The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-02
Had Successful Demonstration
Notwithstanding RainStOrm.
AFFAIR AT MRS. M'CUNE'S
SPEECHES MADE AND INTEREST
ING PROGRAMME RENDERED.

evening. The meeting at the Theatre /
was abandoned when The rain came
down so hard ass 20 make il impossible /
for the women of the city 20 get out IN
anv number, To- say nothing of the Wo-
men who expected to come in from the
surrounding towns.
But 5he reception at the home OF Mt
and Mrs. A. W. McCune was "a brill
liant success, and the programme JhaE
was intended Tor the Theatre was car
RED out in connection with the fecep-
ton While the dcWupOur OF rain kept
away the great crowd that was eN-
pected az the Theatre, it did not keep
away the crowd tnat gathered at the
McCuue home Upward of 500 called
during the afternoon, parJook o1 the
delicious refreshments Of COHees cnoco-
late. waters. cake and fruit. and en-
j0Yed little visit with those present
There We're forty OF nifty Sepresenta-
Tives of the Women'- Democratic cluos
from other critics q the reception, and
most OF them remained over Tor ERe
card party in the evening
The prOgca mme Of the afternoon was
an especially meritoriouS one, ana the
large rooms and halls of the Gdrdo
house were crowded with ladies. and
here and there member of the other
sex to hear the music. the songs and
the speeches. The / getting was presid-
ed over by Mrs J5aaph n Cohen, the
president of the local club
The singing of the afternoon was by
the Ladies' Democratic quartette; by
little Miss Williams. who sang and
danced very nicely; by Mrs PugSley,
and by Mrs Latimer and Miss Ruth
Wilson in q duet The singing was all
of a very high order.
Fisher Harris Spoke.
Fisher Harris was the FIRST speaker
introduced and was received with gen
erous applause After saying many
gracious things 90 the ladies' as he
knows So well how to do, Mr. Harris
took w the issues of the campaign as
they appealed 10 women in particular,
and pointed out the difference between
the parties as to the questions ut issue
On the question OF Imperialism he said
that the position OF the Democrats was
20 uphold the honor Of the flag and
savethe constitution from violation, the
position of the Republican party on
this question was 20 get gold and glory,
10 expand at any cost and to keep the
flag up whether it is right or wrong.
or the money question the Demo
cratic party is standing by ITS deciara-
Jiun of 1886, while the Republicans are
eaueaNOrinS to tasten forever upon the
people the gold standard.
ON the question of the unCome FAX
the Democrats believe in making those
VINO nave 8IDNA AitA through IetIiUtLl-
can legislation pay their just share of
the taxes the Republicans hold that
this is unconstitutional and tending in
the direction of socialism ON the
question of the trusts the Democrats
hold that as there cannot be good
pirates and had pirates, there cannot
be good and bad trusts, that all trusts
are evil and they are opposed to them
the Republicans are eNcusing and de
Tending the trusts on every stump in
the country.
Issue Of the Trusts.
After touching ON an the issues of
the campaign, Air- Harris took up the
issue o. the trusts and showed how
they were fostered 10y the tariff. and
how they affected the people. He show
cd that while wages and the pT-ee of
The products that the people have to
Sell are no higher than they were be-
fore the passage of the DingIey blL
The price of every hing thar people
have Jo bay in the way of manufac-
tureo goods is greatly advanced he
told Of the attorney of one of these
trusts who told him personally that
his corporation had made $1,000, 900
profits in a year ON the manufacture
of one little household article, 5000, 900
of this was divided as profits. and the
balance made up for the money used
in the lobby OF Washington at The time
Tle DIlgI-E bill was passed.
judge Henderson reminded the z.p-
mon that this was the first time they
have had the opportunity To vote ON
state officers. Five years aes The ra-
pubIg8us shut them out. The Demo-
Gratis took the matter into the court.
judge Smith of the district court u
Democrat decided I'D their farnr- f-
was taken to the supreme court. judge
King the present candidate for con-
gress. voted f8J the women Ear:e1 and
Merritt, voted against them. and rba
case was lost
The ladies'" said Judge Henderson
have now AN opportunity go pass uu-
on Judge EartCh. They viii NOT forget
either. that Habgr IL Wells is non fine
governor IF Utah by the grace of the
women of Utah.
Judge Henderson then took uu the sill
ver question and gave The history of
The parties of Utah ON that subject. Fl.
told ut the Hght of the eastern Demo
Gratis at Kansas City to- si5elrark -ht
silver issue and told of the manly stan,
Jhat Bryan then took for the uri0ciul.
as against tine mere office. This called
out enthusiastic applause
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AVA 49,
"Ir VIEW of these faals.~ continued
the Judge. -il IS uuiai- for men like AIr
Sutherland and papers like the Sal
Lake Tribune THAI have deserted IN,
cause uf si1Eer and Gale over entirely
IN the gold standard to now charge Nj