The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-22
a Wonderful Campaign.

N StrOng contrast 10 MI. hdlnHlCnu
slower movements. The voters are
seeing and feeling the difference-
A Wonderful Campaign
Judge King has made wonderful
campaign of Sanpete and Sewer coun-
ties. He has Jumped from place to
place, driving over dusty roads and
making two and three speeches DAY,
under conditions that might have tried
the energies Of more robust man. But
the enthusiasm and the lie ~ energy,
the dash with which he is making his
tour, have aroused the farmers.
There may be GOODNESS at political
meetings in the north, where Candidate
diamonds icy temperature has frozen
people But IT is different Gown here
in the southland. Judge King has found
one talismanic word that warns and
enthuses his udienceS-"Bryan. These
FARMERS may sit cold and calm under
clear and succinct discussion of the
tariff, or the silver question, but at the
mention of Bryan's name they break
INTO instant applause, and thus warmed
they follow logical points with quicker
response. Mckinley shouters who will
come down this way next November
VIII meet a cold reception Their eff
forts viii be amusing, for the people
OF Sanpete and Sewer seem to be await
ing anxiously the time when they may
vote for the Democratic standard
bearer in the national election.
In the past three days, Judge King
has made nine speeches, and if county
committeeman and politicians are to be
believed, he is making many votes. He
has spoken at Anabella, GlenWood,
Richfeld, Mayfield, Gunnison, Sterling,
Ephraim, Fountain Green and Moroni.
Everywhere, large audiences have come
to hear him. The women have f1Ocked
to the meetings, carrying babies in their
arms.
The tour of Sanpete and Sewer, which
closed tonight at Moroni, has been
stage in the march 10 victory. What
ever Mr.. Hammond and George Suther-
land may do, it does not seem that these
two counties can be taken from the
DenxOcratic ranks. They are in line
and they are there to stay.
Republicans For King.
There are many instances arising
which show what these people think
OF the campaign. 1t is positively known
that at one place fifteen Republicans
nave declared to the precinct chairman
that they will vote the Democratic
ticket But it is not considered advis-
able to give their names. The manag-
ers, having apparently become desper-
ate, are watching closely all those who
change, and it is known that under
hand pressure is being brought 10 bear
to hold them in line There are farm
ers in Sanpete and Sewer who, like
farmers throughout the country, have
mortgages upon their places.
A Farmers Testimony.
But over in Mayfeld on Tuesday af-
ternoon there was good instance Of
the feeling. Judge King, toward the
close of his speech, assumed. for the
sake Of an argument, that the farmers
TO whom he was talking were enjoy
ing great and wonderful prosperity.
When he had finished, there arose out
in the audience an old Danish farmer
and he spoke with an accent.
You needn't presume we have any
prosperity" said he. sit amt right 1
find out my binding Irvine costs me
more than last year. l bought a reaper
and 1t cost me $11 more and I bought a
wagon and it cost me SIS more, and
when l sell my wheat / get not so
much as two years ago, and so I don't
make any money"
That was more convincing than an
argument that. trembled with eloquent
words, for every man in the audience
knew by personal experience that the
But there are other Indications Judge
King was booked TO speak at D. m.
Tuesday at Fayette, five miles up the
Sewer valley from Gunnison. Through
the mistake of a chairman OF a pre-
cinct ne could not make connections
But he sent out Oscar Berglund, a
leading Democrat OF Gunnison, and a
Herald representative to make apollo
gieS and explanations. At o'clock
in the evening thirty Of the qualified
voters, half the adult population Of Fay
cite, were still waiting for the speech,
SO anxious were they to hear the Demo-
cratic candidate. They were greatly
disappointed when they learned he
could not come, for they had left their
fields and plows to hear him.
Never mind" eaid Ed s. Reid, the
precinct chairman, well see that every
Democrat here votes If you can pos
sibly make arrangements for him TO
come later on, do SO. We want to see
The next congressman"
Great Hit at Gunnison.
On Tuesday night Judge King came
down to Gunuison. For an hour and
a half he talked to a large audience,
one Of the largest that the southern end
of the county has ever turned out. He
showed them that Mr.. Hammond was
running on a platform which began
nowhere and meant nothing, which
aimed to say nothing. He said that the
Republican candidate was Snealdng
around the state in gum boots on an
India rubber platform Like burglar in
the silence of the night, trying to break
into congress.
That idea seemed to express the sit
uation. The women, in particular, who
seemed to appreciate the aptness Of the
description more quickly than the men.
laughed over ii when the meeting had
adjourned Mr.. Hammond will be
asked about the gum boots and the
India rubber platform by persons who
want to know why his convention didn't
declare for anything more than a COM
ple'fe endorsement "Of the splendid ad-
mlnistration" Of President Mckinley.
We've got 'em, after that speech,
said William Childs, the precinct COM
mitteeman who was chairman of the
meeting. I'VE are going to carry Gun
nis0n by from forty to sixty votes.
Oscar Berglund, the we'll known mer-
chant of Gunnison, who is ccnserva-
tive man ard not inclined to enthu-
eiasm, had been doubtful about carry
ing the town, but his doubts were re-
moved.
Why that speech convinced those
old Republican farmers, said he.
''They know more about the facts OF
the case than does Judge King, but
his application of them 20 politics and
the administration OF President Nc
Kinley opened up to them Hood OF
light"