Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-24
REPUBLICANS Ar PROVO,
Hold Rally and Blame Democrats
For Political Shortcomings



Provo, OCT 2i-The Republicans held
O rally saturday night In the Optia
| House The stage wac very la8Ieluug
decorated with hags and flowers ana
| pictures OF Washington, Lincoln Nc
KuIcy Roosevelt ANA falrDaahA'
Rooseyct was displayed in am cleo
tric transparency al the top Of artit-
ucaIly arranged llagsat the back OF lhe
stage Senator HmooL "a number OF
| the county nominees, members OF the
W0mns Republican club and olhE
promnent citizens occupied the stage.
County Chairman Homer introduced
Harvey Clun 8s chairman OF the lnect-
iaR Mr. Cm0 spoke of the Importance
of the campaign and OF the confidence
repostd In president Roosevelt evil
dsnCed by his nomination by accldma.
tlon. Speaking VI The contentious OF
the Democratic party that President
Roosevelt Was "a dangerous man be-
cause he was man oi force Tie point
ed ont that tAal was the kind III man
wanted. ana referred eloquently TO the
great deeds that had been accomplish
ed iu the nation an the result Of force
patrin,cluy directed,
John ID. W00t0n OF American Fork
conuasted the advent OF C0xoy's army
in the territory about 10 years ago, q
detachment of which he had seen In
Provo with the ooatented industry Of
the army OF employees about the same
el2D la had seen In the Lehi Sugar fac.
tony. and the many others who received
employment from and through the sug.
uf factory The former was the result
%. Democratic prosperity, and the lattor
the result OF Republican prosperity MI
W0OtOu referred TO Judge King
Roosevelt talk In American Fork a few
evenings ago, in which the Judge told
such blo0d-Curd,lng stories about what
would happen II Roosevelt was eloctod,
that some 0f the ladies had suffered
from nervous pros,ratIon since the
meeting, thinking about the suffering
and death OF their sons In the battles
which Mr.. Roosevelt would BRING
about
Judge j. n. Reed Of Salt
Lake was the principal speaker
lie commenced by stating that
Utah is greatly misunderstood
a few men had come to Salt Lake CITY
CHE storm center OF the political and
religious controversies) and were not
intelligent enough TO understand con-
dltons. They ala not mingle with the
people outside OF Salt Lake CITY IL
they dld they would realize that there
was no more intelligent people IN the
Union and that there was not a state
whore there was more religious and
political liberty
He ola not intend to discuss local
conditions, but stated that he had not
uNu
for the American party There was
but one American party In the nation,
and that was the Republican party. a
party that dld not depend for rs life
and its existence upon q gentleman
who came 20 Utah by way Of Canada,
ana who had not been able TO crafty
hls ambition He congratulated the
people on having as resident OF the
city and us representative I'm the
United states senate a man who could
not be threatened or frightened, but
who went forward, doing that which
was right regardless Of whom II pleas
ed or displeased Judge Reed then took
up the difference between desp0tIc
form of government and q Rpublcan
or Democratic form Of government, the
former being conducted for the benefit
Of the few and the latter that the
principles Of life liberty, and pursuit
Of happiness might be enjoyed by an
the people. Pointed out the records
OF the two parties on these questions,
and referred the young voters to the
stand FOR life and liberty by the Re.
publican party from the beginning Of
rs existence citing the 18Th llth and
18th amendments TO the Constitution,
and other acts Of tho party, all OF which
had been opposed by the Democratic
party
The greater part OF his speech was
devoted TO a discussion OF the tariff
question, explaining the benefits OF the
protection system to the nation, and to
lndINIlnala