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Show TRUE DEMOCRACY. B..H. ROBERTS AND FISHER HAR, RIS AT LEHI. An Enthusiastic Meeting Addressed by Theso Two Cham pious of Democracy. De-mocracy. An enthusiastic and well attended meuting wns hchl at Oarll's hall In Lohl last Wednesday evening. Tlio nioutlng was addressed by Hon. II. II. Roberts, Democratic candldato for Congress, and Hon. Fisher S. Harris. The meeting was called to order by A. M. Davis, who In a few words in troduced as the llrst speaker of the evening, HOS, FISIIKH S. IIAUKIS. Mr. Harris commenced his talk with the relation of two humorous anecdote anec-dote In connection with himself ostensibly osten-sibly to exouso his personal appearance. appear-ance. Tho sallies brought forth tremendous tre-mendous applause. Ho paid an eloquent tribute to tho ability and worth of Senators Smoot nnd Evans particularly, and to tig remainder of tho legislative ticket generally, Ho rofcrrcd to the action of the Democratic Democra-tic Stato platform and tho result of tho I nomination which assured that H. II. Roberts will bo our next Congressman. Ho referred to tho Democratic platform plat-form as a glorious exposition of political poli-tical principles and to the Republican platform ns an otiort only entitled by courtesy to tho name of platform. Ho called to mind the, glaring Inconsistencies Inconsisten-cies of tho Republican Stato platform, In which first occurs an endorsement of McKluloy, tho pronounced enemy of silver, and second a counter declaration declar-ation in favor of bltuotnllsm. Mr. Harris sallies In connection with this manifest and glaring contradiction were received with thunders of applause. ap-plause. Aflor a short reference to the war isuo Mr. Harris retired with the cheers of the audience. The next speaker introduced by Chairman Davis wns HON. 11. II. llOIIEirTS. Mr. Roberts commenced Lis address with a reference to tho Stato platform of the Massachusetts Democrats and read tho portion renewing allegiance to the Chicago platform and demanding tho restoration of hlmetalism at the ratio of 10 to 1. Mr. Roberts declared tho sliver question tho paramount issue In 1C03, as it will bo in 11)00. He stated that the financial question nnd Its proper solution Involves tho propor'ty of tho pcoplo, and made an able comparison com-parison of tho conditions prior to 1873, the date of silver's demonetization, nnd tho present. Ho illustrated tho effect of an increased or diminished supply of monoy and compared tho price of whoat and other principal commodities commodi-ties will) sllvor, showing how closely thoy adhered to each other, thus showing show-ing the dependence of all industries upon the proper settlement of tho bt-luotnllc bt-luotnllc question. Mr. Roberts with tlno sarcasm paid his respects to tho so-called Wolcott Diniotnllc commission and its forc-ordalned failure. Ho then read tho financial plank of eaoh National Na-tional platform, to show tho inconsistency inconsis-tency of Reuubllcnus claiming to bo a blmotallo party. Mr. RoborU referred to tho woman suffrage contest In tho ConsUtutlonul convention nnd stated that the question had ' been fought out and settled and was no more an Jssuo. Ho closed by tho declaration that ho hlnnolf'wa9 not an issue" in this cam paign, ropoatlng In effect tho close of his Spanish Fork address of Tuesday. Hesatdowu amid a storm of applauso from all portions of the house. Tho meeting was u success in all particulars and tho consensus of oplu, Ion from politicians In Lehl Is that H will havo tho effect of still further cementing tho already assured success in that city. Tho Lohl orchestra furu-Ished furu-Ished delightful music during tho Interim In-terim bolweon speaking and contrlbu-ted contrlbu-ted largely to tho success of tho meeting. |