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Show THE MBAKIN SHOW. A G. O. P. EFFORT TO CREATE ENTHUSIASM. ProH Ji.hu P. Meakln Recited to a Llinlt-d Number of Provo People Last Suturdny Night A. L. Unoth, Alma Eldrrdtre, Geo. M. Cuiiiion and John Henry Smith Attempt to Regale the Audience With the Trttths() of Republicanism Flat Fftllurc-A Warm Hull, Rut Chilly Audience. Tho much-heralded Republican meet' lug was hold In the Provo opera houcc last Saturday ovonlng, with an extremely ex-tremely limited audience, largely Democratic, Dem-ocratic, In attendance. The temperature tempera-ture of tho hall wns delightfully warm but tho greeting accorded thu orators(?) was decidedly frigid. The. ball .vas opened by County Chairman John E Routh, who called the meeting to order hi his usual breezy stylg, and Introduced his sldo-partner, John 0. Graham, as chairman of the evening. John C. accepted with thanks and nlHcrlty, and expressed his sense of tho high honor In a long-drawn. out series of personal and political congratulations. congrat-ulations. In fact all during thu evening even-ing tho local p. m. scorned to desire to monopolize the time of the meeting to the evident annoyance of the audloucc. The first number on the program was I'ltOK. 31BAKIN, tho mention ol whoso namo elicited a slight wave of applause, and who sang "Tho Sword of Hunker Hill" lu a very ploaslng manner. JUDOE A. L IlOOTli was then called up on the carpet anil Introduced as a recent convert to tho gold standard party, who would now ''make his tlrst bow to a Republican gathering." und would give the audience audi-ence u little lntrueilou." Wo may add that the extent of "Instruction" Is amply defined by tho ndjecliyo "little." Judge ltuoili started out by comparing hlmsoif now to Robert Fulton, thu inventor in-ventor of tho steamboat, and his formor self to D.irius Groon.tho would-be would-be luventorof theilylug machine. Said ho was formerly hoodwinked by tho Democrats but that now he know a little more than he did seven years ago. He wai roal nice to the wool men, although al-though he said ho didn't kuow anything about sheep. Also made the profound observation that "sugar is a good thing." All of his now knowledge of thoso facts having been acquired while he was away on a mission. (At this stage tho Enquirer editor remarked 8oito voce that ''iSooth never did know when to sit down.") After u few more desultory remarks In attempted ridicule ridi-cule of thu silver question and tho statement that turlll on wool .vas thu paramount Issue, Judge Hooth "took a tumblo" to hlmsoif and subsided. Chairman Graham warmly welcomed Judge Hboth t? ttio g. o. p. and then, aftor describing tho gentleman who thinks ho Is running for Congress as "a citizen of Summit county with other fulsome description. Introduced ALMA EMtlCDOIC. No applause followed the mention of Mr. Eldrediru's name, and the people were evidently weury of tho lengthy und tiresome Introduction. Aftor"Al" had divested himself of his overcoat he cpont a fow moments lu arranging and examining his notes, and with a listening listen-ing audlonco (listening for something more from Meakln) commoncod a labored, illogical, alleged political address. ad-dress. He commenced by saying that ho know how to teach school and know something about long division. Ho then told tho old "chestnut" about the school boy without confidence and tho one who knew, but forgot to show tho true application In politics to tho Democrats, who know they know. No applause followed tho story and "Al" then illustrated by tho old theory of tho construction of tho world that ho was a "flat,1' proving it by Gulllloo, (Applauso from tho chair and the Enquirer En-quirer editor.) He thon branched off into tho question of women suffrage and spent soma time In particularly describing tho parlor In tho Roberts House, whoro tho Republicans first found out that there was such a question. ques-tion. He thon claimed the credit of settling this question (which by tho way, was n Democratic .measure) and advanced tho absurd proposition that woman suffrago Is now an Issue In Provo and Utah county. He attempted to rldlculo tho sllvor qucstlod, and then In contradiction declared that freo coinage -was a Republican doctrine. doc-trine. He mado numerous protest-lions protest-lions of his own honesty, unci wnxed stiong on tho record of Utah RepubllcaiiH uti silver, nod declared thu present Utah Republican platform lu favor of free coinage at 10 to 1. (Voice In tho hall, "If you were elooted to Congress, would you stand for tho freo nml unlimited coinage of sllvor.") Alter .several appealing glances toward John Henry, "Al" said lie would stand on tho platform until his co-istltucnts demanded otherwise when ho would get off. He then digressed a little nml snld that ho courted investigation ns to his personal record. He admitted tlml hu voted for MeKlnloy hi 1820. and reiterated that thrcud-baru g. o. p. "blazer" that "If ever nnythlng Is done for silver, it will boon tho lines laid down by thu Republican party." Ho then read und appioved the gold standard plank of thu St, Louis platform. plat-form. He then followed with what he Intended to bo a scvero condemnation of Teller, Dubois nnd others for bolting bolt-ing the St. Louis convention. Ho said they wore "nil wind," and lu going to the Chicago platfoim justified his tltlu becauso Chicago was iho "Windy City." "Al" tried to get witty hero hut met with thu usual frost. Ho waul I oiler was all self and only u chronic ofllco-sceker. (What does tho Tribune thluk?) As for tho audience the remarks re-marks fell like a wet blankec. The Coalville statesmuu(?) Inadvertantly mentioned Hryan's name, and at the moment a storm of applause swept the house, in which, by tho way, J. C. Graham, J. E. Rooth and John Henry SuiltL did uot Join. "Al" then went on to say that perhaps Boniotlmo tho Democratic party might not bo for silver and consequently all Utah silver in e ti ought to bo Republicans now because be-cause maybe