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Show WELLSVILLE HAS A BIG TIME Republican State Campaign Opened There Tuesday Night by Congressman Sutherland Suth-erland and Congressman-to-be Hon. Joseph Howell. TOWN TURNS OUT IN FORCE TO HONOR HER FAVORED SON. Speeches arouse Great Enthusiasm, Indicating Indicat-ing that Our Sister Town is No Longer the Democratic Gib-ralter Gib-ralter She Once Was. With the roar or cannon, the sweet cadcnce'of music, and inspiring speeches speech-es by the party's ablest leaders, the Republican State campaign was opened open-ed at Wellsvillc Tuesday night, and If the opening may be taken as an Indication Indi-cation of the final result there Is little doubt that the grand old party with its glorious past will receive an overwhelming over-whelming indorsement at the polls in November and Hon. Joe Howell will sit in Congiess as tho next leprescnta-tlvc leprescnta-tlvc of this gieat commonwealth. The Wcllsvllle meeting house, that spacious old building that has seen many other stirring times, was well filled with the citbens of that community com-munity who had como to do honor to the occasion and to hold up the hands of their gifted and favored son. Considering Con-sidering that Wellsvillc Is claimed as a Deinociatlc stionghold, and the fact that the campaign is but Just boin, the ciowd that turned out on this occasion oc-casion was remaikable, and the evident evi-dent enthusiastic and conlldent feel-Ihg feel-Ihg of the Wellsvillc Republicans a feature that can not be oveilooked by tho Demociacy of this county who believe be-lieve that Cache Is yet within their giasp. The stage was a mass of bunting, bunt-ing, and at either end was a large pictme of that beloved martyr President, Presi-dent, Wm. McKlnley, and the picscnt chief executive, Thcodoie Roosevelt, draped in flags. At mere mention of cither of these gifted sons of America, the audience bioko fortli Into hearty applause, thus indicating their confidence con-fidence in the piesent and past ad-mlnlstiatlons. ad-mlnlstiatlons. Fiom the beginning, to the end of Geo. A. Smith's able ad-dicss, ad-dicss, theie was manifested a sphlt of enthusiasm and good cheer as to augur well for the Republican ticket in that locality at the coming election. elec-tion. At 8 o'clock the meeting was called to order by Wm. Maughan, Jr., who pieslded thioughoiit the evening. Mr. Maughan addiessed the audience in a few words, stating the purpose of the meeting, and after a lousing selection by tho band and a well lendercd campaign cam-paign song by the Wellsvillc Glee Club, introduced our next Congressman, Congress-man, Hon. Joseph Howell. Mr. Howell stepped foiward, and was greeted with a round of applause that must have done his heart good, it gave him a confidence that was manifested throughout a speech of great strength and considerable length. in fact Mr. Howell made a speech that was a surpriso to even his closest friends, for while they have always recognized him as a man of great business busi-ness capacity and a man who has kept in touch with the leading questions ques-tions of the day, they had hardly dreamed that his familiarity and penetration pen-etration extended so far. lie touched upon all the leading questions Impel lallsm, silver, trusts, tariff, the Philippine question, and dealt with each In that clear, foiclble and earnest manner that Is one of his charactcilstlcs. He had at his tongues end such an array of figures in tegaid to losses on lumber, com, oats, wheat, mid all industries, that occurred under Democratio misrule as to stagger the average farmer. Mr. Howell went Into detail in such a masterly manner us to inulcato that his knowledge of tho questions of tho day Is not mctely a suifaco knowledge, but that he studied deeply those questions ques-tions of v Ital Importance to our great Couutiy and is well able to vote In an Intelligent manner when these matters mat-ters come bcfoie Congress. He also touched upon the "Arid Land Act," a bill of great importance to the west, that will come up before the next Congiess and lie expressed himself as bcingin favor of thatblll. Hcarralgn-cd Hcarralgn-cd Senator Rawlins for his attack upon our army, and for his failure to vote for any measure calculated to regulate them. Mr. How ell's speech was not dellveied w It.li any attempt at oratoiy, but as a man who understands what he says. If perchance there wcicany In tho audience at Wcllsville who doubted Mr. Howell's ability to rcpic-sent rcpic-sent Utah in