Show E CLUB MOVEMENT IN UTAH I j I First Steps in i the Political Reconstruction of I I the Territory I I i I SALT LAKE OGDEN AND PROVO LEAD OFF Democrats Declare in Favor of SelfGovernment and Division ont on-t National Party Lines FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB ON JACKSON DAY I I Koorjranizitlon of The Herald Dissolution of the PeoPles Party Joining the I National League Territorial Society Tho Visit of Prominent Democrats Mass lleetlnsra Elections Under the Chanced Condition I Addresses and Resolutions The year 1SS4 which witnessed the c sweep of Democratic Influence in all parts of tbe United States will be known in Utah as a period of political awakening r Prior to that time political parties had been BO confounded that oven distinctive names were eschewed and beyond the fact that once in four years a delegate would be sent to each of the national conventions no interest in-terest seemed to be manifested in party organization At the National Democratic convention which met at Chicago on July S 1SS4 the territories were for the first time admitted to vote for candidates for President and VicePresident as well as to participate in the debates Utah was represented by Ransford Smith and J R Wilkins Tho result of that election caused THE GREATEST Gin G-In the territoryand the hundred guns firedw from the head of Main street in Salt Lakew signified more than a simple noise At the largo mass meeting held on the evening of November S speeches were made and congratulatory telegrams send to the successful candidates in the Empire State The uncertain condition of the returns which lasted for some dayscaused the interest to bo intensified and on the 19th another celebration was held Prior to this election there hart developed a spirit of restlessness on tho part of many of the young men in Utah who wore very anxious to ally themselves with the great national parties and the elevation of Cleveland I Cleve-land and Hendricks to the head of national I affairs gave all who had a leaning toward Democratic principles tho opportunity of perfecting A Club Organization I On the evening of November 121SS4 about a dozen young men met at the law office of Sheeks Rawlins in Salt Lake and after perfecting a temporary organization adopted a platform which endorsed that of I I L Ii v JOSEPH L RAWLINS the well kno wn member of the Utah bar was Vorn at Mil Creek in Salt Lake county March ih 1BV After a course at the Deseret university univers-ity and a service of two years as professor ol languages in that institution ho went to Indiana Indi-ana and completed the classical course In th eState e-state un vcrity and at tho same time began the study of law In 1874 he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his prof esslon the folio nine year and has been continuously engaged in it ever since In 1S7S ho was admitted I admit-ted to practice in the United States supreme court where he has appeared in some of the most important litigated cases which have gone up from this territory notably the suits of Caine heirs vs Stringfellow et al in which a decision was secured for his client He also appeared ap-peared in tho Reynolds case and in 1SS3 ho argued the lop scrip case In the litigation growing out of the Brigham Young estate he wa of counsel for the executors and in the trial of Howard Spencer for shooting a soldier Johnstons a > my thirty years prior he secured se-cured an acquittal of the defendant pror politics Mr Rawlins has always been a Democrat and while a student in Indiana stumped the stato for that party and his part in the work of that organization In Utah is familiar to the readers of TiE HERALD having been one 01 the firstS to move out on the line of national politics He Is married and has an interesting family and a pleasant home tho preceding national convention and specifically declared in favor of a govern meat by tho people the largest liberty of i the citizens consistent with public safety separation of church and state both locally and nationally opposition to a legislativ commission the redeeming of the territory from the discredit which had been brough upon it the absolute freedom of the voter obedience to all laws fitness for office tho test of candidates and invited all who could subscribe to theso doctrines to unit with them The society was known alE a-lE DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF UTAH and the following officers were chosen Jos L Rawlins president Alfales Young vicepresident John H Burton recording secretary George A Mooars ding d-ing secretary L S Hills treasurer As an executive committee A L Williams chairman John 1 Young Secretary C A Clark J G Sutherland Theodore Bur mester Ben Sheeks F W Jennings and J T Kingsbury were chosen The worir of the club was pushed wit some good results In March 18S5 the Sal Lake Democrat was started Numerous political meetings were held and at t be August election a ticket was placed in the field for councilors to the legislative assembly assem-bly from Salt Lake Daves and Tooele consisting of R C Chambers 1 1 Rawlins Raw-lins J A Marshall and C E Mil loner lns forrepresentatives W G Shan J 1 i Benedict A F Doremus A L Y Hams H D Ripot and Stephen HUll Fo superintendent of schools J T Kings bury and for selectman Bolivar LaThe La-The journalistic venture represented by tho Salt Lake Democrat did not meet with the success it deserved and in t iie long period between national election there was little to arouso the political son timent of those who had ONLT A VOICE BUT NO VOTE in the selection of chief magistrates and the enactments of Congress Matters thus continued until after tbe local election in the spring of 1S90 In toe month of June of that year a meeting was held at tho office of Frank II Dyer for the JtDola of considering the Question of again establishing a Democratic journal I I I Among those present were Jiio W Judd C W BarratfJ B WaldcnA G Norrell I George Cullins H C Lett F H Dyer i Henry Barnes W H Cusady Dr G M I Freeman H T Duke A L Pollock W H Dale E W Wilson A T Schroederth j A L Williams C L Hawley and others After some consultation committee consulation a consisting con-sisting of F H Dyer A L Pollock J B Walden and H T Duke was appointed to consider the question of purchasing one of tho plants already established or of putting in one entirely new At the same meeting on motion of John W Judd a committe consisting of J W Judd P L Williams John A Marshall J Rawlins and SAMerrittwas appointed to consider the question of organizing A Democratic Club and requested t report a declaration of principles together with such suggestions as might bo thought best for the proper formation of an association Meetings were subsequently