The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-26
KNIGHTS TALK AT MAMMOTH.
Declares Himself on Labor Question
and Is Cheered BY Miners.

Mammoth Oct g5.-Jesse W. Knight
/ the Democratic candidate for governor
accompanied by David Evans and the
Bryan-knight quartet. with local speak
ers. opened the campaign here on Satur-
day afternoon and at Silver City at D
O'Clock, closing the day with rouslnG
rally al Eureka, where Judge King mace
the principal speech TO an audience thdt
packed every inch of the opera house. Al
Mammoth and Silver City il was just
like coming home to the candidate,
the hearty and unanimous expressions OF
support rendered him by Democrats. Re
publcans and Socialists being evident on
every hand. In his speech at Mammoth,
delivered to an enthusiastic audience, the
Democratic candidate for governor. in
frank and earnest manner. criticised the
efforts of the corporations to control the
votes Of their employees by posting up
bulletins that in case Bryan were elected
their wages would be cut 10 per cent,
and If Taft were elected there would be
an increase in wages of 10 per cent. And
Taft had Endorsed this coercion OF the
labor vote by declaring that II was le-
climate campaign argument on the part
OF Republican orators, and that he pro-
posed to make that kind of argument so
long as ] have lungs and a throat" as
reported in the dispatches in the Deseret
News of last Thursday. Then, uncOn-
sciously, perhaps in about a dozen words
young Jesse pressed the button that
brought the audience TO their feet shout
ing Il do not approve OF such campaign
methods Every man should be free TO
vote as he pleases. and II / resort to
such methods hope / will be driven out
of the state. he said. 1t was the first
public declaration of the Democratic can
didate on the labor question. and was in
such refreshing contrast TO the statement
Of the Republican presidential candidate
on this subject that the audience of min
ers were quick to show their hearty ap-
probation of the man who has a fellow
feeling for their necessities as well as a
correct idea of their political liberties.
When the applause had quieted down,
David Evans followed in speech that
caught the audience. He recited the
case of Governor Cutler being turned |
down by the federal bunch and how
William Spry. not the choice of the Re |
publicans of Utah by any means, but be- |
cause of the Endorsement of Senator |
Smoot. had received the nomination for |
governor. He then showed how Uncle |
Jesse" had kept his mines and smelter
going during the panic. when ii was the |
advice of others TO shut down every
thing and wait for better times; and how |
Uncle Jesse had closed his mines on /
Sundays and increased his mems pay so |
that they lost nothing by it, Il declare |
young man, our candidate for governor
Is a chip off the old block. and if you |
elect him you will have a governor who 1
viii be true to the interests of labor. as |
he will be true to every other interest |
Which will you vote fortnight or
Spry?'
Not since the enthusiastic Bryan days
Of twelve years ago have the Democrats |
Of Tintic district felt so inspirited and /
and confident of victory and
knights manly statement on the labor |
question will win him the votes of nine
propose 10 support him without regard /
To marty affiliations