The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-01
King Makes Able Speech
at Payson.
Convincing Argument Draws
Democrats and Republicans
About Him.
Especial to The Herald.)

DAYS0N. Oct. S1.-In his ability TO
draw a crowd upon very short no
tice, Judge William H. King is a.
counterpart OF william Jennings
Bryan. That happy faculty IN the
Democratic nominee for congress SIS
plainly attributable TO two causes-his
personal popularity and his ability as
an orator.
Although the people Of Payson did
not know until this morning that Judge
King was to speak in the city this
evening, he addressed an audience
which filed the theatre. Every. seat
downstairs was taken, the gallery was
packed and standing room was at
premium It was nothing less than
the personal popularity Of the speaker
and his OratOrical powers. which drew
out the people. It could be attributed
10 nothing else, because this afternoon
State Chairman Frank J. Cannon and
Joshua Greenwood delivered political
addresses from the same platform. And
there were other things TO keep tbs
people away. The evening was dark
and stormy, the heavy clouds hanging
over the city with frequency letting a
cold rain fall. In the pavilion there
was the regular weekly dance. the
music for which was furnished by the
only band in the city An effort was
made to get the glee club from Span
ish Fork, burt only two members came
over, the remainder remaining for the
Democratic rally at that place, the
speaker $here being Judge Henderson.
But, in spite Of these adverse con-
ditions, Judge King and Editor Nc
Bride Of Provo spoke to a crowded
house. 1t is safe TO assume that had
the conditions for the rally been more
prOpitiOus, the crowd would have been
unable TO get into the theatre. and
overflow meetings would have, Of ne
cessitys been held.
Mcbride Talks.
The southbOund train was late in
reaching the city. To enable Judge
King TO secure his supper, Editor Nc
Bride first addressed the meeting. The
recent coal strike was used as an argu-
ment in favor of Democracy. The
speaker pointed out that during the
past forty years the Republicans had
not seen fit TO enact laws Whereby the
president of the United States. in an
emergency like the coal strike, might
exercise power Of stepping in and
forcing a settlement Of such difficulties,
by arbitration. when the interests or
the entire country were at stake. The
Republicans could have passed such q.
law, had they seen 1T, but the power
Of the trusts over the party prevented
them from doing so. 1t was not until
the coal barOns, who had previously
Inundated and insulted the president,
when he sought, from a humane
standpoint, 10 intercede, heard the
mutterings of the people all over the
country, that they took heed, came
down from their exalted positions Of
arrogance, and submitted TO the ap-
pointment of a board Of arbitration
But even then the operators Of the
coal mines sought to dictate the per
sonnet Of the board. Editor Mcbride
said that instance alone was sufficient
in his mind to convert Republicans TO
the cause of Democracy.
When Judge King was introduced he
was given a most cordial reception
The applause accorded him was both
hearty and prolonged. As the hour was
growing late, the judge lost no time
in getting down to his speech, and for
two hours made a most profound i'm
preston upon the audience BY his
mastery address. The speaker was
frequently Interrupted by applause,
which showed the judge was making
d favorable impression upon his hear
ers. After the rally Judge King held
an informal reception on the stage.
where ne received many Democrats
and Republicans