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Show JUDGE MOYER'S GREAT APPEAL V I Distinguished Salt Lake Orator Deals With Stato Funds, Taxation and the False Pledges of the Eepuhlican Party ill Utah Toy stols.Used to Frighten Voters Standpatters Eeaeut Any One Opposing Them For Office. ; " . I Judge George "W. Mover, who will be one of the speakers at the Progressive rally in tho Ogden theater this evening, nififie an address ad-dress in Ogden the fore part of the week, which should be read by every voter in Utah, and id asfollo-vvs: Let no one he misled with the idea that this Is a movement to satisfy the personal ambition of any man, or to secure tho election of some one to office. If there be any such here we invite them to turn to the first pages of the history of this movement It ia not confined to this state, nor to the Tnl-ed Tnl-ed States, but is a world-wide movement; move-ment; and is but a continuation of tho struggle of the massos since the establishment es-tablishment of civilized governments And In cich case the movement baa been by tho estne claae of people who - V arc engaged in the cause today. Read the history of Ireland, Germany, Ger-many, Franco, Italy. Spain. Russia and even China, whlohfor centuries has been considered as agnation loot to. tho cause of' liberty; amklll the-his-" tory of all you will fiiuf'Mh.at It has been tho same sLrugtjlo, -thc sauie fight; the same spirit thai is the' moving Impulse of thp Progressiva party of the United States. ' The question has ever bron: '-, "Is there no, secret place on tho face of the earth Where charity dwclloth and where Ir-tue Ir-tue hath birth j a Whore bosoms In mercy and kindness rthall heave, And the wretched and poor shall ask and lecelvc? Is there no place on the face of the earth Where a knock from the poor will bring A kind angel to open tho door"'" If there are those who believe that this movement Is headed by one who is actuated only for personal achievements achieve-ments and ambition, lot them reflect seriously upon the messago sent to the people of this nntlon, at a time and under circumstances that made all personal considerations of little Importance. Im-portance. This message to you then was an'J now Is: "It matters little about me, but it matters all about the cause we fight for." This might afford some consolation, if It had not beon followed a few days later by another statement that all tho producers or food products are to rea!Ix6 a continuation of high prices and may expect still greater advance. While I do not think that the producer pro-ducer gets rnoro than he should haVo in many cases not as much no effort ef-fort has been made by this administration adminis-tration to correct the evils of those who speculate and so manipulate prices as to cause the burden to fall heavily upon the poorer classes, who aro always at themercy of the apodal apo-dal intercuts And this class has the passive supporr. If not the active en-' couragemont, of ihopc who promise' relief, and In many cases have a cpm-1 mon interest In trusts and combines, j which always oporate, and in effect, absorb tho earnings of the poor I read a few days ago tho statement put forth by our vice president. !?i which ho sums up tho Isslics in this l campaign as being but two "Constitutional "Consti-tutional Liberty and Industrial Opportunities." Op-portunities." ! If-onc soldier, who happens to carrv I the flag, is stricken, another will take ' It from his hand and carry it on, One I after another the standard bearers ma. lk .laid low. but the standard It-! self can never fall. You know that personally f did not want to he a candidate ' for office i again and von know that only the. call that came lo the mun of the 'GOV ,ade me- answer It in our day, aij they did more nobly Jn their day. j And now, as then, it is not important m whether one leader Jives or dies. It is M Important only that the cause shall m live aud win. m Tell the people not to worry about K me, rfor If 1 go down, another will & take my place; for always tho armv J Is true; always the cause is there'; K and It Is the cause for which tho peo- US plo care. For it ia the people's 13 cause. U Wo stand betwoen two mightv fl Greeds the greed of those who have'; S and the greed of those who iave not. H We found a party to which all just II men and women rich and poor 3 Wtto want only justice, can belong! I When President Lincoln made his l Immortal declaration, that this Is a ja government by the people and for the IS people, sorno ono speaking of this '!