The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-26

The old Sixteenth ward school house
was packed to its capacity last evening
when a rousing Democratic rally was
given by the Barnes club OF the Third
precinct. Enthusiasm was rampant and
every time the name OF the standard
bearer of the party was mentioned, the
prolonged applause and cheers told
palmer than words the stronghold that
Democracy has in the Third precinct.
Mr.. Barnes was at the meeting for a
short time and made a brief speech,
which was pumctured by frequent ap-
plause. He said that the city mas not
yet had a Democrat as mayor on a
Democratic platform, and that the only
way to Judge as to the merits of a
Democratic municipal administration is
by the work of the city council for the
past two years, the majority of which
has been Democratic. The council has
saved the city $50 600. Among the re-
forms accomplished was the saving on
sprinkling.
Another good result of the council &
work during the past administration
has been the enforcement OF the license
ordinance. and the increase Of $4,000
in receipts from that source.
In closing, Mr.. Barnes said: IF we
have a Democratic mayor and a Demo-
cratic administration for the next two
years, which / think we certainly will
have, il viii be the aim of the admins
tration TO further the interests of the
people-the working masses. l pledge
you, if elected, to do all in my power
10 that end. improvements will be pro-
jected that will give work TO laborers.
AS to appointments, ] have made no
loo an .srfl1 nt 20 nv i 1vii
pledge this, however. Each and every
section of the city will be represented
when appointments are made. Further
than that, appointments viii be made
fairly and equally among Mormons and
non-Mormons. The only standard of
appointments win be efficiency
Fisher Harris was the next speaker
and he made an address sparkling with
wit. II am frightened at being with
you of the bloody and sanguinary
Third" he said in beginning. Il am
unfortunately not resident of your
precinct. 1 am not blood thirsty and
not looking for trouble. and hence am
not qualified to be citizen among you.
Opposed to Boss Rule.
Il am opposed to the one man power
in politics. The boss idea has always
been abhorrent to the Democratic party,
which has always been jealous for the
government with the consent of all the
governed. Notwithstanding statements
that bosses have an eye for the welfare
O. the people, they have a far more
searching eye for their own glory. Let
us compare the methods of the two par
ties locally. The Democratic conVen-
ton was regularly called, regularly at
tended, and nominated with a rising
vote that voiced the will of the people,
a good gentleman and a good citizen for
Ar4F1s Il 4 A-aHa
No boss was there to say, you must
nominate Barnes But when the Re-
publican convention was held the next
day, at the dictates of Pat Lannan
and the Salt Lake Tribune the con-
vention nominated the man they We're
told 10 nominate. Buckle and Lynch
were after the nomination too. but their
names were not mentioned in the con-
Vention. l have heard it said that the
Tribune had announced that it would
withdraw its support from the party if
Ezra Thompson was not nominated. So
the Republican convention, like a whip
ped cur, accepted the whip-lash.
Respect for Lannan.
Patrick Henry Lannan. an esti-
mable gentleman have nothing but
respect for him-and ] hope he viii go
on until there is nobody left in his own
little party but himself. When Lannan
speaks. George A. Smith. Arthur Pratt,
a. L. Thomas and great hosts of 9TH
ers bow down and say in prayerful at
Jitude: Praise Lord, Lannan, praise
Lord. Lannan!' How long is it going
10 last?
THE life Of Arthur f. Barnes is an
open book. i defy anyone to prove any
thing against him. The Democratic
party couldn't have made a better Sc
lection.
Ezra's Horse Sense.
But to return to the Lannan party
and its partisans. Ezra Thompson is
man Of good horse sense. (Laughter)
] have a verbatim copy Of George a.
Smiths nominating speech. Smith
wrote it himself am informed-and
he did not know Ezra personally when
he wrote it. Did he know that he was
nominating a man who will receive the
smallest vote any candidate for the
may0ralty ever received? Let US hope
he was in ignorance of that.
james T. Hammond also made a
good speech at that notorious gather
ing. l know it was a good speech, be
cause Mr. Hammond told me so HIM
self. he said in his good speech that
ali the patriotism in the world was in
the Republican party, and particularly
IN that part Of it contained in Utah.
When I read THAI the next morning,
and leaned back in my chair, l could
see with my vivid imagination p. II.
Lannan with drawn sword leading the
hosts of freedom. CLaughter.) All, it
was an inspiring sigihS''
Short speeches We're also made by
Charles r. Howe, candidate for the
council and Gould 3. Blakely, candi-
date for auditor. The Manila Mando-
lin and Guitar club rendered several
selections, and a quartette sang cam
paign songs, which tickled the crowd
immensely.