The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-22
The Senator Speaks to Third Pre-
cinct Democrats.
SCORES THE PERFORMERS"
WHAT THE CITIZENS MEAN BY
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sarcastic Reference Made to Nom
Partisan Pretensions - Silver a
Question to Be Considered
Speeches BY Allen Sanford and
w. B Timmony-The Attendance
Large.

Three hundred Third ward Democrats
crowded into Plymouth hall last night
and listened to eloquence and logic
the largest meeting held in the Third
since the opening of the campaign, and
the audience bespoke it's appreciation
of the speech in frequent and warm ap-
plause.
Mr. Rawlins' address was a simple
and effective exposition of the present
political situation. 1t was like the in
cessant strokes upon an anvil and there
was no escape from the logic of his
conclusions. Mr.. Rawlins attempted nc
forid fights in oratory, but used as his
weapons against -partisanship and
the party of protection, plain and in
cisive logic. Two other addresses, which
formed a setting for the main effort
were made by Allen T. Sanford and j
s. Timmony.
MT Timmony led the speechmadng
after a formal introduction by Moroni
Gillespie. who handel the gavel.
In a brief speech he delivered some
grape shot into the camp OF the non
partisans and adherents of the party
Of gold, and wanted the Democrats tic
consult their best interests and the
prosperity OF the city by voting only
for Democratic nominees.
Mr.. Stanford. who followed. referred
to the difference between partisan
ism and New York and the new local
movement. In the east they we're or
ganized to fight corporations, and here
the corporation leaders were the fos-
terers and leaders of the party.
In reference to the Tribune claim
that economy was the only issue, he
e, ,aI
import0nce-that of the issuance OF
franchises. Against this the last people
TO go 10 for protection were the fathers
Of -partiSanism.
Miss Annie Buckley sang q solo, and
this selection was reinforced with a
campaign song by the Silver Glee club,
who. for an encore. rendered the mel
ancholy pathos of "GoodWin's La
ment."
SENATOR RAWL1Ns' ADDRESS.
Senator Rawlins then delivered his
address. He referred first to the great
oligarchy of wealth which controlled
the last selection and whose shtbboleth
was, Silver must be destroyed" He
spoke of this as q combination which
cared neither for free trade or protec-
ton. except in so far as it satisfied
their greed and aVarice. This allied
power took wealth from the people IN
der any system they allowed to prevail
and so "deformed protection and limp
ing free trade" went together to feed
monopoly. These people preferred cities
to country places, the east to the west
and the north to the south
Mr.. RaWlinS spoke of the origin In
England of these schemes to exact trib-
ute from the American people and de
scribed how the el71issaries of a foreign
power. leagued with servtle and traitor
Gus monopolists here, executed their
disastrous schemes The oigarchy OF
wealth was row arrayed against the
people. and to meet this vigiiant enemy
the people must prepare for the tnl-
pending conflict.
Similarly" he continued. it would
not be unwise to organize in a non
partisan way, if there we're fragrant
evils to be remedied. But how the sor-
did soul OF greed would be filed With
delight if the message went to the At
lantic that here in the metropolis OF
the west where the fight for silver was
supposed to be hottest, party led by
corporations had triumphed over the
party that staid by its principles. The
kind of message we want to go forth is
one which viii thrill the honest yeo-
many Of the country"
"What excuse have Mccormick, Dooly
G Co. for gathering in secret conclaVe
and arbitrarily selecting municipal
ticket without consulting the people?
Last year almost two-thirds of the
population here voted for the great
Democratic party and what it repre-
scented. 1t is an insult to these people
who are the intellectual and farsighted
ones, to arbitrarily nominate men to
run their own city government without
consulting these who are to be gov
erned.
The city government is not con-
Germ only of the small coterie OF mer
who met in the rear of a bank to say
who should control It; it is a matter
of vital interest to every man, woman
and child in the city. (Applause) VIII
you stulttfy yourselves and make
yourselves unworthy the franchise by
voting for this ticket SO unworthily
put up?"