The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15

first speaker to bring the financial
question squarely before the meeting.
abraham Lincoln he said. was a
teacher and moulded the thought of his
age. The public men around him slow
~ realized this and bowed down to
honor him as a great educator" Nj.
Brown went on to show that Lincoln
was not given TO boiling and related
how he stood by his party when it
was against his personal convictions on
great issues.
To-day we find some fault with the
st. Louis platform. Now l have but to
ask you, what did Lincoln do under
these circumstances? True, he did not
have this 16 to 1 question to wrestle
with, but he had the question of
SLAVERY. When the old Wing party
supported the fugitive slave law and
slavery, he still remained a Wing in
the canvas of 1851, and 80. He saw
that he must stay with his party and
ne did until he led them into the pres
INT Republican party. There. were
arrest. strong, honest men in the
abolition party. but which OF them did
more for freedom than Abraham Lin
coin? Radicalism cannot accomplish
The best results. The conservative men
must bring about the restoration of
silver, men who will adjust the cur
rency and at the same time protect the
try. No other party can do this ex-
sept the Republican party"
John p. Meakin recited 80, Why
Should the Spirit OF Mortal be Proud"
A TIMELY SELECTION.
As Judge Zane and L. r. Rogers,
who were the next CT the programme,
were not present, the Apollo quartette
iang with much feeling the song, For
5aken.''
y VOICE FROM PROVO.
Hon. John E. Booth of Provo, said
hat in a sense Abraham Lincoln was
one of the most selfish of men, he did
so much for himself in that he did so
much for his country. THE Republican
party is not perfect tapplause), but it
S the best there Is. more applauSel.
[ don't want any adjectives TO my Re
oublicanism. A Republican is an anti
Democrat-that expresses it all.
ENDED WITH GLASMANN.
WiIIiom GIasmann was introduced
and made a characteristic free silver
speech, the advertised subject being,
- Renegade Republicans"
When il was first announced that
was to speak to you tonight on the sub
Jet of Renegade Republicans" some
people said 1 was going to roast my
self. Now the chairman says | am an
horrible example of one. What is
Webster's dictionary says |
t is one who abandons the principles |
II his party-not one who abandons his |
party"
The speaker quoted from speeches |
ma writings of Lincoln, Garfield, |
Trant Mckinley and Blaine to prove |
nat these gentlemen were ardent sill |
yer men, that Grant did not know he /
vas demonetizing silver when he signed i
he bill; that Mckinley was a good |
silver man at one time. He also quoted /
rom the Republican platforms to show
hat the Republicans had voted for sill |
'er in days past. He referred to the |
platform on which the distinguished |
rec silver man, Governor Wells, was
,lected, but did not state that Arthur
Brown was elected on the same plat I
orm. nor did he quote the St. Louis
platform. The Republicans last fall did
ieht, he maintained in voting for Will
am j. Bryan, hut there they should
lave stopped. They should not have
-oted for the whole ticket, down TO
as many OF than did.
The Apollo quarsette sang THE Star
;pangled Banner" while the audience
dispersed
The banquet held on the stage after
he meeting was a great drawing card
nd q very popular feature. Several
hundred remained and were served.
William Glasmann was toastmaker
nd the following We're the toasts:
j. c. Graham; 'Sheridans
Iide,' ]. c. Meakin; ogden, the
'eacon Light of Utah." William
Driver; Republicans of Morgan Coun-
y" DIR. Wadsworth; THE LADIES'
4rs. A. Brown; Our Visitors" D. Z.
Sooth; ABE Lincoln's Boys of '61," H.
:. Wardleigh; What is a u S. Sen
tori" A. Brown; Guests of the
,vening," Jimmie E. Nelson
The reason given by Mr. Rogers for
is failure to speak is that he wished
o give John E. Booth, who was a
isitor, his place.