The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-09
ROBERTS MAsrERLY SPEECH.
1t is DrimfuI of Argument, Logic
and BriIliancy.

1t is Brimful of Argument, Logic
and BriIIiancy.
Mr.. Roberts said:-Mr Chairman,
ladies and gentlemen: When 1 re
quested among the few privileges I
have asked for in this campaign, the
opportunity OF speaking to the working
men of Salt Lake city, it was not that
I might have an opportunity of playing
the demagogue, and to claim rela-
tionship with the working men of Salt
Lake that had no existence. But, il
occurred to me that a man who was
born of parents belonging to the work
ing millions. and who, from childhood
and Through the period of youth and
early manhood, had been acquainted
with the bardshipS and Inconvenience
that the tOilerS are subjected to; when
thought that I had served regular
apprenticeship al one of the most
honorable employments in which men
engage, and had followed that line of
business for some length of time, and
when l thought that, though the sub
sequent years brought some ODpOr-
tunlty Tor thought and reading and
travel UnoSe experiences We're still an
tended by unlimited toll, and that the
future also is full of hard work for
me, l Thought l had a right ITO be
counted among the workingnen of Salt
Lake city. Great applause)
| wanted the opportunity of standing
before you face to face and telling you
that however well we may be re
presented on the Democratic ticket by
persons like Mr.. Whitaker (appiause1
he is not the only workingman upoa
the Democratic ticket Immense cheer
lng); and SO my friend Whitaker. I
am here TO share the honor with You of
being a workinSman. applause.
WorIinsmen of Our Day.
In ages past and gone by. working
men have not been considered very i'm
portant factors in political affairs. but
we are living in country and also in
an age when the Workingmen of the
great republic, are the most important
factors in politics. Great applause
Indeed, the Workingmen are in some
danger from the prominence that they
occupy IN American politics. They are
among the sovereigns of the land.
They decide political questions. They
determine governmental policies.
They elect NOT their political master
10 lord over them, but the man who
shall serve them. (Applause).
say Iney are SoVereigns, and like
sovereigns in all parts of the world
they are surrounded by men who fawn
at their feet; by men who pander Ia
them; by men who cater to their mas
slons, that thrift may follow fa5vn-
ing, and not unfrequentlv. these
soNerelgns OF the United States. like
/ the sOvereignS of past ages. are do.
/ ceived and mislead. It becomes tboro-
lore, the duty of the American labor
1 ers, since they occupy so Important :,
/ place; since they are such factors
since they are numbered among the
american soVereigns, to beware Of inc
path their feet shall tread. IN iool,
about them for faithful and +r,e
( trends and equally loyal men to serve
them in affairs Of government nm.
mense cheering).
IL behooves them to inquire with in
eelligenee and diligence into the mott.
CieS tnat are presented before then,
! Tor their acceptance, and thev eho,,iJ
select and decide upon fbosa r S,IIgau
/ tndl rest upon the eternal ,1rincip1e
OF justice and equality among men
great oheering); seeking no PRIVILEGES
from the hand of their government
nut what is TO be equally enioved b1,
an me people (cheers); guided NOT nv
q determination to foster their op-,, -,
terest, by preying upon others hn,
being guided by that better no1ior
! operating in the affairs of rove,,,,'
ment as it operates in affairs of lib.
erty- The man who would eniov lin.
! erty himself must take a course thai
viii preserve the liberty of other mon
and so the man who himself wouId
be prosperous. must seek the prosDer.
| ity Of all. Immense cheering.)
All Parties Before Them.
With these preliminary remarks upor
the general subject of our assemblins
! together I am here tonight for t,ht
purpose of discussing before you soms
Of the policies upon which your de
cision is asked I am here to discus,
those policies which are to contribute
to the veal or woe of the American
| workingman- The Republican party