Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-02
.,.,heos, Powers and King A.
wv dress Large and Enthus''
astlc Audience.
urge MEMBERS TO STAND PAT
,,,ovs Down Gauntlet TO Judge
'p 9,,.s and Powers Tells How lie
Would Serve state.

.u,icaI campaigns the week pc-
" y' ,sctlon has seen three big po-
~, S.is,I demonstrations, each OF mem
S.s1,ns out show Of force 'na'
hIs srsirates that all three of the
'sItIcal views represented mas Us '''
krlng. :, Al. ss,,es was
"a n the salt Lake Theater las.
a .',st and Il was under the control
~. pemocratlo county chairman
~. heater was well filled up 10
fine third circle
m. meeting last night was marked
~ earnest appeals TO the democratic
'.',,rv 10 ostand pat.' Judge Powers
S,,,d that it would be unfair to the
vsmon Democrats who were stand
4, b. their guns for the gentle
r'nocrots 70 desert them and go over
"a !, straight gentle party and Judge
S,rg declared that il would be play
nart less than that Of a man,
nv ths Mormon Democrats TO desert
XII gentle political affiliations.
Indse Powers asserted that ne was
oronr the last 20 leave the old Llb-
wi Nary. and that he had not been
.nnrg the first TO go back 20 the
ns,,v working for the return OF old
ppordIrons He said, however, that
mere might be condition arise IN
- snmre that would compel him
ri,h overwhelming evidence, 10 see II
y, hls duty. for the good of the
s,.,e. 10 change his present inten-
ilons to remain with the Democratic
party,
STEPHENS AS CHAIRMAN
The meeting was opened at Sis
tclock by Chairman Cunningham,
a,er Held,s band had played a num-
Der Of fetching airs. ending with the
star spangled Banner" Chairman
Cunningham introduced Frank Is.
Stephens as chairman OF the evening,
announcing its purpose as a Discus
sion Of the principles Of government
from Democratic standpoint.
Mr.. Stephens arose at once amid
applause, aud started 20 discuss local
conditions Those who are led by q
desire for graft he said have left us.
There are some things worse than
dsisat. and We propose to keep ON
putting up a ticket, just as long as
here Is wrong TO right
/ natters not whether we carry the
rss or not. We are facing a great
dss in this campaign.
7OwERs THE FIRST SPEAKER.
VI. Stephens then introduced as the
kst speaker Judge O. W. Powers, who
poke for an hour and half, giving in
BIS Characteristic way, rapid fire re-
view OF local conditions. lie quoted
lleerally from local papers. made a
buresqne review of the speech OF Sem
aior Reed Smoot on Tuesday evening,
and without a shadaw OF reason, ac-
esed the News OF waging an Indian
Erfare on him. The Democratic party,
b aid was trained down TO fighting
TIM II had lost all It's Office seekers,
for the sake Of office. all its adventurers
lher pelf, and had left those men who
lung firm TO the principles for which 1t
lands
ROOSEVELT AND TILLMAN.
The Democratic party, he affirmed,
las us doors thrown open for all who |
owe peace at home. He paid his res
iects 10 Congressman Littleflold and |
2 Congressman Howell, and alleged |
nat the Democrats held Roosevelt In |
ss'eem as high is the highest In which !
lis own party holds him, declaring that |
was Ben Tillman who held up the |
PRESIDENTS hands In the railroad rate |
natter, when the members OF his own
pirty were opposing him. Sometimes"
y sac, j think men have gone mad |
lele N utah, and have lost their rea-
~, and that we are destined to go |
l,Nn 10 our graves with the clangor |
VI angry words In our ears"
Sonunnlng on the Republican cam
yaHn' Judge Powers maintained that !
st hepuolieans may be victorious, but
ns mi1 that the victory would be more
mn "a '''' io"e
Nneludlng Judge Powers said that IL
enwd ne would oondone no wrong:
y, y. 'ry TO serve his state TO the best
NJ ms ABILITY, and try to make Utah
hae otner states" The Mormon people,
+. ~ said, are more kind TO their poor
,p any other people, more gentle 20
1913 ~'n ssed, and more patient under -
res-s,n and ne branded as false aud
,os srg,s'aDle the tales told abroad "a
S sS' ~ The nation that Utah is hot
Wv O' vice and wlckedness.
KING CAME NEXT.
Judge William II. King followed
ss Powers He started az s.s0
N. and ended at 1890. "If had
ss'os ~wsr, he declared in opening, ito
,,,, al me Mormons into the Demo.
~ s'S party, | would not do It. / would
Iaye men desert their Republican
rss. s''ohs en- mass TO gain tenn
s~s..y advantage. / conceive that the
ro,,s thlng that could happen in Utah
s,,,Nu oe for men to vote their religious,
jpSsa. o. their political convictions"
\, ,ease King then reviewed the history
he \, VIZ Lineral party, with the form
stsr ne sagebrush Democracy" as
q az. ~ ADVANCE Of the bill I'm Congress
h. s,a,ilenlse the Mormon people. and
Ma ,,non on party lines. The men
M, NJ we step 10 divide on party
ma " SAID, saw far into tho future
w. n.y. ~ a move TO bring more char,
he 49,, 49, ioVe. and more affection into
lls, A. 'i..nihsllng Of Mormons and gen
sselai .ne state, and to break down
rgt,.ip srflers that wall in hatred and
so misunderstanding.
CHALLENGE TO HrLEs.
ps sod e King declared that the Nor. |
% ehsunocrats love their Church and |
how :. 'enged Judge Ogden a HiIes IN
au.s ~ public debate with him anv |
hat ths,0 One statement made by HIles
ION sron, was something IN the Nor !
1yal 10 n, making its followers dis
rank 'nelr country. He referred Ia
lied ~ Nannon az man who had |
y prostitute the Church leaders |
hen Essns Their names into politics |
Their naFns was mentioned az the
nd ~" ah who had tried those tactics
ne 10 ira we're scored as being nm
piles. n t,Snu n'.lves and their own prin- |
Senate. 'eey ever had any.
ian ~ snoot was mentioned "a \
II. sr, e,san person. lily. II estso,,,
I'VE no a. saId JGage King. ave |
. feel ISM on him personally ana
sht 10 Icy ~, ne has a full and nerfect
,n,Ids, nold his seat In congynss
siding ~ hsnt being waged on his
tho .An,ss ssat, as wicked on the part
Z Thos. E .n party. II was wicket |