The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-07
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Logan, March 6-The Logan Democ-
racy turned out in force tonight to
greet their standard bearer and his late
rival in opening the present campaign.
The Thatcher opera house was filled
to its full capacity when the two dis
tinguished gentlemen appeared on the
stage at s c lock, They were surround
ed by a hos, of the leading Democratic
ladies ana gentlemen of the county
while handsome evergreens and a pro-
fusion OF bunting increased the beauty
Of these scene.
L. r. Martineau presided at the meet
ing, and in assuming the chair he made
brief but very neat address.
Mr. Dunbar was first introduced, and
he was accorded an enthusiastic recep-
ton. le gentleman wasted no time
in preliminaries, but went straight TO
business. He briefly referred to the
many qualifications Of Judge King, and
then proceeded to discuss the lack of a
Republican platform. There is but one
way in which / can account for the
a platform, and that is this: They
found themselves unable to build one
which would accommodate all of them
and leave room for p. Henry Lannan,
without necessitating his stepping on
some one else's toes"
Mr.. Dunbar then referred to the crit
icism offered upon the last plank OF
the Democratic platform. He pointed
out thai Republican and Democratic
leaders throughout the nation had
made tTaager comments anent the
proq tion Of congress than that
s3r - 49, IL F9fsacCraTic platform
Shall e shrink nom 'es4y ing as In7;e-t
as these gentlemen did before the Rob-
eTts case came to tTialg'
The speaker then proceeded to ana
lyze the Republican prosperity theory,
puncturing with Keen wit and forcible
argument the Eighty fallacies Of the
Republican orators.
McKinley's Silver Record.
Adverting to the silver question, the
speaker called attention to the stand
taken by Mckinley in 1898. when he de-
clared Grover Cleveland's effort TO
strike down silver to be a most heinous
offense, and compared with it his pres
ent position. In forcible terms he point
ed out the dangers hidden in the finan-
cial bill row pending before congress.
Abiding to the Roberts case again,
Mr. Dunbar charged the Tribune with
being responsible for the agitation
which resulted in so much damage TO
the state. He denounced the action of
the Storm Starter in vigorous terms,
and the house applauded him to the
echo. At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr.. Dunbar was accorded a round Of
tremendous applause
Judge Kings Address.
Mr.. King was next introduced. He
said: I'VE are now confronted with ma
tional issues, and l sincerely hope that
Republicans viii not try to wage this
campaign on chickering's, spite and VII
tuperation. Who is responsible for the
present special election2 Is it the Dem
ocratic party? No, / say it is not. and
hope to see the charge made by Reed
SmOot to that effect emphatically dis
proved at the coming election
Abiding to the alleged Republican
platform. the speaker held it up to tidi-
Guile. characteriZing it as nothing, : and
damn little of that"
why did not the Republican party
speak out?' the speaker asked. IF II
has principles, why does it refuse to
enunciate them? II says absolutely
nothing. There is not pledge in it for
silver; there is no word in defense OF
Utah, only glittering, meaningless gen.
eralities. You Republicans who lined
up under the silver flag in 1896, were
| you sincere then in your convictions? II
so how can you march under the ban
ner Of gold now? How can you support
| President Mckinley in his un-American
and unconstitutional proceedings on the
| financial question? Why should you
now desert the financial policy founded
| by our constitutional forefathers
What are you going to do? Are you
| determined to support gold monometal-
/ lism? If what was right and necessary
! for the prosperity Of the nation two
years ago is still right, then you cannot
remain under the yellow banner"
The Subsidized Press.
| The speaker then paid his compli-
ments TO the Tribune, which he charac-
| terlzed as the artful dodger of national
politics, and read from its editorial
| columns an article denouncing McKin-
I ley for his attitude on the silver queS-
| ton, published in 1898, and then com
pared it with statements made today
on the same subjects.
why is it now fawring at McKin-
| ley's feet?' asked the speaker. why is
| il licking his boots and humbly wait
| ing for the crumbs from the presiden-
| tial table?''
| "Hannas barrel," shouted some one
/ and the speaker replied: Yes, like the
/ mantle of charity, Hanna's barre
| seems to cover a multitude of sins"
| The plans Of the money sharks of the
| nation. as exhibited in the financial bill
now pending in congress, were laid bare
| in eloquent and vigorous language
Can you Republicans who voted solid
| ly for silver in 1896 now accept this in
] iquity without a murTnur2 Has Bryan
been unfaithful to your Is he not the
personifcation of what he was in 1895,
Have you deserted him for Arthur
Brown and his promises"
Mr.. King then recalled in graphic
| language the causes leading to the de-
monetization of silver and warned his
] hearers against being taken in by the
specious argument that with gold silver
can be purchased, coined and distrib.
uted throughout the country. That wa:
he argument in Germany" he said
and when the silver had been gathered