The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06
DEMOCRACY WILL WIN
Chairman Lloyd Claims the County
BY 5000 Majority.
CANVASS VERY ACCURATE
GOVERNOR WELLS THEATRE
ADDRESS FALLS FLAT.
Severely Criticised For His, Action
Republicans Who VIII Vote For
Roberts = The ,Partisanship of
Secretary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Meetings-Political Gossip.

I'm the sweeping Democratic victory
that shall come to Utah on Tuesday
next, it is as certain that we shall carry
this city and county as it is that Tues
day itself shall arrive. We shall carry
it, too, with majority that will in
sDire the Democracy with hope and
assurance Of success for the presiden-
tial lineup two years hence, and at the
same time serve d lasting and effectual
notice upon the Republican party that
the people of this state cannot be be-
guiled into giving support or endorse
ment to the Mark Hanna Glen Miller
Arthur Brown-Pat Lannan method of
politics in Utah"
So said Chairman Lloyd of the Dem
ocratic county committee last night, as
he stepped from the stage of the Salt
Lake theatre, after having called the
magnificent meeting to order that was
held there under the auspices of the
ladies' auxiliary committee. He spoke
with all of the Dositiveness and conf
dence of a man who knew absolutely
of what he spoke. That he did so was
evident from the fact that he drew
from his pocket a carefully complied
statement. based upon the most thor
ough canvass ever made in political
campaign in Salt Lake county.
THE suggestion" he continued, that
victory-and an overwhelming victory
at that's not within our grasp is to-
absurd for sane person to think
about. That is a fact that is as We'll
known in the camp of the Republican
county committee as it is in our own.
OF course the members of that COM
mittee, in common with all ReDub
licanS, are very DESTROYS of creating the
impression that there is a possibility of
them winning. But. as l have already
said, they know better. Such a thing
will not, and cannot happen. They have
been industriously engaged in making
it appear that there was hope for
them. They have attempted to de-
ceive the people in this regard, but
have not even succeeded in deceiving
themselves. The most that they can
hope for, and do, is to pave the way for
an excuse to ask Mark Hanna for fur
Their monetary support when the Repub-
licans win again be fighting under the
banner of gold two years from now, in
the vain hope of defeating the Democ-
racy as it marches forward with the
shield of silver on its every effort.
THE Republicans have sought in this
campaign in every conceivable manner
to make it appear that silver is not an
issue. Why have they attempted to do
so? Because they knew that the people
of Utah had registered their verdict on
that great Democratic principle two
years ago. and that they had not
changed their opinion thereon in the
meantime. But they will find that their
shifting to the gold standard and their
endorsement of the McKinley-Gage sys-
tenn of finance will avail them nothing.
Our people never will, in my opinion,
permit the destruction of the most I'M
portant industry of the state; for that
is precisely what Republican Suprem-
acy would mean. whereas Democratic
victory locally and nationally means a
continuous flow of the white metal
from the many rich silver mines that
abound in the hills of Utah and her
sister states"
Asked as to how great majority the
Democratic party will receive in Salt
Lake county, Mr. Lloyd replied. with
emphasis: Il will say that our canvass
gives us a clear majority of $500 in the
city, exclusive of what we will get III
the county, outside of the city. and
which, together. will swell the total tn
considerably more than 5000. insurlng
the election of our entire county and
legislative tickets by those figures.
This, be it understood, is a minimum
estimate, based on the most conserva-
tive calculation that careful and con-
scientiouS work can give. 1t will, there
fore, be seen that the Democracy is still
invincible, and that good government
is assured to the taxpayers and public
of Salt Lake county for at least Two
years more. Therefore, let JOY abound
in the hearts of all Democrats, for vic
tory is in the air. Still let them re.
member that eternal vigilance is as
much the price of liberty as ever, and
that every Democrat should perform
his and her full duty on Tuesday next.
and register every vote that it can leg
ally and rightfully command, for the
hosts of Hanna will not hesitate to re-
sort to every trick on the political cal
endar to hamper and belabor the De-
mocracy wherever it can"