The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-07
DEMOCRATIC ORATORS
make HIT At NIICWnm
Judge King and C. S. Varian Deliver Eloquent Ad-
dresses that Stir Up Enthusiasm.
over 1000 People Brave the Keen Weather To Take Part
in First Big Rally.

The keen edge that was in the air
last night did not prevent a good big
audience full of enthusiasm from as
senbIing in the Democratic wigwam at
the corner of Third South and West
Temple streets for the opening rally OF
the Democratic campaign in Salt
Lake county. The mammoth tent
seats comfortably upwards of 1900
people and it was considerably more
than half filled. For two hours the
neopIe sat in the chilly air listening to
democratic doctrine expounded by
marty leaders. Illness kept James H.
Movie from delivering his scheduled
address. but Charles s. Varian and
congressman w. H. King filled in the
time with talks that reused the audi
ence to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
State Chairman Burton called the
gathering to order at a little after s
o'clock In a very brief talk he intro
du ed Mr.. Varian as the chairman and
the first speaker of the evening. Mr..
Varian was greeted with hearty
round of applause when he rose and
acknowledged Judge Burton introduce
ton He expressed his pleasure at be-
ing permitted to state his views on
public questions and then proceeded
with his argument
Mr.. Variants Speech.
Mr.. Varian said that the questions of
this campaign if they are duly con-
sidered. demand the attention of every
citizen of the United States. If we
are 10 believe the Republican press
and atOrs there are no issues before
the people. We are told by Republi-
cans here in Utah that silver is dead,
that The Republican party has stabbed
Is to attend the obsequieS. Yet the
president and the chairman of the Re
publican national committee are in the
east declaring that silver is the real
issue. They claim that there is no
issue in the trust question We are
told that Imperialism is a mere buga-
boo.
Mr. Varian said he did not propose
to go into the silver and trust ques-
tons because those subjects had been
50 thoroughly discussed in Utah that
the people were fully informed on
them. He would therefore devote his
time to imperialism. In order to I'M
derstand this question. Mr.. Varian
thought the people should know some
thing about conditions as they were
before they could understand them as
they are.
he then went into the long struggle
Of the FilipinOs for liberty and for in
They had been conquered again and
again, but they had never been sub
dued. He spoke of the close of the
last instruction under the Spanish
rule and of the way in which Spain
had disregarded the treaty with the
Filipinos.
Independence For Filipinos.
When the war between Spain and
the United States broke out the Fill
plnos saw an opportunity to strike an
other blow for independence. They
were not seeking a change of masters
What they desired was absolute and
Independent freedom. For this their
men and their women had sacrificed
their lives and their homes.
Mr. Variaa read from official re-
ports TO show how greatly the insur-
gents under Aguina1do had aided in the
capture OF Manila. He quoted an army
officers remark that the Spaniards
could not leave Manila to get out of
range of the American guns without
falling into the range of the Filipino
guns.
In conclusion Mr.. Varian pointed out
tne wide difference between jefferson
ian expansion and Mckinley imperial
ism. The former acquired territory
tnat was necessary to this country.
Nhen \ was acquired it was under
stood that il would be cut up into
sl3tes for admission to the union
, Inc Mckinley idea, on the other
hand, was entirely different, con-