& sentiment said what I believe every M trbo progressive citizen In t,hls cause- S Will say tonight of this message, sent 1 1 oht by our leader: jl J'l would rather bo the author of II that sentiment, and this night go r Ji down to a sllont and unknown grave. tlif than to Jive a Tvear tho rldhest f crown that over pressed tho brow tm of any European monarch." -ill Whllo we aro surrounded bv em- 111 Ph-os. and kingdoms, from "whoso Ifi! shores the poor and -th0 lowly hav? -R qome to us in search of human llbertv w and a better condition, we have been J3 drifting rapidly toward a Hlmllar cor- ' f ditlqn If this be not true, then why 1 1 tIs spirit of unrest, qjid what x- fl planatlon can thoso make who "den-.- II It, when they are confrontad with (no gi fact that for a number of vearp past tho administration jn power li 4m been devoting its entire time to tho 7 ffi Investigation of frauds, the nroscctt- llj tioji of those who have betrayed (he ' trtts't of lho people- tho expulsion a" , St irord hign offices, senators , judges - & and cabinet members; and tho hives- I'M tlgation of all departments of govern- M mont. until the affairs of government im are directed ratlmr to the mal-admin- f,m Istratlon of affairs thr.u to wise and 'TMt constructive legislation, which ha- U ben promised from lmc to time, but fR still lacks fulfillment? tflfe Four years ago th.i candidate for president, who now occupies thai ex- ' i alted position, promised he pooplo n Mi or Ihle. ortantry that 1 elected, ho - g Irt would call oa extra eenalon ot cou- H ffi . CT iljMYi 1 gfea fop a reduction of the tariff lifitfE&3 ilownwartf, and such legislation us tiTBWffi Vould reduce the high cost of Hlng. rwtti AVhat net has this administiatlou imtHk ,lcno to ru,fm lUIS Iiro,1'e? We afe HjEL- now told bv the same distinguished "R gentleman that the cost of living will SJgo-- bo reduced-.-but the first effect tvIU 11M&lZ be two months hence. trtflR Great Concern Expressed. ! pw3E3 Great concern, is expressed for our ri&MFv constitutional liberties; and while Hi claiming that these are the para- &JMteA mount Issues of this campaign, he tyB1 deplores the fatt that they are made crWSf B0 y tlie demagogue and the muck- ifflHjg raker. No offense should be taken ojjjttM by anv one who Is chned With be- JHB8 ing either, for this has always been (gfjS3v the answer hurled at those who seek latillieBfcr l'erorm. UBb8) " Yau will seaich In vain the pages tttffiRf of history to find where any reform ffffflgB originated with those entrenched in "HB5 fx)V,'Gi and ln lhc ful1 onJyinent r ffiHB bpeclal privileges. dji What pilvllcges and liberties wero rTsfflBT' ever given to Ireland by tho house of Kq5El0 lordb. unsolicited and nnpctltloned for vfBS ''J the sufferers of that unfortunnto bHtfip' people9 ,Ki Tho spirit of emancipation and free- SB l"'om "over originated with the slave hSBeE" holder The law against the unlaw- tK ful comblnatlou of capital nevor orig- hariflner- Jnatcd with the trust. The proseeu- 2? ' " Hon against rebates and unlawful diB- S25 ! crimination never originated with S&T ' those who were enjoying their bene- SfiS, f'ts. The law against bteallng horsofl (SHBtf"! was never passed by the thief while sSES'' lltJInS away on his neighbor's hoisc, IStfJ Halo of Glory. Sfifc-! Shall It be said that the halo of Ij!' Ploiy thnt lias rested for moro than lMIS fl hundred yearn on the monument at liHsBeT: Bunker Hill should be transfcrrod to i2' we go to the battle flold of Gettys- '?-; Kin "and erase from that monument d-IP J honor and glory that belongs to r , --esc vho fofshl against human 8 av- W& i err and give It to thoso who fought r,f?&. . for human slavery' ' By what means and In wai nian- ' tip fifii the neon c of the united g J States" ac;"lTheon8tHutional lib- ffifei. 