Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-30
DEMOCRACY'S
BIG RALLY.
Saturday Nights Meeting Was a
Large and Enthusiastic One.
WHAT THE SPEAKERS SAID.
Local aud National Issues Discussed
aud Victory on Election nay
Confidently Predicted.

The Democrats Of Salt Lake took the
Initiative In holding the nrat bIg meet
ing VI the campaign. Al their rally In
the Thcator Saturday night the hosts
Of oil parties were there. Every scat
was occupied from the pit to the top
gnllcry and the space back Of tho dress
circle was filled up by people. who were
willing 20 stand and listen TO the speak
"rn OF the evening. Some of che Demo-
cratic ladies had been ut work nearly
an day in decorating the Interior. and
their artistic taste was mnulfost whor-
ever the eye rested. The stage setting
was a beautiful woodland scene, and by
the speakers stand rested portrait VI
pcmocrucy's leader. William ]. Bryan.
Tho front Of the balconies wore drapod
with bunting. aud nt convenient dis.
tnccH were placed large placnrda OH
which were Inscribed such notices ass
The Peoples New ulrth 81 Freedom
The Democratic Platform % 1890"
Democracy and the Silver Cause. In
Interchangeable Tcrms;" Democratic
watchwords- ENERGY, Efficiency. Econ.
omy' and several others ~ u similar
nature. The stage was nllod with chairs
rfH VI thp party, both male and female.
ana some who could not ma seats IN
the body OF tho house.
Al nearly $3.50 Chairman Whitaker ~
the city committee arose and IN "a few
words. introduced James a. Moyic. aa
the chairman OF the evening. During
Mt Mnylc's remarks the irrepresslhlo
h0odluma In the galleries gave vent Ia
frequent aud shrlll yclls Mr. Mnylc
made mo- ulluHIuu 60 these flnRrant In
torrupuonH while be was speaking. fOr
nr be- explained lHt0ri ~ ask no quar-
Ter Tor myself but nH chairman Of this
meeting, ! viii personally Gee that order
~ maintained while others uro speak
/ Ing The youngsters took the hint. and
mo- more dlgcufdnnt HhrlUkH from the
gallety shocked the nervcs OF the ou-
! dlcnco
Mr. Mnyie started our by saying. that
! the large attendance az the rally. was
an assurance ~ Democratic victory ln
this city by ~ least 1900 but II tho
Republicans bring ~ down 10 1000 he
! tory Tor them. Tho speaker proceeded
! 60 speak OF the Republican county nd-
mlniHtrntlon. ut which time h. said
warrants were sold no discount. and the
/ treasury was stripped ~ ~ last cent.
within ninety days after The Democrats
/ took charge or Affairs. said he. tho wau-
rants sold az par and the employees u
/ the county werv being paid In honest
money Tor. their daily toll Mr. Moylc,
/ drew attention 60 the organization N
/ the nom partisan party composed OF Re-
| publcnns. for the most part who de-
| nouncoi the Republican rule ~ the city.
| He also spoke on the national
| issuoa. maintaining that tho silver iaauc
| ~ not dead. az r. contcnded By the re.
| publican organ. H. niro uttcsted that
| The Republican orgnn was trying to
/ bring about IL division ON religious ln-
stead ~ political lines. nctiuns he Sild.
| which were deserving ~ iufnmy.
| The next feature was n selection from
! the Democratic GlCc club. n Wis
J parody upon "Junt a. the sun Went
| DOWN. the piece was Wildly chccrcd
! and the singers had 90 return 10 NJ
! lence the audience. They sang Tor an
/ encore. Just Before the Battle. Ezra"
JUDGE POWERS SPEAKS.
Chairman Moyl, thcn introduced "onc
Of pcmocrncy'a ohicnaina, Judge O. W.
/ Powers" That gentleman arose amid
| tremendous applause. llo said that
] tho Republican party contained many
excellent men ana women, but the pare
~ lr built upon wrong principles The
| Republicans. ho said. aro claiming
| everything. they insist TINT tho earth
and all 10 ulncaH ia thclru Since
he was small boy he had been taught
| that tho Republican party causes the
| rain 10 fan. the grars Co spring nap aud
] tho wool 90 grow thlcklN on tho sheep BE-
/ back They were claiming 60 be- the
war party They say it was their par
~ who defeated the Spanish fleet AZ
| Manila. and caused the surrender az
| Santiago The Judge here described
the work ~ Judge King ana senator
| RaWliuH In this matter. 1T wna judge
| King who fret entered cuba. and re-
ported TO the New York papers the
/ conditions he found on that island. II
| was the Democrats In the House and
the senate who, 10 nrc q vulgar term,
took the vacllntlng Republican adj
mlnistrutlon By the SCUM ~ the neck
aud forced thom TO DO their duty to-
wards tho oppressed Cuhans. The
Democratic Ia CauFrcT. voted Tor the
war appropriation without a discerning
voice" The speaker made d few face
tlous remarks about the difficulty Mt.
I.nnnou had Ia gcttlng a candidate Tor
Mayor. ana he related an amusing rtu-
~. Illustrative Of the way Ia which the
condition appeared TO him, Judge