The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-24

and after a third song, also local, the
singers had great difficulty in getting
out of the hall to fill another engage
ment.
Ovation to Barnes.
Arthur F. Barnes, who was intro
duced as the next mayor, was accord
ed q fine ovation when he took the plat
form, and it was some time before he
could speak. He spoke briefly and to
the point, thanking the Democrats for
the honor and pledging himself to give
an administration, honest, economies
and progressive He hoped the next
administration would be Democratic
throughout, and urged that all Demo-
Gratis vote their ticket straight. Mr.
Barnes reiterated his statement that he
would go into office totally unpledged,
and in the distribution of the Offices ali
Democrats would have an equal show,
and fitness would be the supreme test.
Moses Thatcher Speaks.
After a selection by the mandolin
guitar club, which was heartily encored
Moses Thatcher was introduced, and
was accorded an royal reception. Mr..
Thatcher spoke in a serious vein, deal
ing with the subjects of imperialism
and trusts in a scholarly and patriotic
manner.
We're having the doctrine of the survi-
val of the fittest put forth from the
platform, press and pulpit; but If we
propose to subjugate the people of the
Orient and prolong the practices of
Spain, God grant that we may fail.
The trusts were handled without
gloves, and to show how they worked
list of household necessaries was read,
showing an increase in price of from 5
RI ic,
the party of the trusts; the Democratic
party is the party of the people.
As to the local situation, Mr.. Thatcher
said the Indictment by the Tribune two
years ago of the Republican admins
tration then closing should be enough to
keep that party out of power. The
Statements then made were good for
the soul, but hard on the party. His
taxes on two pieces of property in the
city We're reduced from $500 to $3.50 I'M
der the present administration; but he
was glad to see a straight party fight,
and as for him he proposed to vote the
Democratic ticket straight.
Frank B. Stephens.
After more music by the mandolin
and guitar club, Frank B. Stephens was
introduced and was heartily welcomed.
After explaining why he could no lon
financial policy, Mr.. Stephens said life
is a problem and the party that helps
the poor man to solve that problem best
is the party he should join. The trusts
and combinations were denounced as
sapping the life blood out of the COM
mon people; they would all be next
year for the reelection of William Nc
Kinley, and not one of them would be
for that champion of the peoples rights,
William j. Bryan. When the trusts
combine on one side the people should
be on the other, and for this reason
they should be Democrats
The present Democratic city treas
urer, who was in the house, but too
modest to come to the front was saw
ing the people $4,000. And this saving
was made in spite of the fact that
$4,000 was paid out for the library, an
item that does not appear in the report
of his predecessor. And it was not done
by increased taxes either. The taxes
in 1897 were $230,000, and in 1898 S217 ,O0O
or $1S 900 less.
Mr.. Stephens spoke of the 81, 600 saved
in sprinkling, although the area sprink-
led was from $50 to 200 blocks greater
and the work much better done that IN
der the old system. He advocated more
municipal ownership.
Republicans For Gold Standard.
In 1896 Mr.. Stephens said the Repub-
licans knew the gold standard was
bad: he found only one man in all his
travels who favored it; Mckinley spent
100000 in sending a commission to
England to have her help US get rid
of it; but in spite of all this the Re-
publican party next year will be openly
for what they favored secretly in 1896
the single gold standard. The fight
for bimetallism must be made over
again next year, and if Salt Lake
should go Republican now the news will
be heralded over the nation that we
have deserted silver here in the home
of silver an0 come out for the gold
standard.
The meeting was a success through
out, and every seat in the house was
filed.