The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-04
TWAS VERY WEAK.
The DemOra1ized Republicans Hold
u Rally at KaysyiIIe.


Rally at KnysyiIIe.
Kaysville, Oct. 1.-THE Republicans
held rally last evening, or rather the
Republicans called the meeting and
took charge; the audience was Demo-
| cratic, if the feeble applause that fol-
lowed the speakers most intensely par
t1san efforts may be taken as indica-
! tive of the party feeling. There was
practically no enthusiasm. The Rev.
E. M. Knox occupied seat at the
chairman's right hand, and by common
consent he acted as leader of applause
and promoter of enthusiasm. Once in
| while an idea would strike him conf
cal Qt doesn't take much to amuse
some people,, and he would reward it
with a hearty burst of applause. But
through it all the audience remained
undemonstratiye. They seldom APP
plauded.
1t was SIS when the proceedings be-
gun. Chairman Bonnemort introduced
the Republican Glee club, and they
sang partisan adaptation of America
very well indeed. Their operatic ac-
cent made the words almost inaudible,
but the audience evidenced it's apDrecia-
ton of the music by vigorous applause.
Then the band played. After that the
chairman announced that Mr.. Knox
can platform. 1t evidently wasn't in
tended that the reverend should speak,
but he would not down so easily. His
habit of trying to say something over
came his better judgment, as usual,
and he poured forth streams of am
biguities, absurdities and falsehoods
that were received in profound silence
by the audience. Failing to enthuse his
hearers by his attempted bursts of ora
ba ut hi of 10 y1Ia
of principles that had been prepared by
himself and afterwards adopted by the
county convention. He read them
through deliberately, pausing frequent
ly to admit of the applause that never
came, and then he sat down with a
why-don't-youw e-up-and-applaud-m
expression on his countenance that was
pitiful to behold.
The speaker of the evening. John E
Bagley, was then introduced. When
he came on deck a look of hopeful ex-
pectancy frightened every Republican
countenance and Rev. Knox prepared
to lead the applause with vim and Vigor
when occasion required. The Herald
correspondent secured a comfortable
seat and settled down to catch some OF
the golden words that were expected to
fall from the speakers lips like newly
made coin from the mint. But those
bright ideas failed to come. There was
absolutely nothing worth recording. He
opened with few desultOry remarks
on the local situation, and then jumped
away back to the early SOS, dug up the
"bloody shirt and Haunted it before
his hearers in the hope of making
point.
Mr.. Bagley's speech was dry. Some
of the boys slipped out and wet up"
and old Jupiter Pluvius, realizing the
condition of things, marShalled his
forces and poured down copious show
ers to moisten the atmosphere. Still
Mr. Bagley talked, and still Rev. Knox
interpolated plaudfts whenever he re-
ceived the right cue from the speaker.
The tariff and wool questions were
not forgotten. For two mortal hours
Mr.. Bagley waded through a perfect
labyrinth of incongruities. platitudes
and palpable misstatements, while his
audience sat stoically and resignedly
waiting and wishing for the glee club
to sing again. When the speaker finally
closed and sank exhausted into his
chair, Mr. Knox redoubled his energy
and a hearty applause followed. Evil
IDENTIFY the people were glad.
The glee club sang "The Old Oaken
Bucket" in splendid style. and was en-
cored SO vigorously that it was re-
peated.
Someone suggested a vote of thanks
for the speaker and the motion carried
by a vote of to o.
w. L. Sheffield bobbed up serenely
and moved "three rousing cheers for
Frank j. Cannon The assembly cast
it's eye over itself for someone to lead
the cheering.
Knox was there determined not to be
forgotten, and Selling a din1inutive flag.
he bounded to the front of the stage
and shouted hip, hip, hurrah'' in stem
torian tones, but he was the only man
who spoke The next cheer was a little
better. One individual in the back of
the hall chimed in, and in the third
round, a least six voices were audible.
Rev. Knox was sad and discouraged.
That was plain to be seen. For two
hours he had industriously sought to
work up enthusiasm, and when this
supreme moment had been reached and
his efforts failed. his face spoke
volumes that would not look well in
cold type
Thus ended the rally. Democrats to-