held at which tho reports of the above committees were presented and acted upon At a session held on the evening of October Oc-tober 1 1S90 there were pesent the follow ing persons H C Lett J W Judd WH Casady C W Hall A G Norrell A T Schroeder W H Dale William Condon T L Bovman John A Marshall C T Harte J B Walden F H Dyer S H Lewis J W Whitehead W H Irvine H H V Meloy C G Bennett J L Rawlins J R Letcher and C W Barratt H CLett acted as chairman and H V Meloy as secretary John WJuddin behalf of the committee submitted a draft for A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES which after amendment was unanimously adopted IWe believe that the government of the United States is roernment a national sovereignty supreme su-preme within its sphere as delegated and de lined in the constitution and to that government govern-ment our first allegiance Is due and we believe in a willing and loyal obedience to all its laws and I strict enforcement of the same 2We believe that the separate states of the Union are sovereign within their bphere and that upon the preservation of their autonomy l depends the benefits of local selfgovernment the liberty of the citizen and the perpetuity of thor e Union 3We are opposed to the idea of a centralized org paternal government belelving that the best or-g Is the one that governs least and as a corrallary from this we believe in the late eit liberty of the individual citizen consis la-te nt with good government 4We are opposed to any legislation by tho feIn government which 1egslaton operates fe-in i levying taxes for the benefit of one class at t the expense of another but we believe that the primal Idea of nil taxes should be revenue and the at confined to the needs of the government I th-e conomically administered 5We are opposed to ar any legislation tending to build up monopolyas the result is to make rich the few to the hurt of the mary and we be h ere that the rule of the government should be th e greatest good to the greatest number spec I ial privileges to none equality to all leo 6The union of church and state Is a violation o t the principles of the constitution and of the D emocratio party Freedom or religious be lir 3f and worship must not be questioned but questoned liI ligion must not be used as a cloak for crime I I Interference in politics or government by any hurch priesthood or religious organization en dangers the peace and welfare of the country and the liberty of the citizen countr A committee consisting of J L Rawlins ohn W Judd A G Norrell Rawlns larshall and J R Letcher was appointed t o draft a constitution and by laws for tbo g overnment of the club and on October 8 I I S90 submitted the same which after 1s con L 1a ideration and some changes was adopted I and the following OFFICERS WERE CHOSEN t o serve until tho first annual election in I he following December President H C Lett vicepresidents C i W West and F H Dyer recording secretary sec-retary H V Meloy financial secretary L T Schroeder treasurer H T Duke ergeantatarms P J Daly Executive committee M W Stone J L Rawlins J W Judd and A G Norrell Hawlns First Appearance of the Club In Public The first observance in Utah of Jack I sons Day the occasion of the 76th anni i HENRY C LETT one among the active new residents of Utah is a natiuo of Ohio and was born in Lorain count in that state September U51334 was educate at Oberlin college After teaching school a few years he came west and betted in Kansas and there engaged in mercantile pursuits until the I breaking out of the civil war when he enlisted in the cavalry service of the federal army A few years later he removed to Nebraska and located at Brownsvillo where he reentered the mercantile business and also engaged ex tensively In railroad construction being presi dent of several branch lines which afterward became a part of the Burlington system In 1872 he was nominated by the Democrats for governor opposing R W Furnas and elected but by means of the returning board manipulations he was not given the seat Afterwards located at Lincoln but his health became impaired and he removed to Denver Colo accepting a position with the Union Pacific railway as superintendent of the stone department in which capacity he built up one of the greatest industries os that slate tho last years business reaching over 700000 Having lost his wife about three years ago be resigned and in company with his son and daughter came to Salt Lake and here embarked in the real estate business He was one of the charter members of the tho Real Estato Exchange Ex-change and was elected its first president and i now filling that position by reelection In the political affairs of this section he has taken an active interest Upon the organization organiza-tion of the Central Democratic club of Salt Lake he was chosen president and was among the first to advocate a division upon party lines believing as he asserted in his Opera house speech on the 15th of May last that such a course was best for the material Interests of Utah and Salt Lake and the right move on the high road of progress I day evening January S 1S9L A crowded house greeted the association on its first public appearance The president F H Dyer presented I Parley L Williams as chairman for tho evening and in accepting the place ho delivered de-livered an interesting address upon tho life I and services ot Andrew Jackson Bs intention the speech of the occasion was from Hon John W Judd who was introduced as the orator and said Ladies and Gentlemen Mr President and Members of the Central Democratic Club of Democrtc Cub Salt Lake County What I ask can be more fitting on an occasion occa-sion of this sort where we have met to celebrate the victory of General Jackson than a recitation recita-tion of tho history of that party of which Jefferson Jeffer-son was the founder and Jackson the great disciple dis-ciple and exemplar The history my friends of civilization in respect to the government presents one prolonged and continued contest between two antagonistic ideas that as I shall undertake to show found and find culmination in the establishment of the Democratic government ment of America The one idea Is that of hItters and kingdoms of emperors and empires of the concentration of power in the hands of one manor man-or of a few men These rule as they have insisted in-sisted by divine right their rule of government is that The voice of God is the voice of the people On the other hand the other idea is that The voice of the people is the voice of God that the rule of tho people is THE PROPER PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT and tends more directly and steadfastly to the protection liberty and preservation of individual