The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-16
Especial to The Herald.)


Logan, Utah, Oct. 15.--The Demo-
cratic campaign in Cache county was
opened tonight with an enthusiastic
meeting at the opera house, at which
Hon. o. W. Powers of Salt Lake was
the principal speaker. Owing to the
inclement weather ard poor advertis-
ing the attendance was no greater
than at the Republican meeting when
Eldredge appeared here, but the en-
thUsiaSm was unbounded.
Mr. F. *. Nebeker was introduced as
chairman. and after short speech in
troduced Judge Baskin, who was ac-
corded a hearty reception. He pointed
out in the clearest manner the many
advantages to the husbandman that
the restoration of silver to its proper
place would bring. His remarks were
punctuated by frequent applause, and
he made q very good impression upon
those who heard him.
After a musical selection Judge
Powers was introduced, and was given
a very hearty greeting. His mention Of
Hon. Moses Thatchers name was vo-
ciferously received. Roberts and Bas-
kin's names were received with the
greatest enthusiasm. Judge Powers put
his sallieS at Eldredge's expense
pleased the audience nightly. The
speaker was constantly interrupted by
applause, and when he closed received
an ovation.
JUDGE POWERS SPEECH.
Judge Powers address, in opening his
remarks, expressed qualification that he
had been permitted to open the cam
paign in the queen city of the beauti-
full valley of Cache. He referred to the
extension Of American influence,
through recent stirring events, and
continued:
A political campaign is calculated when
rightly conducted, TO awaken the public
at least direct attention to the dangers
which always environ a free people Tnere-
fore campaign should be tree from
slander and abuse and the principles of
the contending parties should be ad-
Vanced. That which we have to fear as
a free people, rests within our own bord-
The power which drags men in the
chains of industrial slavery to the ballot
box. is the enemy which we should fear.
1t has no soul; it has no conscience; it
never sleeps, it never ceases its n1achina-
tons A jewelled hand IS ever reaching
toward the throat of the republic The
power which is capable of creating a false
public opinion through the columns of a
free press; which claims all virtue and
honesty, ana WHICH NGnOulCeS as dang
erouS men those which advocate the
rights of manhood; which wOrshipS a gold
idol and clinkS its coin in the canctuaries
dedicated to the teachings of Christ:
which demands hat fbe insfrnctors If nI1r
youth in the great universities shall
preach it's gospel OF greed or be baniShed
from the Goors; whleh shuti1es our bal
lots and causes legislators to dance like
wired puppets. is the power which our
people have good reason 10 fear and which
they should ceaseeSSly combat.
q Dan n q Tr11n n re no
lent principles, stands today under the
leadership of our candidate for president
in 1900 William ]. BRYAN, as it stood in
the days Of Andrew Jackson against this
power as il battles for the interests of
the common people.
SITUATION IN UTAH.
Two years ago. there was a political
reformation IL the land. The new democ-
racy, imbued with the soul of that party
of the people which jefferson founded
burst its chrysalis at the Chicago conven-
tion and proclaimed Il crusade against the
predatory hordes of Hanna. More than
6,09o,GO0 voters endorsed the faith pro-
claimed. and in that number were thou
sands of the citizens Of Utah. who united
with us in our efforts 10 elevate man
hood above money. ] hODed-nay, more I
believed-that they had come 10 US TO
stay. Their interests were our interests
and our interests were their interests and |
20 give them no excuse for assisting those !
whose every interest," lies in trafpiing un-
der foot the man who carries the dinner
paR or tillS the fields. I urged a union this !
fall OF all the allied forces Of right, that |
the triumph of truth might be made Ger
tain. But, the union which their leaders !
offered was not upon the principles enun- I
ciated so clearly at Chicago. it was upon |
q brilliant and able candidate and the ef- |
forts failed. IN the meantime the temper |
was not sleeping ana those who stole the I
mantle of Abraham Lincoln with which |
70 conceal the dollar marks of Mark |
Hanna, led our silver Republican friends |
into the Mckinley state convention. and J
screening thelr true principles with q /
snield marked 10 TO ], sold them gold ]
brick the veneering Of which is so thin
that it can be seen through by the naked |
And they have gone forth into the cam /
paign with the patriotic motto painted on .
their banner. Anything to Beat the Dem /
ocrats. They have stultified their record Z
ana endorsed without any reservation /
whatsoever, the administration of Presi- /
dent Mckinley. They have endorsed the /
marty whose ideal or statesnanShiD is
Hanna and whose hero OF war is Alger |
They have condoned the appointment of |
q goldbug for secretary of the treasury
They applaud the efforts to fasten the |
gold standard upon US for all time. They
applaud the appointment Of sons of some
body and OF political faVorites TO conduct
the war. They defend the jobbery,
lnavery and the criminal negligence I
which wasted millions of treasure and /
starved thousands of brave unselfsh |
men, and they are dancing to the music
from gold instruments, piped by the hired
agents of Wall street and the old world
NTH one voice, from their candidate for
congress down TO their leading newspaper.
they all shout that everyone believes in
silver in Utah, and hence they will not
discuss it.
ENEMY SOWING TARES.
In the meantime the enemy sows tares.
Down in Emery county, right here in the
heart of the Rocky mountains the Re
publican county convention declared in
favor of the gold standard. Up in the
north Box Elder county endorsed with !
out reservation the iniquitous platform
adopted at st. Louis and there is not a
word of protest or OF Reputation from our
Republican friends. It is said that Nero |
hddled while Rome was burning. The
Republicans of Utah chatter about pro-
lection and reciprocity and the dead issue
of polygamy, while Mark Hanna advances
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