The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-26

have called attention to the non-par-
tisan government in the city of Gas
not great Why? Because the city of
Glasgow compeIs the corporations
holding franchises to pay for them.
Has the bipartisan party here done
anything of that kind? No But the
Democratic party pledges itself that
in the future, when it shall have con-
troll. no corporation shall be granted
franchises without consideration
They say silver is not an issue in this
campaign. Elect a gold ticket and see
how soon the gold press of the east
viii poirt to it as an abandonment Of
the silver principle by the people of
Utah II viii be autographed all over
the country. IF silver IS not an issue
here, why are victories by silver men
in the east reioiced at by silver men
ali over the land? To abandon the
means that a dangerous result Will
have been accomplished.
Chairman Powers, after a felicitouS
reference to the rooster, which de had
just discovered, called for II. P
Henderson, but as he was not in the
audience. the silver quartette furnished
some melody. The campaign song
!
captured the house.
DIR. FERGUSON.
When the applause was over Mrs.
Ellen b. Ferguson made Al address
She referred 10 the can sent out by
the obscure committee of non-par-
tisan6 for good government. The
response Was the present great gather
ing Of Democrats, who firmly adVo-
cate that principle: 1t was in its
methods that it differed from the Citi-
Gems reformerS. When Democrats
wished evils overcome, they called to-
geuher a mass meeting.
Mrs. Ferguson said that it was APP
parent that many evils must be
! remedied, but believed that in lieu of
the strength of the other tickets, there
was no excuse for a third party. Re-
( publieaDs were responsible for the
/ present bad condition of affairs. and
as contrast 20 their nlisrule nothing
could be more strong than the present
/ efficient county government.
/ Non artisans, she said, Warted men
in Office VINO held to no principle and
no party That organization rose in. q
single night Like Jonah's guard, and
in Nov. 2, it viii wilt as Quickly as
did the sourd IN the sun
( Non partisans, she considered. leaned
! towards gold as Republicans Odd, and
1t remained for the Democrats to still
( hold u,> the banner of free silver. This
issue the Democrats did not propose
! to loose sight Of for the aim of the
! party was to crown silver queen OF
money Surrounding towns were
watching to see how long the nom
| partEsani5m would breathe As soon
as they see it expire, the little tendrils
/ in other places would also fade away
! Considering the greatness of the is
! sues" concluded Mrs Ferguson
! Where is only one duty for Democrats
! and friends of silver, (for friends OF
/ silver must be Democrats} and that
/ IS TO vote for the party which Stands
upon the Chicago PLATFORM
HON FISHER s. HARRIS.
Judge Powers then presented Fisher
EaFfis. Il have the honor to Introduce, >
J he said, "a man who can twist the rain
! bow icto words, who can wiring Ian
| guage out Of the lightning, whose voice
/ Us like the music of an aeolian harp.
! MIR. Harris was received with warn,
! applause, which he converted a mo-
! nent later into laughter with his in
| troduetory words: Mr.. Chairman and
Fellow Ward HeelerS: We have been
/ told continued Mr.. Harris, that only
the evil disposed, only the wicked. only
| the ward heelers and hot house poll
! OclanS and tax eaters would take an
! interest in anything but nom partisan
ism In view of that, this gathering Of
undesirable people must strike the non
! partisans solar pleXus blow Cap
plause.}
1t is pleasure to see so many PEG
I pie here, particularly so many of those
whose constant rocking rules the world
! for it shows that women are interested
! in Democracy and their approval OF
| any question is always a wise and
usually decisive one"
/ Mr.. Harris devoted some florfd SEN
! fences to the nom partisan COMMITTEES
A number of gentlemen, for whom
nave no words save of sorrow and
! pity, have banded together and put
! forth the declaration that the city is in
a lamentable condition, and that hordes
/ of misfortunes assail it. We are com
/ PEELED to admit absolute truth of the
! indictment against the people who have
/ ruled the city for the past seven years
! That indictment is against the party OF
( which the Tribune was the little tir
! sod and which all the papers of any
! consequence except The Herald, fought
( for II is against the present Repub-
lican party whose offenses reach tc
| heaven that the complaint is made.
''Te ct the Democratic party is not free
from the Wild spear thrusts of this re-
! form committee. They call upon all
/ men to reform. l ask, what right has
! any body of men to condemn a party
/ in advance, and say, You are going tc
( be bad man; therefore I arrest you
! Their logic is that men in the past
! have done wrong and that therefore the
{ Democratic party, which has never
{ been tried in local municipal affairs. is
going to do wrong. Suppose that fol.
! lowing this theory. some one went tc
/ Pat Lannan and said: Come with me
| TO jail I have done nothing; | have
! committed no crime. Mr.. Lamar
! would plead. While the delustVe light OF
! innocence Illuminated his face.
q I know it, would be the reply, but
you are going TO commit q crime. Il
came to me last night in a dream thai
I you were going to rob John @. Cannon
! and therefore L arrest you daughter
Are they clairvoyants that they have
begun blasting regulations and makins
( indictments two months in advance.
! They have claimed that none but bat
and eVilly inclined men went to pri-
| Inaries. The recent Democratic con
Yention. composed Of the representative
and respectable citizens of Salt Lake
allegation, which originated in desire
| to contro! the earth and the fuilness
thereof. (Applause.)
THE salvation Of this nation rests
upon the existence of one or more par.
! ties. They are bulWark and q safe
! guard 1t does not rest in an emascu.
lated thing like the non-partisan party
which, having no father, hopes for ne