The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-01-29

ENcirtNG ENhNfs
The eon,est has not been without
even's II more than pasaug interest.
Some Of r.cse arise from ire fact that
there sppears to be- Wide divergence
between the ideas Of the people and the
men who represent them. Two mem.
bers sgslast whom suspicious Of church
influence have been directed, were
hIs.rd when they left Thatcher. One
memb was eheered to the echo when
he changed hla vote 90 Thatcher, az.
slgnIne ga reason that Influences for.
eign 'ppol,,ies, from which the people
had been granted immunity, we're IN
evidence 20 plainly a. to he unmis,aks.
eis This WAS Ssn.,st Hsrho1r. In
part he ssidi
"Mr President, and members Of the
Joint assemblyi-- feel that I owe 10
my constituents and to the people Of
the state an explanation Of the vote I
am shout 70 cast A. you are aware.
the members OF the minority party
have Ten q their duty, up TO the pres
ent time to let the dominant party
settle ihi. question In their own way,
and W have been disposed to main.
tain The integrity Of our own party.
But. Mr President. I have seen some
thing. On this campaign that ! do not
lik,, and am constrained to change
my position. I am no, an old resident
Of this state, am not a native son
OF Utah, and am not lmbued with the
bitterness shown ny some Of IL mem.
beu. l. was only "a months tina, We
saw Utah admitted to the slslcrhood Of
sta,e, she came up out OF grave trlbu.
ia,ions, fstlant and smiling, and the
people we're hnglng the bells with Joy !,
nov the! ace wriaglng their hands, Mr..
President, In order to- preserve the In.
tegrl,y II American institutions, In or.
der thas utah's star on the Gag shalt re-.
main uniarnlshed, cas-, my vote Tor
Moses Thatcher"
A. senator Harbour Numbered forth
his elo'lng words, a mighty shout went
up from the lobby. Instantly several
adu.Tha,eher men we're on their feet
elamoring iof recognition, but their
voices we're drowned In the din. When
finally eulet had bssn ,estored, motion
was made TO clear the galleries. but a
poln, Of order was made against hear.
ing a mS'ion during roll cali, and the
motion was withdrawn.
Representative Dresser OF Tooele Il.
80 addressed the joint assembly In ex
planatloT 81 his vote lie was almost
a. dramatic a. Harbour, but the CALLER,
had already Polled IL vote and remained
quiet, NJ Dresser saldi
"My dr,, choice, has been a mem.
Der OF ihs popullst party, but the time
mas nov come when I should vote for
my secori choice Il to be regretted
that ihr ieelsion In this contest can.
no, te md upon he merit, Of the can.
dldates There are scme who believe
that Co settling this question
We are settling some other
question, OF vital Importance to
the state The frs, confederation that
guide me 10 tina, the man shall be abso.
iu,ely 'oaad on the silver question. My
candida, Ia this respect, IL above sus.
pleion The second confederation Is
that, II lei. TO popular vote he would
receive majority OF the votes Of all
the slse'ors, Tor the first allegiance Of
the me'uhers Is to the electors. The
third consideration IL tina, this eaadl.
date represents principle dear to the
heart OF every American. hope the
vote OF tS'' assembly will be a dselar.