The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-05

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observe the law themselves have no
right to criticise strikers and other cit
liens who violate the laws. A mayor
or other officer who says the law can
not be enforced has no right to criti-
else citizens who openly violate and
spit upon the laws. Such officers are
educating anarchists in this country.
1t does not lie in the mouths of such
men to point the finger of cOndemna-
ton at the anarchist who violated the
law in killing the president of the
United States
in closing Major Young referred to
the voters of the city as a jury, and
said that he was confident they would
bring in a true bill against the admin
istratiCn.
Judge Powers Cheered.
Every man, woman and child in the
audience was a friend of Judge Powers.
The Judge was heartily cheered when
he stepped upon the stage late in the
evening, and the oldtime roar that
always greets him went up when he
arose to speak. The crowd expected a
treat in one of the judges pungent ad-
dresses, and there was no disappoint-
Llent on this score.
For a start he said that as this was a
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so much said concerning moral issues
ne thought it the proper thing to take
text and to stick to it, too His text
ne took from the book of Ezra in the
Old Testament.
Some of you people didn't know that
Ezra had a book, did you? You knew
/ that he had a horse, but you didn't
know he had a book.
For Ezra had prepared his heart to
seek the law of the Lord, and to do it.,
and to teach in Israel statutes and
judgments.
THE first thing I wish to call your
attention to in regard to the Ezra of
the olden days was the fact that he
prepared his own heart; he had no ex-
ecutive committee and no deputy
mayor to prepare it for him-he pre-
pared his own heart"
This cOnvulsed the crowd, but the
judge got away from his text at this
point and proceeded to make one of his
fOrceful speeches, in which he flayed
the administration without mercy. He
said the splendid audience present was
a fOrerunner of victory, and that vic
tory should come when the ticket was
headed by such a sterling Democrat
honest man and tireless worker for the
community as J. c. Leary.
Judge Powers poked some fun at the
Republican speeches delivered in the
Theatre a few nights previously. One
argument, he said, was: vote for Ezra
and thus pay a tribute of honor to the
memory of Lincoln; vote for Ezra and
thus shCw your respect for the mem
DRY of Washington; vote for Ezra and
IN that way get President Roosevelt to
visit Salt Lake next year. If Roose-
Welt lived in SaiI Lake, with his record
for reform, dc you think he would vote
for Ezra himself?" and there was a
storm Of Nos"
Perry Heaths story to the effect
that thu presi 1Ant had told him last
fall that he was more pleased over the
victory won in Utah than over any
other came in for its share of rfdicule.
of course" Judge Powers said, the
president didn't care anything about
such states as Pennsylvania and New
! York; all his hopes were centered on
saving Utah from the Democracy"
Theo BOtkin, who fought in the re-
bellion SO CALAMITY to save Salt Lake
Tor Ezra; George A. Smith, who so
mantully abolished gambling and Sun
day dissertation till the campaign
opened up, were trimmed and all
kinds of fun was made of the Repub-
leans who were certain that the laws
could not be enforced till the Sunday
before their convention met. and who
met and congratulated themselves that
they were enforcing the laws. The Judge
spoke of the work of the religious or
CARNATIONS and the resolutions Of the
city council TO get the mayor and
his appointees to enforce the laws. and
said that such maneuvers would NOT
be necessary after ]. c. Leary was in
augurated, because he would honor his
oath and keep his promise. This called
out another storm of applause.
Pledged to Wheelmen.
Judge Powers discussed the wheel
mems issue along the lines he followed
in his earlier speeches. He said the
republican committee was trying to
buy the wheelmen's votes with prom
lses that they would never redeem
! tnat the sporting element of the civ
! was all for Ezra on the understanding
/ that II he should win the town would
De run wide open after the moral
spasm was over; and spoke of the
j gamblers trust, whereby all the small
gamblers Of the community were com
pelied to pay tribute to one big con-
Germ.
The judge spurned the idea that a
man should not be elected to Office un-
{ InHrn
something in a mans head and heart
he said, that cannot be bought Win
sold. Some were arguing for Tbomn-
son election, he said, because he maid
So'VUO year in taxes. In reply to this
ne SAID that recently a great citizen
( uled IN THIS community, a man who
had reached the most exalted position
among his people, and vet after his
death 1t was found that he had left
hardly as much as the mayors taxes
would amount TO in two years.
me speaker eulogized all the candi-
oates on the city ticket. spoke of the
good work done by the Democratic
mem oers OF the city council, and said
tnaI the platform and the ticket were
ABOVE reprOacn. He warned the r,eo-
pie against the great Republican ma
chine that was being built I'D in the
community, under which it would be
futile FOR man of moderate means To
aspire TO office. The close was an ear
nest and eloquent appeal to ali TO vote
! TOT the best interests of Salt Lake. 70
vote for Leary and reform.
Hot Shot From Harris.
Fisher Harris was introduced nv
| senator Rawlins as one Of the Democ-
racy brightest orators. Nj Harris
was greeted by a prolonged burst of
applause as he advanced to the center
or the stage, and his remarks were fire.
quenIy interrupted by cheers.
Mr. Harris started out by saying that
ne hadn't come to the Theatre to make
a speech. He merely wanted to tell
/ the people that he was earnestly adj
IN people That he was earnestly advo-
eating the election of Mr.. Leary. whom
he had helped to nominate. and the en-
tire Democratic ticket The speaker
entered strong denial of the Repub-
| hcan argument that today's election
viii be Of national Importance.
This is not true" said he. fer the
only importance in this election Is the
importance Of having q well conducfed