The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-04
POWERS EXPOSES
MACHINE LIES
Democratic Nominee for Con-
gress. Addresses Big Audience
in Ogden Opera House.

Judge Orlando w. Powers was the prin-
cipal speaker at an enthusiastic Demo-
era tic rally held in the Grand opera house
here last evening From the time he was
introduced until the close of his address.
which covered one hour and twenty min
utes he was given much applause. His
speech was delivered in an earnest man
ner and along logical lines Throughout
ne was given careful attention and from
he frequent applause It was evident that
his audience was with him. He made q
lift with the assemblage at the beginning
OF his address. The hall was but dirnly
lighted when he arose to speak, and ne
roundly scored the propriet0rs for renting
out house for such an occasion in that
condition. few minutes later, when
additional lights were turned on, he
stopped in his address to say:
Sometimes when man says Let there
be light it comes but il took some
strong words to bring it,"
While referring to the possibilities of
religious war il the Republican machine
IL permitted TO continue in power, he was
interrupted by an intoxicated man from
the balcony. who said:
You are deserving OF the highest office
in the gift of the people, but you won't
be elected. Your statements will defeat
you
Judge Powers was in no way discon-
certed at the interruption and replied:
4 do not care whether i am elected or
not viii continue to denounce those
who are engaged in bringing these coudi-
tons about, whether ii is popular or un-
popular. L want to see peace
Richards Makes Speech.
Attorney c. c. Richards acter as chair
man Of the meeting and delivered a short
but interesting address. He pointed out
that J. ID. Skeen. II. II. Rolapp and him
self had been singled out as targets in the
present campaign. He said that ROapp
had been eXOnerated that Skeen could
a. x.-it lei
that he was really the issue in this cam
paiSn. He denounced Bill Glasmann as a
petty, characterleSS Scoundrel. who stands
behind the skirts of his wife so as to es-
cape judgments i'm suits filed against him
for libel In referring to the charges
that Glasmann had made against him
through the columns of his paper of be-
ing a CRATER. he said that summons in q
civil libel suit would be served on Glas-
mann Monday. in which ne would have
an opportunity TO prove the charges he
had made. He also referred TO him and
his petty henchmen as defaming the char
aeter of his (RichardsO dead father and
then directed attention 10 an editorial in
last evenings issue Of the Standard, in
which Glasmann got on his knees and
begged in his belly-aching way to escape
the Issue. MIR. Richards then made
lengthy state menC concerning the charges
that had been made against him and
attacked Joseph Sanford. c. r. Hol1ings-
worth and other Of the county officers
Judge Powers opened his address by.
entering upon the local situation. He ex-
pressed the hops that J. D. Skeen would
be elected county attorney on the Demo-
cratic ticket. He paid a high tribute TO
Mr.. Skeen and said that the town should
be proud of such fearless and conscien-
tious man. He said the greatest trouble
with the state is that il is governed by
political machine and that it has be-
come so OF late that person who does
not belong to the machine cannot secure
a nomination for office. He then paid
compliment to the Weber county Demo-
cratic platform and said that the work.
ingmen. and especially the railroad men,
should sustain that ticket on account of
the p'snks il contains. Judge Powers
then took up the yelled attacks made
upon him by the Deseret News, and called
upon that paper. il il desired his defeat
TO come out in the open and say So He
said that the newspapers can no longer
dictate to the people how they shall vote.
Northumberland.
In reply to the silly claims that have
been made that Democratic victory
would mean the Acknowledgement of the
Mormon people he said that he had no
desire to disfranchise them and if such
a move was attempted he would oppose
il with all of his ability He insisted
that the Mormons have the right to vote
and wanted them to continue in their
rights as their cOnsciences dictated He
declared that the Mormon people cannot
he disfranchised by any other means than
their own acts. That If when election dav
ZINES any man belonging TO the Mormon
church permits any ecciesiast to dictate
how he should vote, instead of voting ac
'rording to his own conscience. that man
Gisfranchises himself
Judge Powers then read an art;oia ,,-;t
ten by Joseph f. Smith and printed in
The Improvement Era. He said this had
heen construed as being an instruction to
re Mornons 10 vote the Republican
ticket asking them to stand nv tbeir
friends. He said that if the article is omen
20 that construction II is wrong and
D. should be condemned. but until he was
: Satlsfled by absolute proof that such was
-mtended. he would not halie,-e LII L.