sometime the Republican party might bo for sllvor. In proof of lils argument he said that every Republican Re-publican Slate convention had endorsed en-dorsed the St. Louts platform, and consequently they all wanted freo coinage coin-age soinctlnie. Hu for u few minutes branched oil ou thu tariff question und exalted thu prohibitive tariffs demanded demand-ed by former Republican conventions. Ho then said that thu Rcuubllcan party had bad the courage to light tho war with Spain, nnd claimed all tho credit of the war and Its result for that party. "Al" then recollected that ho wasn't tho whole show and said that abler sneakers would follow. (Wo believed tho statement at tho tlmu. but it was an even break between them.) Ho wound up with a hope thai "wo would ho all right." Miss Emma Ramsey, the popular soloist, then sang thu "Star Spangl'id HaiitMir." Sho responded to an oncoro with "Rroak the News to Mothor." Chairman Graham then told u few romiulscnnscs about Iho Statehood election, but spoiled his remarks by forgetting tho date of that event, Ho thou introduced thoSultLaku banker, OKO. M. CANNON, as tho "author" of the Republican victory vic-tory In 1805. Mr. Cannon talked several sev-eral minutes and said practically nothing noth-ing with the exception of u eouplo of old stories without points. Ono of tho yarns was about "Shouting Taylor," but Mr. Cannon neglected to say whelhor It was the samu Taylor who mado thu Immorality remarks In tho tabernacle during conference. He road a few extracts from formor political platforms anil was evidently going to dilate on u Republican surplus, which was accumula od during a Domocratio administration. Ho was, however, called down by a voice In tho nudlencu and switched. He, in contradistinction to Eldrodgc, applauded tho bolting delegatus from tho St. Louis convention, conven-tion, showing that they do uot see eyo to eye. Ho approved the Chicago platform plat-form and eald his only reason fur uot supporting it was becauso ho was afraid they wouldn't stay by it; also said other things woro more Important than sllvor nnd that the ndvanced prico of wool mado mora difference to tho people than an advnnccd prlco of silver. Stories seemed to him to hu his strong point and ho thou told another ono in which profanity was tho prevailing element. PIIOF. MBAKIK camo next with somo of his favorlto specialties such as"Floworof Liberty," "Laugh and the world laughs with you," "Jacob Strauss," ale, and succeeded suc-ceeded in keeping tho audlonco In their seats until JOHN nnji'KY SMITH could got on to his feet and get out of overcoat. J. H. began by announcing his Intention not to talk long and then strung platitudes to a length of forty-flvo forty-flvo minutes. Hu praised tho personal character of Hon, 13. H.Roberts and elicited eli-cited considerable applause. Ho spoko 'of protection ns tho "bulwark of our freedom" and applauded tho pnst I "heroes" of the Republican party. Ho I "put on tho gloves" against Cleveland ami the WiUxm bill, aiid thou jweajly smiled upon the present Dlngley law, which ho i:t Id was tho "stepping stono to plnco us In the front ranks of thu nations of the, world." Said that all the glory of tho war was Republican, nnd that if n Democratic administration administra-tion had been lu power tho Nation would have been Incapable of preparation. prepara-tion. (Hu didn't use as good English as this, tlioutfh.) He admitted, however, that the war was forced upon MeKlnloy, MeKln-loy, who feared and did his utmost to avoid the conflict, .lohn Henry now touehlngly(?) and nfTectlonatoly appealed ap-pealed to tho "Dear Sisters" to hulpout the homo (and Incidentally himself) by voting thu Republican ticket. Hu said all thu homo depended upon thu Republican Re-publican party, at which many of tho Indies cast doubtful glances at their conipuniniiB nnd tho speaker, Ho branched off Into wool, lend nnd cattle, and told how "paramount" are the slock Interests of Utah. Ho regret ted the ml vm ) c:i in u nt of freu silver Mexico and the growing prosperity and Intelligence Intelli-gence of hor piiople, which he called "aggressions upon our rights and Interests." Inte-rests." (John Iloury Is a "hot thing.") Ho paid a doubtful compllmoiit lo his friend "Al" Etdrodgu, who ho said lacked tho adornments of languugo, but who would bo our next Congressman. Congress-man. (The audlonco by 1 1ml r lauglitur showed their acceptance his II ret statement.) state-ment.) Ho snid thnro was no doubt as to where Eldrudgu would stand on protection, pro-tection, reciprocity and monetary Interests, In-terests, (carefully avoiding froo coinage). coin-age). Thon John Houry "got next" to the subject closest his heart, tho United Slates Sutiatorshlp. Ho described tho man who should, bo elected, the description de-scription of whom accorded with John Henry's personal estimate of self. Ho again with a languishing smllu referred re-ferred to tho "Doar Sisters" nnd In-furred In-furred that by voting for Legislative candidates on tho Republican ticket, they would ba holpiug him (tho dear thing). Hu complimented Judge R. N. Iluskln fur his undoubted honesty nnd ability, but recollected lilnnolf In time to say that Judge Zanu Is n "matchless jurlst.'Vwho has no superior b Utah, and snld that Judge Zano's cxpcrlonco "llxed blm right.' lie said thu Mormons Mor-mons would bo safo with Judge Zano on thu uench. Hu "put in a plug" for the Republican county ticket without naming tho candidates. Ho commended com-mended tho ancient Mormon system of high commercial exclusion, evidently evi-dently Inspired by the local g. o. p. organ, nml wound up with an eloquent!?) elo-quent!?) peroration on tho honor nnd equality of soldiers and ttio cortaih election of tho Republican ticket. Thu meeting closed with tho singing of "Amt-rlca" by the audience lod by Prof. Monk In. Taking tho meeting as n whole, tho Democrats are well satisfied and hope John Henry nnd "Al" will conic again before thu closo of tho campaign. Their visits make Democrats, |