Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-30
ANOTHER RALLY IN
SIXTEENTH WARD.
The Audience Hears the Demo-
cratic Side Of the Campaign
Argument.
SOME PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
ID. II. Roberts Discusses Both State
And National Issucs-"Shall the
People I,ule:" His Theme.

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A large audience was present In the
| Sixteenth ward amusement hall last
| night to hear the campaign discussed
from the Democratic standpoint. a
Republican statement of the issues had
been made on the evening previous in
| the same hall.
| The rally was called to order by
| Precinct Chairman Perley A. Hill, who
designated O. w, Moyle as chairman
| of the evening, Hon. 3, II. Ropefss
| was the principal speaker aitiiou - =
| State Chairman s. A. King and con-
| gressicnal Candidate Lyman h MAJ
| tipeau. Mr.. Roberts spoke for nearly
| two and one half hours, with the TIME
| equally divided between state ana ha-
| tional issues. The other speakers toueh-
ed only upon local matters The high-
| est point OF interest during the evening
| conferred perhaps in the nariat ion py
Mr.. Roberts Of his service for the
Church and his declaration of loyalty
10 the Church while still exercising MS
right to express freely his poiitlcai
Views. Against charges that he was
disloyal and In league with forces seek
ing IlstIIu " iii7 pSol'.S' -
with great force
Mr.. Moyle, in Introducing Mr.. ROD
erts. spoke at some length on local
issues, demanding to know how any
man not in the Democratic party could
better know than the Democrats nov
Democrats should vote. Nepnl
Morris, president of the ecclesiasticai
stake in which the rally was held, be
said, had some responsibility Tor thn
election of Thomas Kearns TO the
United States senate, since he Votea
for him in the legislature which mace
him senator. From this he arsusa
that the real father of the "Amerlcan
party was that policy which he deciar
cd Mr. Norris represented When ne
voted for Mr.. Kearns.
MARTINEAU's VIEW.
Mr.. Martineau spoke only moment,
facetiously stating that he had just
dropped off the train to look IN at the
meeting on his way to washington,
where he would be glad to have any
one of those present call for an IN
PRODUCTION to President Bryan.
He recalled his opposition to Senator
Ilearns, and to Senator Cannon, ana
of the satisfaction 1t now gave nm
to know that he was aligned against
these men.
Chairman King urged upon those
present that IL the Democratic voters
stood by their convictions Jesse Will
liam Knight would be the next GOV
ernors of Utah, and Utah would be for
Bryan with a majority of the eastern
and southern states.
SHALL. THE PEOPLE RULES
Mr.. Roberts, in taking the rostrum,
launched at once into national issues
| under the heading of Bryan's slogan:
| "Shall the people rule?" He said that
Mr.. Sherman had replied that the
| people do rule" to this question of
Rryan's. Answering Mr.. Sherman ne
urged reasons why the power to rule
| had slipped away from the people, and
stated the Bryan issues as forces when
| would operate for restoring this rule
| to where 1t properly belonged.
| Coming down to local issues Mr.
] Roberts declared present conditions in
! Utah to be intolerablc. And for tins
part of the subject" he continued, II
am going to keep to the text Shall the
PEOPLE rule?'" OF all places in Anerl-
ca where the people should rule ne
urged that here in Utah they should
most freely rule, since the Church held
/ that the government was ordained OF
God, which general premise he urged
to mean that each portion of it was or.
dained Of God for the free use OF az
i His people. Freedom of speech, free
4 dom OF the press, freedom OF thought
he therefore considered ordained Of
God, and above all of these, was the
right to rule, ordained of God,
The right of equality of all citizens
under the law he felt was essential t
good government and there were nj
men he was willing to concede shoult
be treated tenderly and carefully TN
der tho law.
.'In the civil government there is NJ
man that can be made high enough
but what | am his equal. BY that
mean that I have equal authority AM
power and influence with you as h
may have. I merely assert that as
factor of civil government and in tn
enjoyment OF the rights of my citizen
ship am equal to any other man ant
that every other man is my equal; an
in these affairs In the public rostrun
IL pope shall enter the rostrum
shall speak to him as fearessly as
would a layrnan, and that. too, is in
spired of God, If the Constitution is a
inspired document.
Mr. Roberts referred TO the Repub
lican organization as hindrance |
the rule of the people as instance
In it's power over the gubernatoria
nomination. He read from a circula
DENYING the Republican charge tina
there was collision between Demo
Gratis and "Amcricans." and considere
this charge at length in connection wit
the methods of it's circulation. Tn
Republican organ was mentioned, an
! Its story of a King Kearns-Lippma
luncheon in wine room was ltreate
to ridieule and denial. y story of Be
Buffers experience with a charge tina
he had stolen spoons from a hotel, j
, which he told a reporter that he woul
I not deny 1t, or else those who starte
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