The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-08
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for those who are performing their
moral obligations
Nov, is it that he means the per-
sonal disability of the Democratic can
didate is moral obligation? How is
it going to affect the people? He says
he does not know whether the Demo-
cratic candidate, if elected, will be
seated or not. think 1 do. Now, is the
governor of this state or the people Of
the community going to engage in the
prosecution and punishment of persons
for the performance of moral obliga-
lions? The government wants such
persons protected. The governor has
the duty of executing the laws of the
state, and the people of Utah are not
going to 1nflict harm upon themselves.
If Roberts is elected, l suppose the
laws will be executed by the usual Off
GERS throughout the counties and by
the judges in the ordinary way, and
how can such execution of such laws
disturb the peace of this community :?
leave it to the governor to answer
that question.
If Roberts receives a majority of the
votes in this state the Republican gov
ernor will sign his certificate of cleo
ton and not withhold it. A man who
declares for the divinity of the mar
riage system and says this man is only
performing moral obligation will not
have inclination to deny him of his
just rights if a majority of the people
of this state cast their votes for him,
and when congress convenes in 1899
Roberts will take his seat there, and
who is there to say nay? There is
nothing in all this talk of unseating
Mr.. Roberts, in my Judgment: it is
simply political trick And if Roberts
is elected and takes his place in con-
gress. he viii not bring discredit or
bring shame to the people of Utah"
Inc Ladies Glee club sang Jackson's
latest success. THE Old Silver Dol
lar"
HON. G. S. VARIAN.
Hon. Charles s. Varian was the next
speaker. He began by saying that in
the present bewildering situation it was
somewhat difficult to know how to ap-
proach Utah audience. Two years
ago large number of people who had
followed the Republican standard be-
lleVed there was an issue that was
worth standing up for, no matter by
what name it might be called and they
dld so. NOW they tell us, he said, that
there is no issue. Even the leading
republican newspaper in the state has
discovered that the chief principle
enunciated in the Chicago platform is
no longer the issue before the people
l wonder If it is not an effort to bring
the state of Utah into the Republican
fold by false pretenses, for they are
seeking to divert your attention from
the real issues of the campaign.
Inc republicans have put up dou-
BILE barreled platform. One barrel is
Loaded with McKinley's policy and is
turned toward the east; the other is
loaded with feelings from the Chicago
barrel the candidate is going to fire.
Mr.. Varian called attention to the
former utterances of the Tribune adj
Vocating fusion for the support of the
silver issue, while now it contends sill
yer is not an issue at all Their only
cry now is that because Democrats did
not want to fuse, I'VE must beat the
Democrats out of their boots" The
speaker said he was well aware that
many silver Republicans We're charged
with going over to the silver forces
through personal motives, but" he
said, I'VE have to put up with that.
am sure that if the silver Republicans
who are now Democrats are satisfied
with the turning down they received at
the hands of the Democratic party, our
Republican friends need not concern
themselves"
The speaker then devoted himself to
the attack made on Dunbar by the Tri-
bune and pointed out that as Graham,
his opponent, was a typesetter in the
Tribune office, the reasons for such
vicious attack were soon apparent. He
urged the people to vote for Dunbar,
because he had given the county the
very best administration the county has
ever had. He spoke of the county tick
Of he
MOL all but the candidates for congress
seem to have been forgotten. Let US
not forget that there is something
else of Importance besides the election
Of a congressman" he went on. In
my estimation, the choosing of q United
States senator is more important than
that of any other official"
Mr.. Varian then spoke of the candi-
dacy Of Judge Basl1in. dwelling on his
eminent fitness for that exalted posi-
ton. He remembered when first COM
ing to Utah, Judge Baskin had the
largest practice of any lawyer in the
state, and in his time, he has tried
more lawsuits than any of the gentle
men now on the supreme bench. and
he accumulated a large fortune by rea-
son of his large practice.
There is another reason why Mr..
Baskin should be elected. 1 believe in
being frank, and I do not hesitate to
say that I believe in the independence
of the bar.
CHIEF JUSTICE ZANE AND SON.
There is still another reason why
there should be a change made. l am
not one of those who fear to say in
public, on proper occasions, when I am
justified under rules of propriety, where
men are running for office, what 1 think
and say in private. 1 believe in the
independence of the bar: have a right
to criticise. Why is it that 1 believe
there should be a change in the per-
sonnet of the court? In doing so,
speak without any intention to cast
reflection upon any one and not to in
dulge in personalities. but do say this
that there is a public matter which has
been presented to this people ever since
the organization of thiS cOl1rt since