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Show DEMOCRACY'S NIGHT. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEETING MEET-ING OF THE CAMPAIGN. Senator Mtlio Hughes Cannon Tol's Why tho Ladles Should Support Ho;i. B. II. Hubert Hon. Moses Thatcher Gives a Clear Exposition flfthc Barlnpflf Hie Silver Question Ques-tion on This Election. An ovorllowlnif horso with a most enihuBlustlc uudlomo greeted Stnto Semitor Mattlo Hughe Cunnou and Hon. Mosos Thatcher at tho opora houo last JMoodny i-vunlng. 'J'hat iho uicctlng was a success nnd that there was not even a Blight symptom or a "frost" even tho most anient Itcpulill. can admits. Tho drum corps was out during the day and In tho evening tho constant blasts of Riant powder kept tho oltlzuns of Provo ;illyo to tho fact Ibnt tho causo of tho people was to ho expounded at tho opera house that evening. A largo delegation met tho orators at tho Rio Grando train and they woro escortod to tho Hotel Hob- i crts, wboro a rccpptlon for ladios was held in honor of Mrs. Cannon. Tho! ball was moat tastefully decorated and I tho beauty of its arrangements wcllj accorded with tho cutluistusm of tho overflowing nudienco. The meeting was called to order by Precinct Chairman T. E. Thurmaii, who In a few well ohoson words Introduced Intro-duced Senator A. O. Smoot us tho chairman of the nicotine. Senator Smoot in a fow felicitous words thanked the people for p;Wt honors conferred and congratulated them In advance on the certainty of Detuocratlo victory this fall. JJu then Introduced as the first' speaker of the evening, State Senator Sen-ator MATT1II IlUariF.S CANNON. Mrs. Cannon expressed pleasure at mooting the laro assembly nnd at her introduction by tho chair. She endorsed en-dorsed tho records of the Democratic administrations in tho several counties und partlcjilurjy In Salt Lake, whero she Is bestacqunlnted, (As for ourselves wo may say that tho Democratic record in Utuh county Is oven bitter than tho admirnbio record In Salt Lake). She spoke on tho excellence of our Detuocratlo Detuo-cratlo Statu ticket und coiuplimeutud Hon. B. II. Roberts for ability mid honesty. As to tho woman suffrage question she stated that It was now at un en.t in Utah una urged all women to support Uoborts us bo stood upon his platform. In referring to Mr. Koberes domestic rclutious.which have received so much idling at the hands of tho press of tho Stutc, sho statu d tho old truth that there was no candidate In the United States for any office but whose every quollUeation, legal, domestic do-mestic and intellectual, has bocai discussed dis-cussed and that Roberts could be no exception. Sho said that Roberts was ready to meet overy issuo yaUvii against him and that tho women'of the State need bavo no scruples about glvlhg him their support. Sho spoke of bis rise from a bumbo position to the head of political nnd ccaleslastlcul affairs nnd gavo that rise as evjdeuco of his transccndatit ability. Sho spoke of tho liberal education received by tho women undor sufirago and compared tho ladies political eutcrtalnments In Salt Laxc to tboso similar In New York, where the women of tho masses, rocelvud both political and domestic education. Sho 10 a fow words referred . (I the silver qut-stion and compared the stand of the present gold kings to the ancient lords who held to tho doctrine doc-trine that "might makes right." Sim referred to the undent Idea of exclusion of knowledge from the masses und said that, s "knowledge Is power," so dues the growth of knowledge mean increased in-creased power to the people. Bho IN lustrated tho effect upon tho people of tho scarcity of muuey duo to sliver's demonetization, nnd In closing paid an oloquent tribute to Win. J. Bryan, whom sbo called "tho man of tho age," Chnlrman Smoot, after saying that thoro was no music because the pooplo were out to hear faols from tbo Hps of our abJo jorators, then Introduced HON. MOGEO TIUTCWJU, who recalled former visits to Provo nnd asked both utUintion nnd sympathy. Ho referred to tho former speaker's oloquent address, and said that "nothing "noth-ing is more pleaaaut to realizo than that Jhp women of Utah are able to apeuk in so delightful 11 manner to tho peoplu of Utah." Ho from personal acquaintance with t-Iio x-andldalxis spoke of tho county and legislative 1 tickets, endorsed every candidate, thereon and urged their support. Mr. Thatcher then-branched out into, tie' Issues o the campaign, every ouji pf n which h? stated that ho regarded It ns tho duty of Democrats to discuss. Ho retovred to tho duty of tho people nnd ol parties to support their candidates after nomination and rppealcd tho axiom, "He who cannot bo governed ought tiovcr to govern others." The convention Is the proper place to dls; cus rnpu nnd nnmMires, and the Democratic Dem-ocratic form of government, the highest high-est Torin attained in IhU world, so design?. Whon tho majority of the people havo expressed their will and chulco, It should be the duty nnd pleasure plea-sure of every Democrat to sustain tho ticket from top to bottom. If tho people peo-ple believe Hoborls honorable, honest, cnpabloand incorruptible with gold, and Hint he atIII stand tbo peer or any mnn In Congrosp, then vote for him. If ho Is not competent, not brave, could bo bought by gold or lovo of power, would not be truo to tho pooplo, would not support laws to rolloyo tho people by vot'ng to strike down tho power of gold nnd tho concentration of power, then don't voto for him. Ho oxprcssod loynjly to Roborls nnd said that nil ho had to gain was tho ploasuro of advocating advo-cating the election of nn honest man, tho noblest work of God. Could say Ins much for Judge Buskin, and ox-pro-sod pleasuu that there was now no lino drawn betweou Mormon and Gen-tllo Gen-tllo Democrats. Said Baskln was a man who could not bo swerved by i money or Influence from tho right. Would us quickly decide for tho widow ns tho rich corporation. Mr. Thatcher then commenced a masterly exposition of tho silver question and Its bearing upon this campaign, and l) numerous Illustrations proved both his knowledge of the question and the effoct of the money Issue upon tho people. Ho re-Terred re-Terred to money as only the represent-ntlvo represent-ntlvo of value nnd the disastrous consequences con-sequences upon roai values of curtail ing the voltmio of this representative. Mr. Thatcher closed with a prophecy that financial freedom is yet m store for the American people, and made an appeal to all American patriots to serve notice on tho bond holders that they must take their feet off tho necks of tho people, nnd cited Win. J. Bryan as tho present and coming great champion of the people's causo. At tho close of Mr. Thutchci's address the meeting broko up with eheers for tho speaker, for Bryan and for Democracy. This meeting was proLbiy the most successful one which has been or will be held In Provo this campaign, and If tho cause or Democracy needed It, will bo n clincher for tho coming election. |