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

TOUR OF SALT LAKE COUNTY
Held Four Rousing neetings,
Closing at Bingham.
Large Crowds Listen to the orafory
of the Man whom They VIII
Elect Today as Their Representa-
tive In Congress.

Hon w H. King ended mas CAM
naien. made in the interest of his can
didacy as the congressional nominee
on the Democratic ticket. at Bingham
last night. His work yesterday COM
menced at Mil Greek at 10 a. m. -Four
rousine meetings were held at differ
emf points and IT was Democracy's day
in the truest sense.
Despite the inclemency Of the
weather the man who will today be
elected to represent Utah in the ma
tional congress was greeted by large
and enthusiastic crowds at Mill Creek,
Murray, Sandy and Bingham.
The streets of each of the four towns
were lined with wagons. A large
number of farmers drove several miles
to hear the brilliant young orator. The
enthusiasm was oe that explosive ma
ture that set everything afire. Like all
of Judge Kings speeches those OF yes
terday were punctuated at frequent IN
1erValS by bright, sparkling eplSraIIls-
such as interest and hold spell-bound
an audience Although the day be
ean inauspiciously the meeting last
night was a ffUting climax to the cam
psieo of a candidate who subordinated
The interest of self to that OF party
o,a who exhibited the INCEST patriot
ism in forsaking his own canvass IN
order thar he might battle in behelt or
the masses among the igEorant-laden
cas-.
If large audiences, enthusiasm and
the pledge of hundreds of hitherto Re
publicans are indicative OF anything,
then w H. King will today be elected
congressman from Utah by ma
jority so large as to swell with pride
the breast Of any man.
MEETING AT MILL CREEK
At $50 o'clock yesterday morning
two carriages containing Mrs. Came
Judge King, George Blair, Miss Fergu-
son, Miss Sherman and Herald re
preventative left Democratic mead
Quarters in this city. Less than an
hour later the first stop of the day
was made. Judge King had been
billed to speak AIT the Mn Creek ward
house at 10 O'Clock. When the candi-
date and party arrived the church was
crowded with an expectant audience.
Little time was lost In prellmlnar1eS
before the chairman, Bishop George
Taylor, introduced Mrs. Margaret A.
Game as the first speaker. The lady
occupied only a few minuEes, the
major portion of which was given TO
an exhortation to those present 10 re-
main with principle and vote the Demo-
When Judge King was introduced ne
received an ovation The building
shook with wild applause that lasted
fully five minutes.
He commenced his speech by com
pairing the two old parties. He said;
My friends the hepuDican parry
Started out in a gorgeous wagon guided
by that grand patriot Abraham Lin
coin, but the wagon has fallen into
other hands-Mark Hanna, for instance
who drove the wagon into the silver
boulder and wrecked it. Ny friends, in
the language OF the scriptures, you car
not put old wine into new bottles.
Continuing, he urged his auditors to
follow the same course they followed
when they forsook the faith of theil
fathers and embraced the doctrine of q
new creed.
I'VE can not escape the question thai
confronts us today. We must decide
it. We are called upon to decide
whether We are 10 have a distinctively
American policy or a foreign policy
We can not hide it by discussing the
tariff"
Illustrating the changed condition Of
affairs he told how woman today
goes into a store and purchases calico,
whereas she formerly purchased silk.
He deprecated the lack of in
telligent conversation anent politi-
Cal QuSSllOUS dulOnS uGlSuDOIS anu
advised the MckinleyiteS to be-
come acquainted with themselves,
land when you do, he said, you vii
find that America is for Americans anc
can maintain financial policy of its
own"
He next addressed his remarks to the
sheepmen and asserted in stron Ian
guage that protection is not the para
mount issue. In proof Of his assertion
I1E "a L of
orators uttered during the past foul
years in condemnation of Cleveland
financial policy. He invited their atten
ton while he demonstrated the truth Of
his utterances and gave a synopsis o.
the silver agitation since the demone
tization act passed by England in 1916
BY apt stories of an Illustrative char
acter he kept the large audience il
good ilumor, and then suddenly burs
forth into 4 torrent Of eloQuence thaf
brought forth uproarous applause.
Addressing his remarks to a number
of Seandinavians present the orator de
picted the deplorable condition of Scan
dinavia today. and the manner in which
the poor people had been robbed o
their possessions by kings, princes
dukes and lords. Shall we sit dowl
like whipped ours when an oligarch.
comes along and steals our wealth
The Mckinleyites' say yes. They wan
you to thank God for it. Ny friends,
cannot understand II. 1t would be jus
as consistent for you TO kiss the hanC
that smote you and robbed you o
parents and home as il is 70
you to vote for Mckinley" In i'm
passioned words he appealed to Utal
Republicans to remain consistent anC
vote to sustain the principles of free
coinage that they have been advocat
ing for years.
His denunciation of the crime of u
was bitter in the extreme, and ont
of the most pleasing portions of hi.
speech. In emotional words and pa
thetic manner he pictured the sheriff:
sale of a mortgaged home and tolC
of the hundreds of such scenes beins
daily enacted in the United States b,
reason of there being so little money il
circulation.
The man who does not want larg,
amount of money in circulation is tn,
one who owns the major portion o
what little thsre is and wants to corne
the rest. My Republican friends, b.
true to your faith and dc not ALLOW
your necks to be placed in the yok,
of the Rothschil6s."
The money kings of the east wer
excoriated in a manner that caugh
the fancy Of the crowd He next ex
ploded the over-production folly, ex
claiming: why don't you people dis
pose of your wool; why don't you bu,
more clothes? Because there is no
enough money in circulation. Loci
the ootfor- c,,ox-ef.S of "a cc,,tt,