These Ideas as I have said antagonistic as they are have been the subject of one long and continued contest That contest was transferred transfer-red from Europe to America and when tho American colonists wrested from England their liberty the history of our country shows that these two pal ties and ideas had taeir followers I and representatives upon American soil Not it I true in the shape of advocates of kings but there were those who were called National ists as contradistinguished to those who were called and Indeed called themselves Federalists Federal-ists The bond of union between the colonies forced upon them bv their dread of England when they had gained their independence began to weaken and men began to cast about for the formation of a more perfect ufaion I was then Mr President tnat this dea of a national I consolidated government began to take shape t under the lead of such men as Hamiltonof New York and Randolph of Virginia It was then I that the Federalistic idea began to crystallize af 1 i l t1 2r I c d y ii f 7 A 4 I rz I JOHN W JUDD Is a native of Tennessee having been born in Sumner county in that state September Cth lI 33 When a mere lad he was apprenticed to learn a trade but afterwards studied law with his uncle John C Stock then of the circuit bench When the civil war broke out he en li sted in the confederate service and was in more than twenty engagements including hickamuuga and Mission fUdge In iSGo ho began the practice of law In Robinson county and afterwards was appointed judge of the clr mt and supreme bench In 1884 ho was an lector on the Democratic ticket from Hermitage Hermit-age district and in iSis was appointed associate justice of Ihe supreme court 01 Utah and soon nIter removed to this territory In liSP he reigned I si re-igned from the bench and resumed the prac tee of the law Judge Judd was tho first to dvocate the organization of a duo in this city and In his address delivered on Jackson Day l SJ1 he pronounced in favor of a division on arty lines That speech viewed In the light of subsequent events reads like a prophecy and it is reproduced at length in this article He has a family consisting of a wife three son and a daughter and makes his home in Salt L ake where he is now pr wUcing his profession In the minds of such men as Jefferson and Jatrick Henry and tho contest from that on became marked and distinct When the constitutional convention met in I 7871 might say prior to the meeting of ths c oustitutional convention in the city of Phil d elphia that framed the constitution of the American government Mr Jefferson was a inister abroad representing the American overnment and we learn from history that THE IDEA OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT I was born in his mind We learn that o n the II 9th day of December 1786 ho wrote a letter to Mr Madison of Virginia of which I will read you an extract He bays I find by the p ublic papers that your commercial convention s ailed in point of representation I it should roduce a full meeting in May and a broader r eformatlon I will still be well To make us ono nation as to foreign concerns and to keep us distinct in domestic ones give the outline of he proper division of powers between the general gen-eral and particular governments But to enable en-able the federal head to exercise the powers given it to the best advantages it should be rganized as the particular ones are into legis l alive executive and judiciary The first and he last are already separated The second should be1 In speaking of this the historian f rom whom Iread Alexander H Stevens says This as far as the author has been able to discover dis-cover after no inconsiderable research is the first embodied conception of the general outline of those proper changes of the old constitution or articles of confederation which were subsequently subse-quently as we shall see actually and in fact engrafted on the old system of confederation confedorton and which makes the most marked difference Between ours and all other like systems Here my friends is we learn from history the plank that came from the brain of this m in i that subsequently became imbedded in the constitution under which this government has since lived iVHEN CONVENTION ilEI AT PHILADELPHIA as I have said Mr Hamilton and Mr Randolph were then leading the National party and Mr PincKney of South Carolina and Patterson of New Jersey were then leading the Federal party and then the contest opened in earnest I was a question of whether there stould be formed on the American continent a national government whether the lings of the colonies should be wiped out whether a consolidated government should be formed with its head at the seat of government or whether the fcder alistic idea should be preserved and the people have a national government composed of tho smaller or colonial or state governments Wo lear l likewise from the history of the times that the struggle lasted day after day week after week and month after month and that finally tho federalist idea prevailed and the government that was formed was a government govern-ment of states as well as a government gOen tho United States As was said in a notable case by Chief Justice Chase of the supreme court of the United States The states formed the 1 union the union is a creature of the states There I have laid before you the plan From that day to this the struggle has never ceased It were idle for men to bay that there is no difference in principle between the political poltcal parties that have prevailed from time to time in America I were not only Idle but a man who shall so assert is either a knave or an idiot Can it be possible that such great minds as America has produced have been struggling for moro than a century in n contest with each other over nothing My friends there is today the same contention between political ideas that prevail in America as there was at the time of the formation of the constitution The history of the formation of the Demo cratic party Involves TUE HISTORY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON and wo look to him as the father of our party j Pardon me while I read to you a short exIt act I from the inaugural address delivered by him besore the Congress of the United States on I the 4th day of March 1801 for it was that that thereafter became the principles of that party under whose administration every foot of terri tory that has over been acquired by America was obtained He says About to enter relit low citizens on the exercise of dul rel-it s which comprehend everything dear and valuable to it Is you proper for you tounderstend what I deem the essential prin ciples of our government and consequently