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Show MORE EHTBOSIASM. Lelis American Fork and Alpine Al-pine Organize. Hon. John T. Caine Makes a Powerful Plea for Democracy Dem-ocracy at Lehi. A. D. Cash, Wm. H. King and John B. ftlilner Follow in the Good Work. Tlie Democratic rally at Lehi on Monday night was probably the most enthusiastic meeting of the campaign. The meeting was l.eld in the Opera House, and possibly one third of the audience was composed of the fairer sex. The Silver Band v.-as out and furnished sweet and 'inspiring music. Mr. Evans, Sr., was nominated chairman, and John Woodhouse secretary. sec-retary. The chairman in his introdueory remarks, re-marks, complimented the people upon the opportunity they had of learning something pertaining to national politics. pol-itics. Delegate John T. Caine was introduced, intro-duced, and received quite an ovation on rising to address the people. He considered it quite an honor to talk to such an intelligent audience. lie had received the suffrages of the people of Utah and he took the present oppor-j oppor-j tun itr of returning his sincere grati tude lor their nuts, lie had tried to serve the people well while he had been in Congress, and he honed the people were satisfied with his labors, lie trusted ho might be able to continue con-tinue to serve the people. He was a Democrat, the reason for which lay in the fact that he believed in a government govern-ment that would do the most good to the greatest number. lie spoke upon bis connection with the People's party, , and said that now the parlies had been dissolved, it left the people free to associate with whichever national party they thought had the most at-i at-i tractions. Attempts had been made prior to the present time to organize i Democratic clubs in Utah, but there had always been planks in their platforms plat-forms which did not sit well on his stomach. Some of these planks proposed pro-posed a religious test. It was not American, nor was it Republican, to test the faith of either a Mormon or a Catholic, for the purpose of citizenship. ' The People's partv had thoroughly - disbanded, and the Liberal party was now in the throes of death, and we 3- expect its dissolution very soon. (Ap- , I "j plause.) Several prominent men f had been expecting this disbanding ,! - of the several parties, and some little time ago, a band of Dem ocrats got together and drafted the following platform of principles: (The speaker here read the declaration f of principles of the Democratic party published elsewhere.) ; These are the principles of the Dem- ocracy of Utah, and when I was called ' upon in the Salt Lake Theatre, where these principles were ratitied, and 1 asked to talk to the people there as- t sembled. I told them that inasmuch as I had been a Democrat in national j politics, so also was 1 one in local poli- i tics. We have contended for loc:il self-government from the first, and we have demanded the equality of every man before the law. This has been our position all along. The speaker then dwelt upon the organization of the Democratic party by Thom.ts Jefferson Jef-ferson and of the Republican party by Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton contended con-tended for a. strong central government govern-ment a privileged class claiming that the masses of the people were not fit to be trusted with the affairs of government. gov-ernment. On the other hand Thomas Jefferson contended that the people were able to govern themselves, and asserted most unequivocally that he favored a government lor the people, by the pople, and of the people. The Democratic party has never changed from the first it is the same to-day that it was at the time of Jefferson-it Jefferson-it is the same as it was before the war, and it never can change. Ou tLe other hand the Republican party has ever been changing, and the party we have to-day of that name is mostly what has matured since the war. We are under no monarchial power in this country we acknowledge no ruler the men whom we have to administer the aff airs of our government are merely mere-ly our agents. We don't beneve in the government of the United States coming com-ing into our midst and interfering with our local matters. The government govern-ment we have is to oppose foes without, with-out, and beat back those who might come against us. We want the government gov-ernment to be strong enough to repel every attack by the enemv, and as Democrats we will stay by them every time (applause). Rut we don't want to give the government power to invade in-vade the jurisdiction of the States, and interfere with its affairs and regulate its election matters. This, however, is just what the Republicans Republi-cans want to see. They wanted to have upon our statute books the Lodge Force Rill, which proposed to treat all the states like the people in Utah have been treated, place a Utah commission among them. We all know how this has been in Utah. We have seen men counted out of office ...to which they were honestly elected, and only the other day was another instance recorded re-corded by a ruling of the supreme court of Utah Territory that men had fraudulently filled positions as trustees in Salt Lake City. Rut, thank God, right comes at last, and the meu who had been cheated out of their offices had their wrongs redressed. Let me tell you that prejudice has its