Show imm salt lale seek to enthuse the liberal procession ision over the baity assembled in lester park pavilion on the stand some ot the big speakers were conspicuous by their while the auditorium was fairly filled J N kimball was the first speaker lie said it was the boast of the liberal party that it biad introduced american w ays into utah the street demonstration would show the old residents what good biad been accomplished shed the peoples party imitated the torch light business this grand american custom now prevailed in utah and the people were now solicited tor votes instead of the old fashioned way of dictating that brother so and BO must bo elected it was natural tor them to male an effort to storm the tide of liberalism that was sweeping oer them lie defied them to prove that the liberal party had brought corruption and immorality among them As late as 1875 people dared not ase embla and listen to a jaberan now through the noble example of the liberal party they were safe to listen to american principles plea aad be educated in american institutions cheers again he expressed thanks that congress had passed laws to regulate the people of utah during tho last five years greater proy resa biad been made than during all the previous years population and capital now fearlessly poured in and lie consequences would eoon ba felt it was brought about by the result of the last february election the methods of the liberal party in utah are those of the people of the united states notwithstanding iho political enmity of the two areat national parties they were united in being loyal to the constitution anden utah orned hands against the peoples party with the latter there must be something wrong or the areat parties would not anito them finking all political distinction the liberals had introduced every local reform that bad ever been effected in utah therefore the liberal t ceet douht to be elected why are the cormons mormons deprived of self govern ment because they would not come into line and because they ignored the gentile minority the peopled People 8 parly had not vet taken those measures in the legislature that would them local belf government and dispense with the government commissioners if the liberals wore it would be but a short time before local control would be obtained in 1878 the legislature of utah passed an election law to try to fore atall a similar one by congress A secret ballot was then provided for no thanks to them lie repeatedly referred to the one of justice thomas dees court lie rehashed the carpetbagger carpet bagger cry and smoothed over the coming of the new arrivals the sooner the liberals get poerio utah the sooren v ill it become a state the peoples party was not fit to be entrusted with statehood congress had never yel the peoples party admitted to be con and alie defence fund had been raised to fight them there tore the best thin they can do is to vote the liberal ticket cheers free school with them was a new subject whenever the trustees thought fit to get one they could get burdensome taxation the liberals believed in a free school possessed by the state and all the rich having to help tho poor 0 W was the next speaker he hailand rom bait laka city he alie liberal voters tor having the people 0 ogden from abo incubus of the so called peopled Peo plea party thia mountain country was a part 0 the great west which in the future would be an important part of the united states unlike other territories rutih was in an anomalous condition conditi oo the other territories were preparing to become states although divided by political cloea why is utah an exception fa voice because the priesthood rules the speaker was in no hurry to force abines but would continue to abor to bring utah in line with the rest ot the nation the peoples party eo ballel cal lel was a misnomer it meant the people belonging to a certain church alie peoples party meant a people who ai a church el limed the right to lecile what should and should not hn law they have been practicing against morality and law and havo the law passed these again and acain has american ment been aroused against violations ot law in utah finally alio courts becaro ar ronger nud the peoples party leaders were sent to the eni next came the now election laws and the of mists still the rry Is the government is cruel and wo will not obey its laws the liberal leaders have kept hammering away until breit progress lias been niada and weber county will be earned by them those fel lofts down at the tabernacle may tug on to the end of joe smiths revelation they will find that congress will come out stronger and stronger until there will not bo a grease spot let ol 01 them firmat voting the liberal ticket wag the panacea for all the evils and dangers he had portrayed A few years ago people dared not hold meetings such as this one held tonight to night the mor mons had learned from the Uen liles how to leave torchlight professions processions process ions and to imitate americanism the ask of the utah liberals to redeem the cormons mormons from the error of their ways was a hard and unthankful one priesthood meetings detill run politics and elect officers by and by the peoples party would go to the bow bows wows ft here they belong rho royal richards Kic hards son biad never heard anything since leaving his mothers breast but treason As a young man ho was well enough but good statesmen could not be brought out of the peoples party they are either tools or knaves when they denounce the laws of the united states and the decisions of the supreme court in the end the liberal party will win and its members will have the lionor of fought the battles of freedom general kimball next spoke it was a grand tiling to be known as an american citizen although the peoples party called him an outsider in 1875 in bait lake he was denied free speech and threatened with mob bery then alie speaker soared figuratively speaking while the crowd cheered the american people will never come from the peoples party As to the assertion that since february last liberal government had injured workingmen in this city be challenged uny man to prove it there was plenty of work and property was increasing in value the peoples party is broken and the glorious american party has taken its place oden is destined to be one of the greatest cities on the continent lie would like to see any improvement the peoples party had ever begun and contrast it with those made by the liberals me related an old chestnut that made the audience laugh the old carpetbagger carpet bagger cry be said was rehashed the americans have developed the mines and all the great resources of utah the peoples party carrot eaters outside of the protection of the american flag and of every boblo american institution ution for which they have not the least respect lie respected the mormon people as his neighbors con ceding to them every right he claimed they concede nothing unless their apostles advise them to under the peoples party cry they could see no good in anything bat obeying the priesthood ha again contrasted the progress ot other territories ri with that of utah ho hoped to see the day when utah would lake her place as a glorious star in the hag of our country II 11 W smith next addressed the assembly he confined his demares to the members of the liberal party exhorting them to ate on monday next lie reiterated the old assertion of the treasonable and unlawful practices of the church which at one timo arole cut in apen rebellion step by edep it lias been driven to the wall the handwriting hand writing is on the wall and compito dis and ostracism ill follow unless the peoples will follow in the path of american progress many liberals despaired of carrying the county but they should get to the polls all the same and eee eliat their neighbors come three fourths of alie voters of the county were in precinct exclusive of harriot and lynne then why should the liberals ahne the county the county liberals vero bata livery vote would be baat and returned allow many of agdens Og dens 1000 votes would be cast if 1150 would vote the liberals will carry the county tremendous cheering success or defeat lay with the ogden voters the peoples party at the last february election crowded the city ball to keep out alie liberal voters the same will probably be repeated this time the campaign work has been done well lie urged the liberal voters to be on band in time and in force meet the enemy shoulder to shoulder and conquer him he predicted that in three years from next november ft liberal delegate would bo elected to go to congress E A then declared the meeting adjourned |