The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-21
KERN PRAISES bryan
At LINCOLN BANQUET
Noted Democrats From All Over
the Country Pay Homage to
the Nebraskan.
Continued From Page One.

Ia.,lelot ture of Ncora ska and Sena tor elect
Hitchcock OF Ncbra ska urged the plan OF
electing United states senators pY 'hs
people .,.t.t. ~
the last, was brief and without color.
He thanked the previous speakers ipr
their kindly expressions and bade Tie
members OF the party he Of good cneci
and battle for what they thought right
Senator OWENS Address.
Senator Owen in his speech at the
banquet tonight. eulogized Arizona and
her constitution. lie said. in part
Arizona. may she live long and pros
per, And her COVE ernmont VIII live long
and her people will prosper, because they
have built the foundation or government
"They have established se-fStltnu3n
providing for the rule OF the people
through the initiative. the reierendu uIn.
the recall. Under this rule the people
of Arizona can never be long dissatisfied
with their own government. because their
government is in their OWN hands IN
such simple fashion that they can pE the
easiest process amend any error Whlcii
shall be discovered Such government
is safe against conspiracy, against
oliRarchy. against corruption and traua
which have honeycombed and undermined
the foundations of other governments in
the history OF man.
with the initiative. the people or
Arizona can. by petition. initiate any law
they want and compel submission TO the
vote OF the people and by a majority vote
write that statute upon the statute DOORS
of Arizona regardless of the legislature
| and regardless of any governor who might
veto an act of the legislature. He cannot
veto any act of the sovereign rhiine
powcr-thc people Of Arizona.
Stability Is Assured.
What stability this assures in giving
10 the people any law they really desire
and really need or really care to havs,
How can men complain OF the laws which
| they write themselves, free from corrup-
| ton. intimidation. force or fraud?
"In like manner. by the referendum,
the sovereign people OF Arizona can. by
petition. suspend the operation OF any un
| Just or undcsired law passed by The Arl :
! zona legislature which might. perhaps IN
| these days be subjected to the corrupt
persuasion OF special interests against the
| welfare OF the people, By the referendum
petition the sovereign people of Arizona
| can submit to the vote Of the people Of
Arizona any such law passed by the leg
| isature and put their veto upon IT u they
| like.
what stability of government does
| this assure. when men can prevent the
passage Of laws which they do not like
and guarantee themselves, by their own
| act. immunity from a staiute 20 when
| they are not willing 10 Weld obedience
"Is II not obvious that. with the right
| to pass the laws they do want and the
| right TO veto the laws they do not want
| the people Of Arizona have provided Tor
themselves the most stable form OF gov
| eITHleDl tbAolp'.
| And with the right OF recall. what
more Is 10 be desired? The public func-
| tlonarv. who for any reason becomes un-
| worthy corrupt or inefficient, may be re
| called II is not necessary To have proof
sufficient 10 convict him Of disloyalty OF
| inefficienCy. II is sufficient 10 provide by
the recall for an early ending OF his
| tenure in Office
| The Menu.
As Baltimore was famous Tor its terra
| pin. so Lincoln will become famous or
its own account II required 1000 pieces
of china and glassware and 5000 pieces
| OF silver Tor the serving Of this dinner
| There were % gallons OF oysters for the
| oyster cocktail so gallons of coffee. witt
20 gallons OF cream. 400 pounds OF roast
beef 800 pounds of chicken. 100 pound:
of ham. 1900 loaves OF bread, 100 pounds
| of butter. so gallons of potato salad. Sc
| gallons of cold slaw. 120 boxes Of waters
y crates of celery. , barrels OF apples.
boxes Of oranges. 10 dozen OF bananas
| 10 gallons OF ice cream. 200 pounds o
| cake.