The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-09
Aquila Nebeker's Talk For His
Friend.
THINKS HE IS THE MAN
POWERS HE REGARDS AS A
STATE SAVER.
Rich County Senator Uses Much Flo
quent Language to Extol the Sen
atorial Qualities of the Salt Lake
Lawyer-Services at Chicago Also
Merit Reward, Says Nebeker.

Aquila Nebeker. president of the
state senate, has made an open declara-
ton on the senatorship. Senator
Nebeker believes that Judge Powers,
who is the Tribune's attorney, win
better than any other man be able to
queIl the storm the Tribune is raising
in the east. Hence he is for Powers.
Mr.. Nebeker's argument for his
friend is very cleverly worded docu-
ment. 1t was given out at Judge
Powers headquarters last evening. Ii
is as follows:
Il shall give my vote, 1 shall use my
personal influence and exert all my en-
orgies TO secure the election of Judge
o. W. Powers to the United States sen
ate, and these are my reasons:
Judge Powers is the logical candi-
date of those who have been advanced
for the position. He is the one man
toward whom all argument point. II
we consider the matter on the score G.
availability he is the most available
If we ask who, under surrounding con-
ditiOns, can do the most for Utah, then
answer comes back, Judge O. w. Pow
erS. If we inquire as to his capacity
that no man is better fitted. If we
reason from partisan standpoint we
discover at once that he merits the re-
ward. In determining who should be
elected we shall be blind if we do not
recognize that there is a. great storm
brewing in the east. and that many
hands are being raised against Utah.
This is time when we must act with
the greatest wisdom and select a man
who is not only capable. but who is
willing and able to set Titan rignT he
fore the nation. And in the whole state
where is the man who can do il better
than Judge Powers?
POWERS a STATE SAVER.
1.-The very bulwark Of statehood is
being attacked by the bigCtt2y Of the
east; it is not wise for us to rest in
security and close one eye to the nsuJ
which is manifestly ahead OF US. oar
motives are being misinterpreted; our
actions are being miscOnstrued. Pub
lie opinion must be corrected, and there
is no nan better equipped for this wcrll,
or who can accomplish 1t with greater
certainty than Judge Powers.
But though these matters are impGr-
tant and grave, and must be c0nsid-
cred, after all they are not the final
things for US to look at. We are IN
danger of forgetting the main issue;
said aboat Our sending 4 reQrcsent aaive
of the business interests 10 the senate,
and little has been said about the
great issue which is yet to be fought
out. We hear men discussing eXpan-
sion and imperialism. and We are IL
danger OF side tracking the great qUes-
ton concerning the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. That question must
be solved in the interest OF the masses
or the people viii be crushed by the
money power. The banner of that
cause must be held high, or cur boosted
liberties viii become a sham. Utah
Should add another voice in the senate
in behalf Of suffering humanity. Utah
should not only send another vote to
the United States senate in favor Of
manhood and against the domination Of
money but she should send an orator,
a skilled debater. an organizer and
fighter from away back. The gold
standard has secured control of the
senate, and we need a man from this
state upon the floor of congress- cOmpe-
tent to cope with the strongest attOT-
neys Of the money power. What man
can better help cur cause than o. w.
PCwers2 Who can WELD an inf ueEce
more potent? VINO has more com
3letely than he proved his capacity for
such q trust?
WORKED AT CHICAGO.
I'VE sent him to the Chicago conven-
ton in 1896 and 7 have the word of one
of his opponents, who generously says
that no delegate from any state had
more influence than he. 1t was he who
brought order out of chaos. He for
mulated the plan upon which the silver
forces We're organized. I have at hand
an extract from the st. Louis Globe
Democrat Of July L. 1895, which says
that Judge Powers formulated the
plan upon which the silver forces were
organized, and it speaks in high terms
of its perfect work. In that same con-
vention Judge Powers attracted the at
tentiOp OF the whole country by his |
speech nominating Senator Daniel for !
vice president. But his labors for the |
silver cause did not begin at that con-
vention. He advanced silver as the |
paramount issue long prior to that He
IS g pioneer of the cause, and one of /
the most effective workers in the coun- |
try. His services for bimetallism have |
been recognized by Bryan and by all |
the silver leaders. Unaided by the |
power of official position, occupying the /
place of private citizen. with no AID !
except his personal ability, he has be- /
come a leader of the Democratic party /
of national reputation. If he has been
able to do that as a citizen, give him
the senatorship and the power of Of
fee, and no man can estimate the good
he can accomplish.
4 have known Judge Powers init
mately since we were in the legislature
in 1894. I can vouch for his honesty.
his ability. his loyalty to any cause he
and his sterling qualities He
has reached ripe years. He will rep
resent all the people of the state in a
manner 1 know the man |
through and through, and I know
I speak. What has been his
course here in Utah? He has always
been true. He is outspoken, and people
know where to find him. 1t will be a
mistake to defeat him; it viii be a vic
tory for silver to elect him. Send him
to washington and the peoples canse
will have a strong champion. Through
him Utah will make her influence felt.
and he viii do as much as any one
man can do to set Utah right before
the world. I believe he viii be elected.
He is the logical candidate"
He Couldn't Tell.
Tommy" asked a mother of her 4
year-oid son. where did that hole in the
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