The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-09

acted the law strictly and cenfidentially
himself, and nobody can raise any OBJ
| Jections to him on these grounds. They
must seat him, and if they seat him, as
! they must do, do you suppose they will
turn around and unseat Roberts? They
will say, Here is a man who dominates
the Mormon church. and yet he has set
the example to that Mormon church
and to those people by living the law
: himself, and therefore if Roberts has
broken the law, it is a personal question
/ between Roberts and the law and the
people, and not d church matter" and
do you suppose that after Republicans
/ and Democrats have united in seating
George Q. Cannon, that those Demo-
Gratis down there are going to GUST
1toDerts? They Will say, The Republic
cans have seated their big gun. Can
non. and we viii seat our little gun. or
son of a gun, Roberts" | do not be-
lieVe that the Democrats are fuolhardv.
if | did. l would go back on the Dem
cerats and become a Republican. say
that believe that this is in the in!..rt.s 1,
az this state in Tie interest of Nor
mons and Gentiles and Jews. and [ an
peal 70 the members here to rise above
party and take a stand for patriotism
and all Utah will be proud Ny dear
est friends. l presume. will lash me.
but | care not; l believe it will pour oil
on the troubled waters and THAI the
great bulk Of the people CT this state
VIII say II Is the only and prcpes thing
to dc. vote for George Q. Cannon
PEERY CALLS IT TREASONABI.E
There was some scattering applause.
most notably from row OF chairs
where sat several relatives of President
Cannon. This aroused Senator Peery's
Ire, and he leaped angrily TO his feet.
l OBJECT to-any applause" he cried.
where reasonable sentiments are ut
tered in a Democratic bodyr' Presi-
dent Nebeller raped for silence.
Things went smoothly again until
Representative ByWater's name was
called. In an intensely dramatic speech
he denounced the sentiments of ReDre-
sentative Bennion. and said that he
questioned the Democracy of both Mr..
Bennion and his candidate. His speech
follows:
BYWATER'S STRONG SPEECH.
! Il desire to explain my position. ow-
ing to the new sensation sprung. but
] do not desire to pose as a hero in
this case, if it be necessary for me. az. a
Democrat to vote for a Republican for
lutely opposed to that policy. with all
due respect to the gentleman in his
present sphere. but l for one do not
believe that a man that twenty-five
years ago was able to reverse himself
on account OF the tariff being the para
mount issue. and is now able to re-
verse himself. when it is considered
that silver is the paramount issue and
overshadows the tariff issue. That man
A.
receive my support. l do not wish to
be understood to question that mans
intention or veracity, or the man who
las had the homer to launch this SEN
sation on the floor of this house. but
do. with all sincerity, question the \
Democracy of both. Much has been
said on the floor of this assembly for |
lnd against every candidate that has |
1een named. | have refrained and do !
lot desire, to cast reflections upon any !
f the worthy gentlemen whose names /
nave been presented, but l do desire, |
md ii is my duty, to maintain the in |
egrfty of the state of Utah. to main |
ain the integrity of this assembly. so |
ar as ! am able. barring those weak
iesses with which all mortals are born;
o maintain the position of the Demo- |
ratio party on this question, and to
'lace upon as high level as 1 am able |
ne acuon OF the committee appointed [
~ this honorable body to investigate
he charges made against my candi-
ate. 1t has been widely and univer- T
ally known that should be convinced
hat my candidate was guilty Of meas
res that We're questionable, that L
would withdraw my support. ! have
lot been convinced yet, but if that I
inc comes / will be as good as my
Ford. Until then shall not play
equiem TO that honorable gentleman.
L w. McCune, for whom, ladies and