The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-20
IT HE senatorial candidacy Of Apos-
tie Reed smoot was denounced in

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strong terms yesterday by lead
ing Democrats of the state during the
speech making at the reception 10
Senator Rawins at the Lagoon. The
speakers who made a special text Of
the subject were Chairman William NJ.
ROylance and Judge 0. W. Powers,
while ex-Congressman w. II. King,
speaking as a Mormon, vigorously de-
nounced the teaching that has gone
forth among church members that il is
to the advantage of the church to
stand in With the party in power
The excursion. the reception, and all
its attributes proved a magnificent sue
cess. The gathering of Democrats, in
which many outside counties were reD-
resented. was large aud demonstrative,
and bent upon honoring Senator Raw
Inns, which they did in the fullest.
When his name was mentioned as the
probable successor to himself. there
were cries Of Hear hear and loud
applause.
The reception began at about s
o'clock, shortly after the arrival of the
special train at the resort. James H.
Moyle called the crowd TO order and,
after a song by Miss WOocOck, spoke
for a few moments on Senator Raw
/ Inns brilliant record in congress.
Rawlins' Brilliant Record.
| He had so distinguished himself, Mr..
Moyle said, that from the president
down to the least man in congress it
was known that Utah had produced a
/ man who does not always vote with
/ the administration. who is a lover Of
( principle and who was so eLNnently
/ fitted that the Democrats chose him 70
/ lead the fight for liberty in the Phil
/ ippine islands
/ State Chairman William II. ROylance
| was introduced. He said that Senator
/ Rawlins had shown himself 10 be a
! fearless Democrat in denOunCing the
/ methods used by Republicans in Wrest-
! ing from the hands Of the Philippine
/ islanders the Gods given gift Of lib
/ eTty. As state CHAIRMAN, Mr.. ROylance
/ urged the Democrats to get in line fOl
the fall campaign to organize in every
/ county and put Utah back in the
Democratic column.
The Republicans, he continued
/ will move heaven and earth if III !.
possible 10 carry out the scheme ar
ranged two yesEs ago 10 send Reet
Sroot To the senate TO succeed JOSEPH
/. Rawlins- We can and viii blocl
this combine. There are enough hon
est Republicans who viii vote for
Democratic legislative ticket in thi
and other counties, and defeat this vii
/ famous scheme. When you hear hov
the trade, the exchange, The combine
was worked, I tell you. ladies and gen
tlemen, YOU viii not stand for it,
is up TO you right now to crush it
I understand that certain persons ar
being sent out over this state RICH
now to fix things so that If a Repub
liean legislature is elected. Rec
SmOot viii be the senator chosen"
Mr.. Roylance then appealed to str0nl
men to allow their names to 60 on tn
ticket. not 10 evade politics out of fea
of defeat.
Rebel against being coraIIed an
sold like sheep. he concluded. AN
Utah will 20 democratic by 5000 ma
jority next fall"
Judge Kings Appeal.
Judge W. Fl. King was the mex
speaker He paid q pretty tribute {
Senator Rawlius and then launche
into a stirring address on Republica
methods.
Frankly" he said, there is niue
truth in what has been said relative t
combinations that have for their pun
pose the building of a political machin
in this state. tt would be a disgraC
TO the people of Utah if they were {
ratify any trade or combine by whic
any individual was TO be sent to Oh
United states senate.
And here is another thing ] war
10 dencunce the damnable heresy
some of nv cO-religiOnists that il
vr-fca 70. gfauT in Nth fEa
( power. It is an argument that can az
peal only TO towards This perniciou
5 and infamous doctrine has been il
sidiously disseminated among he pee
7 pie of this state Let me appeal TO Oh
Mormon people, as a Mormon. Whel
would you have been had YOU carrie
E out the policy being taught now.
stand in with the majority? Hasn't
D always been a proud boast Of the Mo-
mon people that they have alwaI
= stood up for right. though million
E we're against them. They have alway
believed and practced that
a They speak of fay0rs. I hear
= whispered that the church VIII receil
e fsvors- MT friends. this country is N,
one Of favors. but of rights. Do The
: mean 10 say that the Republican par
is so damnably dishOnorable that
s viii not give the people Of Utah the
a rights unless we vote its ticket2
is the history Of that party. VIII
s has it ever been but the party
L trades. the party Of bartering, Il
}. party Of exiSency-a party that W
s sell its birthright TO be perpetuated
power
Judge King said that the Republic
party is emasculating the constitutio
congress has become the mere regist
or the presidents wishes, not those
IT the people
1T seems that members of the dom
nant church here who dealt unfair
with US cOncede now that we we
= cheated. robbed, defrauded out of
= victory we had won a year ago. Tn
cOncede it ALL 1t seems to me that e
cry Democrat should fight harder no
:, TO prevent the contamination Of the
infamies. IT will be a crime for al
member Of the party to sit supinely