The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-20
Flags DefamerS OF Powers in
Speech at Lehi.
CALLS ON sPRY FOR NAME
DEMANDS AUTHORITY FOX RE.
PUBLICAN FALSEHoODs.
(speciaI 10 - IIeraIll

P.eSlueu al the meeting and introduced
Mr.. Roberts.
Mr.. Roberts said. i'm part:
Many people are predicting that the
democratic party will be successful
lils 1all ] make that prediction my
ser ana ! am one who believes i'm the
man who tries to make his prediction
come true Therefore. I am going to
pun off my coat and set into the har-
ness for Democracy"
addressing the women. he said:
You know my attitude on the uUes-
ZION OF women voting. In days gone
Dy' / thought il unwise for women to
NIX IN political matters. But since
You women have had the suffrage con-
Ierred upon you, l am going To try to
persuade you to register and to vote
the Democratic ticket.
want TO speak To four classes to-
night: First, the independent voters:
second, 10 the first voters; third to
the dyed-in-the-wooI Democrats: and.
fourth, to the dyed-in- the-wooi Repub-
means l believe that includes all Of
Advice to Independents.
There is a large independent vote i'm
TINS state, and 7 understand that many
OF the independent voters are indiffer-
eht- There should be no apathy this
year on the part of independent voters
LOT tel You that the material and So
clSl interests Of the people of this state
are involved i'm this election"
MI Roberts then Went on To describe
the theories Of the two parties in rela-
uon 20 taxation. saying that the Dem
ocratic party believes in taxation only
sulIlcieilt Tor an economical administra-
ton of the government.
mat on the other hand the RepubIi-
cans under the protective theory. tax
me many for the benefit of the few
lie went on TO show thai the roIiev Of
bIalne and Mckinley in relation 10
reciprocity had not been carried ont
he cited Senator Deliver in speech
Whlie he was a member of the house
10 substantiate his argument that the
republican party did rot redeem its
pledges
Mr.. Roberts said that he was glad
mat the Democratic platform declared
This year truth that was becoming
more apparent that protection was a
robbery Of the many for the teneft Of
the few"
Republicans Took Pledges.
To show that the Republican marty
~ ~ tAEtA.ESs lie stated
mat Mr. Mckinley appointed John A
kasson of Iowa to negotiate reciproci-
" treaties, and Mr.. Kasson did nego-
uate ten Of those treaties. Mr.. Nc
hlnley approved al lOf those treaties
put the Republican senate pigeon-holed
them and they had never seen light.
rms, the speaker said was seven
years ago, and instead Of having reel
procity, we have a higher tariff than
ever The only exception that had
been made was in the cas- of cuba.
where reduction was male on the
tariff on sugar and tobacco, and that
reduction was made at the Jehest of
the sugar trust.
Mr. Roberts then said, ~el erring to
Reed SmOOt:
We nave a senator here I'm Itch who
voted for the reduction Of tn tariff On
sugar, which is one of the necessary,
industries of this state.
Challenge to Reed smoot.
here challenge that senator 10 meet
me here on the public platform to de-
bate the question as to why he voted
Tor reduction of the tariff on s11gsr
Whlie keeping high tariff on all other
necessaTies of life"
MI. Roberts then went on TO discuss
the two candidates for the president.
lie SAID great issue between them.
reIerfinS 10 their personal characters
liCS was whether there should be a
constitutional form Of government or
d government by personal caprice tn,
speaker heartily endorsed tba end
dacy Of Judge Parker. and said that he
was man fitted by every oualifIcafIon
70 DC the chief executive of this great
nation.
Mr.. Roberts then took up the con-
SreSslonal campaign. Said he:
now want TO speak on the local
SITUATION. l want to speak OF the Dem
ocratlc candidates. I viii first refer to
Judge Powers. who heads the ticket
y. w. Powers has served the Demo
cratic party with distinction and great
ability. He has always gone To the
'front.' and stood on the firing line he
has never before been honored BY ms
party by nomination TO political Office.
Al the recent Democratic state conven-
non ne was nominated by acclamati0u
ana ne was given a great ovation when
ne presented himself before that con
3nce.
Il have had personal differences with
Judge Powers. but 1 am ready to stand
up before all the world and saw that
he is a man. and I confidently predict
that he will be elected on the Sth Of
November. ! regret the opposition mat
S being made to Judge Powers. I dis
ike 90 speak of it. but it is my duty
10 do SO.
Slanderers of Judge Powers.
I am sorry that O. W. Powers has
'ornd it necessary TO publicly DENY TIE
lufJIul, malicious falsehOOdS which
nave been circulated about him. Judse
Powers and !. as I have said before.
nave had differences in the long ago IN
political matters. You all know the
DO hight that was Waged between Nor
mons and Gentiles in this state. 5ut
We agreed to bury those differences
with the. understanding that they
should never be resurrected to the light
II day You people know that the
ientiles Joined with the Mormons TO
get statehood for Utah. You people
know that we never could have got
statehood unless the Gentiles haG
Joined with US to help secure il.
i cry shame on the men that woulc
zig up those old issues ANY mar. or
who would attack O. w. Pow
ars on account OF his attitude in the
Did controversy is an enemy to the
peace and good order of this state
Judge Powers is one of us All of mis-
interests are here. His children have
been born in this state. He Is too old |
10 pick up and leave Utah to build a
fortune in another place. His every