The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-19
THE OVERFLOW.

NO-AAN
THE OVERFLOW.
An Enthusiastic Gathering Remin-
iscent of the aIining Camps.
The overflow meeting was the sort
of a ratification that might have been
held in Roaring Camp" and would,
therefore, require a Bret Harte to de-
scribe it adequately.
1t was a merry, rollicking, and at
times roaringly enthusiastic, affair,
entirely characteristic of the men who
had it in charge. and conducted it in
genuine miner fashion.
The miners float, which was created
to typify the mining interests of the
state in the professions during the
midsummer carnival, served as the
speakers platform and lent an air of
the mining camp to the scene. 1t was
stationed in front of the theatre on
First South street, between f1aring jets
of natural gas, and was occupied by
miners who know how to hammer a
drill with the best of them, headed by
DR.. Faust, who OBLIGATED as chief cook
and bottle washer, and Matt Osborn,
who told their men to cut loose and
make things lively, and they did it
peak of the miniature mountain at
one end of the float, to the top of the
cabin at the other was stretched d
streamer bearing the mottos mo
Crown of Thorns'' and "No Cross of
Gold" which were very much in keep
ing with the sentiments expressed by
the speakers, and which were echoed
by the big crowd that congregated
about.
Between the speeches lone fiddler
would strike up THE Arkansas Trav-
eler," keeping the crowd in great,
good humor, and during the time
occupied by all the speakers responses
which indicated the temper of the
listeners came from among them
whenever a strong point was made.
Now you're talking" Good boy"
and the like punctuated the remarks,
and always came in a, way which set
the crowd yelling with enthusiasm
CAPTAIN MIDDLEMAs.
The programme commenced after the
theafer had been filled to its capacity,
DR.. Faust introducing Captain Middle
mas as the first speaker. He an
nollnced that he was not Democrat;
that he had once been a Republican,
but that now he was for silver. The
declaration met with hearty approval
by the crowd, and he then proceeded
TO urge the people to get together on
the silver issue, obliterate party lines
and work together for the common
good of the cause.
W. H. KING.
Judge W. H King, who followed, set
the crowd wild with an address Wnlch
caught the popular favor of the miners
from his first sentence. He was fiery
and eloquent and received round after
round of enthusiastic applause.
Judge King began by saying that all
citizens of the United Safes are equal
save where one distinguishes hlmsef
by especial merit, and continuing, he
said:
"a crisis has arrived in the history
of this nation. Past party Affiliations
must be swept away. There are no
Democrats, no Populists, no Republi-
cans The issue is now between the
rich man and the poor man, and every
one must cast his vote for one or the
other. In the past century OF our ma
tional history we have departed from
many of the fundamental principles
laid down by the builders of the re-
public.
Whenever there is a departure from
the constitution; whenever wealth rises
as an oppressor of the working man,
God raises Up a deliverer from among
the common people. The constitution
declared that both gold and silver were
the money of the people, and that doc
trine is as sacred as any other proVis-
ion in the constitution. We should not
be coWed by the utterance of the gold
bug press; we should not be deceived
by the Vaccinations of the money own
al nl a Tc
that the people of the west and the
south, who believe in the rehabilitation
of silver are traitors to the country
The real traitors in the United States
are those who would debase silver
when the constitution expressly de-
clares that it is equal with gold as
money This is the doctrine of Thomas
J Jefferson; it is the doctrine of AleXan-
deq. Hamilton, whom the Republicans
are pleased to look upon as their pat
ron saint.
In the emergency which now con-
fronts us we must bridge the chasTr
which separates the national parties
and come together to do battle against
! the oppressors of the people. The wo-
men of the country are our natura
financiers. They must stand shoulder
| to shoulder with us in this fight.
when Mr.. Bryan shall have beer
elected the toiler will have achieved q
victory over the money changers and
| the hoarders of gold in the United
| States
O. w. POWERS.
Judge o. w. Powers responded t,
J long calls for the chairman of the dele
grafton to Chicago. His reception wa
much the same as that with which h,
/ was greeted in the theater, to which h
smiled a grateful recognition and thel
\ proceeded to crafty the crowds desir
/ to hear his voice. His remarks wer
in the same strain as those delivered il
| the theater, his reference to the threat
| ened address of Mr.. Dooly to the Re
/ publicans of the state creating the sam
amusement, and his strong points be
ing in like manner enthusiastically ap
plauded.
j. NJ DENNY.
Following Judge Powers, James Nj
Denny was introduced. He was prou
that he could endorse the sentiments o
the Democratic party. Two years ag
the party had promised free silver, blu
by the events of the last year he ha
come to doubt that the promise woul
4 ever be kept, and so he had awaite
! the action of the convention at Chicag
to know whether or not he could longe