The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-26

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Hon. Lafe Pence
of Colorado was the previously unan-
nounced but star speaker at a largely
attended meeting of supporters of sill
yer held at Battery d this afternoon
Sam Small was to have spoken, but
owing to illness in his family was I'M
able to be present.
MIR. Pence said that this is the best
campaign he has ever known for Sun
day meetings to discuss the issues of
the day, and claimed that the Repub-
licanS had forced the consideration of
political matters on this day of the
week. He quoted a local paper as hav-
ing said the Republican party stood for
religion, morality and law and order.
AS examples of these great principles
he cited Bob Ingersoll for religion, w.
c. P. Breckenridge for morality and
Herr Most for law and order, all of
these men being pronounced in their
support of the Republican party in this
campaign.
INGERSOLL A REPUDIATOR.
The speaker quoted Ingersolrs strong
Endorsement of bimetallism in lectures
delivered in Colorado in 1898, when no
political campaign was on, and said
that, in view of his change of position
this year, he considered the colonel
the greatest repudiationist in the
world. This, however, was no new
character, as years ago Colonel Inger-
soil had repudiated Moses and the
prophets and the martyrs, his Savior
and his God, and had now only reached
the climax by repudiating himself.
Hearty and uproarious applause)
The wonder was that he did not re-
pudiate the silver dollar long ago, be-
cause 1t was inscribed: In God we
trust
COCHRAN A RAT.
Mr.. Pence then turned his attention
to Bourke Cochran, the mention of
cries of Hes rat" He said New
York had held the Democracy of the
country by the throat since 1865, nom-
mating every presidential candidate
since the war This time tho sovereign
people of the south and west had de-
clared it would select a man who
would fit the Democratic platform it
had adopted. Now the New York De-
mocracy sends out it's leader 20 DIS
rupt the party. Quoting Cockrans ia
nous speech in 1882, den ,rrcing the
mugwumps, he pronounced Cochran
the attorney of mugwumpS in this
campaign, and thanked chose mcn''
for their example, saying if they could J
thus easily shake off their party affil-
iations so could he and his Republic !
can friends. Great cheering ana i
voice, Plenty of US here.'O Who con-
trolls the Republican party? he asked |
and a shout went up: Mark Hanna
BRYAN'S YOUTH.
Referring to the youth OF Eryer the |
speaker said it was enough that he |
was as old as the fathers CT the con-
stitution considered necessary. and |
that ne is as old as was Thomas Jeffer- I
son when he wrote the Declaration of |
independence.
The position of the two great parties
on the currency question, as outlined I
in their platforms of 1884. 1888, 1892 |
and the present year. were reviewed, |
and the alleged entire change of heart !
on the part of the Republican party /
pointed out.
SNAKES AND EAGLES.
Referring to the past glories of the
party, he related the story
of a snake which had gotten into an
eagles nest during the absence OF tie
latter and applied to Mark Hanna
the snakes reply to the question how
he got there: I crawled up CHEERS
and Kisses for Hanna.)
He declared that Lincoln, tie friend
of the masses, and Douglas, would both
be for free coinage were they alive
today, but at is true their sons are
against us-but the best of stock will
run down.
reference to Carnegie called forth
another storm of Kisses.
In conclusion Mr.. Pence abjurad his
hearers when they so to the polling
booths to remember their wives and
and to vote to protect their
interests.
Charles Thomas of Colorado ard
Judge Fleming of Kentucky also spoke