those which ought to shape its administration 1 1 will them within adminltratOl vl compress the smallest I smalest compass com-pass they will bear stating the general princi I pie but not nil its limitations al Is lmitatons Equal and exact justice to all men of whatever al state or persuasion per-suasion religious or political peace commerce j and honest friendship with all nations frendship al en I tangling alliances with none the support of I the state governments in all their rights as the most competent administrations for our domestic do-mestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antl republican tendencies the preservation preser-vation of the general government In Its whole constitutional vigor as the sheet anchor of our peace at homo and safety abroad a jealous I care of the right of election by the people a mild and safe corrective of the abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolutisn where j peaceful remedies are provided absolute ac quiescence in the decisions of the majority tho vital pr nciple of republics from which there is no appeal but to force the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism a well dis ciplined alf our bet reliance in peace and for the first moments of war till regulars may relieve them the supremacy of tho civil over the military authority civi ECONOMY IN THE PUBLIC EXPENSE that labor may be lightly burdened tho honest payment of our debts and sacred preservation of the public faith encouragement or a ricul ture and of commerce as Its handmaid tee dif fusion of information and the arraignment of alI abuses at the bar of public reason freedom of he religion freedom of rebl press freedom of per j son under the protection of the habeas corpus corus and trials by juries impartially selectedthese principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation The wisdom of our sages and the blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment They should be the creed of ourpoiitical faith I the text of civil Instruction the touchstone by which to try the services of thofe we trust and I should we wander from them in moments of I error or alarm let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace liberty and safety I ask the question ques-tion I these prl ciples which are condensed l the short statement that I have read are regarded re-garded and kept steadily in the mind how can human liberty suffer or be endangered When that great man walked In before the Congress I of the United States and read that paper It made the crowned heads and emperors of Europe TREMBLE IN THEIR C AI Sand S-and today many of them lie in tho basket and Republican freedom rests upon their remains Ills but jair to say that adhering these principles the Democratic party of America has lived and survived adversity that would have destroyed any other politlca party I do not claim for my party that all of them are good men I do not claim that the Democratic party Democratc has not at times gone wron but what I do claim is that whenever i has adhered to these principles it hos had success and whenever in an evil hour for the sake of power and emoluments emolu-ments It has dpa ted from them i has had and has deserved defeat Following this line of principles my friends we find that the Democratic paty has had to deal host with this National party as it was called It has had to deal later on with the Whig party it had to deal later on with the Knownothing party with the Abolitionist party and llnally with the Republican party I has destroyed the Hepublican partys ances tors and so sure as Its devotees shall hang to its principles so sure as time shall last it will destroy this Republican party It has been said that the Democratic party was neither subject to death nor open to new Ideas That is truo I s almost literally true I is certainly not subject to death i is certainly not open toy an to-y new ideas except the enlargement of those which rOm its foundation Other parties may come and go but I tell you my friends that when this ensign of liberty pointing to the flag shall wrap its folds around the dead republic Itril will at the same time bo THE WINDING SHEET OF TIE DEMOCRATIC I PARTY Opposed to us In the past as I have recited but mark you influenced by the same impulses im-pulses and guided by he same ideas the national nat-ional party that was contending with the Democratic Dem-ocratic party In the formation of our constitution constitu-tion is the same party that today dismantles I the states and concentrates power at Washing I ton I announce that there can be no moro I forming of the teligious predelictions of a man I by the church that he is raised in than of his I political principles by the party that he is educated edu-cated in We are men of Ideas and we are men who think Theu contentions are not mere va aries as 1 have said Let me show you When the constitution was formed and sent out I to the states t be Ly them ratified there was yet abroad In the thirteen colonies a lingering doubt as to whether the people were not surrendering sur-rendering their liberties by this union and I when the states of iMassachusetts Virginia New York and some others ratified the consti tution they did so at tho same time by proposing pro-posing amendments and having it understood I that these amendments were to become a part of that constitution The first ten amendments that we find to ourconstitu ion wero those that were reported back by the states To use the language of the convention of Massachusetts I believe it was With full conlldence that the patriotism of tho American Congress would submit them back to the states foctheir ratification hat were they The first eight are those which preserve and I care for the personal liberty of the individual such as TIE RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY the right to be exempt from unreasonable seizures seiz-ures the right to bail in criminal cases and soon so-on and so on The ninth is to this effect The enumeration in the constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or des parage others by the people There was that Jeffersoniau Democratic Idea injected into this constitution by these amendments which said in so many words That while we have delegated I dele-gated to the federal government these powers I we do not desire that it shall be understood that those delegated are to disparage others not so delegated But not being satisfied with that this federalistio pr Democratic idea went farther And the tenth amendment was to this elect Uho powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution nor prohibited prohibi-ted by it to the states are reserved tho tht states respectively or to the people There It