The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-06

successful. If they were right, thel
they have sown seeds that will bios
! som in the future. But whoever wa.
right, the wounds will be healed anC
honest men and women should takt
each other by the hands and do theil
part" (Applause.)
Facing this nation are some of the
gravest questions that ever confronted
any people-whether the great wave.
of wealth should completely enguE
the people We should stand by anC
uphold those who are fighting for bi-
metallism. Unless this shall be done
by and by the tiger of humanity viii
be awakened and the nation itself viii
be destroyed. l believe that the party
of which l am q member will be the
party to solve these great questions.
DEMOCRACY GREAT ENOUGH.
1T has been suggested that we here
in Utah divide political parties and
again go forth on those lines that
brought so much sorrow and trouble,
but l say no. (Applause.) Ny party
is great enough and strong enough to
solve these questions. Our party last
summer arose to the exigencies of the
occasion and at the great convention
at Chicago again became the party of
the people (applausel, and upon its
man, yet to be the president of the
United States. (Applause and cheers }
In the presence of this august as
sembly 1 now pledge to you my faith.
that as God gives me the power to see
the right, so l will do the right, no
matter what may be the conse-
quences.''
HON. FISHER S. HARRIS.
When the applause following Judge
Powers speech had subsided, the
speaker presented the popular and sils
ver-tongued Fisher S. Harris, and in
doing so, said: The political star of
this distinguished young Democrat
shall never wane, but snail rise and
ascend until it reaches the full zenith. ;"
The appearance. of Mr.. Harris was
the signal for more applause.
Mr.. Harris said:
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of
the legislature-It is trine embarrassing
Tor me to follow in the track of ard
TO take the dust from the heels of TIE
dlstlnguished dark horse who has Just
addressed you, but | remember it has
been said by an authority as old as we
know, that he VINO humbieth himself shall
be exalted, and the time will come when
the last shall be first. | therefore con-
sole myself with the somewhat selfish
reflection that though the gentleman has
distanced me today the time may come
in the future of Utah when. by devotion
to the welfare of the people and by de-
vOtiOn to the doctrines of the Democratic
party. shall in that generous rivalry
outspeed this prince of politicians
Ladies and gentlemen, l am here today
as the guest of your courtesy. and |
thank you from the bottom of my heart
for the privilege you have given me of
speaking to you in your official capacity
and ! promise that ] shall speak briefly.
For my position in the great contest
that has Just been finished | have no
excuses TO offer, no explanations to make.
either to you or through you to your
My attitude upon the queS-
ton of the senatorshiD was dictated to
me by my conscience-the only authority
know for my guidance in political or
affairs. But 1 am glad, as YOU
doubtless are. that it is finished | hope
and believe that it has been finished
wisely. and that the distinguished gen
tleman who has received from your hands
this great honor. will so bear himself in
the national congress. that the people of
the United States shall say in one ac-
cord there has indeed some great good
some out of Nazareth.
But It is and should be a matter of
to all of us that patriotic
men and women everywhere recognize
that the welfare of a great political party
IS of more Importance than the success
Of any individual. and that the well being
Of the state rises far superior to the sue
cess of any party. And if the senator
elect shall come back from the scenes
IF his labors crowned with success won
upon the lines / have suggested. / shall
permit no man in Utah to lead me in the
or warmth of my congratu
ations
l would like the privilege of assuring
you that there is nothing in the result
IF this political war that affects me per-
sonally. There is in my heart today no
bitterness, put there by reason of the
conclusion you have reached, and l prom
Sc you. my political brethren. that there
shall be in the future no shadow of turn
ng upon my part. from my devotion to
he principles of the great party we serve;
lor shall there be because of il any fall
Ire on my part in my honest allegiance
. that state whose people have at all
lines and under all circumstances lifted |
re up and honored me. / do not see be-
GRE me today any face that is not the
-ce of a friend, and not a face into the
yes Of which / cannot look with a clear |
conscience. 1t is my hope that at some |
;.re in that future which is coming to
ls there will be a time when all the un- |
.ntu-al questions that have veXed us in /
M. homes and our public life, shall be |
forever. And then the question |
o political honors. What are your quail |
cations? What is your reputation among |
our fellow men?' and the words Nor /
no,." and Gentle" shall no longer find |
place in our political vocabulary. | |
eel sure that that hope will find an echo |
4 all your hearts.
I will in all probability not have an
pportunity to address you politically for
wo years. and so it may not be improper
- me to seize this occasion to return
hanks for the kindness of my fellosV cit
sens to me in the past
During the past year / have seen more
: the people of Utah than ever before
have been with them in the mining
amps and in the agricultural communf-
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