Show 0 iam sl k nov there wai iwas i I 1 large assembly of iho democrats of utah at till the ci cay hall hut evening in answer to a ri dil of a number or of gentlemen of abat barly AD johnson Jol iDson esa K was choun chosen as channan after wh liis ha made the opening ppe ch mr ar johnson Joli iMon WM was severe on the telegraph mau man for misrepresenting those who w be had called the meeting and was for having baring him turned out of office next was made responsible for finding tho the damo dame of D italien on the democratic call and D R allen alien among the republican delegates after which the th 0 chairman took up tho the glove thrown down by tho the church republicans public ans alis lie would sooner lave tho the little linger finger of a democrat than the aholo body of a t republican viruses ulysses carpet bakers CAMO came in for it next varied by a hymn on stealing and then I 1 prayer over tho the weakness of our brethren given to taking what their own tho the chairman closed his hia spicy speech by assuring the church Republica nIP that tle ilia democrats of utah were going going to coovert convert tko ako members of tho the state legi 11 turo tore to good democrats and nd that bat alter after this tom I 1 ritch atch and liis his brethren would rover never have havo another scratch for congress the convention then lien was fully organized by tho the election of dr W awal dron and L S hills bavico presidents and william C campbell and mr ir john mcgonigle McGon Iglo as ai secretaries A nominating committee commit tco wo was next op ap pointed consisting of A miner lili iner E af 1 I barnum secil blair joseph J osep gordon II if IV nuckolls henry wagner and joseph stevens tho the having retired col alien X lets was enthusiastically called 0 on to male mac a speech col alien akem F aid that this was tho the first con cc nn bention called in utah for the organization of that proud old party so 80 nearly identified with the entire history and career of our republic the democratic party parly u vai aa tho file only ono one left 0 of f tho the original parties parti ct lie ile next reviewed its ita history from its organ ration by jefferson in 1101 it had bad outlived ut the t 0 federal 0 O deral patty party its primitive rival and outlived tho bil and know I 1 nothing NO t ling parties A glimpse of the rise of the republican party wis then taken anil and the a of the democrats which gave the nie c tory to tn lincoln in 1860 A calil ch H war was tho the result of tho the policy and genius of tho the republican party parly and in 1868 the whito man vias and tho the ballot box placed in the hands of tho the col akers predicted that the democrats would see the alio extinction of the republican party as they had seen that of the other rival ri val parties greeley sumber Su the fathers father odthe republican party with trumbull sod and the purest hureas were already forsaking it ns As unworthy their devoti on lie gave a graphic description of the reconstructed state 1 and I cow compared pared the history ortho of the republican party with that of the democratic Democrat io which hold held tho the destinies of america for more than half a century during which period she in creased from a population of three to thirty millions under its adminis tra tion tho the very name of america bad become tho the hope of humanity and the terror of tyrants tyran la touching the ciul war col akers became passionate pass ionato in his li 13 denunciation and eloquence ilia speech was hails both powerful in du livery and martealy maR terly in its theme the committee on resolutions having g returned mr miner read lead tho the following to tle tat fauct and ami jain fuels of the consention your commil tco to whom was referred the drafting draft wi and presentation of resolutions report tho the following lowing iol PT preamble CAMIlle and resolutions abich are respectfully submitted for your consideration rilE AMBIt the history of ortho the present administration abundantly proves that a change in the management of national affairs is absolutely and demanded and the cont controlling con roling thought of sincero men everywhere in im towards some honest process for the purification of tho the present condition or of national politics and tt a oa from a party rule vib ic h seeks to cover up and conceal its corruption from the debating iffla ence of self and official and from the maccina tiona on and pelf perpetuated power e and to insure reform in he distribution of patronage to favor tho the Ac election lection of honest men for offices to obtain lt free and full of tuo conduct of the peoples servants a to arrest arrest the centralization of government into nto a party despotism to oppose ilesi i N poti cism sni bribery and pit gift taking in high al well uell As aa in low lil iw niona to reform tho the a stein of ima be that its ita burdens be equitably distributed to revil e protracted commerce and restore to Ame american ritma citizens their former large share in the profits of ocean nor naTi I 1 g alto alion a to complete acte tho the tow of universal buitrago rl collity uy iho he long torn torm of residence now bow require for naturalization and giving to io tel white immigrants tho the same fame advantages