The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30
REcoRD-BREAKER AT NEPHL
Greatest Political Demonstration
Ever held In the Town.

Ever held In the TOWN.
Especial to The Herald)
Nephi, Oct. ENTHUSIASTICALLY the
most enthusiastic and demonstrative
gathering of representative citizens
filed the opera house here tonight to
greet Hon. o. w. Powers that ever as
semhled at a political meeting in this
city. The interior of the building was
deliberately decorated for the occasion
with flags, bunting and emb!ems, and
the stage settings were artistic and
beautiful, and upwards of so prominent
Democrats from this side and Tintic,
both ladies and gentlemen, occupied
chairs under the canopy of flags and
banners. The auditorium was packed
with an eager. listening multitude, and
many We're unable to gain entrance,
but waited far out into the street to
catch a random sentence of the speak
er's eloquence.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Carter, who introduced Hon.
w. A. c. Bryan as chairman. Mr..
Bryan made an eloquent appeal for
silve. and urged all Democrats to
stand shoulder to shoulder and march
TO victory on the Sth of November He
then introduced Hon. o. W. Powers as
the speaker of the evening.
Judge Powers opened his speech by
calling attention to the magnificent
prospects for Democratic success. all
over the state this year. He spoke of
the situation in Sanpete, where he
spoke five times in the last two days,
and of the interest and enthusiasm
among The Democrats of Manti and
Ephrain. The meetings there were
acknowledged TO be the largest ever
held in the county. Silver was the is
sue, and the Republican campaign was
based upon platitudes and inconsist-
pnpiaG and
ing, except ambition TO get office In
Eureka they talked silver in Nephi5
protection, and in Salt Lake polygarny.
and their motto was Anything to beat
the Democrats" Hatfield, in Eureka,
IS for Cannon for the senate, and in
Nepm Tor anybody the sheepmen want.
The Dingley bill had not brought3|
prosperity in large quantities thatil
anybody had discovered. He said Sen
ator Brown claimed that the Dingley
bill had greatly increased the price of
lead, but since the senator had begun
his speeches in this campaign, lead had
fallen from 1895 to $3.50 He said the
Democrats opposed a high protective
tariff, behind which monopolies flour
tsh and tramps are concealed. and IA
Nor tariff for revenue, which will be
Just to all classes and sections. He
paid tribute TO the noble conduct of |
3. II. Roberts, who would not stoop to |
notce the personal attacks Of the Tri- |
bune, which Mr.. Eldredge endorsed by |
his silence. He discussed issues arising |
from the war, and said it was fought |
in vain If the yellow flag is permitted /
TO float over a single foot of the soil I
by our heroes. He urged t
the election Of the entire county ticket, /
and spoke in high terms of Claude /
Wheeler. He appealed for support for |
the whole ticket, as it was the only
hope for the people who desired pros |
per1ty to again bring sunshine in place
Of darkness.
Throughout the judges two-hour
eloquent address, frequent wild dem
onstrations of applause shook the very
of the building. The slee /
club closed the meeting with several
selections