The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-28
GREAT THRONGS
AT BARBECUE
Democrats Flock in Numbers
to Salt Palace.
VICTORY is PROPHESIED
DAVID EVANS AND JUDGE Nc
LAUGHLIN SPEAK.
Al OF less than 1000 persons attended


MOT less than 1900 persons attended
the barbecue given under the d.
rection Of The Young Mems Demo
cratic club yesterday afternoon ana
evening. If Fairbanks himself had
been IN Salt Lake the atmosphere
would not have been much cooler. BIT
that did not suffice to keep the en-
thusiastic Democrats away. Defective
meteorological conditions proved made
quate 10 spoil the occasion. which was
success in every particular
It is estimated that about 5000 were
present during the afternoon. Many
Cf these returned for the evenings
programme and with the addition OF
hundreds who could not attend i'm the
afternoon. the grounds were we'll filled
during the evening.
About 5000 pounds of meat had been
roasted and when the gates closed las,
night nothing but fragments remained.
The meat was fine and was cXcellently
prepared. II was served I'm the form
OF sandwiches. with dill pickles. and,
SO far as reported, nobody failed TO get
enough.
Two Fine Speeches.
Two good speeches were delivered.
David Evans Of Salt Lake made
short address touching upon local con-
ditons. while Judge G.. =. Mclaughlin
Of California spoke at length upon
leading issues of the campaign. IL
was Judge McLauShlin's first speech
in Salt Lake and his reception was
hearty one Undaunted by u heavy
cold, and without having made a no
litiCal address for fourteen years be-
fore. ne spoke for the better part OF
an hour and held the attention of the
audience to the end. He was apt in
his Illustrations and brought ont every
point i'm the most forceful manner
The speakers were introduced by
George +. Blair. chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee which arranged
the barbecue. In addition to the speak
ers and Mr.. Blair Judge K. n. Bas
kin. John Dern. j. II. Haslam and J.
s. Bransford. Judge McLaughlin's host
I'm Salt Lake, occupied seats on the
stage.
Good Ticket Means Success.
Mr.. Eva 5sgn lis address by saw
Ing that + go Democrats of the conn
~ showed J- much wisdom i'm naming
their ticket ass the state convention had
shown the election of the ticket i'm
November would he assured. There
VIII To- but one result he said. and
that win be the reha bilit8tiou Of lie
party in the state and county, The res
1orau0n or true Democratic principles
of government and peace viii once
more be within or state The adjust
Iuent of DaSt differences i'm the party
and the general feeling OF delermina-
ton were touched u1On. But We
victory because Cf the factions that
exist within the other ~arty but be-
cause OF tie expressions OF sound
Democratic principles that have been
promulgated this year. In the RepVb-
lican party of Utah we have on one
hand the senior senator from Utah.
whose position, perhaps. is due to his
great wealth, on the other hand we
Lave the Junior senator exertiug an
influence i'm oo0OSitiOn and hight To
the death is on.
Trouble in Utah.
What is the matter in Utah2 Has
Il got SO il is merely a scramble for the
ludves and fishes between Republicans
IT has now reached a stage where one
senator withdraws from the fight and
tries 10 rehabilitate q new party of his
own. charging that Interior or occult
Influences are being used.
There is something wrong with the
Republican party here, continued Mr..
Evans. After telling q clever little
story to bring out his point. he said, i'm
dosing:
THE only thing TO do is for the Dem
ocrats TO gird themselves with truth
and march forth TO victory. Let Us put
Up a ticket that viii OF Itself be a
guarantee of success and name it ire
spective of the ambitions of any man
Judge Mclaughlin began his speech
10y graceful tribute TO Mr.. Bransford,
who fought side by side for Democracy
with Judge Mclaughlin i'm California
years ago. Emphasizing the importance
Of the selection of a president Judge
Mclaughlin said passion and prejudice
should be thrown aside and reason
alone hold sway. He suggested the re-
moval of the tariff barrier as a means
OF coping with the trust problem. cit
ing Andrew Carnegie as an example or
tariff beneficiary. Under proper
tariff regulations" he said, neither
Andrew Carnegie nor any one else
could have accumulated 300000000 or
$400. 000 600 legitimately. The RepUbh
cans claim their tariff legislation has
benefited the labUring man. If that is
true. why has not that money gone
into the pockets of the laboring man in
stead of into the vaults Of Andrew Car
lcSle
Natural Causes of Prosperity
The natural causes back of the pros
perity OF the country were cited i'm
contradiction Of the claim that the i'm
dustrial conditions were the result Of
Republican policies. why if RePVo-
licam policies have done 80 much toi
labor, asked Judge Mclaughlin. does
labor organizer Why are we now con-
fronted with a most serious problem
one that our fathers did not have L.
undetermined labor on the one hama
and organized capital on the other:
Disclaiming that he was free trad
CT, Judge Mclaughlin suggested a
tariff for revenue Only as a remedy tor
the trust evil you cannot kill G
snake by cutting off its TAIL he said
you must cut off It's head"
Taking up the case of President
Roosevelt with the statement that NJ
would utter no word Of ridicule o.