The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-14

had delivered an eulogy on the ladies
and especially on that lady who may
well be regarded as the mother of the
pioneers and of Utah Her name fol-
Years in Utah has been synonym
for that which is good and pure All
one time he thought Judge Judd was
about to offer her his heart and hand
Gaughter), but then he remembered
that Mrs. Judd was a delegate. Then
came the gentleman with whom
travelled over the territory prepare
tory to the late disaster. Oaughter)
He was sorry he could not present an
apology for either on the suffra ge
question.
As an Original Proposition.
This morning it was suggested
that I define my position on woman
suffrage. The purpose was sinister,
if not diaboiical. The purpose was to
put your humble servant into
/ cavity. Now What shall l Go? [
think I had better drop into th~ hole
and pull the hole in after me-"
Laughter) The speaker then pro-
ceeded to say that ne was against
woman suffrage as an original propo-
sition. Not against the ladies, once
4 our Superiors, now our equals But
/ in my recent travels through the ter
ritory l found large proportion of
Z
/ of suffrage be not imposed upon
them" The speaker read a letter of
Jefferson in support of his position.
Given Their Privileges Mt Once.
However" he continued, this is
no longer an open question. 1T has
been settled by the people of the ter
ritory | am not of that Class which
believes in sullzing. I am not of that
sinking cowardly class which makes
q promise to the hope and breaks 1t
10 the heart. The women are entitled
90 vote at the coming election Ii is
the duty of the Democrats to see that
they are given their privileges at
once The speaker said he had no
hope that the women would prove
unsuccessful in the new movement. 1t
was his earnest wish to see them
make such records in politics that
they would prove an elevating and
refining factor. as well as force
potent for good. He also hoped that
they. the best women TO be found
anywhere. would still find themselves
able TO take care of all their house
hold duties
The Democratic Principles.
The Democratic societies have been
organized to spread abroad the great
principles of Thomas jefferson. He
ii the true Democrat and patriot.
who. knowing the true principles of
Democracy, is willing to give his
services to them The good Demo-
Gratis will see that they are not trod-
den upon or reviled. When they are
trodden upon by the Democrats the
organization will meet with disaster
and defeat, as it should. Those princi-
pies are exemplified by the great mass
of people throughout the United
States. In religion it was once said.
As with the priest, so with the peo-
pie" With Democracy it is. AS with
the people, SO with the party and its
leaders.
Check Capitalization.
TT is only by adherence TO those
principles that Capitalization may be
checked. II am not in sympathy with
anarchy and lawlessness Much less
am 7 in sympa thy with usurpation
and tyranny: But the former sub
sides with the passions which have
brought it on. The latter continues.
There is no excuse for breaking down
the barriers put up for our protection
by our forefathers Ia late years
there have been dangerous encroach-
ments upon our liberties. Concen-
trated capital has borne down on in |
dividuals. We should stand up for
tiooC ~ lASibitS VI 4lbcilN W4lICH nave
been guaranteed us by the constitu-
ton.
Money of Our Country
The founder of our party declared |
that the two metals should be used |
for the money of our country. Stand /
by that doctrine. Public office IS a |
pubic trust Any man who gains ii |
is not above the people who gave it
to him. a party must place men in
power to represent it. If these men
do not follow the true principles of
the party they must be changed. The
principles of the Democratic party
have stood the test of a century.
They have proven good enough for
this century. They viii be good
enough for the next. In the conven-
ton he saw a harbinger of victory in
the fall.