailors who attempt
prevent an angry mob from lynch
ing 8 blood murderer. The hall that
had formerly furnished ample room for
the citizens of Richfield and visitors
upon all occasions, was packed to suf-
location in iass than il cen ;nlnr es,
every available inch of standing room
being occupied. At least a thousand
people tried 20 crowd into a space not
large enough for five hundred. About
seven hundred and fifty succeeded in
gaining admittance and the remainder
occupied the street.
When Mr. Rawlins entered the hall
the crowd went wild. Man never re-
ceived a more hearty welcome than
was given him. AT 6 o'clock the meet
ing was called to order by Chairman
e w. Mcdaniel The Elsinore brass
band struck up a lively air, which was
followed by a song from the Monroe
Democratic Glee club.
In . neat speech the chairman intro
duced
HON. B. H. ROBERTS.
who said: Sewer county gave a ma
joitty TO the Republican candidate two
years ago"
Voice on stage: "She won't do it any
more" (Applause)
The speaker then said that since the
people had repented he need not preach
repentance to them. When the speaker
and the delegate entered the valley,
they beheld a most beautiful rainbow,
the sign that God placed in the heav-
ems to declare that he would never
afTain destroy the people by flood. The
speaker concluded that it was a good
omen. He thought 1t meant that Sc
vier county would never again be flood
ed by Republican votes. Mr.. Roberts
talked AN hour and a half, making a
forcible and eloquent argument and
touching succinctly and clearly the
questions before the people. The speech
concluded with an earnest appeal to
the people TO support Joseph L. Raw
ltnSs in the coming election.
After music by the band, a song by
the glee club.
DELEGATE RAwLINS
was introduced. He began by compar-
sng the declaration of principles of the
Democratic party with that of the Re
publican, especially with reference to
taxation and silver. He spoke fully up
on the financial legislation of the Re-
publican party, showing how every step
had been toward financial enslavement
of the people, with the result that the
people had so direfully felt during 1893
He exhibited samples OF imported cloth
showing clearly a great saving in cost
TO consumers under the Wilson bill |
The speaker said that he had exerted |
himself to put through legislation |
which he thought would please the |
whole people of UTAH, but the manner |
passed compelled him to the belief that |
they would rather nothing had been |
done than that it should have been |
done by the Democratic party.
The Monroe Glee club and Elsinore
brass band rendered invaluable assist
ance in the meeting, contributing mate
rially to the enjoyment of the audi
ence. The hall was beautifully
decorated by the Democratic ladies
of Richfield and the proscenium arch
was hidden by an immense arch of
evergreens bearing upon its centre the
words Our joe" and hanging sus-
pended beneath ii the word welcome
sr3silver letters. The arch was fianked
- either end by handsome banners up
On which were the following legends:
"Egual rights for all, special favors to
none" and political equality for the
men and women of Utah"
The stage was profusely decorated
with the national colors, pots of flowers
in bloom, etc. A prominent feature was
shield oe2ri'.g upon lis t~n.er y ID
en- "one' ard surrounding it sixteen
silver sixteen" Other matters upon
the walls of the theatre referred to
Rawlins' work in Congress and Can
mons claim that the Lord and not the
Democratic party gave statehood to
Utah. AT the close Of the meeting the
speakers, bands, gree clubs and promin-
ent Democrats repaired to the Wright
hall where several of the Democratic
l2dies had in waiting banquet of good
things for their dedication. Toasts
were responded to by number of those :
present, including Messrs. Seegmiller.
Stewart, Rawlins, Roberts, Wright,
Jensen, Bean. Mrs. Heppler, Mrs G. T.
Bean. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs Wright.
If there was doubt in the minds of any
as to the existence of q live Democratic
plurality in Sewer county and the !
election of Rawlins by larger majority |
than before, it was entirely dispelled by
the display and enthusiasm of today. {
Preparations are all made for a grand I
time in Salira tomorrow evening where S
Rawlins and Roberts make their last
talk in Sewer county.