Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-07

meeting. although ! have made every
reasonable effort to get out OF the re,
spouslbuity of addressing H. because !
have mad an arduous experience III
speaklng Within the last few weeks
Judge Smith, hoped would tax
longer. as he could tell you things
great deal better than ! could. He
omitted one thing. however that ] eAs
pected he was going to say to YOU |
mink YOU would have liked the Judge
better il he had told you about his opln-
ian of your pioneers as he told the PEG.
pie Of ogden about them. lie claims 10
have lived at Council BUNS IN Iowa
where for one season your people rest
ed ON their westward Journey, and tip
ened the grain they brought west
ward for seed, and which later
grew into the beautiful vegetation OF
this favored valley The judge mas
since affirmed I'm private conversation
that he was there at the time and saw
IL done. and that he even carried water
for the growing grain,
"The present political situation
have studied diligently and | have
come To the conclusion that IL ~ no
use 10 speak on political subjects In the
west for II anyone has his full mental
equipment, and has been acquainted
with the Democratic party for the past
eight years and has not lost interest
In IL. then he Is inseparably joined 10
his idols and according TO the Scrip
lures. ne ought to be let alone, the
Lord has but one way Of teaching u.s.
lie turns as loose upon the road OF ex-
perience and lets as sweat It out. We
do not learn much from the experience
Of others, one generation does not
profit much by the experience of other
generations. but when We have seen
that We have always gone down with
Democracy and have always gone up
with Republicanlsm the man who cam
not see his Hight In the midst Of such
conditions. is beyond the power OF any
effort 10 reach HIM We are living
I'm the midst OF broad and
generous administration We in
hcrlt our politics as We do our religion
ana hang ON to Il tighter Than We do
our faith. like the Republican party
because it has behind Il long record
OF service in the material interests
which concern the welfare of the home
We hear plutocracy talked or Not
far from here, on the northern border
Of Montana ! had pointed out To me
the log house in which President Roose.
welt took up his abode when be came
west TO BE- "a ruchcr more than 20
Years ago. Since / came 10 this town
/ have seen Il badge on which was a
picture OF the log cabin In which seno-
tor Fairbanks was born. with a can.
dIdate for vice president who was born
iu "A log house. and q candidate for
president who got into one as soon as
he could after he was born, Is there
any danger OF this country being
overwhelmed Immediately with pluto
cracy2
1T is stated that Roosevelt Is a man
OF war. So then were your brave men
who led the Utah batteries 10 the Phil
ipplnes. 80 then was be himself. he
remembered trying TO break into the
amy himself When the war came he
went to President Mckinley and asked
FOR commission The latter looked
him over and replied that he would
give him am answer on the morrow
Next day the president told him he
didn't know enough for an officer ana
that he was too fat for a private,
Q.aughter).
The speaker paid a glowing tribute to
the craftsmanship Of Roosevelt ana
closed his remarks, with which the
meeting ended.