Show DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE Ably Expounded by the Members of the Democratic Cub iu Ogden Last Night It was anticipated that the Ogden jubilation jubi-lation last evening would be a striking success but nothing like the magnificent demonstration that caused the Junction City to go wild with enthusiasm was I dreamed of I I had not been expected that more than two carloads of Democrats would attend at-tend from this city and but two cars were therefore attached to the D R G train These coaches as Avell as those of the regular train were filled and crammed in a twinkling and half of the crowd left standing on the platform Two more coaches were then added to the train making nine cars in all which were all heavily loaded It was then found that a single engine would be insufficient to pull through on time and Engineer Ryan who with his little giant of iron and steel had already sped past 190 mile posts that day was called on to make n double header I was 525 when the MAGNIFICENT TRAIN Pulled out of this city and in just one hour and five minutes it steamed into Ogden although Engineer Ryan declared his belief that the people on that train were heavier than ordinary persons which may have been the case as they were all Democrats but their hearts were light with joy The number that went from this city is estimated from 300 to 400 Upon arriving at the Ogden depot a PROCESSION WAS FORMED Headed by the Sixteenth Ward band and the National colors the latter being undercharge under-charge of Ensign Sullivan Messrs John 11 Young and John I Burton acted as marshals The procession made quite an imposing appearance but the band boys were too ravenously hungry to march with much precision and rattled off towards to-wards the hotel at a very undignified pace A majority of the excursionists took supper at the Junction City Hotel but many went to the Broom Long before the time arrived for the meeting the Union Opera House was CROWDED AND OVERFLOWING and it became apparent that it would not hold more than onethird of those who desired to hear the speeches I seemed as i almost the entire population of Ogden Og-den had emptied itself into the streets and every one was half wild over the contemplated con-templated meeting ItSvas the first political po-litical meeting ever held in that city and the novelty of the thing had aroused the interest of the public I was decided about 8 oclock to hold the meetingin the street in front of the Dooly Block Mr Simon Bamberger announced an-nounced this to the audience who headed by the band repaired to the place designated Some of the speakers however how-ever protested their inability to speak in the open air and the band was marched back to the Opera House again I was about 830 when the meeting commen ed and every seat was occupied and every inch of standing room including the hall and stairway was occupied Fully 1000 people were crowded within reach of the speakers voices Mr Simon Bamberger called the meeting meet-ing to order and nominated Prof Kings bury as chairman and Mr Kingsbury was unanimously elected After thanking thank-ing the audience for the honor the chairman chair-man introduced as the first speaker JOHN jr YOUNG Who stated that it gave him pleasure to appear before the citizens of Ogden as a representative of the Young Democracy of Utah We meet tonight to celebrate an event that has not been cele hinted for twentyeight years When the last Democratic President took his seat it was in the midst of stormy times and few Presidents since James Buchanans administration have been surrounded bv the difficulties that beset him The last Democratic President labored la-bored under great difficulties but I opine that President Cleveland will have still greater difficulties to contend with than ever Buchanan had The speaker reviewed the many complicated com-plicated and intricate questions that were presented to Buchanan theUtah Rebellion Rebel-lion being alluded to as one of the incidents dents of his administration Mr Young continued After twentyfour years of patient watching we find the Democratic star again in the ascendency and we have every reason to anticipate a glorious rule for the next four years and perhaps for years t come Applause I anticipate an-ticipate that under the present administration a wave of prosperity will and in sweep over every State Territory the Union and this wave will give t Utah FREEDOM OF SPEECH Freedom of thought and a respect for the laws she has not had in the past Applause and cheers As citizens of the United States it is our duty to obey the laws no matter how unjust we believe be-lieve them to be I IS our duty a citi zens if we love those who fought aud died to establish and preserve this government gov-ernment to maintain and obey the laws until we can secure their abrogation or repeal Applause I suppose every one in this audience understands the object of the Democratic club of Utah We as members of that club feel proud that we are members I has been alleged that we are a set of malcontents o mal-contents and soreheads but all that we I ask is that every man cast his ballot as he sees fit and exercises his own judgment I instead of relying upon the judgment of I I some other man It is necessary for us in Utah to take an interest in these matters I will not do for us t stay at home and allow others to attend to these things We ask t be allowed to hold our own caucuses and primaries and arrange our own tickets this is 1 We ask I we prefer a man for a public office we do not want it given to him as a privilege but as a reward of merit not because he is some mans son not because some man says so but because we the citizens of Utah Territory ask i Applause and cheers After the band had played an appropriate appro-priate air HON BEN SHEEKS was introduced Mr She kE said I trust you are all Democrats here tonight to-night and if you are you all feel happy over the occurrence that took place in Washington today Whenever there has been a government in which the people were interested there have been political parties and the people have always been divided as to who the rulers should be but the most important question is and always has been how much power should I > be givento those rulers f In this country there have been many paries county nave been organized existed for a while and passed away The Democratic party was founded by Jefferson about the beginning of the present centurv on the principle that the individual bas the right and the power to govern himself and himsel it is his duty to do so and it has been this principle that has enabled the Dem ocratic party to survive so many success ive defeats The Democratic Democrtic be patty e paty lieve that where the people are there exists the foundation of government The vast area of territory embraced by the Louisiana purchase and Mex ican treaty would never have been acquired had it not been for the theory of local self gov sel ernment Nobody would have thought it possible to govern so much territory if the rest of the government remained at Washington There has never been an organization of the Democratic party in Utah I do not forget that there is an organization known as the DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE but what have the gentlemen of this committee done They seem to think it part of their