extended to the massa maa of co colored lored population fresh from an ignorant condition of b blay lavery cry to repeal till all laws which permit penult the federal gov ov or its armed agents to interfere with elections election ir to remove all political inabilities disabilities and by remembering only lite virtues and heroism of the late lai war to crico ft a generous forgetfulness of tho the harrowing borrowing memories memorial it produced and to continue tho the g over ciment n upon ill abo browl broad find and liba liberal IM aws oo 00 which i yon it wan was 3 ori originally 9 illy founded is ia the ile high mis mis sum man of if I 1 tho ll 11 democratic party and od iracema irAc rMA the and dis bonsi scansion on now existing throughout tho the radical party in poor power or fully folly assures democrats that they hould nowhere reial irce it by inaction nor quad bia lien bodt and that aboon whoever er counts upon an entire e policy on the part of tho the amoc great democratic ratio party parly in id tho ilia coming national contest or upon a coalition which involves an abdication of its in did dia livo organization is ii not guided by the lowy of the past nor dor by the indi c ot of the future therefore that iq in our opinion it ij d eminently win to maintain tho the lalion of I 1 the be democratic party la in all the llie states and territories oi the unions union placing Il icing its in control I 1 la a the hands of honest mers mcd who have at heart the good food of the whole people ople and condemning all rings and add cliques who way may attempt to me p arly art y for the 0 f n ate ends yc sd that we e deem i it I 1 pro proper per at this abw little to lo organize izo th the 1 M in party in ia utah that ore e may thereby cn courage that party th the states which has haa been aa aadi cuu u ear deatly struggling to maintain the union union of states as originally against dangerous encroachments encroach ments on the rights ortho people by organized of ow I 1 sd d that we declare the follow inz AS tho the embodiment of our lie political filth faith I 1 lot al the constitution inviolable aue ad faithful Faith fol administration of the laws law id official integrity competency anil and strict accountability ath local toll the foundation t of american freedom evor ever to bo be assorted and maintained maintain cl ath of federal power on tho the rights of the pe people iphi and the tendencies thereof to en centralization I 1 aliza tion to be promptly checked eth strict maintenance of the public faith and credit ath th specie thomaia tho he basis baia of the bee circola cir cula tory medium ath tariff for revenue burp v only 1 ath yo no cn entangling foreign alliance lath Reamer tion in it ita length and breadth of fifthe the monroe doctrine alth universal amnesty disposition of the public lands to actual settlers and for educational I 1 purposes only dill A government of the people by the people and for the people A chairman chairmen Cha irmin 11 31 S ill blam BLAIR joa general barnum was afterwards called and ho be delivered a speech scarcely less lea powerful than that of col alters akers in which he gave withering reproaches to some of the old Domo democrats crata of uth who had gone over to the republican side thinking thin ling that their party was dead great Cres arl ho he exclaimed the democrats havo have not COMO come to bury their party but to gio it new life hie lie ila te rc heatedly peat edly returned to this thi theme themo in lis his speech spee c h and said faid that the sooner thom thoe who thought the democratic party dead lert left it slid nd joined the Radi eshi tho the better wo we auant them not I 1 this was pretty severe on the church Re putli but evidently gen B barnum arnum intended it the ile speaker breaker closed his remarks with wilh that time lime honored sentiment of the poet truth erwied to earth etc pt A call for texas followed and term arose it in the person afseth of octh blair who opened by remarking chairman find and brother democrats I 1 dont know when hen I 1 full felt honest before ilia his tow rew mark marh thuu though h J few were thoroughly characteristic and te icae in stale afterwards A miner came 2011 anil so I 1 earnest was ho in ua democratic testimony ra any that several times ho he was dcarlo choked by lia 1113 eloquence and and patriot patrio tr ism is tho the convention then returned to bu ines ine s when on motion by col aurs akers a decuio democratic crado central committee of live five wai agreed on and 11 II 1 P johnson Johns flo E M K barnum Har nuBi levi leri riter biter william bring hurst burst and joseph gordon were we to elected as the committee on oil motion of col akers a request was made for the democrats throughout tho the territory to organize organ and send their delegates to a territorial convention hereafter to bo be called by tho the provisional vision ill committee and held in salt lake 1310 city votes of thinks were returned to mayor wells and the city council for their courtesy in extending to the utah democrats the vue use or of tho the city hall sidney hudson triumphantly carried his pet school district plan of organization and mr lowell made a few good remarks after which the meeting adjourned jour ned |