The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
Democrats Addressed by Fisher Har
ris and Other Orators.
ENTHUSIASM PREVAILED
OWL CLUB AUToCRATs RECEIVE
SARCASTIC MENTION.
Mr.. Dale Punctures the Rich Mems
order-Bob S1oan's Emphatic Ut
terances-The Crown Was Large.

Two hundred Democrats crowded last
night into Hegney's hail. where eloquent
speeches were made by Hon. r. W. Sloan,
Fisher Harris and W. H. Dale
John McKeeyer occupied the chair and
introduced j. b Tfmmony as the first
speaker. Mr.. Timmony told Of the fallaJp
of the non-partisan pretentions and ad-
Vlsed all Democrats to adhere TO the party
of silver.
II. ". Sloan made the next address.
There is no choice" he gatd, FOR citi-
zens of Salt Lake. You must, if you be-
lleYe in free silver. vote the Democratic
ticket. If You vote for Dorernus YOU vote
for the gold standard and if you vote for
( clark You vote for Il man who represents
nothing and would be responsible to no
Fisher Harris made the leading speech.
a good citizen, according to the non
partisan idea he said, is one WHO has q
bank account, and men who are poor are
poor citizens.
'Twenty-three men" he said. have de-
clared themselves to be the mighty oueS
Of Zion. We are to understand that they
are Just little lower than the angels.
Iney want to elect man to the chief
office in the city, who believes. as the
eastern capitalists do that the believers
in the free coinage Of silver are crazy,
and that it takes a rich man to make a.
good citizen Tne Democratic party qloIds,
an antdgonistic opinion, which is that a
man may be good citizen however poor
1T remains for you to decide whether
we snail claim our rights as American
citizens or allow n committee to dictate
who our municipal officers shall be. Not
understanding the fact that men say silver
the community know that it Is.
IF you vote for and elect Ny. Clark you
Go an unredeemable wrong. That viii
mean that in Salt Lake, where the silver
lukewarm and did not have The courage
to declare UOur convictions. The people
VIM advocate the election of the nom
partisan or Republican tickets did not
Dare declare that they are in favor of the
free coinage of silver.
The non-partisans are angels of purity
but after all they are not paragons in poli-
tics Mr.. Clark has made a fortune in
business That seems to be the chief
qualification.
Mr.. Harris concluded with an encom-
ium on the Democratic ticket The Demo-
cratic nominee he said. being of the peo-
pie would work for them.
W. II. Dale made the next speech. He
referred to the tax levy, which was the
been increased from 10 912 mills With
the election OF the Democratic party ex-
penSes would be reduced.
MIR. Dale said he WIS q resident and q.
tax payer, and that while he mad not the
munihcent fortune of Mr.. Dooly or Mr.
Mccormick. he was, as much interested
in economy in municipal affairs. and when
elected would work to that end.
The Silver duartette furnished some
political symphony, and chen ". II. Kes-
sedy was called upon for a speech. He did
not want the Democrats to prove untrue
to silver and did not wish a ticket on
which the name of Farley L. Williams a
profeSsed goldite, appeared, to be voted
for.
8. P. Armstrong made the concluding
address. He could see no reason. he said.
for revokins his allegiance to the PARTY
of silver, He did not care TO vote for Mr..
Doremus, whose proclivities in the mat
ter of money. we're the same as those OF
Mr.. Mark Hanna