The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03

boundaries of the nation west
ward from the river to the
ocean; they have laid deeply and
well the foundations of a great indus
trial empire; they have obliterated the
frontier and dispelled its terrors; they
have wiped the desert from the face
of the map; they have turned the wild
channels and made the waste places
bloom and blossom into beauty; they
have wreSted the yellow gold and shin
ing silver from the reluctant hills and
poured unstinted wealth into the
treasury of the nation in the time of
its greatest need. Where the gray
desert lay under the sun, profitless to
man, they have put waving fields of
grain and orchards of luscious fruit,
and in the midst of what was once the
desolation of nature they have builded
temples to the Most High, and their
schoolhouses stand like beacon lights
in a strange and inhospitable land.
Where the savage roamed they have
put homes for happy people, and
where the wild bird and the wilder
beast howled in the desolate night
there are heard the voices of men and
women praising God" prolonged ap-
plause.)
REPLY TO MR.. ALLISON.
Referring to Senator Allison, who had
spoken here the night previous, Mr..
Harris said:
Hon. E. NJ. Allison was here the
other night preaching to you the beau
ties of protection. l remember Mr..
Allison. He represented Armenia and
Cuba in the last legislature Qaughter),
and in the enthusiasm of a universal
philanthropy, overlooked the fact that
he owed some slight obligation to
his trusting constituents of Weber
county. l consider Mr.. Allison a
somewhat discredited authority upon
the great issue of this campaign, for to
him more than to any other man be-
longs the credit. or discredit as the
case may be, of the election of Mr..
Arthur Brown to the United States
senate. I believe that Mr.. Allison is
now, by implication at least, an apollo
gist for his senatorial protege; but be
that as it may, the people of Utah
will recall in this connection the old
Latin adage which freely translated
means that we should judge a Hercules
by the size of his feet; and remember
ing Mr.. Allison'S record in the past,
will refuse to accept his opinions in
political matters until he shall have
cleansed himself of the scent of the
roses of Arthur Brown
Applause hearty and prolonged
greeted the last remark, after which
Mr.. Harris turned TO the Democratic
ticket, and in the light of what he had
said, urged the consistency of every
person voting for every candidate on
it, who believed he had uttered truths
in the statements he had made. He
eulogized Judge King and made an
appeal to his hearers to give him their
votes for congress. He held the cleo
ton of Democrat to the United States
senate of equal Importance. and in
urging the support of Mr.. Nebeker for
the legislature. to that end, paid the
gentleman a well-merited compliment,
which met with hearty applause as a
response.
Telling addresses were also made by
w. G. Nebeker, DR.. H. ]. Faust and
Henry M. Ryan. and Miss Ferguson
was warmly appiauded for her recita-
lions.
After the meeting an informal re-
ception was held, in which Republic
ans and Democrats alike complimented
Mr.. Harris and pledged their fealty
to Mr.. Nebeker. 1t was some time
after midnight before the special de-
parted on it's return to Salt Lake.