The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-13
W0RnHGMEN'S CLUB RALLY
LISTEN TO DEMOCRATIC TALKS
AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS.
Hons. r. N. Baskin and D. C. Dun
bar On the Issues of the Day
Other Speakers.

rousing rally was that of the Demo-
cratic Workingmen's club held at it's
headquarters, 306 State street, last even
ing. 1t was the clubs first meeting of
the campaign ard the occasion was an
suspicious one, the men who toll ard
produce the wealth turning out in large
numbers to swell enthusiasm in the
ranks of the party which represents their
cause The speakers of the evening were
Hons. Robert N. Baskin, ID. c. Dunbar,
| W. S. Cassidy and Judge Morris Sommer.
Every speaker was enthusiastically
cheered and there was no chance to mis-
take the position of the laboring men.
The Silver Glee club was present and
rendered several campaign selections,
while Majors stanton ana i-evey 5 drum
corps added to the enthusiasm by its
/ presence and secured three hearty cheers
IN return for their visit.
The meeting was presided over by H.
NJ. Sadier, president OF the club, who
! G. Dunbar
| Mr.. Dunbar began his address by say
! ing wherever there are workingmen
Democrats are invariat1~ to be fOunu.
Democrats he always believed their
environments had forced them not to pc
| Democrats or else their education nad
]. been much neglected. The great mass
of laboring men belong to the Democratic
party because it is the only party
through which they can obtain recognl-
/ ton.
After briefly referring to national is
sues the speaker took up county AFFAIRS
and proceeded to produce some nsures
| that ought to give the most bigoted Re-
| publican partisan food for contemplation
| The Republicans are endeaVor1nS 10
make it appear that the present county
administration has been compelled to in
! crease the taxation by reason OF eX-
travagant expenditures. Mr.. Dunbar
nailed this campaign lie in most enec-
tive manner
| The speaker pointed out that the oid
| Republican administration was Competed
! to issue $3.50, $50 in bonds to float the IN
| debtednesS into which the county had
| been plunged. When the present ad-
ministration came into power 1t had the
! interest on this vast sum to provide Tor
| In addition there was something over
! 500 600 in debt that the old board had
left and sought to repudiate even rms
was another part of the legacy left by
the Republicans to the present board
| While admitting that it was true that
! the tax levy has been raised Mr. Dunbar
| produced figures to show that the valua-
| ton had been reduced so that under the
| Increased levy the amount of taxes col
! lected would not be as large as under a
| ton. In 1896 the total valuation of the
county was $43. 352, 12. This at Is 3-5 mills
produces S1.O61, 054.6S in taxes. In 1897 the
valuation was $40 474 and 81, 0e5. S62.2 Is
! in taxes were collected. The total yalua-
ton for the present year is S36,05S, 094 and
at the present rate of levy. not counting
rebates, will produce only 1899 39S, so that
while the levy is higher the actual
amount of taxes which comes out of the
! peoples pockets will be less than during
any of the previous years for some time
past.
! w. S. Cassidy. the next speaker. urged
the necessity of supporting the party of
silver as any weakening during the APP
preaching election would prove disastrous
! to the cause in the east.
After a selection by the Glee club
Morris Sommer was introduced. He made
few happy remarks which elected much
applause. 81 am a workingman," he
said. land am proud of it. When 1 first
came to this city l went to work keeping
books in brewery. l devoted my earn
| ings to the study of law. A great many
study law and then wind up in the
brewery. but 1 started in the brewery and
now l am on the bench. daughter and
| aDDlauSe1"