The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-18

Hon. 3. II. Roberts was campaigning
in Weber county yesterday and held
three rousing meetings, the first being
at Harrisvine early in the afternoon.
There was a very large attendance at
this meeting, ana Mr.. Roberts speech
on the issues of the day was enthusi-
astically received. h w Civilian and
Moroni Poulter made brief speeches,
reviewing the local situation and an :
SWering the charges of fraud made
against the county committee by the
fusion Democrats.
At Plain City there was between $50
and 200 present, the meeting being held
late in the afternoon. Mr.. Roberts
made a strong address on the silver
question and urged support for the
straight Democratic party.
In HOOPER the amusement hall was
packed, there being between $50 and
800 present. Mr.. Poulter was intro
duced by Chairman Parker and made
a short address, defending the county
committee and explaining how it was
necessary to call the primaries in the
manner in which they were called in
order TO prevent invasion by others
than Democrats.
Mr.. Roberts was greeted by an en-
thusiastic round of applause when he
was introduced. He informed the au-
dience that Fishery Harris had been de-
tanned in Salt Lake by illness and then
proceeded to discuss the issues of the
present campaign. He called attentio.
TO the supreme Importance OF the COM
ing election, nationally as we'll as To-
cally, and paid a strong compliment
to the nominee for justice OF the Su-
preme court, Judge Baskin, who, he
thought, was man whose merits even
the Republicans could recognize and
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ence. as the Democrats could carry the
state anyhow. Referring to the fact
that the Republican speakers had used
the successful termination of the war
as p campaign issue, he said the war
is not an issue in the campaign; it was
an American war, fought by the men
behind the gunS-an undertaking in the
cause of human rights and human lib
erty.
Referring to the position of the Re
publican candidate on the silver ques-
ton, he read a clipping from the Tri-
bune, which paper he thought Mr.. Ell
dredge would not object to acknowl-
edging as his organ. This clipping pur-
ported to give the remarks of Mr.. FL
dredge at a public meeting, wherein
that gentleman stated that the silver
question was not an issue, as it had
been settled by the state platform. At
this point Mr.. Roberts raised a laugh
by claiming that Mr.. Eldredge might
have some complaint coming, as the
Tribune was devoting more attention
to Roberts than to Eldredge.
The speaker then passed to the
tariff question, and argued that it was
not now an issue and could not be for
some time to come. He predicted that
within the next two years the Repub-
lican party of Utah would declare for
the gold standard. In conclusion, Mr.
Roberts said the silver Question is not
local issue. and local parties cannot
affect the great question only so far
as they stand united and work in har-
mony. This brought out hearty ap-
plause from the opponents of the flu
sioniSts, and the address, which lasted
about an hour, was heartily applaud
ed at frequent intervals.
This morning Mr.. Roberts takes a
run down into Davis county, but re-
turns at 1:30, and then goes to North
Ogden. where he holds an afternoon
meeting. and will be on hand for the
evening rally in the opera house to-
night. The congressional candidate is
in excellent health and spirits, and is.
confident of success.