The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-05
The POpulists.

The Populists got together last night
in the G.. A. r. hall and INDUCED in a
rally. Most of the heavyweights were at
the Park, but number of the less bril-
liant lights OF the party were present
and succeeded in arousing considerable
enthusiasm by sounding their party
slogans. The chief dignitares We're
seated on the platform. among whom
We're Captain Bailey, nominee tor state
secretary, DIR. Hasbrouk, Captain Snyder,
Mr.. Foster and the ever present Mr..
DIR. Hasbrouk, who presided, introduced
the Populist Glee club and after they had
enthused some spirit into the hearers,
greeted with applause. He prophesied OF
the early interment Of Grover and the
s. O. p, and ended with sweeping pre-
diction of victory for the Popul:sts
After this the gathering developed INTO
a sort of revival meeting and the audience
were given the privilege of choosing their
own orators. Mr.. Merrient chairman of
the stare central committee Of the Popu-
list party in Wyoming, was the first one
called for. He said that from his obser-
walton OF the signs of the times Henry
Utah. That would mean a grand victory
for the third party, for to elect the
chief executive was to carry the state.
He claimed the Populists had rapidly
worked their way to the front in Wyom-
ing and would do the same in Utah, If
not this year then in 1896. Every Popu-
list should constitute himself a revivaltst
and begin a work on weak-kneeded ad,
herents Of the two old parties THESE kind
of people are easy to convert to the true
faith and their votes are useful TO the
party. Mr.. Merrient then told funny
story and sat down amid universal aD-
plauSe. -.
tirst-class. He was present he sald, at
sas and had been clinging to its skirts
ever since. A victory was finally gained
there but it was attained in the wrong
way. 1t was done by fusion ,l9 with tine the
policy for the party to pursue is to keep
IN the middle of the road and fight its
own battles. He said that Whitaker, the
labor candidate for the legislature. was
mice" enough gentleman, but there was
3 one objection to him-he was Democrat
| Mr. Short made short address, for
which he drew inspiration II. from n; SONS SONS
tieeing from the stiff-necked English were
ali Populists They started out TO IND
( America and we have started out TO re-
no nc, 4 more IRE Representation than the earl y
| coloniats. They send people to legisiate
for them and instead of being servants
| they are masters and rulers. Inc ule II
! cast continued Mr.. Short, and we mus'
meet the enemy and fight Tor our i-oer-
Mr.. Thomson said that eighty years
after the constitution was adopted q
man with wheels in his head formed a
new party called the Republican party
He organized this to free mSlilons OF
saves from bondage But this same
party afterwards contracted the cur
! rency and it afterwards became neces-
sary to form another party-the Popu,
list-to break its power. 1ne PoP1EstS
! r.lve put up the best man for governor
| Even the big dailies admit this anc zeal
he will carry the state
Mr.. Silver then got up and tabooed thf
last Congress for hiring another clerf
apiece at 500 a month. He looked upor
This as a piece of rank extravaganza. Ht
also said Cleveland had lately acquirec
reckless habits and had gone beyond al
limits by issuing bonds to pay his owl
salary. 80
dress. He inveighed against the Ole
parties for stealing the peoples money
and cremating their greenbacks. III
expressed the deepest sympathy for a.
farmers, whom he declared to be tn,
Veriest slaves. 'You can get he said
thirteen bushels Of potatoes for on'
internal goldbug dollar" Great ap
plause). o,o+o,,
DR.. Hasbrouk made a few consolatori
remarks in conclusion. The total amour
Of money placed al the disposal OF tn
territorial committee, he reported, wa
SEQ. and with that amount they had pu
some strong breastworks in front Q
The two old widowed parties. He az
vised all Populists to vote the stralgh
ticket.