The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-12

pended. Women should vote, because
it would increase their influence and
help purify politics.
Colleges and other institutions have
been opened to women; the pulpit
sends for the words of truth from her
lips; her voice is heard at the bar OF
justice and her presence is felt in many
other ways.
So much has been accomplished
without the ballot; how much more
might be done with it?
| The reason that is often advanced
| is that some women do not wish to
vote. Is this any reason why those
who do wish to vote should be de-
barred?
Some advance the argument that the
ballot would have hardening effect.
A woman is woman always and her
having the ballot would no more in
terfere with her household duties than
it would interfere with a mans dig
ging bitches or making shoes.
Women can understand our institu-
tons as well as men. They are not
public enemies, but friends of the pub
lie. In Christ's government all are
equal.
1t is gratifying to know that in Utah
there are men who are willing to give
all equal rights.
Mrs. Richards closed with high
tribute to the Jefferson drum corps.
Joseph Adams sang a solo, "Over the
Bridge he goes" with guitar accom-
paniment, which merits more extensive
notice than a few brief lines. To the
encore he responded with 'Margue-
rite
JUDGE HENDERSON SPEAKS
Chairman Hall then introduced Hon.
H. P. Henderson. The meeting in Judge
Henderson's opinion had demonstrated
that the ladies of Salt Lake city were
alive to the situation and would not
only lend moral encouragement to their
fathers, sons, husbands and brothers,
but would aid them, not only at the
ballot box but on the skirrnish line.
Outlining the policy Of the two great
parties Judge Henderson compared both
in their elementary principles. The
hour being late the speaker omitted a
Voluminous discussion, but cosfined him.
self to a REPUTATION of the ofI-repeated
statement that the Democratic party
was responsible for the hard times.
History shows us that the conditions of
today are the results of thirty-two
years of Republican legislation.
There has been no act on the part of
the Democratic legislation except the
repeal Of the purchasing clause of the
act and the passage of the
tariff bill. But when this is cited the
Republicans say, 1T is not what you
have done, but the fear of what you are
going to do
A scathing arraignment of Republic
an policy followed during which Judge
said that that party was
responsible for trusts and tramps. The
plea for and practice of protection to
infant industries was the basis of this
I'D rr-ifh fhn ,+Y-oo tf.,,
Of the currency.
Republican policy is something akin
to the action Of the man of old who
builded his house upon the sand and
the winds blew and the waves beat up
on it, and that house fell. In this case,
however, the only thing which has hap
pened to the system of protection has
been wind. 1t blew over. Republicans
are afraid of Democratic action. The
wicked flee when no man pursueth.
accounting the history of the G. o. D.,
the speaker alluded to the fact of the
Couer d'Alene, the Homestead, Hook !
ing Valley, Buffalo, and other great diff |
aculues which took place under Repub- |
lean rule.
These, together with the great
failures, constituted the situation which
greeted the accession of Democracy to |
power. And now you say you are
afraid
The struggle now on is between the |
classes and the common people. and |
the people are going to win.
referring to the action of the Re-
publican administration after the Chi |
,ago fire, in granting the stricken city !
ABSOLUTE free trade, Judge Henderson |
said that if free trade would help Chi
ago in time of trouble, why would not |
'uch q policy help the whole country
n its hour of need?
DRUM AND FIFE SOLO.
Major Levy and Professor Ford. as
lsted by George Kelson, rendered I
helr famous drum and fife solo, after
which
HON. o. W. POWERS
ook the platform.
He had not intended, so he said. to
make a speech, but the meeting in the
seventeenth ward of Tuesday night
lad furnished him with a topic. To-
eph F. Smith had made speecb
which should be sent to every Demo,
rat IN the territory and to every Re-
for it would make Demo-
ratio votes. The speaker related how
MISS McMasters had visited the meet
ng ana the remarks of Chairman
1rane upon that occasion, so graphical
described elsewhere in this naner
1e men read the following:
MT. chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
never made an attempt at a noIiticaI
peech IN my life. and it seems 10 me
nat you have heard too much good taIt
tils evening for it to be necessary for me
q g. say anything, for 1 endorse very hear
ny the facts, statements of facts which
ave been made in the hearing of this
A'dience tonight, by the gentlemen thai
Lave spoken. 1t is little late in life
OF me to begin to attempt the role IF
'cuucal speaker, but as it has heen cir-
oIated around that my respected kins-
Ian, Mr. John Henry Smith, and myseIf
aye renowned our allegiance to the Re-
uhlican party and have Joined the Demo
rate party, 1t may be Somewhat obIiee
cry upon me, upon this occasion in saw
nS that this is a difficult problem for me
Q solve, that is. how my friend John
1enry, could ever become a Democrat
ven If he should renounce Republicanism:
M am sure that it would be as impos,
ihle for me.
l believe that we don't owe our present
respect Tor statehood to the Democra tio
arty. L am convinced in my mind that
1t were in their power or If it had
cen IN their power in the present attitude
I events, to have prevented the passage
I the enabling act, they would have
one 1t: Our last legislature was largely
and IL there We're a Demo-
rat in Utah or within the United States ,
hat had knowledge of that fact, that
,as not afraid to admit Utah into the