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Show 1 TO VIGTOBY ! The Rousing Democraifc Meeting Meet-ing Last Prof. Tanner, Wm. H. King, D. D Koutz, Judge Kellogg and W. N. Dusenberry Thrill the Va t Concourse of People With Jefferson-ian Jefferson-ian Doctrine. About 7 o'clock last night the Enterprise Enter-prise 13and, seated iu a hack, paraded the streets, discoursing music to announce an-nounce the meeting of the Democratic club of Provo, to be held in the Courthouse. Court-house. At 8 o'clock the courtroom was crowded to its utmost capacity. After a selection from the band Chairman Gash called the meeting to order, stating the object, viz: To complete com-plete the organization uf the Democratic Demo-cratic club, according to the call published pub-lished in The Dispatch. The speak er thought the time had come when - the dead issues of the past should be buried, and the parties be divided on National lines, lie was glad the Republicans Re-publicans had decided Jo form clubs throughout the Territory. The Tribune Trib-une even would have to form into line. The Democrats believe in freedom t-f speech, freedom of thought, freedom of the press and freedom of religion. They do not believe in taxing one portion por-tion of the community to sustain 'another. 'an-other. One of the speakers in the Republican Re-publican meeting Thursday night said their party believed in the remonetiza-tion remonetiza-tion of silver. I would like to ask who caused the demonetization of silver? Let me tell you that if ever silver is remonetized, the Democrats will have to do it. I could quote wrongs innumerable innu-merable that the opposition party have done, but we are not here to abuse, we came to talk over Democratic principles. princi-ples. We haye some good speakers mong us, wno win talk to you on the principles that will carry us on to victory. vic-tory. On motion of Jas. II. Wallis the transaction of business was left till the close of the meeting. Calls were then made for Prof. J. M. Tanner, who was in the body of the ball. The gentleman responded and said:. Citizens and FrienJ In response to the call 1 am pleased to express my approval ap-proval of the movement to establish .National political lines. We are a people who are ripening for Statehood. We have supposed the Democrats have not had the boldness to declare their i platform, but the fact is we have not I , been bold enough to declare ourselves. There can be no doubt that this move I is carried on by intelligent men, and those whose names are on the differ- j "" - -.-nt r.omaitij8 aw--teitf! character and men of intelligent, and nif n who j will carry the good work on. The con- I etitution of the United States could not and did not take into consideration the great parties which would arise, i)ut parties have bi.en organized and they have influenced legislation, and iiave become important factors in the government. It, therefore, these par-iirs par-iirs have actually become part of the government, ttien'we should take hold of them in order to take our place as citizens of this government. Many are not prepared to declare their party standings. This movement has created creat-ed an eruption, and as soon as the eruption recedes men will then settle down to t he important questions. 1 had the pleasure of traveling through Europe soire few years ago, and comparing com-paring the mouarcbal form with our form of government. I was often told that our government was weak, to which I replied, k We do not boast of a powerful government, but we do ljoast of a very strong people." I am going east for awhile, but my sympathies sympa-thies are with you in the good work, and may God prosper you iu it.?' (Applause.) (Ap-plause.) D. D. Iloutz was then called for, and that gentleman made "the1 speech of theeveuing. lie .said: I am happy we have a Democratic club in Provo, but we are not the only party in the light, there are others who are proselyting prose-lyting a little on the side. The other party met here last night rathtr secretly. secret-ly. The most of the people re uneducated unedu-cated in politics in this Territory, but are mostly in sympathy with Democracy, Democ-racy, because there is something in it that draws them; but it won't do for the Democrats to wrap themselves in a sense of security and sit down. It behooves the Democrats to get there just as quick as possible. The two parties are graded closely together, but the ultimatum is, that one leads to monarchy and the other to freedom of the people, and I will say that to those who wish to remain free, there ?'s but one cho'ce,and that is Democracy. The speaker here qtioled the principles that llamiltom proposed, and how he tried to carry out his ideas of a strong government, gov-ernment, a government which would benefit the rich and would coerce the "swinish herd,' as he (Hamilton) termed the working classes. We don't want a Democrat who is not a Democrat Demo-crat at heart. I hope every one who joins the Democratic club will do so from their convictions. The speaker here called attention to the fact that the men who were proselyting in Provo Thursday censured trie Democrats because be-cause there was a Democratic President Presi-dent in the White House at the tiina the Mormons were driven from Missouri. Mis-souri. Mr. Iloutz explained this part thoroughly, and warned the people against taking this Republican bait as some had done already. M. M. Kellogg said that the principles princi-ples that had been dwelt on were on the right line, but lie wanted to say something on a different subject. He read the first platform adopted by a few men after the hist election. He commented on the platform as he went aionur. and said, as he understood it, the Liberal party