The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-21
Greeted By a Large and EnthuSi-
astic ASSemblage.
ANOTHER GREAT GRAFTON
JOHN P. SoRENSON TALKS
ABOUT REPUBLICAN PARTY.
John E. Hansen Proves the Great
Saving Effected By Democratic
County Rule-B. II. Roberts On
Silver, Tariff and the War Record
of the Mckinley Administration.

] a
ence heard Hon. B. H. Roberts and
others ably expound the principles of
Democracy at Sandy last night. The
meeting. over which precinct Chair
man H. P. Johnson presided, was one
of great interest and the speakers were
warmly applauded for their sound and
logical treatment of the issues of the
day in behalf of the party of the peo-
pie.
AS Mr.. Roberts entered the opera
house, which was filed TO overlooking,
he was given three hearty cheers and
a tiger. A number of the county candi-
dates were on the stand. Chairman
Johnson introduced Mr.. John E. Han
sen, VINO presented a compilation of
facts concerning the financial condi-
/ ton of the county and the remarkable
contrast as to expenditures under
Democratic and Republican county
rules. The statement made plain a
! great many facts which will completely
stagger the opposition. Among other
| things, the following figures, relative to
the saving of county funds, were in
! troduced:
Total expenditures of Repub-
lcan county commissioners,
1875 $2SS, 433 "a
Total expenditures of Demo-
cratic county commission
! erS, 1897 ...-......-..-.-.. 19S,254 Is
Total saving by Democratic
officials E. .........$ 90 ,179 66
The glee club followed with ION the
Banks of the Weber" after which Hon.
John P. SOrenson was presented to the
audience. His remarks were few, but
to the, point Being a new convert to
! Democracy, he proposed to explain why
he had left the Republican party. He
briefly explained the income tax law
and was always a supporter of the
same. When the speaker said the
Democratic party had seen it through,
Republican capitalists declared it to be
unconstitutional, the speaker had
( thought there was something radically
, wrong. When silver was demonetized
in 1873 the party knew it was a mis-
take but promised to rectify it, How
did they do it? They sent a commits
sion over to Europe to see if there
could not be some sort of an under
standing arrived at. But no; while
the commission was laboring so earn
estly, Mr.. Mckinley had his secretary
working just twice as hard over here
in exact opposition to the commission.
| They rob US with their bond issues. 1t
always has been that way.
I'VE do not want to send to congress
Republican caucus. be bound hand
and foot to his party leaders. He and
his followers say, We are for silver
alright, as much as you" but they
cannot be while 80 per cent of their
party are against it. The local situa-
ton is very amusing. We find the
donkey. lion bear. wolf and coyote all
whole matter is anything to beat the
Democrats" Mr. Sorenson smoke
vigorously in opposition to the granting
Of passes by the railroads.
The quartetJe rendered Just Before
the Battle Walton
THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
Hon. B. H. Roberts was presented as
the next delegate" to congress, and
was cheered 10 the echo as ne took the
floor. Mr.. Roberts began by correcting
the claimants error in substituting
the word delegate" for Representa-
tive" I'VE had at one time only a
delegate in congress-; a man VINO was
allowed 20 speak, but could not vote
Now, thanks to Democracy. we have
three voices in the national legisla-
ture.' The speaker thought it was for
a serious purpose the vast concourse Of
people before MIN had assembled: ser
ious lnasmuch as they were soon TO
select one of two sets Of officials for
the county and state. Two tickets were
in the field. TWO parties. each asking
you 10 elect their candidates. 1t has
been my lot tC see a number of for
eign parliaments, and / can say that
there is nothing challenges my admi-
ration more than 10 see a body of free
people assembled to consider great pub
lie questions"
Unfortunately. there is a disagree
ment as TO what the issues Of this
s--r,
the silver question is not IN issue Of
this campaign, and his reason is that
both parties, locally, have declared for
free silver, and therefore the matter
is settled.
re asks that we dismiss it and take
up the tariff question. Protection is
not the issue, ana cannot be an issue
for a long time 10 come, Mr.. Roberts !
declared, and proceeded to prove this |
true beyond doubt by reading from the
Democratic platform the section OPP
posing any legislation on the matter, |
except for the purpose of restoring the /
money lost TO the government by the |
adverse decision of the supreme court |
on the income tax law.
Mr. Roberts discussed the Wilson tar !
if law in all it's phases, and brought /
forth a most convincing argument as
to the benefits which might be derived |
from it.
THE LATE WAR
He took up the question of the war !
with Spain. and paid a glowing tribute /
to the commanders and volunteers who /
gained the victories, and could not see !
why John Henry Smith claimed the |
laurels for the Republican party, when |
most of those who made heroes of |
themselves, such as Dewey, Schley, !
Hobson, Lee and Wheeler, were Demo- |
Gratis. However, the war is not an is
sue. But if they insist on comparing /
Democracy will lose nothing The OPP !
position may take. and welcome, too, |
all the credit due the ccmmissary, |
medical and other departments under !
appointees who allowed so |
many of our brave boys to die after /
the war of fever and sickness. Re
member" said Mr.. Roberts, the men |
behind the guns did the work; they /
are Americans, Republicans and Demo- |
Gratis, and the result would have been
the same, even if Warren Foster him
self had been in the White House.
THE DINGLEY AND WILSON BILLS
The orator then considered the COM
parative effects of the Dinghy and
Wilson bills on the nation. With the
aid of statistics. he pronounced a
argument on the matter, and
showed that, admitting all that was
claimed as benefit for the Dinglav hill