The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-20

officers. I ask you to compare fear
lessly and consclentiously the men Sc
lected by each party. The Democratic
party has indicated its preference for
United States senators; the Republic
can party has not; but of all the can
didates mentioned J say there is not a
man of them equal to those we have
named. We cast no reflections on their
ticket. If it suits them it suits us.
On our ticket there is not one carpet
Dagger; there is not man on it who
came here with a United States COM
mission in his pocket.
The duty of a governor during the
establishment of a new state govern
ment is one of the most important
that can be allotted to any citizen. 1t
is well at such a time to look well to
the foundation, to see that it Is found
ed upon broad principles of humanity
and government.
Separation of Church and State.
The constitution provides for the
separation Of church and state. One
of the great obstacles which has kept
us from statehood was the fear of
church domination. That constitution
was signed in the most solemn man
ner, and L charge you to vote on it in
! similar manner. The church should
not interfere with the state nor the
state with the church. I favor the
greatest possible encouragement to the
public school system. / favor the en-
! couragement of the Agricultural Col
lege of Utah. The United States gov.
eminent has been more than liberal to
US in the donation of land for educa.
tional purposes. The quantity of land
amounts to about 100000 acres. 1t is
hard to comprehend how much that is
1t will be the property of Utah and it
should be held as a sacred trust. I
favor the establishment by the state
of a system of reservoirs by which the
waters of Green river and Grand
river may be used on the desert lands
so that our young men can obtain
farms without going to other countries
L favor the selling of these lands in
small tracts and to actual settlers.
AS to Taxes.
Some of our friends are afraid of
higher taxes when statehood comes I
think this is needless. We expect when
the Democrats get control that
economy will prevail.
A great deal has been said abcslt the
opening of the Uintah and Uncompahgre
| reservations, and the estimable young
! gentleman who is trying to get the seat
| which l expect to occupy myself asks
/ if the commissioners were doing any
! thing except drawing their salary. |
! don't care much if they are not don't
| care if they don't open it till Utah is a
! state.
1t is important to send the right kind
| of men to the legislature. 1t will have
| to provide a system of laws. l think
| those laws should be clear and compre--
| hensive. so that they can be Interpreted
without the aid of a lawyer. This may
! be hard on the lawyers, but am speak
| ing for the whole people. There are var
! to be looked after Among these is the
citizen soldiery. 1 favor extending every
encouragement to the boys nf the Ma
/ tonal Guard. and the bands OF music as
| ISOLATED with them.
Stand Together.
Let us join together to found here a
state that shall stand for the immortal
establish here a commonw ea1th (which
shall serve as an example of justice and
| good government for all nations.
| | say to you as Democrat. that when
I am elected, and l believe 1 shall be,
! / shall be the governor of the whole peo-
| pie. If l have been faithful in the past,
| then will [ be so in the future. l shall
| strive to administer equal and exact jus.
tice to all, to do the right as COO shall
give me to see it. prolonged, applause)
The Ogden brass band rendered a Sc
lection. after which b. H. Roberts was
introduced and received with a great
burst of cheering and applause that was
renewed again and again until it amount
ed to q perfect tide.
Utnh's Blacksmith Orator.
Mr. Roberts who had stood for few
minutes under the storm, said, i have
heard DemostheneS used to speak against
the roaring of the audience, but even he
could not have spoken against YOU He
said he looked upon political meetings as
solemn occasions, when a free people
met to consider great principles OF gov
eminent. They also assemble to choose,
not their masters, not their rulers, for the
people are the sovereigns. The people had
assembled to consider principles and men.
He was there to present the Democratic
side. We come with all the splendid ira
ditions of the past, sanctified because of
the difficulties through which they have
brought US. The Democratic party still
contends for freedom, contending that
each man is entitled to full liberty except
where it interferes with the liberty of
other men, They are still saying the
powers not granted to the general govern
ment have no existence. We are still
saying that the nation must not invade
the sovereignty of the several states. 1t
is an indissoluble union, made up of in
preserved if we would bequeath liberty
10 our posterity. The Democracy still
says taxes must be limited to the expense
of government and 1t is robbery to use
the taxing power for private ends. 1t
still declares there must be equal justice
to all. special privileges to none.
Party of Young Men.
III is sui lne party VI lHe people, the
party for our young men. This may as
tonish the Republicans. They claim to
have the party for young men. They say
the Democrats are strong in negation
always saying "Don't! Don't!" There is
more or less truth in this Suppose some
of you, when you return home should
discover some progressive fellow had en-
tered your house and was making off
with your valuables and you should say
Don't Don't. That is my property
Suppose he should say Il am the party
of progress, you are the party of mega
ton. l will take this off and pay high
wages" (CheerS The Republicans would
whole people to aid some private persons.
The Democrats say Hold on. You have
no right to do this" And to tell the truth
the Republicans have kept us busy saying
don't.
They claim to be the party of the young
men, l deny that. The young men
will follow the best and not the worst in
the state. DO the people admire those
old states wherein some men ruled and
the young men, to gain favor, We're COM
PEELED to crook their knees to obtain ia
vors and the recognition which is their
due? Do you rather not admire the man
who cries out boldly, Give me good
carve the fortune which my powers en-
title me tor The best government is
that which keeps men from injurng one
another and lets them go free in their
own pursuits. The party which is best
for the young men is that which guaran-
tees absolute freedom and equality After
all a nations wealth is reckoned in its
people not in its gold. (Cheers.)
The Golden Era.
If time would permit critical exami-
nation of these principles. If we could