The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-15
OGDEN PEOPLE HEAR
M0NNETT AND KNIGHT
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enough What we want" he declared. lis
a district attorney"
The speaker then told of the robbery
pIacticed upon the people of Oklahoma
and Kansas by the Standard Oil trust. He
told how this company had subsidized
the press of Ohio and New York and said
that this was a crime as violation OF
the constitution of the United States pro
viding for freedom of the press. IF you
can't have a free press, you never know
about these things he said He referred
to the practice of these giant concerns in
defeating justice by buying off Legislators
and said that they kept a regular hired
school of lobbyists who employed every
means to bride the lawmakers to support
any measure they wished to pass.
In closing he called attention to the re-
port that the Standard Oil or the steel
trust were contributing to the campaign
of Bryan and said that he was authorized
by Mr.. Bryan TO deny il absolutely and he
called upon all 70 vote for him and elect
him in November
Jesse w Knight. the gubernatorial
nominee. was then introduced and was
greeted with much applause. He confined
himself to the local situation and pre-
dicted a Democratic victory at the COM
ing election. Some have asked me why
don't you join in with the Republicans
and fight the Americans | tell them
if the Republicans are afraid the .Ameri-
cans will drive them out for them to
come over to the Democrats"
Mr.. Knight said that he felt doubly hon
ored in the nomination inasmuch as it had
first been rendered to his father and that
as he honored him he would honor his
state and his trust if he were elected.
Prohibitionist Talks.
S. S Fuller was then introduced and de-
livered short talk on prohibition. advo-
eating the election of the Democratic
ticket, as that party had declared for To-
cal option He caused no little furore by
calling attention to certain man whose
name he did not mention, but said that
/ he was a very prominent man, posing in
the highest business and social circles OF
! the state. that he was an Ogden man. anC
was the leader of the liquor interests
/ here, and was in fact the liquor boss OF
] Utah. The audience generally understood
who was meant and the gentleman in
question was in the audience at the time
| After voting thanks TO Mr.. Monnett and
giving three rcusing cheers for Bryan
| the crowd dispersed.
The most significant feature of tn,
meeting was the fact that many of tn,
old war horses of the Democratic party
We're in attendance, occupying the stage
and showing great interest in tn,
Among them was the commanding fig
\ ilre of Hon. Charles c. Richards. the old
I time leader of the Democracy in Webe
/ county, who occupied a prominent place
| He was accompanied by a dozen other
I of the old-time leaders of the party. al
well as by the mayor and members o
the city council. and other prOminen
! Democrats from outlying districts Othe
| of the Anti-Saloon league and 7. II. FitZ
gerald. The enthusiasm manifested a
| the meeting has caused a good deal .
! concern among the Republican leaders,
prominent member of the Republican cen
| trail committee having been heard t
make the remark after the meeting tina
| he did not think that there We're tina
many Democrats in Ogden.