I 1 > my friends the idea of the American people the opinion that a that time was held by those who had escaped by a seven years prolonged THOMAS MARSHALL SHALL ono of the oldest and most prominent of the legal fraterinty in Salt Lake and a lifelong D mocrat was born In Mason county Kentucky Ken-tucky in 1831 His preparatory studies for entering en-tering college were under the direction of his paternal uncle Dr Lewis Marshall a brother or Chief Justice John Marshall of the United States supreme court Alter attending Kenyon colege Ohio for three years he left at the beginning of the senior course and entered upon the study of law his preceptor being Judge Thomas A Marshall of the supremo court of his native state and in 1855 was admitted ad-mitted to practice at St Louis Missouri In 18iG he removed to Salt Lake where he has ever since resided being engaged continually in the duties of his profession and appearing at the bar of every court In the land He was elected to a seat In the territorial council some yea s ago and served two terms At the meeting meet-ing I of the Central club held on the 5th of May 1891 he presented the address to the people of Utah which was adopted Ho is married his lamily consisting of a wife and daughter and he resides in Suit Lake struggle from the power of one king and they sever Intended to submit to another one by whateuer name he might bo called Now I have laid before you the principles of the Democratic party I have shown you in a brief way its history These principles have I been adhered to by tnat party from that day to I this The other idea is the national Idea as I have raid and today we are combatting I I Is the idea of an empire I is tho idea that appeals ap-peals to the precedents of kings and emperors for their rule of government It Is the idea that levies taxes upon one class of people to enrich another Let me give you A SAMPLE OF ONE OF THEIR JUDGES who now sits upon the supreme court bench of the United States and who Is of this Republican can party In the legal tender cases the question ques-tion before the court was as to the power of the United States to make anything but gold and silver a lo al tender in payment of debts The case had been there and had been decided by one 0ajority adversely to the power It had been carried back after the composition of tho court was partially changed and decided by one majority in favor of the power Later on the con est was renewed and the opinion was rendered from which I propose to read That opinion was written by Judge Gray He says speaking the powers of governments The gavernments ot Europe acting through the monarch or the legislature according to the distribution of powers under their respective constitution bad and have as sovereing a power of Issuing paper money as of stamping coin This power has been di tlnctly recocnized in an Import anted modern ease ably argued and fully ant-ed in which the Emperor of Austria as King of Hugary obtained from the Engli h court of chancery an injunction against the Issue i In England without his license of notes purport ing to be public money of Hungary I undertake under-take to say that there has never been a man upon that bench who was appointed by a Democratic Demo-cratic President or had the name of a Democrat Demo-crat that would have cited the principles and PRECEDENTS OF A KINGLY GOVERNMENT as a proper rule for the construction of our constitution con-stitution I could read to you and recite to you extract alter extract precedent after precedent which go to show to prove the truth of my assertions that tho Democratic people of Am rica are to day contending with the same party it hud to contend with tram the beginning of the govern beginning mont and the struggle today is the same Tho The struggle on the one hand Is to pr serve the autonomy of these states I is to preserve the right of liberty of the Individual citizen The struggle on tho other hand is to concentrate the power of the government at Washington and irom that power frame and pass force bills that shall absorb bl shal the powers of government and dismantle the states The Democratic party has Democratc never yet been compelled to resort to any expedient of that kind to preserve itself in tho confidence of tho people As I said it has had Us adversities it I has gone wrong but as Thomas Jefferson said in that Inaugural address from which I read to you a frequent recurrence to original principles has brought it back to the standpoint of Joileiy son an Democracy every time over I will not worry you my friends for I fear I have already spoken too long by a further recitation rec-itation of that which should be taught to every school child In our land Hut pardon 1e while I bay 0 few words with reference to the alms pur poses and aspirations of our club I show you that at least Mr President WE HAVE PLANTED OURSELVES UPON JEFFERSONIAN JEFFER-SONIAN DEMOCRACY Our declaration of principles which we have subscribed to are those that were declared in that inaugural address of Thomas Jefferson ninety years ago next March What are they lWo believe that the liovernment of the United States Is 0 national sovereignty supreme su-preme in its sphere as aelegated and defined in the constitution and to that government our firs allegiance is due and we believe ourwh willing and loyal obedience to all its laws and a strict enforcement of the same Isnt that what Mr Jefferson told us 2We believe that the separate states of the union are sovereign within there sphere and that upon the preservation of their autonomy depends the benefits of local selfgovernment the liberty of the citizens and the perpetuity of the union 3We are opposed to the Idea of a central ized or paternal government believing that the best government is the one that governs least and as corollary from thin we believe In the largest liberty of the individual citizen consist ant with good government 4Ye are opposed to any legislation by the federal government which looks to or operates In leving taxes for the benefit of one class at the expense of another but we believe that the primal idea of all taxes should be revenue and that confined to the needs of tho government govern-ment ecconomically administered I tell you my friends that as sure as extravagance extrava-gance upon the one hand endangers the liberty of any people so sure upon the other hand economy or government preserves the liberty I of the individual citizen thomas Jefferson said If you give the money power into the hand of the general government the liberty of the ci izen is in danger Have we not hud sad examples of that today This Reiubllcan party that we arc contending with has by its I legislation CREATED WEAL POWER AND MONOPOLY