Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-22
ADDRESS ny JUDGE POWERS.


Judge Powers then proceeded to out
limo the reasons for rs-conven ng the
state convention and the purposes
sought TO 10 accomplished by IL. He
esid:
Ladies and gentlemen OF the oonven.
tion:-The call OF the Democratic State
committee that has been read TO you
this morning, Indicates to you tho
scope suj purpose mad tho reason for
your assembling again In convention.
Seldom has II become necessary for
any political party, after 1t has placed
It's candidates IN tn. field, TO Ask that
those men who named the candi dates,
who framed the platform for them TO
stand upon, should again Assem- ills for
tho purpose OF considering questions
offecting the success OF the party, Ms
well ~ the wool or woe OF the people.
(Applause.) l DOUBT whether In any
land, upon any oorpsiOn that there as
sembled = deliosrasiye tody, having q
hig her responsibility cast upon II. than
Tesis upon the delegates Of tie Ogden
convention, that ars ngAin In session.
(ApPisu,e.)
"Yru have met 10 discuss, to c,nsid.
or and 10 act upon u question for STATS
usr;y you are called upon 10 solve
problem anu 10 advocate q principle,
for which men In all times since God
said "Lst there be light" and there
was light, have been willing TO lay
down III n lives. IL lisa principle Of
psrsonsl liberty, the principle OF polit-
ic.l freedom, the principle before
which all questions are dwariec. In
all ages when tho people have sought
to establish their rigtts. those who
we're In power aud believed they vrre
safely satfenohed have 'ndeavorod TO
lnurh their efforts to scors, they VS.
'i1iculed tnsir motive, tbs. rave dis.
tor'.'l their urposs., they have s-ughi
20 bottle tnat which IL dear, as dear
to the Intelligent ard lhSrty loving
ian Ms his LIS.
an IT, present erlsis tina. 10 now
to DO met by the LJmoor.tio
Iartv. history has repeated itself.
An upon Al hands, men who
bell they AZ about TO ., .ure the
fruits q. uniAv 81 ini.Tierenc", invite
interference, unjust interie, Jnce, with
the lights OF The paoF.J, have cried
dow.- the iiea OF your re>ssembl bling,
aud laughed nj tho 'nOught tnat you
had n Grievance, have tried To bslittls
tne quthNob, uhtuIy VIII hghih fe-
peat itself Wen this convention shall
h We acIJd, ~ud the people shall hnal-
lY hive passed upon this Is 10 iat 10
now thrust upon tnetu for thy who
laughed VIII ne buried beneath the
avalanche OF voles. (Apl l.ule).
awe are here thon assemble upon .
grave occasion, u coLs'uer . question
that requires tho highest statssman.
ship. tit Lers needed for me 10 nay
any ihiug upon the subject, my words
would be, Tor you TO approach that -
you would appr0 oh the act ~ MAKE
ing your will, before going upon
the nrld ~ battle. That whieh y,u d.
hero today, not o " ~ DO > par OF
the history OF Utan aod \L.,rica, but
Il will vi Lure u the veal or tho
woe Of this people, which q Il KIN W
have had suo"gn OF sorrow. disIIo,s
and suffering. (Applsus'.) II Yu
act with mojera lou, yet with ffm-
uois, n you meet this Issue In no splr.t
VI passion, II you take from your minis
all malice, II any there be therein, th-n
your action viii bs that yoLr cnii1teu,
aud youf ohilGren's children viii rise
up anu call you blessed irr what you
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