effect. You people know what evil has been brought upon us, on account of the power over us being so strong that we hardly had the right to petition. Then knowing this, let us keep the power among ourselves and not give it to the I Government to use as a rod over us. 1 We do not believe in a king or ruler. The Government is similarly con- 1 strutted to the pyramid, the. people, at the bottom, possessing all the 1 power. The Democratic party does I not believe iu exeessive taxation, but I it b'.dieves, and. maintains that we I should b" taxed just enough, to sup- I port a good Government. The Demo- I ". cratic party does not believe in taxing the hosiery, the underclothiiiii, the blankets, the clothes and the shawls that the poor have to wrap their little ones in to keep them from freezing. butitdoe3 believe in taxing the rich man's wines, his diamonds, the silks and the satins, and this is what caused the Republican party to charge us with being advocates of free tiade. The speaker then alluded to the tin plate Industry. This was a great industry of the Welsh. It has given employment to thousands of people then, this tin plate has been brought into -the -United States at three cents, per pound; That is what it cost, jow, then, when it came to our ports the Government there met it and and taxed it one cent per pound. This was the old tay and is known as the tariff. This then made tin plate come to four cents per pound. Rut some old sharpers (ou know there are always men around who are trying to make money out of the poor in some way) some foreign capitalists went down to Washington Washing-ton and told McKiley that if he would stick another cent tariff upon the tin plate they could possibly start up the tin industry in the United States. . This McKililey did under the guise of protection, and as a result tin plate now costs live cents per pound to the first buyer. Rut who is benefitted by this extra taxation? The poor man is not because tin plate is dearer now as a result. Let us go a little farther on this subject. The sum of $8,000,000 went to the' Federal treasury, treas-ury, this being the profit the Government Govern-ment made under the old tax of one percent. Since the McKmley bill went into effect the tax has been doubled, so that instead of $8,000,000, the extra cent per pound from tariff on tin plate brings it to $10,000,000. Rut who gets the I eriefit of the extra eight million? iMts the Government? .No. not at all. for while before the additional tax was levied the Government got the money on account of it being the for eigijproduct -thatvas taxed, nowsii the tin plate industry lias been perfected per-fected by double taxation, the f reign product has been kept out (but TeTy little tin plate being imported into this country) and consequently, there has been put into the pocket of these capitalists this tax that the Government Govern-ment has hitherto received. Xow then had this additional tax been levied on tin plate for the purpose of benefitting the poor man, it would be a different thing, and the Democrats would be the last ones to utter one word against it. Rut the poor man receives no more benefit now than he did before, in fact not as much. He has to pay the tariff himself now, for this additional addi-tional tax. the $16,000,000, goes into the pockets of these monopolists. The speaker closed with an earnest appeal to the people to become Democrats, and advised the young ladies to tell their sweethearts that they could not come around again aud see them unless un-less they promised to become good Democrats. Democrats make good husbands. Of corns- some Republicans Republi-cans make passable good citizens, but Democrats make better husbands. A. D. Gash was proud that he could stand before the people as an exponent expon-ent of Democracy. When he came to Utah a little over a year ago he did not propose to vote a ticket, the for-mulators for-mulators of which were opposed to a man's le'igiotu belief. That was not Democracy, and that led him to the csting of his vote for lion. John T. Caire, who was as much above his opponent. op-ponent. C. C. Goodwin, as the suu is above hell, and without any flattery, he believed he voted for the best man. (Applati-e, and ciiesof-you bet you did!'') The speaker then took up the Republican platform adopted by the national convention, and unrolling it before the people, said "Look at it! Isn't it a daisy! (Laughter). It treats upon every question known to man, from prohibition to free whisky, except tariff reform; the Republicans thought they would catch everybody this way. It was upon this platform that they elected their President. The delay of tariff reform was a most disastrous calamity to the people. We lav it dowu as an infallible proposition, that temporary defeat is not necessarily eternal defeat. So that while the people peo-ple are still suffering as the result of a Democratic defeat, yet as sure as the sun will rise to-morrow so will we ride victorious over our enemy in 1S92. The rich man's luxuries are allowed to come to this land comparatively without any taxation, while everything that the poor man eats, or uses, or wears, is taxed to a most exorbitant degree. Republicans claim lhat this tax is for the benefit of infant industries. indus-tries. Rut let me tell you that this is not so. Compare the figures and see whether these men tell you the truth. The speaker