1 erty which they now cnjsy? And I to mm:-. ' whom are they l"lcl)ledIHf"r, PC V -! present industrial opportuultieB ore 1T.3- J7:4" our conbtliutlonal 1 bertles ghen to C i - ,fl i,v .ho kine of P:nglnnd. or veto 5' ! - - && tbOM pliBrims who landed oh the stormy .shores of New England, and later sacrificed their l5os ln tho revolutionary wars? Was the constitutional liberty of four millions of "human bfiings gclireU" by the struggle against scry ln the homes of America, and fought for on the battle field, or -tres It granted to them by that class who speculated and became rich, year b year, In the trafllc Of human beings? Industrial Conditions. Do the people of this country owe Iheir industrial condition and prosperity prosper-ity to their own iudhldual efforts and labors, or to the special interests, the gigantic corporations and combination'' combina-tion'' of cnpltal, Which have always operated against the Industrial prosperity pros-perity of the masses? If so, what does tho Republican party mean by nil this agitation nnd promises to change and give relief to those who are suffering by their oporitiort? Ami why have they not fulfilled these promises in the past - Had tUcj but kent tholr promises and fulfilled tho declaration of their platforms, they could taday rely upon a reasonable degree of confidence established b the fulfillment of promises But wltncsB tho fear and anxiety for re-election, by a political party that has beon virtually in control of thib government for more than fifty yoars. And witneBs the 2rcat expenditure of nionev to Influence and corrupt tho franchise of the American people, to continue in power solely on promises prom-ises to do in the futuie what thej have promised to do in the past. Extraordinary Efforts. ' Witness tho extraordinary efforts that are being made in thl state bv United States senators, congressman congress-man governors, Judges of our courts, ami ever public official down to a constable: realizing that they have bo ar lost their hold and ela m Upon Up-on tho confidence of the people that thev arc traveling from one end or this state to the other" begging and Imploring the people for a contlnu-ance contlnu-ance in Sfllce. wholly and solely Upon ptomises fj be performed in the future fu-ture which' they have had abundant opportunity to do In the past. There Is nothing that elites such admiration as gratitude. Our senior senator deems It prop-t, prop-t, to explain his ulelal actions lu M sumiort of the senator from llll-mIb, llll-mIb, JSS ift recently expelled from from that body And ho seoms to Justify his actions largely on the ground of sympathy He has tohl us that ho ieall?es the feelings of one, put Upli trial as tho senator from Illinois was, and that he, too. passed through the narrows, and In that trial men put their arms around him nnd (old him that If they voted for him tholr constituents would v6te against j them. j Spirit of Sympathy. I admire his spirit of smpatliy, but his tense of gratitude should have glcn some expression of appreciation apprecia-tion to the man who bad the courage to put around him his strong arm and by a slight Use of the big slick brought him safely through the narrows. nar-rows. He did so out of a hcnfle of right and Justice and friendship for the people of this state, and that man Was Theodoro RoOBeveltl If our senator cannot appreciate this act, the people of this state havfc-now havfc-now an opportunity to oxpress their gratitude, not only for this act, but scores of others which he dldwhlle In office, and on behulf of all the people. peo-ple. Our distinguished member of congress con-gress can make able hpeeches In tho rural dlstilcts of this state, but he scorns to lack the courage to speak ln Washington. Somo of our sUto ofnotuls have Indeed In-deed demonstrated their ability to grapple with greai financial problems We are told that $1,300,000 of the. mony now ln the stato treasury has heen paid to the Btale of Uta"h by ivlrlue of tho stato Inheritance tax law by cltlrens outsldo of the htate of' Utah," and that this in practically nil I the money now lit the state troas-l ury. Just what debt of gratitude and obligation this plades the citizens citi-zens of this Htato under to those public pub-lic officials does not clearly appear, yet they take credit to themselves for! this and many other things, in a ' manner that would seem that the people peo-ple should actually be surprised that they havo dono anything more than draw their salaries. When it is reuiembcied that this irooney wa3 paid by operation of law,' that oor $1,000,000 was paid by stodkholders of thc Union Poclffo) Railroad company, whose estate wero i settled In probate court, and the rail-' road company itself Incomes liable I for thl tax. and therefore &ec to It! I that it is promptly paid Privately they hao apologized to tho officials ot the Union Pacific Railroad com-.panv com-.panv for tholr political ogotism, but publicly the continue to take credit. Nominees Criticised. The