The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-08
A Pleasant Time Enjoyed Last
Evening at the Home of the
Hon. James H. MOyle.
SPEECH OF THE EVENING
WAS BY JUDGE KING
Gov. Cutler and Representative
TOltOn Also Made Addresses;
Music Was Good.

The reception rendered the Governor
I and Legislature of Utah by the ladies
| of the Salt Lake Democratic club at the
( residence Of ], w Moyle on Wednes-
day night, at which the minority mem
bcrs Of the Legislature were the guests
| of honor, was well attended and was
! pronounced social success. The large
! number of ladies present contributed in
no small degree to the enjoyment of the
sial converse, interspersed with excel
lent vocal and Instrumental music, and
thrown in Judging by the speeches
that were made it would be difficult
10 tell who was the Democrat and who
the epubllcan-eXcep that the Repub-
licans appeared to be happy in the
possession of that which the Democrats
declared they were happy and hopeful
in the pursuit of-power in political af-
fairs.
NJ. f. Cunningham made happy eff
fort. as ne always does, and mis- remarks
pleased everyone present.
w. n. King said that he was glad to
see the guests of honor, glad to see his
Republican friends and his excellency.
the Governor. In speaking of politics.
Judge King said that he believed in
open, frank discussion; he did not be
heve there was sufficient discussion Of
public questions. Great public dues-
tlons affecting the policy of a State or
nation ought 70 be seriously consid cred
and openly discussed by the people
In legislative halls. he said. it was sell
dom that partisan vote is taken even
IN Congress. ] was there several years
and found myself oftener voting with
that most loveable of all men. Uncle
Joe Cannon, than with my partisan
colleagues What we want above all
else IN Utah is that our State shall pros
per, Utah is FOO small for iealousies,
hatred and vituperation. This should
not he, 1t is not good politics II is
not good citizenship. We don u need
more than two parties here. Two DO.
ltlcal parties are necessary 10 health
tul state In representative government.
When my political opponent is elected
TO office ! believe in that sort of par
tlsanshlp that ] can say To him. if he
be the Governor, You are AS much my
governor as any one else's, and T shall
do all IN my power to make your ef-
forts in behalf of the State a success
II the President docs right I should
give nm my support. Parties are but
The means through which we preserve
the Government.
In Behalf of the Guests.
Representative Tolton smoke on he.
half of the honored guests He said
ne could not make a political speech.
hadn t made one since before the last |
election. In the House of Representa-.
tlves, he said, one couldn't tell who |
was Democrat and who was a Repnb. |
mean. We have no leader We have |
acted with the majority in harmony, for
the good OF the State. In speaking on |
inns occasion from Democratic stand |
point, | am not discours ged Two wears
ago there were only three Of rs in the
Legislature, this year we have eight.
Or course, he said, we were the Demo
cratic rams that were offered M. but
he felt assured that the Democrats of
Utah Will yet realize their fondest
hopes.
Governor Cutler spoke briefly. In
referring to the Legislature, he said
mat IT'S effectiveness must not be meas
lred by the number of bills II passes |
The present Legislature had passed com
oaratively few bills as vet But he
'oGld say that ii was a working BODY,
md everything was passed upon with
great care; He said the Democrats
n the Legislature were working i'm tbe
interest of the State as zealouslv as the
republicans. | have intended 10 be fair
n extending representation. and no
BOARD intended to be non partisan shall
,e made partisan by acts of mine while
am Governor. The Governor expatia.
ed eloquently upon the future great
less ana gr9nduer or Utah-its natural
esources and the great benefits to ac
rue from the harnessing of our noun
ain streams for the generation of elec
ric power. Fifty, years hence, he pre-
lcted, Utah would be one of the great
st. grandest and richest States in the
Jnion.
The music for the occasion was fur.
lshed by w. Bywater, who sang a solo.
he ''U. S. A. in excellent voice A
iolln solo renederd by Miss Roman {
Iyde, and song by Miss Elma Young s
ere much appreciated, as was the solo
y Willie Phillips, followed with song !
y MISS Maud kenner, and a piano r
bio by Miss Jean Hayward c