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Show In another place I saw children with pinched faces and weazened bodies playing for children must play even in the dirt and squalor of the neighborhood and I said: Poor little fellows, twere a shame to bring you into the world to such a life as this. I walked on down by the depot where there were miles of empty freight cars and here I found a group of sullen men on whose faces lifes tragedy had left its indellible stamp. They paid me no attention as I drew near; they seemed, indeed, to have interest in nothing. Why dont you men go to work? I asked, and one by one they turned and looked me over as though I had been a crazy man. and at length one of them replied: Give us work and we will gladly do it. We are not idle and hungry from choice; we find no special pleasure in an existence that shows us hut one faintly, flickering hope between us and the dishonored graves of suicides. It is not joy that we find in contemplating our wives and children suffering for food and clothing while it is an utter impossibility for us to provide the same We have brawn and brain to sell; show us a market. All we ask is a living and for that we will give our mental and physical strength. More and more depressed I walked on, wondering what had come over the land. I sought the retail part of the city, and here I found many vacant e windows showing the To Let signs, and on going into stores I saw idle clerks biting their nails and waiting for customers and dreading the results that must surely follow a few more days of Euch business depression. How is business? I asked of an old retailer. There is none, he replied. Business, he continued after a pause, has been dead for many weary months, and hundreds of concerns have been compelled to close tneir doors. The factories and mills have all shut down and as a consequence the people have no money to buy with. Of course under such conditions there can be no business worth speaking of. And while the man was still speaking a woman came in and asked to be trusted for a small sack of flour until her husband could get work. Farther on down the street a popular saving bank had just closed its doors, had suspended payment and men and women blocked the sidewalk and jostled and. fought one another for a position near the door. Many of the women were crying and one swooned iway; I went into a park and sat down to think and in a few moments I wps joined by a stranger who asked: What do you think of the picture? and with that I fancied I had but been studying a picture, a huge oil painting and I answered: It is the most depressing one I ever looked upon. Then I thought the stranger adressed me as foilows: My friend, did you ever see a more desolate picture than this? Were there ever artists in the world before . tell-tal- long-establish- ed who could mix colors and apply them to canvas with such masterful though hideous effect? A few years ago I stood awestricken before one of the most celebrated paintings in all the galleries of Europe. It was the work of a Russian master. It was a picture of a battlefield over which contending armies had fought, leaving in their wake shattered implements of war. The sun was just sinking to rest and though the western horizon was lurred and bloody the rest of the sky was black almost as death itself. There was but one living creature In that picture and that was a monstrous vulture that had apparently swooped down from the dark, lowering sky and perched itself upon the breast of a dead soldier. There was nothing else to the picture but the dead soldier and the vulture, the field of carnage and shattered cannon, the blood red sunset . and the blackened heavens, and yet it is one of the most horrible pictures I ever looked upon. But let me tell you now, that great Russian masterpiece is a light and airy nothing when compared with this picture here. That celebrated work portrayed the horrors of one kind of war; this picture before you portrays the horrors of another kind of war, and I want to say to you that of the two kinds this is a thousand times more damnable than the other. A coward can die bravely on the battlefield where whistling bullets and thundering cannon drive from his mind the thoughts of loved ones at home, while it requires all the nerve of the bravest of men to manfully face such conditions as are here portrayed. Do you ask who painted this picture? Let me assure you he is a great artist in his line, and now that you have looked upon his work it will be unnecessary to tell you his line is in every He can paint sense nothing that accords with American ideals, he loves to take the bread and butter from the mouths of women and children; he delights in placing the skeleton of want by every fireside and he likes to spell despair in large letters over every cottage door. If you look closely at the bottom of the canvas you will see a written line, it is the artists motto. In his mind it is an expression which contains the concentrated wisdom of all the wise men who have lived, and so he gives it utterance upon every occasion possible. Let me read it to you: WE DENOUNCE PROTECTION AS A ROBBERY! Sir. the artists name is DEMOCRATIC ADVERSITY and Grover Cleveland is un-Americ- his father. o RANDOM REFLECTIONS. nt well-deserve- d . ple. Democracy was severely chastised but in the spirit of brotherly kindness, and the most dyed-in-th- e wool agin-the-governm- obstructionist present could not have taken offense. As 'Chairman, Governor Wells was all that could be desired, but in this no one was surprised, for Governor Wells is always the right man at the right time and in the right place. Some day he will be senator. The theater was beautifully decor ated for the occasion and long before the doors opened there was a vast crowd waiting to be admitted. After Senator Fairbanks had concluded his speech the band played d The Banner, while the bulk of the audience great stood up. It was painfully noticeable however that many kept their seats and among those who did so were men of prominence. This is not right. When our national hymn is played, the correct thing to do is stand up and show, by so doing, that we are thoughtful of our nationality, that in our hearts is love, and respect for the old flag. It is not thought that they who remained in their seats meant to show disrespect for Old Glory; no, they were merely thoughtless. It has perhaps never occurred to them that rising to ones feet at such times betokens a feeling of respect, a spirit of patriotism which all true Americans should cultivate. An Englishman would no more keep his seat while the band played God Save the King than he would hesitate to administer punishment to one who had offered a direct insult to his flag. The same may be said of French and German people with regard to their national airs. . Star-Spangle- that Mr. Roosevelt is a soldier? Yes and it is also true that they condemned Lincoln for the the great, same reason; that they