nominees on our ticket are" criticised and abused whololy and Eololv for the reason that thoy are candidates for office when (hey in 1 fact becamo Biich, not by any erfort !or wish on their part, but,at the earnest earn-est solicitation of tho people. This is but another foelhig and manifest tatlon of the trustn and spoclal Interests, In-terests, who deem It an Invasion of their rights for any Individual to interfere in-terfere with their buBlncsn EVery Republican Is told that the only proper and legal channel through which, any person should aspire to office le In the Republican party; 'knowing full well that by reason of tho political trust which tho Ropub-Iiean Ropub-Iiean party of this Btate has established estab-lished and In In control or thnt he would bo In the position of tho man who complained of freight rntes from Ogden to Omuha on a carload lot of Utah oroducts. He was told that It he didn't care to pay the rate, he could build a railroad of his own, or tako the pioneer route Utah Political Trust. There Is perhaps no other state in tho Union where there exists such a complete political trust as in this state; expressed outside of the trust But In this campaign there seems to be fear and alarm; and each member mem-ber of this political trust lu fined with fear and alarm thai the day of reckoning has come and that thc I people1 will assort tholr individual lilghta and not he controlled by ln-I ln-I fluencos that have horctofoio operated oper-ated to continue In power this political po-litical trust. In tho national and state convention conven-tion they declared against the recall; and if there Is any one matter upon which the Republicans of this slate aro firmly committed, It Is their opposition op-position against the recall .But when the county convention of Salt Lako 'county mot they declared emphatic-allv emphatic-allv In favor of the recall of the cltv commissioners. When it Is remem-j remem-j bored that this same political trust failed In electing the city "ommls-, "ommls-, siouers of I'roo, Salt Lake and Ogden, Og-den, the sinister ad ulttrlor motl6 which thoy have In promising the people of tHoBc cities that If tho Republicans Re-publicans succeed In electing their ticket, thev will Immediately pass a law providing for a recall of the city commlBaionora. the undor-lylng motive mo-tive for this Ig a thirst for political power, by prdnllslhg privately what ther daro not declare for publicly Why tho recall should bo good When nppllod to the city commissioners and bad w'hon applied to any other public pub-lic officer, they havo failed to oxplaln. Statement Absurd. It has been ropeatodly said, that if Theodoro Roosevelt could have secured se-cured tho nomination In tho Chicago convention In Juno, he would be today to-day running on tho Republican platform plat-form as il now s being supported by Mr Tnft and that Wing qf the Republican Repub-lican party represented by tho special spe-cial interests who wrongfully secured tho nomination of Mr. Taft Nothing could be moro absurd and false. Mr. RoofieolL made his cnriipaign for the nomination In the Chicago convention upon precisely thc same principles that aro now declared for In tho Progressive platform And I nearly two millions of people oh-j oh-j dorsed him In his support of what ho stood for before the convention, as ' they are now supporting him after that and as Is declared for In the Progressive platform. And had he secured the nomination, which ho was Justly entitled to, thr platform which would have been adopted In that convention, would have been sub-, stantlally the platform of tho Progressive Pro-gressive party ' Whore Contest Lies. So that the contest noW is square-, ly and distinctly the principles advocated ad-vocated bv MrRoosevolt before thc j coineutlon and now; and thc plat-1 form adopted by (he Bpocisl interest! and privileged opuses, who nro today supporting Mr Taft. No one has ever had occnslon loj doubt or fall to understand what Theodoro Roosevelt Is In faor of.. And thofle who are opposing him now' and ooposed him befdro the convention, conven-tion, and during tho time he wasj president, are on and tho same class,, excepting ceitaln federal office hold-! res, who held off ce under him during dur-ing his administration. And It is' woithy of note -that these gentlemen) at the present time baling rather to the neutral class than to tho active 8iipporcrs of any one And if Mr Roosevelt Is eleoted, and