Show IT IS A LIE pure and simple democratic iceton the local democratic paper this morning contained a mass of pre varica is relation to a abbate which took placa at lehi on saturday night between mr branagan of this city and W H 0 assidy of halt lake the debate was on the tariff question and not on political issues mr branagan claimed that in 1833 under free trado worsted goods every worsted mill in the country was shut down and not that woolen mills were shut down air branagan in hia closing argument did not apolis ize to the audience for not being able to keep up hia end as he a public in commencing his first speech he stated that he had been employed iu a woolen mill almost constantly since seven years of age and consequently his opportunities tuni ties of education had been limited he was not a public debater therefore tha audience should not expects him to clothe his thoughts in such eloquent language as would fall from the lips of hia opponent mr branagan was deprived of a portion of his time through the interruption of mr cassidy and democratic heelers in the rear cud of the hall after the was over mr cassidy acknowledged that he had exaggerated ag for effect when he stated that the last republican congress had sant one billion bollara do llara only lo was in the treasury when the last con arpas went into office chown by the last democratic of the treasury in his last report it id admitted that mr cassidy was superior in oratory but he have the hard facts to back him up |