then compared the con dition of the laboring men of England and Germany with the working classes of the United States, and showed that the protective tariff had nothing whatever what-ever to do with the laboring men. The wages of the laboring men were regulated according to supply and demand, de-mand, and density of population, and to no other cause. Did you ever notice the fact that the rich in this country were getting richer, and the or poorer? What was the cause of it? The cause of it lies in the fact that the poor have had to pay more for their goods under the guise of protection, pro-tection, and this tax has gor.e into the pockets of the bloated monopolists. The speaker closed by citing the attention at-tention of the people to the extravagance extrava-gance of the last Congress. John R. Milner said he had understood under-stood since arriving in Lehi that some people had been told that had it not been for the Republican party there would have been no sugar factory in Lehi, but I suppose there is no neces-s.ty neces-s.ty of telling you that this is just the opposite of the truth. The McKinley bill, that Republican measure, took the tariff off suar and allowed it to come in free, so that as a result we can get a sack of sugar two dollars ciieaper now than we used to be able to do; this of course places our home industries in competition with the foreign for-eign product. The Democrats belies e that bounties should b? given to our infant industries, because they need fostering, then when they "are able to take care of themselves, take off the bounty. Democracy teaches all men are created equal, and that it w:is never intended that one class of citizens citi-zens should be robbed to support another an-other class. The mission of the American Amer-ican government is to extend liberty to all the inhabitants of this free land". It is not in the nature of this Republic Repub-lic to h -trass any of its citizens. The Constitution of the United States gives out government all the power necessary for its proper administration. Over one hundred years has demonstrated demon-strated this to be the fact. Then why want to give it more power? A selection by the band was here very prettily rendered, eliciting applause. ap-plause. Hon.. W. II. King spoke. of the disbanding dis-banding of the old parlies, and said that the people now demanded national nation-al lines drawn, on which they could light out their battles, lie did no-care no-care whether a man, was a Democrat or a Republican, so long as he believed honestly. Rut he did not believe in a man professing either Democracy -or Republicanism simply because some man had told him so. Democracy is the friend of the people. It told the people that all men are created equal, that religious liberty is the heritage her-itage of all, and the inalienable right of every man. This was the doctrine euuuciated by Thomas Jefferson, the father of Democracy. It was the Democrats who gave us the first six amendments to the Constitution, one of which says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment establish-ment of religion, or prohibiting the tree exercise thereof." It was Thomas Thom-as Jefferson also that caused it to be incorporated in those amendments, that the people should not be abridged of the freedom of speech, and bequeathed be-queathed to them also the right of pe titioning government for a redress of grievances. Mr. King's speech was listened to with most marked attention, and notwithstanding not-withstanding the lateness of the hour, being past eleven o'clock before he concluded, yet the immense audience sat as one man. lie was warmly applauded. ap-plauded. AT Sl'AXISn FOKK. The Democrats of Spanish Fork held a rousing rally in the City Hall, that city, Friday evening last. Every available avail-able inch of space was occupied, the people being packed in like sardines, some even hanging on to the banisters! W. O. Creer was chosen chairman and J. Hayes secretary. J. II. Mole. in addressing the people, peo-ple, urged action that was the result of intelligent investigation. Standing-upon Standing-upon the historic eminence of the past and present, he noted the empirical tendency toward aristocratic centralization. centrali-zation. Though the Prince of Wales is a gambler, the English people reverence rever-ence him as a being having some divine di-vine right. England, however, had a greater man, in whom was vested the delegated sovereignity of the people-Gladstone. people-Gladstone. Applause. He admired Hamilton as being the father of Republicanism, Re-publicanism, but did not believe in his principles. Jefferson, the father of Democracy, has not only won, but retained re-tained my admiration. His principles are mine, and from them I purpose not to deviate. Had the Republican party beeu suouesKful in cavryiuj i full measures during the past year, the American people would have had less privileges than the subjects of Great Rritain. In verification of this fact, I cite you the provisions of that execrable execra-ble measure, the Force bill. Legislative Legisla-tive commissions is a practice based entirely upon Republican principles. The sentiment of this country is freedom, free-dom, and unmistakably has that sentiment senti-ment been expressed by putting a majority ma-jority of over 120 in the present House. The "Republicans claim to believe in local self-government. Perhaps