The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13

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by Eugene Debs in the afternoon ano
the resolutions of coincidence kindly
furnished by the press committee Il
largely a matter of conjecture, al
though there were a few leaks IN the
proceedings.
That the federation is preparing 1oI
something important which IL Goes NOT
want given out is certain. IL re-
porter so much as walked down the
hall of the capitol building yesterday
on his way to the mayors Office ne
was held UP by some husky MEMBER
and asked if he was ''eavescropplng-
Every once in awhile some VlSllant
guardian of the secrets of the meeting
would pop out his head as if to catch
someone mapping. However. none OF
the young men of the press suffered
anything at the hands of the fedora
ton.
Debs spoke in the afternoon and
modulated his tones so that his utter
ances did not reach the outside in very
tangible form. What he said. OF
course. could not be reported off the
bat. but from those who were on the
inside it is gathered that he compli-
mented the men on the large attend
ance present, said he was glad to be
there, hoped the federation would be
a success, told the story of labor and
Of labor's grievances, urged the men
to be faithful, and all that sort OF
thing.
Some of the committees made reports
yesterday, although no one need
charge the press committee with giving
out that information. The press COM
mittee is not a press committee at all;
it is just a bluff. II hands you few
lines of this and that. all of which has
no connection with the regular bust
ness of the meeting. But then that is
hnfr hr1cf
all come out in time, and a very short
time at that.
SHOOTING CLUBS OR NOT?
The rifle business had some consid-
Grafton yesterday, according to all ac-
counts, and much talk was INDUCED in.
although that portion of the presidents
address was not voted on. There ap-
pears to be d division of sentiment
among the members as to whether il
Will be best for the union to organize
shooting clubs or not, some contendfng
that the best way to kill militiaman
is with brick. while others insist that
shooting is the proper death for all
members of the national guard to die,
save when he is boycOtted into starva-
tiOn-a thing to be preferred. 1t is
said that the rifle subject was debated
pro and con, on the grounds that it
would be too expensive; that when a
money he ought to pay into the union
for the support of the president and
other officers. in ammunition which he
would use in shooting at a mark, kill
ing chickens and cats and things.
Some seem to think that there should
be an assessment levied quarterly for
the purchase of ammunition for mem
bers to shoot with. and this raised the
question as to what object a man
should shoot at in order to get prac- |
tice. 1t was finally decided that a |
dummy member of the national guard /
would be a good thing to practice on, |
and that at least 80 rounds day, to |
be fired before breakfast, was the |
proper thing.
Having learned that some of the |
lational guard have cannon it was |
thought best by some that instead of |
rifles every member of the federation /
buy himself a cannon. One of the !
members thought a cannon would be /
too expensive, inasmuch as each shot |
fired would cost the owner $3.50. and /
that in view of that circumstance. /
hard times, low wages and three days /
A week. a fellow would spend all he
had getting so he could hit the side
Of d mountain with effect.
THE BOYCOTT.
The boycott of members of the Ma
ional Guard is presumed to be a
sweeping one. Every firm, individual,
corporation, company. partnership,
association. aggregation, congregation.
lgglomerati ton, federation, assemblage,
n fact anything and everything do
ng business, which engages a member
# the National Guard in any capacity
viii be boycOtted. In this city a mem
Der of the federation would be expected
o refuse to pay his taxes, because for
10 I'D Of sdf J srnc-
Members of the National Guard to
each in schools and to watch its build
ngs The board of health would be
,oycotted because it has a Glilitiaman
or clerk. Imagine a member Of the
ederation declining to telephone the
BOARD to remove a dead horse from the
ront OF his home on that account. The
union would be boycoIted
because a military man belonged; all
he newspapers hiring mem Ders would
Ie refused patronage on that account
nd every member OF the federation
you'd be compelled 10 borrow or steal
paper to obtain information on cur
ent events. II is presumed that State
enator Whitaker will sell the members
ew cigars in future, for the reason he
ras appointed on the committee on
Military affairs at the last session of
he legislature, while the patronage of
he editor of the Mercur Miner will
oubtless fall off because ne served in
similar capacity in the lower house.
.naH wonder If the guard does sharpen
s sajbers and grind its bayonets to a
oint When man is declared an i
utcast and a S13 a month murderer :
is high time that he should take the {
ar path.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED. {
The resolutions passed yesterday are I
5 follows:
Salt Lake City, Utah, May u, 1897.
Whereas, it has pleased the supreme r
Her of the universe to call from his
.bors on earth. our worthy vice-presi- L
ent, Brother James Leonard of Alt Q
an, Colo, and
Whereas, Brother Leonard was an )
tive and enthusiastic member of this s.
Iteration from its inception until the n
me of his death, and W
Whereas, His untimely death leaves G.
vacancy in our convention which viii G.
hard to refill. His kind, genial dispo- s,
ton, his broad experience. his calm,
liberate judgment and untiring eff y
rts for the uplifting of his fellow a
and the cause of labor con- p
ituted him a citizen of whom we s.
light we'll feel proud and endeared a
m to every person with whom he e.
me in contact. and
His untiTnely removal de- n
ives his wife and little ones of r
nd husband and loving father there G
re, be il T
Resolved, by the delegates of the e
tn annual convention of miners as c.
mbled, that while we bow with hum s.
e submission to the will of the most Z
gh we none the less sincerely mourn II
e untimely death of Brother Leonard ! F
40 has been called from his labors TO
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