The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06
VAR|AN At THE PARK
Explained Why Republicans Joined
the Democratic Party.
QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
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CHARGE OF DEMOCRATIC IN
GRATITUDE ANSWERED.
Former Republicans Have No Com
plants to Make Because the
Democrats Had Not Given Them
All the Offices In Sight-Honest
Men Need No Brides.
By TeleDhone to The Herald

Park City, Nov. 5.-Hon. c. S. Var
ian of Salt Lake addressed an enthusi-
astic audience of Democrats here to-
night. County Chairman Boyden of
Coalville presided, and introduced Mr..
Yarian, who was listened to with the
closest attention, and frequently ap-
plauded.
The speaker opened with discussion
Of the financial question, reviewing the
attitude of the Republican party and
! its leaders up to the time of the st.
Louis convention, showing how the
rank and file was deceived by prom
ises made from time to time until the
revolt came in 1896, when thousands of
them went over to Bryan and the De-
mocracy. The Tribune justified this
then, making the silver question the
supreme issue, and the tariff an incl
dental one. He asked wherein this is
sue had changed, or how it has disap-
peared in Utah2 Why was it neces-
sary to beat the Democrats out of
their boots as suggested by the Trib-
une? Was it to elect-a stalwart Nc
Kinley gold Republican to office?
The professions Of the Republican
candidates were compared with their
state platform, which was denounced
Republican. He called attention to the
fact that. a silver man, to be useful in
the legislature must have a party be-
hind him, and the only silver party
was the Democracy. Abiding to the
alleged friendship of Mr.. Ivers, the Re
publican candidate for the legislature,
for Senator Cannon, AIR. Varian point
ed out that Mr.. Cannon was a silver
man, consequently not a Republican,
and if elected it could only be by the
Democratic vote. A Cannon man run
ming on a Republican ticket was an
anomaly. The necessity for making
certain the election of a Democratic
senator was all important.
NO COMPLAINTS.
Abiding to the Tribune's complaint
that the Democratic party had not rec
ognized the new recruits, like himself,
the speaker said that this complaint
came solely from the opposition. No
one in the Democratic party had any
complaint to make, and he failed to
see the base ingratitude of that party
in not giving to him and his friends all
the offices in sight. a man who fol-
lowed his convictions on political ques-
lions did not need the offer of office to
sustain him in well doing. Men would
come and men would 60 but principles
remained forever.
He paid high tribute to Judge Bas-
kin, both on account of his merits and
bench.
REPUBLICAN FALSEHOODS.
Following Mr., Varian. F. ]. Nc
Laughlin replied to an open letter pub
lished. in the Park Record today by
Henry Welsh, in answer to McLaugh-
Inns letter, published in yesterdays
Herald. Mr.. Welsh was present, ard
Mr.. Mclaughlin invited him to come to
the platform and examine the assess
ment roll he had brought with him, in
order to refute Mr.. Welsh's charge that
the Union Pacific was assessed less for
range land than were the farmers in
this county. But MIR. Welsh refused
to examine the books. Mr.. Mclaughlin
then proceeded with his address, and
by the records completely refuted the
statements made by Mr.. Welsh. He
completely convinced the large audi
ence that these charges were false in
every particular, and was heartily ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Welsh left the hall while the ap-
plause was at its height.