The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-29
HEARST PARTY
HAS ITS FLING
IN SALT LAKE
Real, Live Presidential Candi-
date Delivers Address at
Salt Palace.
INDEPENDENCE PARTY
HAS ONLY REAL DOPE
riISGEN HAPPY OVER EXPOSE OF
FORAKER AND HASKELL
SCORES STANDARD OIL.

Amid scenes of stirring enthusiasm,
Thomas l.. Hisgen, the independence
party candidate for president, visited
Salt Lake last night, expounded the
principles of the Hearst party in
clearcut, fOrceful speech, and received
the plaudits of a throng of admirers
and auditors.
Mr.. Hisgens visit was remarkable
for three reasons: 1t marked the first
stump speech that has been delivered
in the far west by any of the big can
didates, it marked the first invasion of
Utah by any of the prominent eastern
spellbinders, and it was the first injec-
ton of Hearstism into the system of
Utah voters.
That the Independence party has OBJ
tanned a firm foothold in Utah was the
confident opinion expressed by the
Hearst leaders after last nights rally.
They were highly pleased with the re-
ceptiOn accorded Hisgen, and the evil
dent impression which his appeal for
independence in politics made.
Neither of the two old parties was
spared by the Hisgen rally orators.
They were raked fore and aft. The at
mosphere was illumined by charges of
graft, corruption and bossism against
ties, and Mr.. Hisgen rendered his u1Nal
respects to the Standard Oil company
in his own inimitable style.
Arrival in Salt Lake.
The Hisgen party arrived in Salt
Lake at $40 last night, tired and trav-
el-stained after a two days and nights
direct ride from Kansas City. They
left there at $40 Saturday night over
e .,
warm welcome when they stepped
from the train and Mr. Hisgen re-
ceived another ovation in the Wilson
hotel.
The party included Thomas l.. His
gen. the presidential candidate; George
c. Hisgen OF West Springfield, Mass,
his brother; Joseph r. Buchanan of
New York. the veteran labor leader
and authority on labor matters, anti
Clement L. Pollock of Boston, one of
the most noted and gifted orators in
the east. F. r. f. Woodward, editor
and publisher of the Western Home
Maker of Chicago. arrived in advance
! 20 herald their coming.
Despite the counter attraction, the
| American" party county convention,
J which was the magnet for many Salt
Lake politicians and their henchmen,
the Hisgen rally in the Salt Palace was
/ big success. The auditorium was
well filed with citizens and the
speeches of both Mr.. Hisgen and Mr..
Buchanan were interrupted by fire.
quent bursts of applause.
! Mr.. Hisgen STROBE on the platform at
s 80. and his appearance was the signal
| for a storm of hand-clapping and
cheers. He was introduced by F. j.
Tierney of Bingham, national commit
teeman of the Independence party from
Utah. as the most stern and bitter foe
of the Standard OIL company in this
nation"
Mr.. Hisgen Speaks.
Mr.. Hisgen's voice was in fine condi-
ton. and he Immediately plunged into
! a TRADE against the Standard Oil COM
pany. He also paid his respects to Sen
ator Foraker, Dupont and Governor
Haskell. "aIl of whom were initiated
into the down-and-out club by Mr..
Hearst" so he stated.
Mr. Hisgen's speech. in part, is as
follows:
Il am not a public speaker and make
no pretense of being an orator. / al
ways try to take my audience into my
confidence at the start, and that is why
I am starting out by telling you the
absolute truth. 1 am doing what l can
| in a plain and thoroughly sincere way
/
stitute the platform of the Independ-
ence party.
"Mr. John Temple Graves, the candi-
date of the Independence party for Wire
president. who will speak here on next
Friday night. is a much ADLER orator
and will clearly elucidate our party
principles.
NV friends. the two old political par
| ties are abroad in the land asking you for
your votes. Mr.. Taft and his cohorts are
singing the glories of the grand old Re-
publican party-the party of the trusts and
| corporations and the party which believes
! Implicitly that you can fool enough OF
| the people all the time to keep 1t in
power.
'"I'his is the party that made the trusts
! through unjust tax discrimination. bank
discrimination and railroad discrimination.
This is the party that goes to the same
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