had been formed of a kind of hodge-podge of Republicans, Democrats, and sore head Mormons. After they got Oiden and Salt Lake, ttie people demanded something different differ-ent from the Liberal rule. The speaker speak-er done the Republican party up brown in his comments. The band thru rendered a selection. W. II. King next addressed the I meeting. He said: I am very pleased . to be here to-night and see the interest ) manifested in national politics. We have been censured for not having any politics in Utah. There has been a party in this Territory who have called loudly for the division of politics poli-tics on .National lines, and yet these are the very men who, when that time has arrived, are the ones to stand back and crack the whip over the heads of their followers. But the time is Iast for the Tribune, gan to rule or to dictate. I believe that the time is nigh when the politics of this. Territory will Lm divided with the same precision that they are in the other States and Territories. The Republican Re-publican party is trying to establish a strong central government, and is just where England- w-as n -century ;rgo, while England is now tending towards Democracy. The Uenuh! trying to take away the power of the State government and transfer it to the Federal government. They don't believe in local self-government. The Democrats have built on the rock that every State is a sovereignity, and is a government by the people, and not bv the Fedeial government. The verj glory of the government is the rights of the States, for it is the States that compose the Federal government. Wu want all the young men and aii the 3'oung women of Utah to consider Democracy and to understand it, be Cause it Will lirinir irrsutor li. to Utah than any other party. I believe be-lieve that a new era is dawning for Utah. I wish success to the Democratic Demo-cratic club of Provo. I hope that the banner of Democracy will be held out to the nation to show that it has come to stay. Judge Dusenberry: If we have a few lessons like we have had here to-night, it will not be said of us long, that we know nothing of national politics. pol-itics. It has been the song of the Liberal Lib-eral party and organ for the young men to come out of the musty old People's Peo-ple's party and accept one of the national issues. But now it don't waut national politics. The Tribune Trib-une says it is dangerous, and so it is; i angerous to some of their aspirations. aspira-tions. I head the assertion last night that the Republicans had never done a j wrong. Let me tell vou that a nartv that is capable of drawing up s ach a bill as the Lodge Force Bill, is guilty of anything. The Republicans claim that the Democrats did no fiht in the war ot the rebellion, but that they tried to throttle tha government. "That is a devil of a lie," because statistics sta-tistics show that for the first two years there was more Democrats in the ranks of the Federal troops than Re- j publicans. And to-morrow there will be more Democratic soldiers' graves decorated, than there will be Republicans. Republi-cans. The Judge wi.-hed success to the club. Three rousing cheers were then given for Democracy with a vim, after which twenty-five more names were added to the iist of Democrats. A vote of thanks was tendered the "Democratic band," as the Enterprise band was styled by Prest. Gash. A petition was read from a number of young mer?. jitih,ine: that the club luTniBb- umfortaarinni iiWt rumen. or a drum corps, and offering their services ser-vices at all meetings of the Democrats. A committee was appointel to ar-rano ar-rano the matter. Mr. Hou z moved that a committee of five be appointed to confer with the leading Democrats of each town" iliroughout the county in regard to establishing es-tablishing clubs. Mo' ion carried and D. D. Iloutz. E. A. Wilson, Josiah Beck, E. E. Coilr.iau and Judge Dusenberry ap pointed to act ou said comiuittee. Toe meeting then adjourned, with music b, ti:e ir.ind: After' the adjournment of the meeting meet-ing the committee on county organization organ-ization in r, and determined to address a circular letter to leading Democrats in each p ecsnct in the county and offer' to co-operate with them in organizing organ-izing local clubs and in holding meetings throughout the county, an I as soon as the clubs are formed to hold a convection of delegates from each club to convene in Provo to perfect per-fect a county organization. The county coun-ty convention will be held inside of two weeks. LIT OF CANVASSING COMMITTEES. Following are the canvassing committees com-mittees for the different wards and precincts tributary to Provo proper. It will be noticed" that they are all complete with the exception of Lake View, and it is desired that two or three Democrats in that precinct volunteer vol-unteer their services for this duty: First Ward. W. N. Dusenberry (chairman). James Dunn, W. D. Alexander, Alex-ander, W. K. Aver and Soren Chris-tenson. Chris-tenson. Secoxl) Wai:p-Dr. Julius Ilan-berg Ilan-berg (chairman), James II. Wallis, Abe Greenhalgh, George Smart and George T. Peav. o TniHD Ward. M.M.Kellogg( chairman), chair-man), George W. Craig, D. P. Felt, E. E. Corfman and Ed Olson. Fourth Ward E. A. Wilson (chairman), F. W. C. Ilathenbmck, H. J. Maiben, C. W Smith and II. Elliott. -Fifth Ward. T. J. Patten (chairman), (chair-man), Major Berry and W. K. Henry. Lake View. Some one wanted to volunteer their services to canvas this precinct. It is greatly desired that each chairman chair-man call meetings at once, and apportion appor-tion the "respective districts to the members of their committees, and have a complete report in by the time for the holding of the county conven j tion. A. D. Gash, Chairman. |