The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-01
THIRD IS STRONG
| FOR R. P. MORRIS
Big Demonstration Is Given for
Democratic Nominee at the
Rally Last Evening.
STRAIGHT TALKS ARE MADE
JUDGE KING AMONG THE
SPEAKERS.

Enthusiastic is a colorless word with
which to describe the Democratic rally
in the Sixteenth ward amusement hall
last night. The big auditorium was filled
with voters. Republicans and Democrats.
who cheered with unanimity and with ali
| their hearts the expositions of the Demo-
| cratic attitude in this campaign. 1t was
| meeting calculated to enthuse every
| Democrat who was present. a meeting
| that will put cheer into the hearts Of
| Democrats throughout the city and change
| their belief that the ticket will be elected
| into certainty.
| From the time the meeting was opened
| by Precinct Chairman Haslam until the
| last speaker had finished belief in Demo-
| cratic principles and confidence in their
/ approaching victory were manifest. Ere
| quently the speakers were interrupted by
cries of ''Goodl' That's right We'll
| smash 'em sure!' and other encouraging
| interjections. And when the gathering ad
journed everybody went home filled with
| the spirit of Democracy and determined
| TO work without ceasing until the last
| vote shall have been polled on Tuesday
/ next.
Music for the occasion was supplied by
| the Utah State Womens band, an organi-
| cation that is winning a high degree of
| popular favor. Joseph Hasiam, chairman
| of the precinct, presided and introduced
! the various speakers. He first presented
| Richard P. Morris as the best mayor Salt
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next mayor. Mr.. Morris had been given
| a most cordial greeting when he entered
/ the hall, and when he arose to speak
the demonstration lasted for some time.
Mr.. Morris Speaks.
The Democ attic leader attempted no
| flights of oratory He was talking to his
| old friends and neighbors. and he talked
to them as one neighbOr to another. Many
/ of the men and women in the audience
| known Morris hNVh0Od
| They had seen him rise IN the world of
| business and of politics and were proud
| of his progress. They were glad to well
| come him back 10 the district in which
he was born and reared. and they listened
| to what he had to say with the closest
| attention.
After thanking his friends for the cor
| didlity of his reception and predicting the
| election of the Democratic ticket, Mr.
Morris briefly discussed recent political
history and the progress of the city
There is no reason this year said he.
| why any citizen should vote the Repup-
| lican ticket in order to defeat Mr.. Brans-
ford The Democratic party is unques-
| tiOnably the stronger party today. as it
was the stronger party two years ago.
when the last municipal campaign was
| fought
Of his own administration. Mr.. Morris
said that it went into office pledged 70
| secure an adequate water supply. 1t went
out of office with that pledge abundantIy
redeemed. Half of the Big Cottonwood
water had been contracted for and from
| two and one-half to three miles of the
| conduit constructed at the close of the
| last Democratic administration. And the
work was completed by the American"
administration at a cost of 100000 in ex-
cess of the contract price.
| In closing his address Mr. Morris pledged
his administration, if elected, TO provide
some protection to the people of the Third
precinct from the flood waters of City
creek, which in the springtime do heavy
| 5I-, lit.
announcement was received with pro-
| longed cheers. After some music by the
| band Judge W. II. King was introduced
by Chairman Haslam as the principal
| speaker of the evening. Judge King is
| also at home in the Third. where he has
been often heard in Democratic cam
| paignS.
Judge King on "Americanism."
Last night he was at his best and the
] audience was with MIN and for him from
| beginning to end. Judge King expressed
1egret that disturbing element had en-
| tered into The politics of the city. He was
sorry the. people could no longer meet
| together and discuss nationally and with
| out passion real political issues and genu-
| inc political economies.
| I'VE have an American party here -
he went on. Il don't know what it's here
for, except to breed strife and hatred and
| 6iscord. But, my friends, we are going
to destroy that party, and we will de-
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| the entire Dmeocratic ticket
Judge King, continuing, praised Mr.
| Bransford as a man. But" he went on
| Mr.. BranSford represents party that
| has no business to exist in a sovereign
state such as Utah"
| How may we best restore peace in this
| city? Our Republican friends tell US we
can do that by voting for Dr. PIummer.
| Every sensible man knows that is folly
| Why, DR.. Plummer was beaten before he
was nominated, and he is beaten worse
now than he was then. | hope there are
! some Republicans here tonight If there
! are | want to say to them that this is
| not our fight alone.
This is your fight as well as ours
We want to redeem this city for the peo-
pie that founded it and built il and made
it, and we ask you to help US There
| is no hope for you in the federal machine
| That machine is pretty badly shattered
| The time has come when we must show
that machine that it doesn't run the CITY
| Who is the mighty Warwick that is to
make new Republican king? Is it Harry
| Joseph? Is it James H. Anderson? Is il
/ Ed Callster? The American people are
| Of our local self government is near at
/ hand.
| 81 believe in honest politics. I don't
| believe that a man can be thoroughly
honest religiously and dishonest political
ly. We want honest politics in this city,
1 say to you that Richard P. Morris will
mete out equal and exact justice to every
citizen. Gentle and Mormon, Demo-
crat, Republican and American
Judge King said that. while he was a
strong Democrat in national affairs, he
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