It now appears ap-pears ovlddrit that he will bo, this neuln 1 class will Join In tho oelebra-tlon oelebra-tlon of his Victory, and hope for furlhcr faors In the future. Notable Example. Thero Is one notable example of how the favorod clasBOs are treated, at tho expense of the common people, In tho stnto of Utah The Utah Coppor company recently recent-ly constructed what Ib known as the Bingham and Garfield railroad Thc totdl cost of construction, depots and equipmentB, as reported to the stockholders of that company. amountB to J,u39,60G,2, This property prop-erty Is assessed at $3(50,900.00. or a fraction over 7 per cent of tho actual coat of the proporty, giving the company com-pany thc benefit of tho fractional part of tho percentage of assessment, that Is calling the assessed value at 8 por cent of the actual coat of construction. con-struction. Then a homo which costs $12,000 00 6hould be assessed at $1GO.OO. Computing tho faxes at 3 por cent of the assessed valuo, the taxes on a $2,000.00 home would be $4.S0. when tho fact Is that the taxes on a $2,000.00 hoihe In Salt Lakr City. On the basis of valuation placed on thc home by the assessor Is from 930 to $40( or about seven timet, na much, on tho basis of the cost, as! would he paid by this corporation. School Board Funds I am Informed that the school I board of this city places Its funds ln a certain bank In this city and re-cones re-cones four (4) iler cont per nnnum , on daily balances, and In addition to i thl.s the salary of the treasurer of the I board Is paid, except $100 por month, j whloh is paid as a logai consideration , for tho employment by tho board or-tho or-tho treasurer. " , I And ct In this samo bank there is deposited over $300,000.00 of state! funds, on which Ihe state receUosi no Intel est, and the only oxcubo Iv-, en is that there is no law providing; j for it. Uut in the face of this fact, the Ro-, publican party of this stntc favored thc enactment of a law, and at the; name time pointed out, b n mlsstuto-i mont of thc facts and a Juggling with figures, that thu Male is recehln-J mre benefits under the prebent sys- lorn than thoy could rccclo by law 1 jH or business methods IH We can only Infer that this Is In- jH tendod as an apology or excuse for IH not chnnging the present law and j IH leaving the conditions ln thc shaie H thoy are now In the event that they , M should secure their ro -election. They H Would have tho people of this state IH believe that they aro the sole pro- IH prletors and keepers of the ark of tho H covenant. H Pathetic Appeals. H It Is indeed amusing to listen to thc H pathetic appeals ot our governor for i IH Republicans to return t6 the party IH before or on the 5th day of November j IH next And as he Is a member of tho 1 IH bonrd of pardons and has hoard manv IH pathetic appeals for life and liberty. H It Is not altogether improbable that ' jH sbmo of his appeals arc quotations, H And the ropcrts come to us of the j H frantic efforts made by one of our sis- I H lers in the northern part of the state. M while she flout ishes a toy pistol, with , M thu hotm of oxciting some relief lor f H the political tiust. M This Is Indeed an important event j IH and occasion in the history not onlr jl ot this Mate but of this nation the 1 IH colobratlon of tho foundinc; of this ! IH unity and the blrthdiu of Our lender.4 I M wld "it IS notoworthy, and you Indies M -nd gentlemen nrc ontltlcd to grat , M -a I510 nnd credit for helm; tho ono I M !tv in this vttnte that has mndo this J JM event an occasion which will pasR " H into history a evidence, not onh of I M jour progresblve spirit in this moie- H mont, but vour patriotic devotion to , M thc cause of the people. M Women of City. M You havo already to your eredl' H other events In which ou have taken ri H the initiative, and it is worthy of ne- M cial mention thai the women of this ) j H oilv have taken such an active par1 M M in celebratlnc thin day. And If thero H be any who aro indulcing in th e- j H llef, nnd I lolIeVo there are Ihosc Who ' H arc hoplmr this fight will end on thir 1 jth daV of Novemhor-io them and in oit all "R sav. In the languacce o' H "that creat student of human in ::. H and philosophy j H In ages yet to come, In acen'-fc now j( IH unborn. In ountr'cs yet tinknou'it ( 'jH will these our deedp. be acted over.' H And ;if Incolu taid (, H "I'ondlv do we hope ami foriontir i H do e pray for the success of this I jH |