Congress satisfactorily, had that doubt dispelled and the truth forced upon them that the Republican nominee can lcpiescnt this great State as ably as W. 11. King or any othfr man. At the end of his speech Mr. Howell sat down amid gieat upplLuw. At this Juncture a "Juvenile Republican Repub-lican dice Club," composed of a number num-ber of bojs tanging from ten to fifteen j ears let fortli a lousing campaign song that elevated Howell to a Congressman's Con-gressman's scat and relegated "Hilly King" to a back scat in the cellar. This was roundly cncoicd but the bojs failed to respond. Congressman Sutherland was then introduced and made a speech of such sound logic, combined witli an airay of facts and figures and in such a calm, non-partisan manner, that It will take W. H. King more than three weeks to tear It to pieces. Mr. Sutherland touched everything on the political calendar and his familiarity with the questions In hand lent conviction to his words. His fhst vvoids Jwcre in commendation of the candidates on State ticket, Mr. Howell and Judge McCaity. Mr. Sutheiland said in effect: ef-fect: "In the halls of Congiess It Is not oialoiy, It Is not social standing, stand-ing, It Is not blow and show that counts for most. The gieatest orators ora-tors of both houses speak to empty seats. In Congieas, as elsewheie, it Is character that counts. When a man of undoubted chaiactcr, a man who holds the confidence of Ills co-workeis, aiises and sajs 'I have Investigated this bill and know It to be for the good of the countiy,' It counts for mote than all the great speeches, such a man will be Joe Howell and such will be his record." Judge Mc-Carty Mc-Carty came In for his share, and those who claim ignorance of that vvoithy man, could have learned something had they been present. Mr. Sutherland Suther-land then took up Chairman Cannon's manifesto In regard to King following Howell and made a distinct hit. This speaker did not credit Republicans with perfection and did not lay all the blame on the Democracy, but made one of those candid open speeches calculated to convince listeners who aie thinkers. He reviewed the history of tho Democratic patty fiom 1800, when that party upheld States Rights down to tho last campaign when imperialism im-perialism and free silver was the Issue. Ho showed how States Rights was Ipiovcdto be vviong, how fieo tiado was in oved to bo tho worst thing for tho country, how fieo silver was shown to be of no value, how the hnpeil.illstlo bugbear was exploded, ex-ploded, and eont lasted these questions ques-tions witli the gloiious hlstoiy of Republican Issues. Ho took up tho Democratic Issue In regaid to the Philippines and mudo It look like thirty cents. Ho didn't deny some baibaiity on tho part of tho Ameilcau boldleis, nor did he excuse it, but ho did say these Individual cases could not be laid to the whole army and of-fcied of-fcied testimony showing the scandalous scandal-ous tieacheiy of the natives that led up to such action on the part of the American soldiery. Mr. Sutheiland's talk was well leceived and was cheeied fiequently. A song by the Olce .Club was forthcoming forth-coming and Hon. Geo. A. Smith of Salt Lake was Introduced. George went al the Deinociatlc iosllion with hammer and tongs and knocked the foundation of the whole concent to smlthcieens in about twenty-live minutes. The Inclination lie can will readily to mind is piodlglous and the way he pomed it into that assembly was insphlng. Resides pic-senting pic-senting good old facts in an excellent manner, Mr. Smith has a happy faculty of telling good Jokes with u good point, to them and in this way entertains as well as Instincts. He gave tho sugar question a lound that was lather convincing and biought in our own plant by way of llhistiatlou, a condition that can easily be uppieel-ated uppieel-ated by the fanners of Cache valley. He also took a fall out of Rawlins and touched Chuhman Cannon's manifesto In a way that brought out big smiles of the expansion vailety. Smith Is an expansionist fiom head to heel, and offered some of the best leasons why he Is an expansionist and why expansion expan-sion Is the best thing for these United States. Among those present from Logan were: Chalnnan Odell, J. A. Hcndrlckson, Hcnd-rlckson, Herchel Rullen Jr., Thomas Smart, Postmaster Mmdock, E. C. Lloyd, 11. A. Pcdcisen, I). R. Roberts, Joe Squires, J. E. Squhes, SherllT Rlgby, P. E. Keeler, (who took his little threshing machine along and caught it all), and the editor. |