The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-13


was present with the latest campaign
songs. Senator Barnes was the first
speaker and made a fine impression as
an honest man and a friend Of the
masses of the people. He spoke at some
length On support of home Industries.
Democrats in Utah believe in sustain
ing home industries by putting their
money into same and in purchasing
home products They believe in sup
porting home industries with their own
means and not compel others, by the
strong taxing power of the government,
10 pay out forced contributions. The
speaker had put 100000 into the Utah
sugar factory and he was asking for
no bounties. The factory was a good
thing 1t had made valuable the lands
Of Utah county and it was possible for
one man TO realize $1,000 from the beetS
raised on ten acres of land. Then why
should the poor farmers of other cOun-
ties who raise wheat at 80 cents per
bushel be taxed to add to the profits
Of beet raisers and investors in sugar
factory stock as was proposed by the
Republicans Of the last legislature.
Other telling points were made.
Cannon Excoriated.
The Hon. David Evans was then in
troduced and held the close attention
of the audience for more than an hour.
lie explained that a bounty should not
be given because it is unconstitutional
to do so. The taxing power of the
state can only be used for a public pur-
pose. The government has no right to
take money from the pockets Of one
man and give it to another. The peO-
pie seem to be bounty mad and the
only cure for the craze may be a severe
lesson which viii surely come if the
Republican party shall succeed. Mr..
Evans riddled the speech made here by
Mr.. Allen recently on the southern con-
Stitution. Mr.. Evans had present the
latest constitution of those states
and read from them, thus showing the
utter ignorance Or base mendacity Of
majority one' Allen. Why does not
Allen explain himself? Why does he
remain as mute as an oyster when it
is his duty to explain? He was either
grossly ignorant, or inexcusably mem
dacious. Let him tell the people which.
If he was ignorant he should be man
and say so. Whichever end of the di-
lena he takes he is unworthy to go
to Congress and it is the duty Of the
people to defeat him.
Mr.. Evans then proceeded in sub
stance as follows; Mr.. Frank j. Can
non, the present Congressman and a
CduuludIC lOT the O0ll6Q DldItS oc0-
ate, has gone through the territory
criticizing the issuance Of bonds by the
present administration. President
Cleveland issued bonds because Re
publican legislation and extravaganza
had made it necessary so to do. But
Frank J. Cannon has a bond record
also, and the people should know it.
1t is time they did know it. If they
had known his record and character
IF dc he
have been elected last year When
Frank went into power in Ogden City
in 1891, as chairman of the finance COM
mittee the city was bonded for only
$4,000 bearing interest at the rate of
. per cent per annum In June, 1891
and within about four months after
C9nnonfs election. he created a neces-
sify for the issuance of bonds in the
sum of 100000, bearing interest at 6
per cent and secured sale thereof by
giving a $4,000 bonus, but who received
the $1,000 bonus remains for Mr.. Can
non to explain. This issue of bonds
Eor 100000 was sold at loss, including
the interest, of $4,000 to the people of
ogden. The sale was never advertised
in any paper, but upon capitalists
learning that such sale would be
made, teiegraphed various offers to
take the bonds at par without the pay
ment of any bonus. A number of Og-
den's leading taxpayers and citizens
waited upon the city council and de-
manded that the bonds should be adj
vertised and sold t The highest bidder.
but the consolation they received was
an answer by Frank that the finance
committee had promised the SALE and
that the taxpayers were without
remedy in the matter.
In 1892 this same Napoleon of
finance through his influence and ad-
vice in the council caused four other
bond issues 10 be made, aggregating
during the TWO years the sum of S262 O00,
thereby entailing an Indebtedness
amounting to $17,46 1-3 per capita upon
all the inhabitants Of Ogden City.
In the language Of Cannon himself,
slightly paraphrased and adapted,
"Judus Iscariot sold the Savior for
thirty pieces Of silver but Frank !
Cannon sold out the people of Ogden
for Stag 1-3 each" May we not in
quire what right had Frank J. Can
non to sell the people Of Ogden
to the Chase National Bank of New
York? Did the people of ogden ask
that bank to protect their treasury
No, the people of that city were strong
enough TO protect what belonged to
them by their votes first and their
bayonets afterwards. Was that a cor
rupt contract? Was it a new league
with nell or a covenant Win death! In
either event he can be assured that
the people Of Ogden want none Of it."
Frank Us Record.
The difference between the Cleveland
bond issue and that of Frank ]. Can
non is clearly marked by the fact that
in the case of the administration, Re
publican recklesSness, eXtraVa gance
and vicious legislation created the ne
cessity for the bonds, while in the case
of the Cannon bond issue. Frank him
self created The necessity and then
proceeded to issue bonds. This same
financier, who has an apparent solicit
tude for the protection Of the public
treasury, is the same individual who,
while a member Of the Ogden city
council, was the chief advocate of
raising the salary Of the mayor from
$500 per year to that of $500 He
also advocated material raises of the
salaries of other city officers largely
in excess of what they had Heretofore
been receiving. The council of which
Frank J. Cannon was a member was
the most reckless and eXtravagant of
any Of the councils known in the his
tory of Ogden. Five times did that
council completely deplete the treas
ury and then replenish it by the issu-
ance Of bonds. and finally at the close
Of its term, left the treasury in such
a condition that its successor was com.
PEELED to issue IN additional 500. 600
bonds. The total bonded Indebtedness
of Ogden city, during its existence as