they do. Rut the Democrats believe in it more. They believe in it enough to allow every man to share the benefits instead of a favored few. We live in a land of protection, and that protection protec-tion requires the woikingman to pay twice an international value for their clothing and food. Applause. Kansas Kan-sas has tried Republicanism for years, but the farmers rose up and denounced it by electing Democratic Congressmen. Congress-men. Republicans put a Chinese wall around combined capital, which soon becomes monopolistic by the truit system, sys-tem, and the competition is handicapped handi-capped and the thumb-screw of extortion extor-tion is placed upon the woikingman. Wi.en President Ruchanan said: "Your cause is just, but I can do nothing noth-ing for you," he spoke a great general truth. Had he attempted to interfere with the State rights of Missouri, revolution rev-olution would have resulted. During the past few years the Democrats have manifested a desire to temper their execution of the law with mercy. The segregation act in this Territory was a Republican policy. The religious belief test on citizenship matters was put forth by Republican judges, but set aside by Democrats. The Liberal party has charged Grover Cleveland with coquetting with the Mormon people. peo-ple. Whoever has said that the Democratic Dem-ocratic party has been the most perse-cutive perse-cutive of this people, said what is not ! so. Extirpation of the Mormon people peo-ple has been one of the avowed aims of the Republican party. The chairman here introduced ex-Probate ex-Probate Judge, "W. X. Dusenberry, as the staunch Democrat who for years had held office as a gift from the people, peo-ple, but who has been superceded by the appointee of a Republican President. Presi-dent. Mr. Dusenberry said: "Ladies and ycntlemen, I am not a volunteer tonight, to-night, but drafted in. I hail the day of American politics in Utah. We want facts and principles; we don't want demogoguery. We want to learn where we are; we don't want to go like the Enquirer, which has flipped-liopped, flipped-liopped, whirled and turned; yesterday yester-day a strong advocate of Democratic doctrines, to-day advocating Republicanism. Republi-canism. I wish to say that when Prest. Ruchanan said, "your cause is just, but I can do nothing for you," he said more in favor of the Mormons than any Republican President ever did. Not one has eyer acknowledged the justice of the cause, and the can-do-nothing-for-your party has been repeated re-peated by the Republican Riaine to the Italian Government. Republicans will say the people are ignorant and cannot be trusted. Why, Hamilton sail that, and more. He added, "the people are a swinish herd." Such was Republicanism 100 years ago. In regard to unjust legislation, did not the Republicans pass the first bill discriminating dis-criminating against Mormons? Re-cause Re-cause a few Klu-Klux get together in the South and keep a few negroes fiom voting, the Republican party would deprive every State from their Slate sovereignty. That is Republicanism. Republi-canism. We can't stand on the acts of men; we must build our superstruct-! superstruct-! lire on its corner stones of principles. In regard to tariff. How is it that I you can buy an American made sew ing-machine 01' plow in Liverpool, Eng., for about one-half of what it costs here? Why, it is to fatten the purse-proud monopolists who in a few-years few-years have accumulated millions. (Applause.) Who does tariff benefit? The monopolist, not you and me. The Enquirer said last night (I don't know what it will say to-night) that tariff benefits the people. If it does, the people would espouse the Republican cause. Rut, too plainly do the people see that it benefits money kings, who tbove all are least entitled to its benefits. bene-fits. The Judge here read the Ds.mo-cratic Ds.mo-cratic platform, which was repeatedly applauded. Grover Cleveland paid the expenses of the government, and then left an immense amount in the Treasury. Along comes a Republican Congress and appropriates a billion of money. The Republicans have been hunting up and pointing to the ras cality of all mean Democrats. Rut I pity the man who begins that with the Republicans, for it would take a lifetime life-time and make volumes. The Republican Repub-lican Is. like a hell-diver, you don't know where he will come tip. you pin one down, and you cant, tell where he'll sit. I am h'eatfily irr favor of the division on national lines, and hope literature on the subject will be distributed, dis-tributed, and clubs formed. To the ladies, when the Democratic President Presi-dent gets in power, you will get cheaper cheap-er sewing machines and aet the right to vote. For years the Liberals have been howline for us to work on a national platform, and now. because we do it, they say '-nigger in the fence! There is Statehood in it." "Yes. I say there is Statehood in it, and what of it?" AT ALPINE: A Democratic rally was held at Alpine Al-pine last evening, at which W. II. King and A. L. Booth expounded the principles of Democracy to a large and enthusiastic audience. A club was formed with Stephen Movie, president, presi-dent, and Thomas Carlyle vice-president. A secretary and treasurer was also elected. The people want to hear both sides before joining either, so that only about twenty signed the roll last night. |