until the very liberty of the government itself is threatened 5 We are opposed to any legislation tending tend-ing to build up monopoly as the result Is to make rich the few and to the hurt of many and we believe that the rule of the government should be Thegreiitest good to the greatest number special privileges to none equahtyio nil There is a Democratic government my friends brought down to you today by the Central Cen-tral Democratic club of Salt Lake county And listen to the last 61he union of church and state is a violation viola-tion of the principles of the constitution ante th ant-e Democratic party Freedom of religious belief and worship must not be questioned but religion must not be used as a cloak for crime crmc Intererence in politics or government by any church priesthood or religious organization en Cangers the peace and welfare of the community commun-ity and tho liberty of the citizen These are the principles which eel member of our club my trends has subscribed to So far as our club is concerned it is composed of Democrats men who rejoice to be called Democrats men I might say like myself who enjoy their politics as a Methodist minister does his religion I There are Democrats who are such In the heat of campaigns when the emoluments of otllca are in sight Of su h our club is not composed Such are not our aspirations We ha e bepun with what we believe to be a laudable amb lion ton to build in Utah this sublime structure Democratic party Our aspirations and our purposes are to send into every hamlet in this territory these principles which I have read to you Our purpose is to place before the young men as well as the old of Utah these principles princi-ples We are going TO BUILD A DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN UTAH We intend to send Democratic literature Into every postofllce in this territory We > y this beginning serve notice upon all those who are interested in combatting our ideas the war is i open It has begun So far as the local complications are concerned con-cerned here out club does not propose to complicate com-plicate itself with them Every member of the club as I understand I speaking for myself certainly will be left to take such a course with reference to that as ho may choose But certainly cer-tainly our aims and our purposes shall be to spread Democracy in this territory I expect 50 far as I um concerned when opportunity and invitation shall oiler to go into the different parts of the territory and talk to the people as I have talked to these tonight As I said we seek not the emoluments of offlco we seek to build a government which shall preserve human I hu-man liberty Wo believe that by the promulgation of THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTQ and their just application to the affairs of government gov-ernment onr government will be preserved and human liberty taken care of That is our purpose pur-pose That is our aspiration To that no citizen I citi-zen has the rlghtto object To that we agree and our action and course shall be onward and i upward believing in the truth and rectitude of our position we bear and bravo public opinion in the declaration of our purposes I thank you for your attention The inauguration of the club movement I by the Democrats of Salt Lako had tho effect to awaken the consideration of the subject elsewhere At O lenIn len-In the month of July 1800 several of tho moro active Democrats took steps to organize or-ganize a club In the course of fa few weeks about fifty names of men formerly connected with both of the local parties were secured and in August a constitution t and bylaws were adopted Those of opposite political faith were also aroused and the action of tho Democrats caused an awakening in tho ranks of tho Republicans On the 16th of February Ib9l a mass meeting was held by the latter at Ogden and a brief enunciation enuncia-tion of principles made This was followed on the 22d of February by a mass meeting of Democrats at the same place which declared in favor of freedom from class legislation individual individ-ual liberty non interference by tho church in state affairs against tho force bill for I revenue reform and free coinage of silver I and that it was proper and expedient that the party in Weber county should be moro EFFICIENTLY ORGANIZED I for the furtherance of the principles and doctrinces of Democracy in the government govern-ment of the country municipal territorial and national A county central club was organized and elected a full quota of officers with ain CL I f HENRY P HENDERSON the president of the Territorial Democratic society was born in New York in 8t2 When a mere boy he removed to Lansing Mich and th re received his early schooling Ho was chosen clerk of his county when quite a young man and afterwards became clerk of the supreme su-preme court of Michigan Studying law heat becon to practice and was chosen district he-at attorney for a term of two years In 1879 he served as a member of tho Legislature and in 1880 was a candidate for attorney general on the Democratic ticket In 18SG he was torney-ap appointed associate justice for Utah and located at Ogden In the movement for party pointed-organi organization Judge Henderson was among the first to announce m its favor and was elected first I president of the Ogden club and has ever been active in carrying out the work At the zation-terri territorial convention held in Salt Lake September 10 1891 he was chcsen president of the Utah Democratic Society and a few monthsl ater torial-re removed with his family to Salt Lake where ho is now engaged in the practice of the law 4th of November 1890 an organization was effected by tho election of A D Gash as president W N Dusenbery and M M Kellogg vicepresidents J K Wallace secretary and D P Felt treasurer and a declaration of principles was made favor i log local self government tariff reform j I opposing the force bill and disfranchise ment except for crime During the months j I of January and February following steps p were taken to thoroughly organize the party and on the 23th of March A GRAND RALLY WAS HELD at the opera house which was addressed by Hon J W Judd S A Kennor of Salt Lake and C C Richards of Ogden In rapid succession meetings were held in all I parts of Utah county and the light was I kept up bravely until the summer election which resulted in the choice of a full Dem ocr atic legislative ticket Political evens were now following fast upon each other and a general interest in national questions was becoming manifest At the regular meeting of the Salt Lake club held on Tuesday May 5 Ib91 Hon Thomas Marshall presented the following Address to the People of Utah which was adapted and ordered