The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-03
AT PEOA.
Bennett Takes Coffey without An.
SuEGr,

PROUD. An JldO DSGii iiieoS
by the chairman of the Democratic
party to have a grand rally. at Which
Major NJ. NJ. Coffey and Bert kimbail
were to speak. On the same evening
and hour the Republicans had arrang-
ed to have a meeting with Judge {. w.
Bennett as the speaker, that would-oe
senator from the new state OF Utah, Ii
he could get it.
Mr.. o. f. Lyons, chairman of the
Democratic society here, had engaged
the Kamas brass band and had made
arrangements for night of ENJOY
ment and educa ton, but owing to the
two meetings made a proposition to
the chairman, T. w. Marchant, of the
Republican society, to have joint dis
cussion. Mr. Marchant was in favor
of the proposition, but alas, when
Judge Bennett arrived he refused, but
said that he would be pleased TO meet
with the Democrats and occupy one
half the time, but would not enter into
debate. Mr.. Lyons accepted the
proposition of the advocate of Republi-
canism, feeling that it would not hurt
the glorious cause of Democracy and
that it would give all the opportunity
to hear both sides of the question, the
results being more than satisfactory to
the Democrats of Peoa.
At z o'clock p. m. the Democrats
marched to the school house, led by the
sweet strains and cheerful music OF
the Kamas brass band. AT 7:30 the
meeting was called to order by the
chairman of the meeting, Q. F. Lyons
After more music by the band the
! chairman introduced Major M. NJ. COT
| fey, who stated that as this was
Democratic meeting, he asked that
strict attention would be accorded the
Republican speaker, who would ADDRESS
! the meeting.
Judge Bennett was then introduced
! to the audience, and which by the
way, was large. the room being filled
! to the doors and windows and standing
| room being at premium.
Judge Bennett took for his text.
I 'gIard Times" and at once launched
| into his subject by reading statistics
galore Said the first congress OF me
United States inausurated protecuon,
and even that great apostle OF Democ-
racy, Thomas Jefferson, was IN favof
of protection, but forgot to say that
il was for revenue only; said that the
country had been built up and prosper
| ed under the tariff laws; that when the
scare came over the minds of the pee
| pie that the country would go Demo-
cratic that times began to get worse
until we were in the deplorable con-
/ dition that we are confronted with TO-
day Prince Bismarck of Germany nad
landed our protective tariff and hao
! urged Germany to follow the lead OF
! the United States in that particular.
| Here the speaker read the plankS OF the
Democratic and Republican parties on
the question of tariff in 1892; said that
| under the platform of the Democratic
party the laboring man was TO ne put
upon the same plane as the cheap labor
of the old world: the scare, he said, or
5o no rent more
failures in 1898 than in 1892: in 1893
| seventy-three railroad companies went
into the hands Of the receivers, one
fourth of the mileage of the country
since the Democratic party had come
into power; but he failed to state that
the reason thereof was because the DC
mand was made on the companies Tor
the land and money they had wrong
fully taken from the people; spoke ana
read statistics of the Withdrawals from
the savings banks of New York in 1892,
which were greatly in excess Of the
! deposits in the same year-'what de-
plorable situation" said he, that these
deposits should be withdrawn owing
to the fear of free trade. Made some
statements as to what his friend Com
pers had told him about the labor
| question. and said it was imposed upon
the Republican party to take care OF
the iaboring man. and that could only
be done through high protective tariff.
Reviewed the wages earned by
the laborers in other countries
from England, which only gets
53 per cent of the American
laborer. down to Japan Wnlch only
gives 10 per cent; read from the Wotks
Of Wendell Phillips; referred to the
low price of farm products owing to
the great amount coming in from Can
ada: spoke of the great loss in sheep
and wool. owing to the scare over tree
trade or protection only. and which
decreased the values of both; then the
speaker referred to the mining INDUS
try and said that we should develop
our own resources-in which the Demo-
Gratis agree-but not by taxing the
people to foster these desired indus
tries: said the price of lead increased
under the tariff, or Mckinley law, to
$3.50 per hundred pounds and fell I'M
der the Wilson law to So; said the peo-
ple should consider these things under
a selfish motive. The judge, in closing,
urged the audience TO give the same
attention to the next speaker as had
been accorded him.
After music by the band the chair
man introduced as the next speaker
Major NJ. NJ. Coffey.
Mr. Coffey, in his opening remarks.
paid high tribute to the learning and
standing of Judge Bennett as a citizen
and member of the Salt Lake bar, and
although the opponents of Democracy
had some able and bright men in their
ranks. true soldier of Democracy was
not afraid to stand boldly before them
and fight for the interests Of his
party and the welfare of the masses
of the people. (Applause). The speaker
read from the school history of the
United States to show who were the
friends of the laboring man as to his
rights and liberty. showing clearly
that the Democratic party was the
friend of the masses, while the Repub-
licans were only in favor of the few
"a the detriment of the many. The
speaker then read from Governor Nor
rs Grafton at the funeral of Alexander
Hamilton. where he stated that Ham
ilton was in favor of a, monarchial gov
eminent Then the speaker read from
James c.. Blaine's Twenty Years in
Congress. wherein ne stated the great
benefits of tariff for revenue only. At
the mention Of the name of James G..
Blaine the Democrats applauded to the
echo, while the Republicans sat silent
and as close-mouthed as oysters. He
referred to the increase of0ailures OF
business houses IN the United States
from 1862 to 1890 under the Republi-
can rule, and backed his assertions
from non-partisan documents; said
that the money per capita from 1863
to 1893 had gradually decreased under
protection. The Democratic party is
opposed to high protective tariffs for
the benefit of a few manufacturers
(anplai1ca) SVndicatpc and tha like