The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
WORKING MEN OF UTAH
ARE LOYAL TO BRYAN
LabOr'S Great Demonstration at the WigWam last
Night When Judge Powers Spoke.
One of the Nest Eloquent and Convincing Speeches Ever
Heard in this State-EnthusiaSm UnbOunded

Never IN all his career as a public
speaker has Judge o. w. Powers given
such a fine demonstration of his power
to hold a crowd as at the magnificent
Democratic rally at the wigwam last
evening under the auspices of the
Workingmen's Democratic club; and
seldom, if ever, in Utah at least, has a
crowd exhibited such a determination
to hear the discussion of the issues of
the campaign as did that great gath
ering of laboring men and women The
elements combined to destroy the meet
ing altogether. The storm of the night
before had whipped the tent into tat
ters until it afforded but scant protec-
ton from the keen north wind that was
blowing the rain had soaked the
ground in many places, and sitting at
the meeting for any length of time sub
jected people to all kinds of danger
from colds
But in spite of all this a splendid au-
dience crowded the tent and remained
until the speaker closed his mastery
effort in a burst OF elOquenCe that
brought every one present TO his feet
in a wild outbUrst of applause. It Was
&. responsive audience and was in per
feet harmony with the sentiments of
the speaker Every ScOu punt W eS
caught from the lips Of the man on the
platform and cheered as only large
/ body of strong men can cheer.
Judge Powers was at his best, and
! those who have heard him time and
again in this comm uuity know what
that means. He says that he never felt
better in mis- life: his voice was full
and clear. and ne spoke With great
force. and precision: he brought into
reqUisitiOn all those powers OF wit, sar-
he is famous. and carried his audience
with him from one point to another
! while he discussed the principal issues
/ Of the campaign especially as they at
/ feet the bread-Winners-
Was Demonstrative Audience
1t was demonstrative audience. too,
I just such a one as brings al that IS
/ best in a speaker TO the front Shouts
! of good boy Hit EN- again." and
{ Give it to EN-" continued all through
the meeting There was but one dem
! Onstration of an. unfriepdIy nature and
| that was when Judge Powers started in
on a discussion of the trusts Some
one called out, What about the ice
truSt2'' Before the speaker got
1 through with the question. this gentle
I man who was so particular about the
/ ice trust found out all there was to be
! known about that corporation and dis
/ covered so much not to his taste that
/ he held his peace very nicely after that.
] There was one feature OF the meet
/ ing that was especially cOmmen6able,
/ and that was the prOmptness with
! which II started off. and the total lack
! of tiresOme preIiminaries. NicOI Hood
/ the president OF the Democratic Work
! ingmen'S club. presided He said that
1 he was proud to preside over such q
/ fine meeting, and was glad to know
! that in this campaign the working peo-
! pie were on the side that was fighting
( for the American home.
/ He then introduced Harry Taylor of
/ Salt Lake. who recited with much drd-
/ matte effect a poem of his own cOmpO-
I sition It was entitled. The Goddess
/ Of Liberty and Americas Old Uncle
] Sam It recited the events Of the war
! with Spain and the victory of Dewey
/ in Manila, and stirred the audience to
/ great enthusiasm 1Er. Taylor was
! given splendid applause when ne had
! finished
Ovation For Judge Powers.
Judge Powers was presented in a few
simple words and was given an ovation
/ when he arose. He caught the crowd
right at the start by charging the storm
of the night before and the big rents
in the roof of the tent to the Republic
cans 4 have a right 10 charge them
| with this" he said, because they
| themselves claim 10 have superseded
the Almighty; that they cause the grass
to spring up, the wool TO grow on the
back of the sheep and the rain to fall
This sally brought out loud laughter
1 and applause and cries of Good boy
| From that moment the audience was
| with Judge Powers When he referred
to the full dinner paip' as the ''pneu-
matte dinner pail filled with hot air
I from Republican orators there were
screams of laughter and loud shouts
of approval, showing that all present
saw the point.