The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-12

storm-starter,. obedient to the behest
set up a chorus of yells for Johnson
Johnson; the people want TO hear from
Mr.. Johnsonp He kept this up so long
and was so intent upon it that he did
not observe that the little man behind
him had been invited to a seat upon
the platform and was about TO address
the meeting. Even after he had arisen,
the man in the audience still kept call
ing, johnson, Johnson; the people want
to hear from Mr.. Johnson The chair
man at last came forward and asked
the shouter to desist, informing him
that it was Mr.. Johnson who was about
to speak. 'Whatp exclaimed the man.
That Johnson? Why, that's the little
| cusS that told me to holler!' prolonged
laughter and applause).
81 thought of this, Mr.. President,
when the gentleman from Salt Lake
/ asked why it was that the mention of
the name of A. W.eMcCune evoked no
applause from Hobbies, and exulted
in the plaudits that his own eloquence
called forth; and 1 fancied if I had
turned to them and asked-some of
| them, not all-'What is the source of
your inspiration? Who is this man you
are applauding% they would have re-
piled, pointing to the gentleman from
Salt Lake, Why, that's the little cuss
who told us to holler.' (Great ap-
plause and laughter).
And now, Mr.. President, few
words in conclusion for my candidate
and for my colleagues and myself,
who have been so unjustly assailed.
The charge is made that we are sup
porting Mr. McCune simply for his
money. We have borne these taunts
and filings until patience has ceased to
be a virtue and further silence would
be construed as acquiescence in the
charge. But I shall not take the trouble
to deny it, for if a mans character is
not a sufficient shield, his simple de-
NAL will not be. 1 relegate it to the
category of those charges stigmatized
appropriately by Lord Chatham in his
reply to Walpole-charges that need
only to be mentioned to be deSpised.'
(Applause).
I'VE are told by our assailant that
wealth is our candidates only quail
fication. Then the gentleman comedies
that wealth is a qualification. l do
not. No one has heard me put forth
such a plea. None of Mr.. McCune's
friends have ever said or thought such
thing. But because 1 do not hold
mere wealth to be a qualification, is
that any reason why 1 should despise
and trample upon the ability to pro-
duce wealth; the ability to create cap
ital, TO employ labor, organize industry,
and establish enterprises for which our
state and our country are suffering? L
deny that you have said all that can
be said of Alfred W. McC-ne, when
you say he is a man of wealth. He
is a clear-headed, big-hearted, broad
minded business man, a man of brains,
genius in practical affairs, a true
hearted friend, a generous foe, q
would-be benefactor to Utah and her
people.
Sir, I again cast my ballot for the
Hon. A. w. McCune." (Applause).
Senator w. G. Nebeker resented that
part of Senator Whitney's remarks i'm
putting untruthfulness to Mr.. jackson.
Il personally saw" he added, the note
announcing the death of seven Utah
volunteers, and 1 ask that the imputa-
ton be withdrawn
Il did not" answered Senator Whit
ney, question the truthfulness of Mr..
jackson, but the veracity of his pur-
ported telegram
JACKSONS REPLY.
At the first opportunity Representa-
tive Jackson secured the floor to reply
to Senator Whitney. He said, in part:
Sir hold in my hand here, the iden-
teal message which was sent to me
during the heat of that day, by a can
didate for United States senator 1 did
not stop to consider that the number
might be wrong, but offered that motion
in the best of faith. 1 would do the
same thing over again, even had there
been but one killed, and it i'll beseems
the gentleman of the scholarly attain
ments to offer reproach upon those
lines.
Another thing. The distinguished
senator has said that had charged the
members Of this assembly. with voting
FOR McCune because of the fact that
his great wealth. / did not, if .ou
please I said 1 objected to the creation
of a Democracy of dollars in this state,
and l reiterate it.
Again, sir. he alleges that 1 have
been speaking to the galleries here.
Perhaps l have, but if 1 want to talk
to the galleries l shall do so, for it was
the people in the galleries who elected
me.
II regret that my motives should be
questioned by the high minded senator
from this county, because 1 am but
following out the dictates of conscience.
Here is my home. Here I will live and
die if fortune shall so smile upon me. as
to make it possible for me to continue;
your people will be my people, and your
God my God. and then, in the name of
all that is good and true, why should
not vote my sentiments? vote for
Hon. Frank ]. Cannon"
Representative Belts made a short
speech in favor Of his candidate, Judge
King, after which Representative Shep-
ard moved that when the joint assem-
bly, dissolved it be until 1850 on Mon
day. The motion prevailed
A motion was made to dissolve the
assembly, but thirty-siX opposed while
twenty-five members favored it. Be
sides the supporters of King, Powers
and Cannon. Senators Bennion, Ride
out and Representatives ForInan and
Fullmer voted for dissolution The
105th ballot was then taken, with the
result noted above, after which, on Sen !
ator Evans motion, the joint assembly
dissolved, the vote being 40 to u.