The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-02

1t was a very large and enthusiastic
audience, that which crowded into the
Lyceum last night to hear the last
cheering words of the leaders of the
Democracy before the battle of ballots
Should begin. The orators We're Hon.
Q. w. Powers. David Evans of Ogden
and Fisher Harris
The little playhouse was filled half
an hour before the meeting was called
10 begIn, and when Chairman Dunbar
arose to introduce Judge Powers as
CHAIRMAN Of the meeting only standing
room remained.
JUDGE POWERS ADDRESS.
Judge Powers, in taking the chair,
SAID he had observed. while visiting in
me southern part of the state, that the
non-parusan movement had penetrated
as Tar as Benjamin and Mona ana had
even penetrated the little hamlet of
EohdloWn- short distance below
Provo. The Whole situation gave evil
oence OF a we'll laid design on the
part OF the %. The News asks" he
continued, whether the city is to be
wrested from the politicians The
real question is whether The people are
gong 10 allow syndicate to control
and manipulate their political affairs
stun have confidence in the people
ana believe they viii not allow them
Serves TO ioe SO controlled"
Judge Powers told how the non-par-
tlsan movement originated. 1t began
when a few gentlemen went to Wash
nSton just prior to the Jubilee Prior
TO that time there had been no talk of
disrupting the parties. ard Democratic
victory IL the present election was
written on The Skies 4 consultat lion
had apparently followed at Washing
ton with the leaders of the Republican
party, for Immediately afterwards it
developed that the Democratic party
was TO be disrupted and that Arthur
Brown and Rogers of Ogden were not
10 control the federal patronage here.
me appointment of q district attorney
was sill hanging fire. Upon the return
OF these gentlemen the non-partisan
boomerang was hurled, with the aD-
parent object of giving the Republican
party q chance TO secure power in the
state. The design was evidenced also
IN their selections, for a Democrat was
CHOSEN for mayor and another as
chairman OF the committee.
Judge Powers denied the claim of the
reformers that business success was
the only qualification for an official
position in the city. and referred in
TINS connection TO the magnificent ad-
ministratiTe powers of President Grant.
who in business life was a nonentity,
end the splendid executive TALENTS OF
Grover Cleveland, at one time an al
most unknown barrfster in Buffalo
They speak," he continued, against
giving office to a man who seeks it and
suggest forcing it upon someone who
does not want it. l had always con-
sidered thai in America the aspiration
tc gain political distinction was a
laudable ambition. After all, What is
the difference between asking for a
nomination from a convention and
s. l.
mated by a syndicate? Their doctrine
Is un-American and in harmony with
their claim that a man should be rich
in order to exercise the rights of cit
izenshiD."
The sitting process of the non-parti-
sans, said Judge Powers, was hypoc-
risy and a sham. After claiming that
they gave due and assiduous attention
TO a mans sObriety and rejected him
II he was seeking the Office, they chose
Swan. Their claim about taxation
showed tie same hypocritical source.
The great improvements of the past
few years had necessarily IMPLIED a
larger assessment upon property. The
blame for this does not lie in the di-
vision on party lines, which their de-
sign is TO obliterate. This is one of
the poor pretenSes upon which they
seek to gain control of the city If
they succeed now they may as we'll
control state affairs a year later and
the selection Of national officers NAV
as well be placed in the hands OF
rich few 1 DO not say this to imply
thai. [ have lost confidence in the in
dependence and Judgment of the
Democrats OF Utah. The Democrats
have been loyal in the past and they
win be loyal tomorrow" (Applause).
An editorial from the New York
Journal was quoted by Judge Powers,
showing the maladministration of the
non-pa4'tisan party, headed by Judge
Strong, now holding the Teins in New
York. The same incompetency and
dishonesty was written in all similar
attempts thai had been tried in the
United States.
The speaker saw no reason why the
party that stands for silver should not
be supported. The bringing of the sill
Yer issue into this campaign" he said,
lis referred TO by the organ of non
partsaniSm as 'sniVelling can't They
say that 4 victory in the city council
advances the cause of silver; [ saw
that q victory for silver anywhere .ad-
vances the cause. II would have been
j good thing for the non-p artisans to
have declared for free coinage. But
they did not do this for two reasons.
First, they do not believe in it. and.
secondly, they wished to put a gold
man at the head of their ticket" Gap
plause.)
Judge Powers referred to Mr. Rich
ards remark that silver was not an
issue, because almost everyone here be-
heved in it. When people dodge an is
sue as the nOll-partisans and Repub-
hcans had done, it show ed that they
did not believe in il very strongly. The
election, he concluded. meant much to
the people Of the state. With their bal
lots they should condemn the un-Amer-
Jean methods Of the non-partisans. and
at the same time vote for the party
which stood Tor the cause of the com
mon people
When the applause subsidized. the
Democratic Glee club emerged from
behind the scenes, and sang some cam
paign songs, which were warmly ap-
plauded.
DAVID EVANS.
Hon. David Evans of Ogden was then
introduced. He said that a few years
ago the people were advised to divide
on party lines, and now some select
few had arisen and demanded that the
order be revoked. The division on party
lines came after fractional dissensions.
and the attempt to do away with that
system was thing difficult to under
stand
"They claimed that their system was
necessary in order to get good men.
Their ideas of g0e1 men very likely
differ from those of other people. They
can easily get men who viii carry out
will of fha 10 m llaT who win