The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-16


subslded Judge King spoke as follows:
Judge Kings Address.
Fellow Democrats OF this state conven-
tion; / welcome you upon this auspicious
! occasion TO this splendid municipality and
TO this fertile valley. Everything is pro
| pheuc OF victory, not alone at home. but
IN The nation In this coming contest. l
think II is fitting that this convention
should have been held at Provo. I re-
member a number OF years ago, before
the division on party lines. that a few
Democrats met together here and de-
party, j recall with pleasure the splen-
| did, earnest Democrats who resided and
many OF whom still reside IN this splen-
did county. ! cannot omIt TO mention
pated in that organization, and who
wrought so gloriously for unc triumph of
s3f.r sfe DemSeTatie nSer party for years there-
Thurman: and David Evans, and Hon.
John r, Miner, that Nestor of Democ-
Tesr Gasy HSn kSc, 1ob Eyn0s Sm0S Ws Uni Wl!iam RaT
lance, Thomas Taylor and many others.
| a voice from the audience-And w. H
King
l have reserved to the last the mention
of one who honors us with his presence
| To-Day. Hon. Warren n. Dusenberry, and
] cannot forget either TO mention the
fact that in those days. though he did
no, participate actively with us in the
advocacy OF Democratic principles, yet
upon every occasion when II was re-
| puired that he express his views upon
| national questions. there was that splen-
| did old man who did so much FOR the
| greatness of this country, Abraham o
Smoot And ] am very happy to say
that we have a good many Shoots stil
| in the Democratic party. / may have
! occasion before I conclude my remarks
| TO mention another gentleman named
Smoot who is not in the Democratic
party. daughter and applause) And
We have in this county today Democrats
who are earnestly contendinc for the tri-
umph of Democratic principles You all
| services that were rendered by ], William
| knight, and by that man of honor and
! integrity. Uncle Jesse Knight. applause
| and cheers and cries Of "Hurrah for
Jesse.') And l cannot forget the spIen-
| did services that were rendered by An
drew Morgan and by Wilford Giles.
Purpose of Convention.
afternoon or this day merely for the pur-
pose OF eulogizlng the great men who
| have contributed 10 the triumph and the
glores and the work Of the Democratic
| party. We have met together for the
purpose OF adopting a platform upon
which shall be elected representative
to congress and Judge OF the supreme
| court or the state of Utah.
! There is no reason why the Democrats
Of this state should be discouraged In
1 the midst Of adversities and viclssitudes
|
age and virity than the Democrats OF
| Utah in season and out OF season. year
| In and year out, we have maintained
militant splendid flsbting organization
! George upon the south. and now. while
we are facing an unscrupulous enemy. we
ask no quarter and we Will give no quar-
| ter
Remember the Maine Election
| | have no doubt that many of us today
| ar a,.in in .,IIr ri FRCmpmbpr
| Maine election" And We see abroad
| throughout the land the emblem Of Dem
everywhere in Democratic hearts Our
| Republican friends, as result OF the
Maine election. have been induced TO go
| into Il somnoent slumber. and the Demo-
| Gratis as II having received a hypoder
mic injection, are standing out belliger-
emily facing the foe they have 10 meet
everywhere. say again. there. Is no
reason why the Democracy OF Utah
should be discouraged. | know OF but
one maxim in politics. and that is to
| fight Remember the words of the great
leader OF the rcvolutionists in France,
In the dark days that came to that ma
tion. Standing before the convention he
said to them that there was but one mes
sage 10 deliver to the people. and that
| stlll more audaclty. And I say now. the
message that we have TO deliver to the
Democrats is 10 fight and nght an and stiil
| night. until we conquer our enemies.
| Democrats and insurgents and Repub-
! licans have said TO me that VIC would be
| discharging a duty to the state, that
| We would clarity the atmosphere II we
| would dissipate the clouds that now
! hover over us and menace the escape. "
| the Democrats now in convention de-
nounce the abnormal conditions which
| have prevailed in this commonwealth and
then adjourn without naming ticket.
do not believe in such cowardtce as
| that Democracy always has won when
| il fought. and It always has lost when
| the Democrats lacked courage,
Outlook in Utah.
We have a splendid opportunity In this
| state Look at what the Republican
| party has done nationally. and then eX-
anime what II has done locally. and then
as we'll as the Democrats of the nation,
are not entitled to triumph In this COM
ing election Let us briefly examine the
| record OF our opponents nationally, They
elected President Taft upon a proposl-
ton that the tariff should be revised
| downward. The burdens of tho people
under the Dnglcy bill. under the great
! incubus OF Republican statutes. which
had been placed upon the books OF our
country by the Republican party: were
heavy-the people were groaninS because
Of those burdens. and the people demand
ed relief from the exact1ons Of the trusts
that were menacine the Industrial life OF
the American people.
Our Republican friends. because we
have political and civil liberty feel that
the mission OF this great republic has
been accomplished. want 10 Invite your
attention, my friends, TO the fact that
there Is something in this world that we