The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-31
Geddes Calls Citizens Liars.


the canyon. Professor Kingsbury an
alyzed the water and pronounced it un-
fit for use. The council after five
weeks sent a committee UP, but first
sent messengers two weeks ahead to
notify the people to clean UP. Then
the committee reported it as foul and
money was appropriated to clean up.
Last Wednesday three men went up
into that canyon. | was one of them
and [ will gladly go up into any canyon
when the water is foul iftby so doing l
can show the people the filth they are
drinking. 1 thank The Herald for show
ing up this matter It may in that way
reach some people who will not read a
paper that publishes the truth
Groans and Cat-calls.
Then Mr. Geddes proceeded to tell of
his trip up the canyon and brought out
his bottle. This was greeted with
laughter, cat-ca1ls and groans. He then
read from Judge Powers speech which
the people enjoyed, and got off some
jokes at the judges expense. Then he
said:
IF any paper, or editor, or reporter.
contradicts me when'I say that stuff
runs into Parley's they are liars"
At this point there were cries of
"choke him off, put, him out!" Kisses
and cat-calls and many more of the
audience left.
1.-THE Democratic party has been CIV
ing the people to drink the drainage
from stables, pig pens and outhouses.
More groans and hissess but Mr.. Ged-
des was not ruffied. The editor OF the
News was denounced because he said
the water ran into the reservoir where
the impurities settled TO the bottom and
the water passed through screens be-
fore entering the CitS'S pipes.
You might as we'll go down here
where the city sewer eInpties, conttn-
ued Geddes, dig d hole, let the solids
settle to the bottom and dish the fluid
UP to the people"
AT this point man in the parquet
cried ugh" and started for the door
with his hand on his mouth.
Tells Dirty Story.
'.It reminds me of story said
Geddes, Some boys were milking and
straining the milk into tub. An
other boy cleaned out the. pig pen and
threw the manure into the tub. The
mother complained because she had to
strain the milk all over again" This
was not applauded.
THE Democratic party is response
Bile for the filth in Parley's canyon,
and we have scarlet fever and typhoid
fever because we are electing Demo-
Gratis to office.
And that water is running into the
city pipes now. This very hour to-
night 100000 gallons are running in,
and any man who dares to deny it is a.
liar. You are the people who are swal-
lowing this stuff, while Fernstrom has
been trying to lie about Kelsey"
Mr.. Geddes tried to close with pic
ture of a mother as she watches night
by night by the bedside Of her dying
child. dying. because the people elect
Democrats to office, but the clamor,
Kissing and hooting was so great that
few heard him. and every Republican
in the house sighed with relief when he
sat down.
Republican Lawyer Argues.
D. n. Straup began by stating that
sthe arguments advanced by their po-
lftfcaI opponents the other night We're
all on national issues. w. III. King had
waxed warm with what the national
administration had done. The speaker
also wanted to tell what lit had done.
When it went into power 1T had found
the land full of people wandering about
looking for work; it had made the de-
nand for labor so great that no man
need go unemployed. The burden of
the Democratic song had been that the
machinery of the party must be kept
in gear, no matter who suffered.
No man in municipal politics who
PLAYED into the hands of his party at
the cost Of the rights of the people had
any business there. He told of how
the cfty engineer had arranged Tor sup
plying the city with more water by in
creasing the size of the supply pipes in
City creek; how the Democrats had APP
propriated $4,000 to carry out his
scheme and then went back on it rath-
er than allow the citySengineer to do
the work.
He then took up the city's ownership
of 0ne-sixth of the waters of the Jor-
dnn river and told the oft-repeated
story Of how Lamson had petitioned for
the use of part of the water; how he
had taken it anyway, and the COM
pIications arising from his action. He
closed by declaring that. Democracy
was to blame for all the trouble and
asserting that it deserved the united
condemnation of every voter I'M the
city for it.
Alviras Shows Remarks.
A1viras u. Snow was then introduced
BY the governor but that gentleman
noted how rapidly the house was be-
coming empty and said he$wouId only
ask time enough "a simply. ada HIS en-
dorserment Of the Republican, ticket. ~
represented the party Of progress and
prosperity. He had nothing whatever
to say against the Democratic nom
fnees. but his hearers all knew what
the Democratic party had not done in
this city. The Republicans had sem
sibie, successful business man at the
head of their ticket, and he was going
to vote that ticket straight and he
hoped all his hearers would do the
same.
Smith Shows Ezra Off.
George A. Smith vas the last speak
En-. and tn those who vet remained in
the auditorium H. gave an assurance
that he would eslly talk a short time.
The principles Of the party were EN-
nobling ard good and he believed the