The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-23
Tanners Feeble Effort.
WILLARD. Oct. 20

WILLARD. Oct. 20
This is a Democratic year.
We were visited Saturday evening, Oc-
tober 10. by one of the acknowledged best
Republican stumpers, j. NJ. Tanner. The
speaker was unreasonably radical in his
remarks, most of which consisted of
primary school, stories.
Since Frank j. was here Republican
ideas have somewhat changed. He told
US Harrison did not prepare TO issue
bonds previous to the time when Mr.
Cleveland took his last seat as presi-
prepare to issue them, work having been
begun on the plates, but they were to
be issued for the benefit of silver.
The people We're disguised with the
speaker and the way he introduced his
subject, saying: THE Democrats receive
their chief support from the slums of So
ciety," all saloon patrons are and al
ways were Democrats" New York
Democrats steal more votes than all the
rest of the people in the country" and
many other misleading remarks, degrad-
ing to himself. He then took up Mr.
Roberts speech which was delivered
here the week previous. The speech had
been misrepresented, in every detail, by
a radical Republican. 1t seems that
plain, simple language is beyond his
comprehension, and seemed ambiguous
to him by the way he misconstrued the
speech.
The speaker announced that he would
oWeA on MI ROBERTS speech only
few moments. but it seems he forgot his
little piece and spent his whole time try.
ing to dispute the statements of Mr..
Roberts, as misrepresented by the above
spoken of Republican; but on finding
there was danger of cornerinS himself,
would tell a story to amuse the children,
as the greater part of his listeners were
children.
One gentleman was heard to remark
that he (Tanner) would make a good
primary teacher, but we have our grav-
est doubts about this being So, for when
he wished TO present a fact he would
wander from the subject and rehearse
some funny story. thus leaving the child
in doubt as to his meaning
He first took up the silver question,
but become SO badly mixed up that he
method he has of leading his listeners
from the subject. thereby lessnging their
conception of his not making a point.
Next came the tariff, and judging from
his remarks it seems he favors high tar
if for the benefit of manufacturers Of
the eastern states, but not for the south
and west. His actions Showed he knows
very little about the tariff stories being
the most prominent feature while on this
subject.
Now came the subject most disgusting
of all. He condemned the. editor
ments s"e which S'A the Repub IS paFty
have used in every campaign
and which caused the re-asserr.bling of
the Democratic state convention. The
miracle of all is how man occupying
the position he does in this territory
could even mention this subject without
the crimson rising to his cheeks, when it
has ever been one of the strongest vote
catching schemes of the Republican par
ty. His own party during the mention
of the subject were ashamed of him, yet
he faltered not. As far as his assertions
about the editor go, we know they are
untrue. for the Democratic party and
sneakers have ever condemned such pro-
ceedings
Altogether, it was a tame affair, and
q few more such speakers will give the
Democratic party a large majority over
the present known majority. Music was
furnished by the Democratic members of
the glee club; the Republican member,
being ashamed of his party. failed to APP
pear. DEMOCRATS.