The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-30
BAD RECORD shown UP
Councilman FernstrOm Tells Of
Republican Administration.
WASTE OF CITY'S MONEY
MEETING OF
SCANDINAVIAN DEMOCRATS.

The storm had no tcrrors for the loyal
scandinavian Dcnocrats last evening Ia
spite of th. dovtupour of ram and snow
they gathered utu St Mark haI was
6Ucd 60 the doors and showed their en-
thueiasm Tor the cause of Democracy by
the cheers that they gave 10 the speak
ers, the singers and 10 the nauoii@l
staudard-bearer whenever his name was
mentioned.
N The speakers OF the evening were Pres
il ntiaI Elector l. {. Thoresen and
Councilman T. 5. Fcrnstrom, although
At6rney II. A. Smith ana Ham MAYOR
wen present. and being introduced to
the audience made gracious little talks
The ctairnau of the meeting vas = >.
ErtmaA who seemed TO be a tavorite OF
all DreAut
The programme opened with music On
the nauIAus ny Professor Emll Johnson
airS. EmIt Johnson and their nephew.
i mis- lchbrodsnJ ouJ the nrst genuine
round % aNtaus-c OF the evening, ana
the players NcTe compelled TO respond 70
In introducing. r. ;. Ferns,ttr-oom the the
chairman REMINDED the q, riehce mat
they had met 10 express their sentiments
as to the oppression of Jne trusts ana
Imperialism ana 30 look into the nn2ncidI
condition OF the Nty ana county 50 tlat
they might know noW to vote lnttil-
gently.
Laid Record Bare.
Mr.. FernstrJm was well received and
wasted no words i'm getting right into the
heart OF his SUBJECT tte was listened TO
with the closest attention and toward the
close OF ms remarks Vas repeatedly
cheere0 ss hc lad bare the Dad record OF
the Republicans in the city government
aud compared 1t with the line Democratic
record the CCtEty.
Dir. Fernstrom showed the relation Of
state and the state 10 the nation, and
insisted that the party that was faith
tui in small things was the party 10 trust
IN great things lie showed the Eotten-
ness OF the last Republican city amin
iStrdtiOu. that of Mayor Clendlnntng. an
administration so corrupt that the Re
publIcans did not dare to put up ticket
at the end of 1t and the nOn-part1sa Il
movement was started He said that
the present Republican council was worse
than the GlendluHnS council, ana SAID
that they would desert the city'S business
at any time 10 attend the bicycle races
The speaker told now the issue OF
bonds was secured last summer by
threatening the people that If the bonds
We're not voted their taxes would be
raised so high that many of them would
lose their homes. lie demonstrated that
although water was supposed to be free
in this city, under this Republican adj
mlniStrauon 1t costs as mucn as the peO-
pes food. lie told how the eXtraV-
aEanre OF the admin,Stra ton had caused
the OYerdrafu to grow until il was $50, 900
and growing bigger every daG- While the
running expenses of the city were 5000
greater than they were under the last
admins traJlOn.
Dennis Is Mayor.
Then Mr.. Fernstrom took up the ma
IGd1roUS Geddce administration in the
county and compared II with the present
Democratic dulnlniStra ion- DENNIS
Eichuor is the mayor, he said, while
Thompson Is DuJ a hgurehead. Dennis
is the mayor, he is the chairman OF the
Republican city committee. TIE county
coInmlttce and the candidate on the Re
publican ticket Tor district attorney FL
dredge is i'm the city ring and is the sec
rotary of both the campaign committees,
50 that if the county should 20 Repub-
ncau next week II would be in the same
hands mat are now IQoting the city
IL was at this point that the audience
asked if they wished TO extend Repub-
liCan city methods 20 the county there
was a genuine roar of dissent Ny Fern
strorn was loudly cheered when he closed
and II was evident that every voter IN
the audience was with him
Then n. A. Smith and Ham NaylOr
were introduced TO the audience and were
received .TIJh general applause Mr.
Smith spoke briefly, COMMUNICATING the
SCdudindViduS on the important part
they had played in building up the state
of Utah, and said that their frugality,
industry integrity and economy should
lead them naturally to be Democrats
NLr. NaylOr simply thanked the audience
for the kind reception given him.
A band of singers under the leadership
sang i'm admirable manner "A Norwegian
song, --NorgeS Beste- This was
received with "a great cheer ana a sec
Oud song was sung, TO the great pleasure
UI all present
Mr.. Thoresen Speaks.
7. .. Thoresen was then introduced. IN
presenting him the chairman incidentally
mentioned the name of Bryan, and at
once every person in the house was
cheering at the top of his voice This
was "a fine demonstration, while Mr..
Ertman stood waiting with hand up
lifted for the tumult to settle. Mr..
Thoresen was received with a renewal of
the cheering and when he said ne wished
those present to add TO Mr. Bryan's 10000
majority in Utah the applause broke out
again
The speaker told of the conditions he
had found i'm Idaho. that the state was
certain % 20 for Bryan and send Dubois
back 10 the senate. He then entered
upon an able discussion Of the issues of
the campaign The silver issue is the
paramount one. ne said. and then he
uihOUled the Republicans OF L tdh on their
silver record. beginning with Governor
Wells. Mr.. n oresen is "A fOrcible speak
or and on this occasion among his own
people he was ut his best
The meeting from first TO last was a
s-ltudid success Had the weather been
good the crowd would have been great.