business to promulgate platforms but the Democratic party believes that is the business of the people Another thin they undertake to do is to judge who shall and who shall not be Democrats The theory of Die Democratic party is that this should be left to the individuals themselves and they do not accord to any set of men the right to say who shall and who shall not be Democrats I have not forgotten that there exists in this Territory what is called the PEOPLES PARTY This party has never taught the princi prnc ples of selfgovernmnent but has always advocated local government You have had localgovernment herein here-in Utah but never since I can remember have you had self government Applause The principle of local self governnu ut is just as much violated by a submit 11 of the government govern-ment to one man or ten men as i the seat of government were 10000 miles away Therefore I say you have had local government gov-ernment in Utah but you have not had selfgovernment What we want you to do and what you ought to do is to see that you have selfgovernment That you do not submit it to anyone else to say how you shall be governed After dwelling on the Liberal party at some length Mr Sheeks continued Do we need change in Utah Are condition our social and political affairs in good A VoiceNot very Mr Sheeks I am told that i a stranger appears in any of the outlying settlements if he is only a peddler you will immediately see runners going in every direction and everywhere toO tell some one that some one has come to town Laughter I am also told that at a certain school further south than this city guards are kept on the watch and the scholars when a stranger appears ap-pears on the scene immediately notify i the principal Do you wish your children reared as cowards and sneaks afraid to stand face to face with any stranger It is your duty to see that they are not brought up to bear the same yoke of oppression op-pression that is now being borne l Continued Con-tinued applause The question of polygamy has ceased to be if it ever was a religious question I and has become a political question and a serious one to this Territory and I propose I pro-pose to speak of it a few minutes as such The people are told that the Al j mighty commands it and it is their duty ito i ito i-to obey 1 presume the leaders of the Peoples Party do not expect to stand higher before the Infinite than the apostles apos-tles of our Savior and yet he did not tell them it was necessary to have more wives than one But they do not all say it is necessary to obey this command The head of the church does not say so He has set himself up as an example by a compliance with the laws according to his own words The speaker here read an extract from one of Taylors sermons published in the Dcscret News The editors of this paper some times say that this law must be obeyed that you cannot gain exaltation or whatever it maybe may-be without it but Presidcdt Taylor does not say so What is a more fundamental funda-mental principle of government than obedience to the law and President Taylor also tells you that whenever you I tamper with the fundamental principles of government you become a bad citizen I that you ought not to do it Applause I A BRUCE TAYLOR was the next speaker He was embarrassed embar-rassed by interruptions from the audience at the outset which caused him to say he would commence with a subject he had intended to bring in last and therefore I commence where Mr Sheeks left oft In I regard to polygamy he believed for years i it unconstitu that the law against was tional but when the decision of the I Supreme Court was rendered he accepted it The constitution of the United States I itself could not declare that unconstitutional I unconstitu-tional which its own referee had decided I was constitutional Mr Taylor alluded in the most scathing scath-ing terms to those who while professing to obey the law of God when brought to trial had not the manliness to acknowledge it and were unwilling to take the national consequences The speaker thought that such men would be and should be damned He did not think that any Mormon could claim much credit or honor for himself for taking such a courser course-r Taylor then said he would commence com-mence where he had originally intended intend-ed to toThis is an occasion in which we can all rejoice The bitterness of old sectional sec-tional questions has been done away with and the old bloody shirt that used to be flaunted to every breeze A vojceGive us something new Mr TaylorI have given you something some-thing new already Laughter I think that a Democratic rule will bring the greatest good t the greatest number j LRAWLINS b for Whose speeches are always looked with interest but which must be heard appreciated was the next to be fully fuly Owing to the lateness of the would detain hour Mr Rawlins stated he the audience but a short time He said More than eighteen centuries ago the question was asked What shall we do to be saved I to dty the question is I asked What shall we do to be saved politically I reply become Democrats poltcalyI Applause The Athenians were typical Democrats They ruled their CIt as they ruled themselves and thus every citizen bccame a statesman The Democratic Club says to the people ot Utah and says I to all mankind that the affairs of government govern-ment can safely be entrusted to an mtel li < ent and a free people That for good government we need but a race of Demo crats Applause and cries of Hear Hear The Democratic Club proposes for itself to foster this species of home productonthe itel production and cultivation cultiva-tion of Democrats Applause < The meeting then adjourned wIth three rousing cheers for President Cleveland Cleve-land The majority of the audience was composed of young men just that class of hearers that the Club desired to he present and it is i safe to say if they meditate what heard last yQnin the tate on they evening i c meeting will be productive much good The return trip of the Salt Lake deVa tion was made without incident and the tram arrived in this city about midnight NOTES SHERIFF GROESBECK was one of the few immortal individuals that successfully run the gauntlet of the second coach gauntet secnd on the return trip SOME speculation has been indulged in as to the whereabouts of the Tribune reporter re-porter last evening He states in his report re-port that not one of the speakers alluded t President Cleveland and from this and the generally inaccurate nature of his report the conclusion con-clusion has been arrived at that he either remained in Salt Lake or was in a most oblivious state of inebriation BOLIVAR ROBDRTS was an amused spectator spec-tator to a little private seance and musical mus-ical soriee in the second coach during the ride home MESSRS DOOLY and others deserve thanks for their courtesy in extending the use of the balcony of their fine building to the speakers OWING to a misunderstanding as to the time the train would leave or some other cause or combination of causes peculiar to Ogden several members of the excursion were left by the return train but were gathered up and brought down on an extra at about 130 DURING a brief stoppage on the return trip Mr C R Barrett delivered a brief but very beautiful eulogy on Robert Emmet yesterday being the anniversary of the Irish patriots birth |