The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-31
FOURTH PRECINCT RALLY,
Big Turnout to Hear Judge Power

George u. ana JOnn henry L ne meet
ing itself was an enthusiastic affair,
the spacious Burlington school building
being packed to its utmost capacity.
4 number of the audience were ladies,
nearly all of whom manifested the ut
most interest in the proceedings. The
young Democracy of the precinct en-
livened the vicinity with a torchliSht
parade ere the assembly met, and by
the time the hour had arrived for call
ing the immense concourse together all
the neighborhood was on the qui VlVe.
David L. Murdoch was named as
chairman by the precinct organization.
ana in a few preliminary remarks said
the large attendance augured well Tor
the result which would accrue on Nov.
8. He anticipated a glorious victory
for the party and knew the Fourth
precinct would stand by the party Of
the people. He then introduced Judge
Powers, who made the address of the
evening
Judge Powers said that it was at his
request he spoke first. He had an en-
gagement to talk to several of the
Democratic boys of the Scandinavian
faith in another portion of the city
later in the evening and wanted to
finish early in order not to disappoint
them
The signs of the times point to Demo-
cratic success in Utah. In over 800
places in the territory tonight people
are holding meetings and are reading
the declaration of principles formula
ted by the party. They are listening
as you are to men expound the truths
of Democracy and are working in the
interests of the party.
The speaker then reviewed the in
dustrial policies Of the two great par
ties. and passing from that to the
questions affecting the local interests,
declared that possibly there were very
few differences in the personnel of the
candidates on the state and legislative
tickets: that the two were nearly
equally balanced as regards men of
integrity and worth. But in these days
it behooves to vote for the general
principle of government as advocated
by the great party of Jefferson and
Jackson. But there is one question
which merits attention in this cam
paign more than others. We may
elect men to make laws and to execute
them; men with mediocre ability, and
still no dire results may accrue; but in
the selection of a judiciary-the men
who interpret the laws-there should
be the greatest care and caution ex-
ercised. Not only do they have the
safe keeping Of property in their
hands, as it were, but the very lives
of men are in their safe keeping. And
now look at the situation in this part
of the territory-this judicial district. /
On the one hand you have Ogden Hiles. /
the peer of any lawyer at this bar,
which IS among the foremost in the
Union; Andrew Howat, a man who
comes here with record as a Judge: /
and lie Grande Young. who for years
has had entrusted to him the care and I.
safety Of estates and property man
with a reputation as a lawyer. On the (
other hand, who are the Republican
nominees? Barlow Ferguson, Wilson {
l. Snyder and Thompson. Was it not I
to the best interests of the people that (
the former be elected? He did not I
think the people would answer the
question wrongfully at the coming
election.
Judge Powers then turned his at
tention to the topic which is interest (
ing the people of Utah and made a
mastery address, Of which the fol- /
lowing is complete report:
Powers Complete Reply.
The conditions of this territory at the
present time are such as to excite
the grave apprehension of every we'll
wisher of Utah. Late developments in
dicate that the Democratic party acted I
wisely in re-convening the Ogden con-
Vention, and in issuing to the people (
of Utah and of the United States, their .
declaration in favor Of absolute politi-
cal freedom.
The efforts to defeat the Democratic
party by other means than by an APP
peal to the Judgment of the people
upon the issues that divide the two
political parties of the nation, have not
yet ceased. The Republican state COM
mittee is sending abroad a most sour
rilous circular that appeals to the pas
sions and the prejudices of the peo-
pie. and is seeking to win this cleo
ton, not by the legitimate methods of
a campaign. conducted upon a high and
honorable plane, but by resorting to
int1ammable statements calculated to
revive the bitterness and the conten-
tons of the past. The man who sim
cerely loves his country, and who de-
sires the peace and happiness of the
people among whom he lives, cannot
view this state of affairs otherwise
than with apprehension; he cannot
speak of it otherwise than with sor-
row.
Why Invoke Influence:
Why should it be necessary in order
that one party or the other shall sue
coed to invoke Interior influences? Why
should an effort be made to lead a
great people by their votes to declare
to the nation that they have from the
very inception Of the division move
ment, acted not in good faith, but in
bad faith? The personality of any man
does not count in a. political campaign
farther than it has its bearing legiti-
mately, upon the issues that are in
volved. Upon the political platform,
all men are equal. The man in rags
ranks with the man that revels ia
wealth. The leader Of an army is
placed upon a level with the private
soldier. The private actions OF men
have no legitimate place in politics
further than they Indicate the fitness of
the men to hold public positions, or TO
act as teachers of the people.
1t seems almost as if it were use
less for the people of this territory to
hope for rest and for peace. 1t seems
almost as If it were useless for the peo-
pie of this territory tn raise above and
beyond the grief and sorrow, and the
bitterness of the past and become like
the rest of the Union.
Cannon and Smith.
Only last Monday, in the conference
ICantin.1ed on Daoo