The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-25

Lilly of the Valley" Allen was SIM
nly demolished last night.
His arguments for the Republican
cause were struck by a thunderbolt
and left in a thousand scattered frag-
msnts, too small to he picked up. He
now stands before the people. either as
an ignorant charlatan or as a peanut
politician, willfully using false argu-
ments to bolster up a falling cause.
Ever since the nominations were
made there has been no doubt that
Allen would one day be demolished.
II was thought that Roberts would
one day run across his trail and go
Through his arguments ike a nickie
steel shell through an old hulk. But
curiously enough the work of demoli-
ton was nc left to Mr.. Roberts The
very pleasant task, by a fortunate in
c'dent, fell to the lot of our Joe"
Rawlins, who completed the work 10 the
satisfaction of all concerned.
1t appears that in his speeches
throughout the north Allen has made
as his stock argument the charge that
in the south the Democrats do not
haBe local self government or a regard
Tor liberty and the rights of men. He
has been reading constitutions Of var
ious southern states to show that the
,A2ower is centralized in the governor.
ESere is q report of his spe<ch from the
ogden Standard:
Aliens Argument.
In looking for locations in which the
Democrats carried 10 their true ends the
peoples rights. and states where that
Ierfect lusfice which the Democracy
II sac from the constitution OF the states
vi Maryland. Delaware, Virginia, North
end South Carolina. Georgia and Florida.
in the latter state the constitution starts
cut by saying that political power is in
herent in The people. TITS is noble
doctrine and it is well for the Democracy
of Florida that they put it in their consti-
tuition for il mas never appeared anywhere
else The governor of that state appoints
the secretary of state, The attorney gen.
eral. the controller, the treasurer, the
superintendF,lt of public instruction, and
among other minor appointments, the
officers OF the state militia and the coun-
" assessors. And this is not all, for not
only does the constitution say that he can
appoint them, but they are removable at
his pleasure. Further. he is authorized
10 appoint the county recorder, the county
auditor. three judges of the supreme
court, seven circuit judges, all the county
T'dges, and as many justices Of the peace
as he may deem necessary, and all of
whom are removable at his pleasure
when I read that list the other day to
q friend. he asked me, Who appointed
the GOVERNOR But with all this, the
people have their political rights in Flor
5da for the constitution provides that
they may elect their constables." Qaush-
ter ard applause1
How RaVSEins Demolished 1T.
The answer to this proposition utterly
demolishes it. AS it was given by Mr..
Rawlins last night it leaves not a
thread Of Aliens contention. It is
simply that the constitutional provi-
sions to which Mr.. Allen objects We're
adopted IN those southern states under
the carpet-bag Republican rule of re-
construction days. When the Demo-
Gratis finally got an opportunity they
proceeded to change the provisions and
make the officers specified elective.
In view Of the fact Allen appears
ridiculous. Through the north he has
Eeen saying that the farther one goes
'into the Democratic south and the
Amore Democratic the region becomes
nthe more ignorant are the people. He
has been proving" this by the con-
Etitrtions and the constitution of
Florida in particular. He has said
that this state. being the worst in
Democracy IS the most unenEghtened.
This is a Democratic year.