Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-28
DEMOCRATS Open
FALL CAMPAIGN
Speech by Judge William H.
King at Lagoon Defines
The Issues.
STRAIGHT TICKET PROPOSED.
ANY Kind of Fusion Is Declared to be
mpracticablc Under Present
Conditions.

Yesterday was Democratic day at La
COON. and y rally was held there in the
afternoon in which Democrats from Salt
Lake and Ogden both participated. The
feature of the occasion was an address
by Judge William n. King in which
he spoke against fusion, and for a
straight Democratic ticket this fall,
Cunningham, who presided; State
Chairman Martineau, and Joseph Hyde
of Sanpete. A musical program inter-
spersed between speeches evoked fire.
quent applause, as did also the senti-
ments expressed in the various argu-
ments advanced to show the possibill
ties of Democratic success, or the right
eousness of Democratic principles.
Mr. Martineau declared that while the
Democrats In Salt Lake might not be
overwhelming in numbers, they We're
still standing by their guns and ought,
he believed, TO put up a straight and
unassailable ticket. Mr.. Hyde told a
story TO indicate his idea of how treach-
erousous the Republican party could be
IN the south and how necessary this
conditien made 1t for the Democrats
to stand together solidly.
OF the musical features the most suc-
cessful was n solo by David Goddard
of ogden. boy ii years old. accom-
panied on the plano by Samuel Will
iams, also II years of age. Three
solos by w, D. Phillips. with Jean
Haywood as accompanist, were also
successfully rendered,
Judge King prefaced his remarks on
local conditions with a tribute to the
ladies' auxiliary of the Democratic
party. and to its good work in helping
out the party efforts. CHANGING back
into history he told of the gradual
emancipation of woman to a place of
economic, Industrial and civic stand
ards equal to those enjoyed by men.
FUSION TABoOED.
On local politics the speaker declared
that the Republican party was AFRO
giant. and dictatorial because of past
successes. Even If the business inter-
ests of Salt Lake were in favor OF a
partisan ticket" he said, "the ma
chine controlling the Republican party
would prevent such a course. Doubt
less ii would be Influenced by the sue
cess of the mendacious and unrighteous
campaign waged by It in the last cleo
lion by which 1t sought to create re-
ligious prejudices by which 1t hoped TO
drive from the Democratic ranks many
whose devotion to Democracy might be
shaken by such appeals to such preju-
Eices.'
Continuing to analyze local conditions
bs he saw them, Judge King declared
hat the "internecine strife in Utah is
The result of the unfair and pnpatriotic
policies of the Republican party and
hat the American party is the out
krowth of the Republican domination
Ind the un-American policies which 1t
has pursued. The Democratic party Is
for cessation of strife and bitterness,
have proven so injurious to the
btate and retarded its advancement" he
Declared. A vote for the Democratic
farty this fall, he maintained. would be
4 vote for the cessation of strife and
bn evidence of civic sanity on the part
bf people tired of the present abnormal
Conditions.
In closing Judge King turned to ma
ional politics, and called for more
ttudy of the Constitution. more regard
10 state rights. and less Capitalization
kf power into the hands Of the federal
government.