The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-04
CHEERED TO THE ECHO.
DELEGATE BAwLINs' GREAT RE-
CEPTIoN LAST NIGHT.
Thousands of People Turn Out to
Greet The Man who Has Stood By
the People OF Utah, Regardless of
Politics, Sex or ReIigion-It Was
a Great Night.

One Of the most brilliant assemblies
that ever gathered in the Grand Opera
house was that which greeted the Hon
Joseph L. Rawlins there tonight
It was as enthusiastic as it was
brilliant and the next delegate was
rendered an ovation that has never
been equalled in Utah.
Long before the hour of meeting the
house was thronged and standing room
was at premium. Before the meet
ing commenced hundreds were unable
to gain admission and were turned
away sadly disappointed.
The house was gaily decorated and
festooned for the occasion.
Prior to the meeting the Ogden band
and drum corps paraded the streets,
and the band discoursed some appro-
pirate music during the evening.
Over two hundred ladies and gem
tlemen occupied seats on the stage,
which was very prettily arranged.
The meeting can only be character
lied as the event of the campaign, and
an occasion which will be memorable
in the history Of Utah politics.
When the curtain arose it was sew
eral minutes before order could be re-
stored, and then II. H. Henderson in
troduced Hon. David Evans as the
chairman of the meeting.
Air. Evans referred briefly to the i'm
portance of the campaign.
The Democratic Glee club was then
called upon for a selection, and after
they had been encored. Mr.. Evans in
PRODUCED Our Joe" whom, he said
was man who had made one of the
best records in the halls Of Congress
and who had secured statehood for
Utah.
Deafening and tumultuous cheers.
repeated again and again and en1pha-
Slzeu by the audience rising enmasse.
gfeeted the delegate as he stepped TO
the front, and it was nearly FIVE min
utes before quietness could be re-
stored. When it was. Mr.. Rawlins
thanked them for the magnificent re-
ception.
Down SOUTH" ne continued. 1.-The
people said they We're all right down
mere; how is it in the north ?'' (Cries.
It's all right'D
Al Logan he had been told that the
north was all right by over 500 In
toe west. at Wasatch, they were all
IIght' and so the grand, glorious. brave
democrats were in line all over march
ing on to triumphant victory
In referring to the statehood question
ne stated that his attention had been
called TO the fact by Mr.. David Fvans
that $725.0OO was charged 70 The terrI'
tory. so that he should not get +he
credit for what Mr.. Evans had sug-
gested
He reviewed the tariff question and
stated that in his belief the wilson
on nil ala not go far enough in relieving
me burden of taxation. If he had the
power, he would rend the ten1Dle of
protection until there was not one stone
standing upon another. Protection
worked inJuriousiy and unjustly to the
masses of the, people.
The SILVER question was next dis
cussed. Republicans. in discussing BE
silver question. never told them that in
so SO Democratic House sent a silver
nlll 10 The Republican Senate and the
hlll and Allison bill was substituted and
mat was vetoed by a Republican presi-
dent. In 1889, another Democratic
House sent a silver bill to the Republi
can Senate. and it was overturned.
The Democrats, in 1885, by their vote
showed their favor to silver bur on
every occasion Republicans were hostile
10 the metal
That iniduitous Republican measure.
the Sherman act, was next referred to
1T was claimed by Republicans that ali
the trouble and distress arose from the
effects of the Sherman bill All Demo-
Gratis knew that the repeal of that bill
without a substitute for free
silver would not alter matters.
and on the vote nearly every
Republican voted for the uncondi-
tional repeal, while a majority of the
Democrats voted the other way. He
claimed that by lowering the tariff.
competition would force the manufac-
turers 10 seek locations nearer the con-
sumers and so cheaper the articles to
the people. The west was looked to
by the south for the rehabilitation of
silver. the great Ingredient of our
prosperity, and the Democratic party
was there condemning everything that
was for greed, for monopoly and for
favoritism and ready TO do everything
for the benefit Of the people.
If they turned from the Democratic
party. they turned their faces upon the
financial question forever
He concluded with a brief reference
10 the statehood question, and repudi-
ated the untruths stated by Republi-
cans that the Democratic party had
nothing to GO with the restoration of
the church property, and in emphatic
terms characterized the Republican |
statement that the Republican nlinori- |
~ forced the Democrats to pass the
statehood bin as false and without a. |
grain Of truth.
Lorin Farr briefly addressed the |
gathering and the meeting terminated !
with three cheers for Rawlins.