The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-17
DEMONSTRATION AT MT. PLEASANT
King, Dusenberry and Rhodes
Opened the Campaign Tuesday.

Opened the Campaign Tuesday.
MT. PLEASANT, Oct 16,-One of
the most enthusiastic meetings ever
held in our city was the opening gun
of the Democratic campaign. fired last
evening \ torchlight procession.
headed by the band, paraded the
streets. and amidst the booming of
anvils and firing of guns the people
assembled at the opera house, where
they listened with great attention for
three hours to Judge Dusenberry,
Judge W. II. King and the Democratic
nominee for district judge, L. R.
Rhodes.
Judge Dusenberry paid some atten-
ton to the remarks of c. Z. Allen,
wherein he has endeaVOred to show
at various places during his campaign
that the Democratic party had never
done one thing for Utah or her peo-
pie He showed that the gentleman
was either grossly ignorant or that
he did it through falsehoOd. He
named a dozen Democrats who had in
the past during the dark days of
Utah, befriended her and her people
upon the floors of the United States
Congress. He asked for the name of
one Republican who had ever done
the same. After referring briefly to
the death and burial of the Republican
party several times in the past, and
the Inscriptions written upon the
tombstones. the judge closed his re-
marks. He was frequently interrupted
with applause.
Chairman Woodring next introduced
Judge King, who was received with
most hearty applause. In opening his
remarks he stated that for the past
two years, since accepting a judicial
position in Utah. he had taken but lit
tie active interest in politics; but when
he saw that crisis had arisen in
political affairs in Utah he had decided
to aid his party in this crisis and help
bring victory to the ticket this fall.
tie referred briefly to the fact that 1t
gave him great pleasure TO open the
campaign in Mt. Pleasant and to speak
a good word in favor of our nom bees
from Sanpete county. He SPOKE very
highly of Judge Rhodes. pfaiSin~ his
abb. and capabilities as a lawyer,
ana assured his hearers that if elected,
all classes-the high and the low, the
rich and the poor-Would get even
handed justice before him. He would
know no one from a partisan stand
point. Passing on, he referred to our
local men. speaking of the abilities of
Ferd Erickson, Sorenson and Madsen
to fill the positions to which they
have been nominated by their party in
Sanpete county. Judge King then de-
fined his position &C to the influence
of the church IL political affairs and
said that however much he desired vic
tory-however much he wanted to see
his party become victorious in this po-
litical fight-yet if that victory had
TO come through any church influence
in aid Of his party. he preferred defeat
rather than victory by the aid of the
influence of any man high in ecclesias-
teal authority. The Democratic party
did not desire victory through the
channels of this influence The home
industry argument of the Republican
party was shown up most ably by Mr.
King. and the fimsy and threadbare
story OF that party as to the Demo-
Gratis being against home industry
was so riddled that not film was
left them to stand upon. Taken all in
all. the speech made a good impress
sion ard the judge was heartily ap-
plauded. Judge Rhodes closed sxith
one Of his characteristic speeches.
which was hummer. The house was
full and no small degree of enthusiasm
was manifest.
The recent speech made at certain
meeting in Salt Lake by partisan
and radical gentleman was the s,biect
VI AiUCH uebdle ana fe0-hOt argument
among our local politicians for two or
three days this week. While o1,7
friends referred to it from their stand
point, it was evident that they gloated
over the effect it would have upon
some of the people during the cam
paign. That it was unwise. indiscreet
and imnolitic is conceded here. as #
was believed it implied dictaffon in
political affairs by those who stand
high in the church.
Judging from recent remarks. how
ever. We are constrained to the belief
that it may prove a boomerang to
some who are Identified with the Pc
publican party Many are willing TO
allow church officials to say who shall
or shall not allow their names to an
pear on political ticket for honors
at the hands Of their party. without
first consulting as to whether ii Is
permissible or not.
BY grapevine telegraph Va learn
that the political meeting held by John
Henry Smith and others at Moroni On
Monday night ended in a row and tho
dismissal of the meeting. Certain
charges were openly made by The
speakers and contradictions made
from the body of the house. resulting
as aforesaid. TEMPO .