published To the People of Utah Believing as we do that the changed as well as the rapidly changing conditions in social and political status of this territory justify the abondonment of the political organizations which have heretofore existed and that theme ti the-me has now arrived when the political parties of this territory should bo formed upon the lines of national poltlcs leaving each Individual Individ-ual citizen to choose for himself his affiliation affiliatIondo with one or the other of the two great political parties of the country according to his preference prefe-rence and confident of the virtue patriotism ane integrity of the mass of the people as Democrats w e make the following declaration of principles 1We believe that the government of the United States is a national sovereignty su premo within its sphere as delegated and deed fin de-ed In the constitution and to that government govern-ment our Gist allegiance due and we believe in a willing and loyal obedience to all its laws I and a strict enforcement of the same 7 r J AD GASH Was born in Macon county Missouri February L Febru-ary 11 1861 While quite a lad he located at La Plata In that state and engaged in the drug business and continued to reside there until un-til i890 when he remove I to Utah and settled at Provo In 1891 he was admitted to the bar andhas been engaged in the practice of law evor since Upon the organization on party lines he was chosen the first president of the Provo Democratic club and has taken an active and prominent interest in the workr H was married in 1885 and kim an interesting faiully 2We believe that the several states of the Union are sovereign within their s here and that upon the preservation of their autonomy d depot the benefits of local selfgovernment the liberty of the citizens and the perpetuity of the Union 3We are opposed to the Idea of a centralized or paternal government believing that the best government is the one that governs least and therefore we believe In tao largest liberty of the Individual citizen consistent with good government gov-ernment 4We are opposed to any legislation by the federal governm nt which looks to or operates in I levying taxes for the bereflt of any one class at the expo i so of any other but we believe that the primal idea of all taxes should be revenue rev-enue and that confined to the n i eds of the government gov-ernment economically administered 5We are opposed to any legislation tending to build up monopoly as the result is to make rich the few to the hurt of the many and wo belevo the rule of government should be The greatest good to the greatest number special privileges to none equality to all 6We are unalterably opposed to the disfra n chisement of any citizen except for crtme whereof he shall have been first duly convicted 7We are unalterably opposed to force and fraud in the conduct of elections or to any Interference In-terference with them by extrineous powers or means The constitution of the United States should not he vitiated by makeshift legislation to facilitate party advantages The foregoing we believe to be an embodiment em-bodiment of tho true principles of republican repub-lican democratic government which find their expression in the just interpretation of our constitution con-stitution and wo most cordially Invite the people peo-ple of Utah without resard to previous political affiliations who are willing to subscribe thereto and abide the action of the Democratic party In Its organized capacity to join with us In our effort ef-fort to build up n party In Utah in sympathy and harmony with the Democratic party of the nation FRANK H DYER President of the Central Democratic club of Salt Lake county Utah Attest AttestH J B LETcnER Secretary Ten days later on May 15 A MASS MEETING was held at the Salt Lake theater which was presided over by Frank H Dyer and speeches endorsing the action of the central cen-tral club and responding to the invitation extended to all who felt so disposed to join in the alignment on National party lines were made by Colonel Samuel A Merntt Hon John T Caine James H Moyle Elias A Smith H C Lett L E Holden Le Grand Young J H Paul and J W Judd This action on the part of the Democrats was followed by a call from tho Republicans and on the 20th of May at tho same place a meeting was held which after a very stormy session adopted resolutions reso-lutions and invited all who believed in the principles of that party to join tile organization organiza-tion Vigorous protests were made by the territorial ter-ritorial committee of the Liberal organization organiza-tion at a session held on the 23rd ot May 1891 and by mass meetings held soon after The Salt Dake Herald which had hitherto been the organ of tho Peoples party having passed under the control of those who favored the plan of dividing on national lines announced in its issue of Sunday May 21th 1S91 that henceforth it would be found doing battle for the cause of Democracy both on local ann national questions In furtherance of this plan ANEW ORGANIZATION was effected and additions made to the editorial force Mr A L Pollock recently editor of the Times but formerly for many years associate editor and tho editor in chief of the Omaha Herald was made managing man-aging editor and some months later the services of Colonel Wham Hyde who for many years occupied the place of editor in chief of the Missouri Republican were secured se-cured for tho editorial department However the culmination of the club movement may truly be said to have been reached when The Peoples Party Disbanded and through the organized head left its members free to unite with either the Democratic or Republican parties This was done by the Territorial Central committee com-mittee in an address issued June 10th 1891 as follows THE ADDRESS Whereas A radical change has taken place In the political situation in this territory the progressive pro-gressive people of various parties have determined deter-mined to bury old strifes to d ssolve merely local combinations and to make national questions ques-tions paramount Whereas Both Democrats and Republicans who formerly united with the socalled Liberal party lot the purpose of overcoming the Peoples party have severed that connection and have organized under their respective party titles and principles Whereas Each of these organizations has re puJiated the liberal policy designed to destroy de-stroy the political liberties of the majority of our people and have declared against disfranchisement disfran-chisement except for crime determined by due processor law Whereas They have invited the citizens of Utah regardless of difference religious views to join with them in workinj for the