The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-04
fsncciaI 70 The HeraIdN

2 n
II William H. King, the Demo-
cratic nominee for congress,
delivered in the opera house
here tonight most eloquent. forcible
and logical speech. II was in reply to
the campaign speech delivered in this
city Wednesday night by Joseph How
ell of Wellsville. the Republican nom
inee for congress, who has refused to
meet Judge King in a joint discussion
of the great political issues Of the day.
Judge King had a stenographer's re-
port of Howell's speech and answered
his points one at a time and by clear
cut reasoning and plain statement OF
facts. shattered them.
The cause of Democracy was so
clearly and interestingly set forth by
Judge King, that he held the undivid-
ed attention of his large audience for
almost two hours and a half. 1t was
not his intention to speak more than
an hour and a half, but as he pro-
crossed, Judge King became so en-
Unused that neither h nor his audience
realized now time was speeding.
The discourse of Judge King was free
from any personal attacks upon his
congressional opponent and the latter's
sponsor, Congressman Sutherland,
which was a marked contrast to the
speeches they delivered in this city a
night or two ago, which were filled
with uncomplimentary remarks to him
self and Major r. w. Young, the
Democratic nominee for the supreme
bench.
No Mud-slinging.
Judge King took occasion to say that
mud-siinging wouldn't be INDUCED in
by himself, and his complimentary ref
erences to Joseph Howell, Congressman
Sutherland and the other Republican
candidates showed conclusively that he
was a man OF his word. He regretted
exceedingly that he is deprived of the
pleasure of meeting Mr. Howell upon
the same platform, but as that privi-
lege is denied him, the next best thing
he can do is to follow the Republican
nominee, which he will do throughout
the campaign. He says that legal
business, which would not permit of
delays. prevented Major Young from
addressing LIE same audience with
him, but added that the hero OF tbs
-SIIa VI Hpsds pInoM IBA su!ddIuqd
ham City later in the campaign.
John d. Peters acted as chairman OF
the meeting. Before he introduced
Judge King. people were compelled TO
return home because they could not
find seats in the crowded theatre.
While commenting upon the represent
alive character of the audience, Chair
man Peters stated that during the aft
ernoon a trainload OF Brighamites
went 20 Salt Lake to attend the Nor
mon conference. After a vocal solo
by Miss Lund, Judge King was intro
duced. He was received llith cheers
and applause.
He spoke in part as follows:
Mr.. Kings Speech.
ST understand Congressman Suther-
land, when he was here, warned you
against my coming, saying you had
better stay home and lock and bolt
your doors, as my presence would be
as terrible as an army with floating
hammers. / do not know how much
trouble my presence is TO Joseph How
ell, but / do know he has refused
TO meet me on the same platform and
in joint debate and discuss the p0-
litical issues of the day. The next
best thing / can do is to follow him,
which / propose to do. There is
nothing but. friendship existing be-
tween Mr.. Howell and myself. I have
known him for years and have nothing
but good to say of him Therefore
there will be no personal attacks. no
determinations on my part. / appear
before you tonight 10 discuss the po-
litical issues of the day and to an
swer. if l can. the speech of Mr.. How
ell. have here with me a stem
ographic report of the speech which he
delivered at Wellsville, his home. the
night the Republicans opened the cam
paign. Those who heard MIR. Howell
speak here and have read this speech.
which / have in my hands, say they
are identically the same. Therefore
when answer one speech 1 have re-
piled to the other"
Doctors Disagree.
Judge King then gave an excerpt
from the speech Of Joseph Howell
that trusts are a dangerous symptom
but will be grappled with by the Re
publican party; that trusts exist in
free trade England the same as in
the United States. In the face Of
that" continued Judge King, Con
gresham Sutherland. on the same
platform. said there is no such thing
as a trust"
The speaker then took up the trust
question in detailed manner, showing
first that there are trusts in Eng
land, where there Is free trade, and
trusts in the United States, with its
high wall of protection. but in the
former country the trusts are not so
troublesome as In this country. In
1901 Professor jerks, in a report, said
there were less than thirty-five trusts
in England. whose combined capital
stock was less than $500 00g, 900; that in
protective countries OF E1rope there
is more pronounced tendency toward
trusts than in England
Judge King then went back 10 Ju-
ly. 1887. and recounted the passage
of the Dingley bin; showed how il was
drafted by the heads of large manu-
featuring concerns for their own in
terests: that before the bill was passed
1t was submitted 10 the industrial
barons. for their approval. in one of
the most expensive hotels in Wash
ington. When he asked If the poor
people or the country were consulted,
he said no, they were not called upon
TO ascertain whether they liked the
power which has since been slowly
grinding them down and making their
conditions more deplorable. In the
face of all that" continued the ora
tor. George Sutherland says there are
no trusts"
According to Writer Moody. in a
recent publication. there are more than
$50 trusts in this country at this time.
And if you add to them the eapi-
talizations of the railroads Of the coun-
try you have a grand total Of 49,
o00. 00o. 00o-a series OF figures too gi-