The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-03
workingmen's Democratic Club In
Session.
SOME VIGOROUS SPEECHES
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANI
TESTED BY AUDIENCE.
Talks Made By ex-Congressman
King, II. j. Faust, Justices of the
Peace Morris Sommer and Mel
sen, DR.. A. Prentis and c. NJ.
Jackson-success Is Assured.

! 1t was an enthusiastic and rousing
meeting that the workingmen's Demo-
cratic Silver club held at C. A. r. hall
last night. There was present a large
crowd Of loyal Democrats. who cheered
to the echo each ringing sentiment of
the speakers. Major Levy's drum corps
was in attendance, and by way of work
ing up the spirits of those present they
gave several martial tattoos. The
Democratic Silver quartette was to
have been on hand, but failed to ma
terialize.
President c. R. Berry called the meet
ing to order, and after the transaction
of routine business Judge Morris Som
mer appeared before the club and en-
tered a good-natured protest as to why
he should not be fined SO for being
absent at the last meeting. He said
that he was present not to make
speech, but to object to the fine that
had been imposed; however, before he
got through talking he forgot about the
fine and made ringing speech in
which he admonished the working men
to stand shoulder to shoulder in the
coming fight, local and national. and to
elect William Jennings Bryan. He said
that it rested with the working men to
dictate the policy of this government
and that if they united they could do
so.
Talk By H. j. Faust.
That old pioneer sagebrush Democrat,
DR.. H. ]. Faust, who has been in Utah
almost since it was founded, was the
first speaker. He traced the history
of the party in this state from the
days of Brigham Young, and said that
in the early days this was a Democratic
state and that it should be so today.
The Democrats, he said. must win in
the coming election. What the local
and national government needed, he
declared, was honest men in office.
DR.. Faust stated that he had recent
ly been approached by lifelong Repub-
licans who had told him that in the
future they intended to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket. This, he argued was
sign of coming victory. After rehears-
ing all the principles for which Democ-
racy stands, and begging those present
to do their duty at the ballot box, DIR.
Faust closed with an appeal tn the
Democrats to elect the best men to the
city council.
He was followed by DR.. A Prentis,
who, during the course of his remarks,
stated that if the Democrats hoped to
win it was necessary that they should
cease their antagonistic attitude to-
wards the flag. BY this he said that
y
his anti-expansion theory and fight only
for silver.
This remark was misunderstood. and
some one in the crowd wanted to know
when the Democratic party had ever
arrayed itself against the flag. DR..
Prentis had to explain, but he failed
to make his explanation very clear and
left his hearers under the impression |
that he said the party had not been |
loyal in its attitude towards the flag, |
when such was not the idea that he |
wished to convey.
Judge King Speaks.
Ex-Congressman w. H. King fol- !
lowed DR.. Prentis. He spoke for about !
an hour and delivered the speech of the !
evening. His remarks were frequently |
interrupted by long and loud applause. /
Mr.. King opened his. speech by ex-
tolling the Democratic party as the |
champion and protector of liberty. He |
said that if the party. should go down
into defeat it would mean that such
would be the fate of liberty.
Democracy stands said Judge
King, for the stars and stripes. 1t
has made the flag, it has made this
country glorious, and it will keep it
glorious and defend it's honor against
every mailed arm that is raised against
Old Glory"
Then at some length he described
how the party had fought the trusts
and the Capitalization of money in the
hands of a few. The question in the
Philippines could, he stated, be settled
in little While if the president would
do his duty and give the inhabitants of
the islands a chance to govern them
selves He said that in the next cam
paign he hoped to see only one issue
and that the silver question, but he
added that if the Republicans brought
IN expansion and imperialism it would
be met and fought
Judge King was followed by C. M.
Jackson and Justice Nielsen. At the
conclusion of the speeches d. luncheon
with beer was served. The club will
meet aUair1 reNf Mnndnrr