politlccl redemption re-demption of this territory Whereas The chief necessity for the existence exist-ence of the Peoples party has been the comjjact union and destructive desires of the Liberal faction which is now in process of reluctant dl3 sol ution Whereas The Peoples party has already cherished the great principles of popular sovereignty sov-ereignty loi al selfgovernment and national su pre maey In national affairs which both the great national parties recognize while differing as to minor matters Whereas Several of the county organizations ot the Peopes party have determined that the time has come when they can safely dissolve their local party associations and can labor moan re efficiently both for the welfare of Utah mo-an d the growth and glory of the United States by uniting with one or the other of the national parties and Whereas It Is desirable that the dissensions and struggles which have heretofore hindered the development and progress of this territory should be left behind and obliterated In the march of its ri eople toward their high destiny now therefore bo it Resolved That it Is the sense of the Terri ton al Central Committee of the Peoples party I of Utah that the party throughout the territory should dissolve and leave its members free to unite with the great national parties according to their individual preferences This action of the Peoples party was repudiated re-pudiated on the part of a majority of the existing Republican territorial committee at a session held on June 131U1 but at a meeting of the DEMOCRATIC TERUITORIAL COMMITTEE held June 21 the following resolutions were adopted Whereas The Peoples party at the desire of Us memners by its constituted authorities has been dissolved and nolcnger exists and Whereas It Is the expreased desire of those who formf rly composed that party to divide upon national lines in harmony with American politics and methods and many have already done so by attaching themselves according to their preierences to the Democratic or Republican Republi-can parties and Whereas In Utah as elsewhere in our coun try the Democratic party seeks to enlist the service of every patriotic citizen to becuie the triumphs of its principles that the best Inter eats of the whole country may bo subserved Now therefore bo it Resolved First that it Is the senso of this commttee that the Democratic party of Utah accept the act of the dissolution of the People party as done in all sincerity and good faith and will give to Its former members who may unite with it a co dial welcome Second That it rejoices In the belief that we are now enter Into g upon an era of good will wherein the animosities ani-mosities engendered by past local contentions will he healed and that the peopJs of the territory terri-tory while contending for the supremacy of the national party of their choice will unitedly work In peace and without bitterness ana strife for the prosperity und happiness of the territory terri-tory Ihird That a committee composed of thC e chairman and three other members of the th-c nimittee prepare and issue an address to the Democrats of this territory calling upon them top unite as one man in an effort to build up the to-p in Utah The rapidly chanaing conditions hero and the efforts made by the local Democracy Democ-racy to properly shape the political affairs of the territory did not fail to catch the ear and eye of DEMOCRATS ALL OVER THE NATION Just after tho organization of the Ogden club the vicepresident C C Richards happening to be at Philadelphia was placed in communication with the NATIONAL LEAGUE of Democratic clubs and through his rep resentations that organization was induced to seid into Utah the Hon William L Wilson Wil-son of West Virginia who was about to make a tour of the west in the interest of the organization This distinguished representative ad diossed the people at Ogden on the Ibth of May 1S01 and on the 20th spoke to an immense im-mense assembly in the Electric hall at Salt Lake In his addresses the subject of tariff reform was discussed in a most exhaustive manner and the people of the territory were enabled for the brat time to feel they were in touch with THE DEMOCRACY OF THE NATION Work had begun m earnest and in every county in the territory the Democratic party began perfecting its organization and in each legislative district candidates for both branches of the legislative assembly assem-bly were placed in the field The returns at the August election showed how thorough the work had been done for of the thirtysix members elected the Democrats Demo-crats had hadA A MAJORITY OF TWOTHIRDS in each house and the municipal vote showed a majority of nine over all opposition in the territory A most fitting conclusion to tbe work of tho summer was the organization of THE TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY and placing all the various clubs of the territory on a uniform basis During the month of October 1S91 the territory was favored by a visit from several of the most DISTINGUISHED AND INFLUENTIAL DEMO CRAT3 of the states in the persons of Chauncy F Black of Pennsylvania president and Lawrence Gardner of Washington the secretary of the national clubs Charles J Faulkner United States Senator from West Virginia and William D Bynum member of Congress from Indiana These gentlemen visited Logan Ogden Salt Lake and Provo at which points they were greeted by large and enthusiastic audiences and the effect of their visit mid long be felt in both the social and political circles of the territory At the convention held in Salt Lake on Saturday October 11 1S91 speeches were made by all the visiting gentlemen as well as by many of the delegates dele-gates from various sections of the territory terri-tory A TERRITORIAL SOCIETY was organized with Hon Henry P Hen derson of Ogden as president and ono vicepresident from each county A T Schroeder of Salt Lake as secretary and E A Smith of the same place as treasurer treas-urer For vicepresident of the National society M M Kellogg of Provo executive execu-tive cimmittee J W McNutt of Weber J H Rumel jr and J A Cavanaugh of Salt Lake and W C A Bryan of Juab Thus within the brief space of year the political affairs in Utah had undergone A COMPLETE REVOLUTION The last great struggle between the old factions has been made Now thoughts and feelings and ambitions are supplanting the old and with the Homo Rule bill to engage en-gage the attention of the people the dawn of a new era is already seen The prophecies of a year ago now read like history his-tory and in all that goes to make this a great territory and prepare it for a greater state the club movement will bo recognized and felt as a great and continuing force |