tried to defeat Grant, whose genius and untiring determination went bo far to keep the dag floating while millions of people were shooting at it; and praying to see it fall, for the same reason; that they tried to defeat Hayes and Garfield and Harrison for the same reason and that when the McKinleys name was before the people to pass upon, this 3ame Democracy would have defeated aim if possible for no other reason than that he fought as a soldier to maintain the dignity of the nation and the glory of the flag. Who is called Father of his country? George Washpeace-lovin- g big-hearte- d ington. so-call- ec Kearns-Clark-Dubois-Cann- (Phil A. Peen.) That was a grand rally held in the theatre last Friday and emphasis should be placed on the word grand. Fairbanks speech was a gem of purest ray serene; it should be read and studied by every honest Democrat in the state. The speech was a great one. In it were many tributes to the patriotism and valor of Utahs peoVice-Preside- In Manila, at the close of each day great crowds congregate on the Luneta to listen to the band and enjoy the magnificent sunsets on the bay and the delicious breezes that sweep over the ocean. The bands that perform here invariably conclude their programmes by playing the Star Spangled Banner and I dont think I was ever more of deeply impressed than at the sight their to hundreds and thousands rising feet the instant the band begins on that dear, old tune. Men and women who are walking, stop, and stand at attention throughout the piece and they who are driving stop their car riages and alight therefrom and every male head is bared with genuine re spect for the flag and our national tra1 ditions. During Senator Fairbanks speech I 3at by a lady who wore a tiny flag on ler breast to advertise the fact that ihe was a member of the 'American party. As soon as the distinguished speaker had launched oui :n his arguments and people all.ovei L,he house jirere cheering I turnedtha!-'.h-tr his lady and expressed the wish belonged to the Republican party for, said I, you may be made to fee' i little uncomfortable before the sena tor is through. Oh, she replied, I am a Republi an but I am going to vote the Demo ''ratio state ticket. I have since thought of that rejoin ler and I have asked myself if it were iot more than probable that at the ast hour the leaders of the K. K movement would attempt to swin? vhat little following they have into the democratic ranks. Here was one of heir number confessing. K. K. Americanism, professing Republicanism and pledging herself to Democracy. Is this not a part of the great conspiracy? e on Kearns Kitckers would do well to thoroughly digest this' gem from the remarks of Congressman Walter I. Smith of Iowa: Others may praise you for one thing and another, but to my mind the highest compliment that can truthful ly be paid to the people of Utah is the 3imple truth that you have enrolled in your public schools a larger percentwhole population age of your or than in any other state territory. There is no empire, no kingdom, no province in the world except the Province of Manitoba, British America, that makes the showing that Utah does. With this knowledge fresh in my mind, I cannot doubt the result of the election in Utah. But of course they will not. Even as he uttered it the lady above referred to denounced it as a campaign iie. Call the roll of American presidents in the last fifty years who have done things, who have Made the deed square with. the word and whom do we find? Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt. What can be said about the politics of these great leaders? They were and are all Republicans and protectionists. Were and are they expansioists? . Yes. Were ande are they soldiers? Yes, all of them but Lincoln, and it was under his glorious regime that the great est war in all history was fought. Have there been any other presidents in this time? Yes, one. Who was he? Grover Cleveland. .. Was he a Protectionist? No, a Democrat. Was he a soldier? No, he was just a Democrat. Did he make the deed with the word? No, he was square and-istill only a Democrat. B0ers is it not true that the Democratic party is attempt ing to make ah issue out of the fact -- s Was he a protectionist? Yes. Was he an expansionist? Yes. Was' he a soldier? Yes. Who is the Democratic nominee for president this time? His name is Parker. Does he believe in protection? No. Dees he believe in expansion? No. Is he a soldier? No, he is a Democrat. Of course hes a Democrat, but what does he believe in, what has he done. a hat claims has he upon the American people for their support? Hes a sage. Anything else? Yes, they say hes a $phynx. Anything else?! Hes a judge; Judge of what? Oh, we of this .. west dont pretend to know Mr. Parker; we never heard of him before and we are betting dollars to doughnuts, that we ax nt hear of him again after election. If you are really interested and want to know more of him, go to the greatest man his party has produced in half a century; go and ask William Jennings Bryan what he thinks of Mr. Parker. He can enlighten you. o 30TKIN AND MELVILLE AT. WORK. Milford, Oct. 8. Judge Theodosius 3otkin closed a week of campaign vork in Juab and Mihard counties by lddressing a large audience at Meadow this evening. He spoke at Fillmore last night to an outpouring jf bur people that filled ev.ery part of :he large hall in the old capitol building.' Although tired and worn by his .orixier meetings and the long, dusty drives of the preceding, four days, the speaker had lost none of his magn. and vivacity, and held the attention of his audience with arguments that endghtened his hearers, while his frequent flashes of wit and humor and his rapier thrusts of sarcasm created mirth and. brought forth numerous rounds of applause. the Judge Botkins propositions to.tomake Democratic farmers never fail them laugh heartily at the folly their partys declaration that The tariff is a robbery.. Referring declaration the judge says: Now, yon Democratc are honest; you do not wish to soil your hands by being the receivers of the fruits of a robbery;-yoacdo not wish to be classed as cessories to a crime, to a robbery. SO1 I will make you this proposition: will buy your wheat, your butter and eggs, your cattle and sheep, yonr fruits and your, vegetables, if you win seli them to me in strict honesty ann not insist on your right to share in the profits of a crime against humanity,tne robbery of the many to enrich few, as your Democratic platform n; yon dares the tariff to.be. Now,mark wheat Is worth on a protected 85 cents a bushel. You . Democrats, like the honest men. you are, will it to me for 60 cents, wont yu have calves to sell. On our Republica protected market they are worth ana but as $3.75 of that is protection, as it would be robbery for you to taa that tariff duty, you will sell y calves to me for $8.25, won't ypu. with your wool. You will let vaina-that at 11 cents less than the etism to-tha- t . m |