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


augurs badly for the Republicans to-
day. 1t was stormy night, which, OF
course, to some extent initiated
against heavy attendance; but after
making due allowance for this it
could not be compared with the Rob-
erts-Caine Democratic gathering IN
any sense. There was no enthusiasm
to begin with and Heber M. Wells
essay, read from manuscript like
school boy, did not by any means
serve to supply the want. Then Clar-
ence E. Allen talked for over an hour
in his driest vein, scarcely touching on
any of the issues between the two
parties in the present campaign, but
making the burden of his speech on
the silver question with labored ar
gument to prove that although the
Republicans were, in 1878 and since,
the arch-enemies OF silver, they in flu
ture We're going to be its only friends.
Before he concluded a great many
! people had left the theatre. Senator
Shoup followed Allen and his efforts
may truly be said to have been a dire
failure. When he closed the house
was half empty.
George NJ. Cannon called for order
and, as a preliminary, went over
few of the set phrases common to Re
publicans and finished by the predic-
ton that Wells and Allen would be
elected. He said the Democrats were
circulating rumors and roorbacks to
deceive the poor, innocent Republicans.
Mr.. Cannon introduced James Glen
Dining as chairman for the evening
and then
/ Heber N. Wells Read His Essay,
which he had cavefullv written ont. The
great mass of the people of Utah, he
read, wanted three things: statehood,
free silver and protection to home in
dustries. The first was assured, there
being no difference of opinion between
the two parties on that head Mr..
Kiesel and his circular against state
hood would have no effect. He charged,
however, that Kiesel was in close COM
munication with the chairman of the
Democratic state committee and by
/ innuendo insinuated that the Demo-
cratic party was opposed to statehood
| if it so happened that they would be
beaten at the polls. Mr.. Wells then
rendered a statement, most OF which
was taken from the columns of The
Herald without credit, showing that
the advantages of statehood would
greatly overbalance the trif1ing addl-
ton to the cost He thought there was
no likelihood that the territory going
Republican would endanger statehood.
AS to silver, although the Republican
party had been opposed 20 it SO far,
the speaker was of the opinion that
that party would yet prove its friend,
and in reference to home industry the
Republican party was par excellence
the party of home industry
In conclusion Mr.. WeuS said The
Salt Lake Herald had charged that he
was an actor and would play at being
governor He admitted being an ac-
tor and said if elected ITO the governor
ship he would play the part we'll
The Provo quartette rendered a
couple of campaign songs with good
effect.
C. E. Allen on Silver.
C. E. Allen charged the Democratic
party with breaking promises made be
fore the election of 1892. This was the
reason the Democrats had lost control
of the house of representatives and
now the control of the government in
AN its branches would be turned over
to the Republicans. What the people
most desired was that parties should
keep their pledges and this the Repub-
icans would do. had been charged
by the Democrats that he, the speaker,
| OlQnJ KNOW tliOQSSl. LIZ, AiS' -
knew. enough NOT to vote for free trade
and to vote for the free coinage of Sill
yer at some ratio.
Mr.. Allen went into discussion OF
the silver question and labored hard To
show that the only hope Of silver was
in the Republican party. He pledeeo
his word as to that and also that the
division on party lines was honest 81
far as the Mormon Republicans
n6
Mormon Democrats ne or 4
know anything about them. After TINS
announcement he reverted to the cfilf!e
If 1879 and honestly and squarely al
mitted that the Republican party was
responsible for it, They were IN con
troll at the time and the Democracy
minority could not be blamed LOT II
He, however, thought the Repuoieani>
should be excused, as they dld
through ignorance and by being hood
w;nl5ed. It was a fact that the crime
however. had caused much Of the
Ills which the country had experienced
for many years past and which hat
eliminated about two years.
He made the startling Statement
that in 1891 the Republicans in tn
House had passed a free coinage bill
Senate defeated it because they knew
Ben Harrison would sign it if it wer'
presented to him. The Republican
sinned in ignorance, but the Demo
cratic party with full knowledge re
: fused to undo the wrong done by TIL
Republicans.
The Populists could do nothing AM
as a whole didn't want to do anythins
: for silver. The Democrats wouldn't
but the Republicans, the speaker held
l were the great and only hope of tn
white metal-at least, they were tend
ing that way. The reason the Demo
! Gratis wouldn't do anything in the ma
, ture of restoring silver was becaus
/ they are ree-traders; but the Repub
: licans, being protectionists, the speak
er argued, must consequently be fire
coinage people Speaking of the bon
issue, Mr.. Allen said ne didn't car
5 whether the plates for the bonds wer
made in the time of Harrison or not
! the bonds were printed and issued b.
2 Cleveland. and that was enough.
Shoup Proves a FixzIe.
Senator George L. Shoup was re
ceived with cheers, but the cheer
, turned TO groans before he go
of Utah on the bright prospects whicl
: opened for them tomorrow and re
mindcf them of the privilege the,
: would have in the near future of cast
ing their votes for the president an,
) vice-president of the United States
. With a passing reference to the earl,
settlement OF Utah by the pioneers tn
l senator went on to make alIusion to tn
t alleged bad faith of some of the lead
t ers of the Mormon church by injectin,