The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-27

The first novelty having worn off of
the meetings Of the Workingmen's Pro-
tective and Political Reform club, the at
tendance at yesterday afternoon's,sess
at the Walker pavilion was slim in the
extreme: but it may be said in their IA
vor that the few who were there were
those who are settling down to an earn
est study of the questions discussed:
Z. w. Reese was chairman, and john
Stubs the first speaker.
Mr.. Stubs reported the work OF the
committee before the city council in re-
gard to the gravity sewer. me gentle
denunciation of the council, the sewer
contractors. and Chairman Doremus and
Engineer Young.
"Anarchism. Socialism and Paternalsm."
The first may be divided into TWO classes;
those who are dissatisfied and want 10
take the law into their hands, and those
in everyone being his own master; in eV
cry man doing equal and eXac. justice to
all and consequently there would be no
need of courts, etc. There is a great diff
ference between that class and the So
cialists. The latter believe everything
should belong to everyone and nothing to
tenn is socialistic. Mr.. Foster believed
railroads and the whole system OF trans
portation should be used in the interest
of the people. The national bank sys-
TEN and the Pacific railroads are paternal
systems of the general government. Pa
ternalism is all right when it protects all
the people; but when il protects some
against the others, It is wrong. The gov
eminent ought TO be paternalistic enough
to look after the wants of the people and
to protect the weak against the en-
we condemn in a hog what we eulogize
in human being? II a hog usurps 6
place at a trough we drive him away and
let the. weaker feed. But if man is rob
bing the people right and left, we pat
him on the back and say he has good
business qualifications.
john Stubs told a pathetic tale of an
editorial in The Salt Lake Herald that
had touched his tender heart and brought
the salt. salt tears from his eyes and the
soul-rending back-spltting sobs from his
heart. AS he read the article, John
waxed funny, then warm, then hot. and
then melted down into fiery white heat
nails; and, jumping up and down in his
excitement, and not thinking Z Demo-
cratic organ large enough for his on
Slaught; sailed into the whole country.
here. from England without any partic-
lar invitation, he declared himself So
claIist. an anarchist and reyolutionist,
and started to sit down amid the plaudits
of the audience, whom he had fisTIra tive
~ speaking, picked UP and shaken until
their teeth ratified. But thinking it was
more talking, he Gained down and spent
about 80 minutes in putting his audience
TO sleep.
II. L: R. Jones was called for and made
a brief speech on socialism and paterna-
lisn. His remarks were of very pest
mstic character, mingled with consid-
cradle Of a ocular nature in his peculiar
~ dry fashion. After a brief mental
struggle with himself he turned TO The
Herald representative present, and said
Young man, don't you put me down in
the paper S an anarchist"
A voice from the audience said: at
will be a credit to you from a scholars
standpoint" but the speaker wouldn't
have it, and said, Young man. don't
you do it." And the young man didn't
. Mr.. Jones concluded his remarks by re- |
ferring to prohibition. and declared him
self rabid temperance man. but took a
glass when he wanted it: but ii was sell |
dom. and he advised all to say they had |
spent their last cent in a saloon.
p w. Reese referred to the terrible dis !
aster in Wyoming. and advocated the |
passing of laws similar to those in Penn /
sylvania. to protect. the miners in their |
work. Incidentally he pitched into Mine |
Inspector Rawlings, and said he wouldn't !
help him for. any money. and that he 1
couldn't answer questions that were /
easy to an ordinary schoolboy. But pol- /
tics did it. At the mention of politics.
the audience arose and started to % ont
so TIE meeting adjourned sine die, with !
The accent on the die