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Show REPUBLICAN RALLY AT PROVO. Soma Knthualantlo Addrss lr Good Npaakara Htarts ttaa Kali Hulling. Thu republicans of I'rovo held a grand rally in the Opera house last night. At H 40 Mr. Kldredgo called the meeting to order and nominated Mr. Whitecotton as chairman. Mr. White-cotton White-cotton made kuown the object of the meeting, and said that the republican party had made a record that no member mem-ber could feel ashamed of. He introduced intro-duced lion. James Sharp. Mr. Sharp read tho address of tha central com milieu of Salt Lake City. John Morgan Mor-gan was next introduced and said in discussing the political situation he desired de-sired to be frank and impartial, and did not waut to stir up any animosity. ani-mosity. The position in which we find ourselves politically is unique. Old political parties which have so long been bound in the territory are broken up and new issues are presented present-ed to the public. It has gone abroad that I'tah is a democratic territory. Hut as far as his political views were concerned tbey were nof of recent growth. He learned the principle! of republicanism from the founders of the reounliran party and he did not believe that i'tah was a democratic territory. The leading issues of the campaign was the tarilf, ho would not speak on that subject but would luave it to others who knew more about. He took ap the subject sub-ject of the central government. The great democratic leaders advocated the idea that the stales were soyerign and for that reason Stephen A. Douglass was ejected from the democratic party. The democratic party declared that the government did not have the power or the authority to coerce the states, but Mr. Lincoln, the champion of the republican party, said the government gov-ernment did have tho power to coerce the states, and so it did and cemented them into a strong government. He referred to tho Salt Lake Herald which said the democratic party had done more for the morm iu people. He referred re-ferred to the late massacre at New Orleans Or-leans and tho reply they received from Secretary Llaiiie, who said: "When the state had exhausted her resources, re-sources, and when she has then tho government of the United States would see that the citizens of Italy bad proper redress." That is republican doctrine. Hut had it been a democratic demo-cratic president, he would have said what President VanHuren said to the Mormon people: "Your cause is just, but this democratic doctrine of ini'aiBlnnltf mill! Itu ,n m It! 1 Hit with." Ho compared the statistics of the different states and took for an ex-jrmple ex-jrmple Alabama. There was about one halt' of the people who could neither read nor write, and on an average these states expended a littlo over fj per head for school children from the ages oftttolH. While in the states of the north which had always given large republican re-publican majoritiea there was only about five per cent of the people who could not read nor write- These states gave ou an average of $12 per capita for their school population per annum. Judge Bennett was introduced as the next speaker. He staled that it cave him great pleasure to ?peak on republican repub-lican principles. The position of the political parties of this territory was peculiar. He went over the past record of the republican party. It wag the stato rights question that brought the republican party iuto existence. Slav.-ery Slav.-ery was put down by tho republican party. Tho republican party had always al-ways advocated the liberty of every man, and a republican congress and a republican president presented tho Thirteenth amendment to the constitution constitu-tion of tho United States, to the states for adoption or rejection, and the democratic dem-ocratic party voted solidly for its rejection. rejec-tion. Under republican administration the great trans-continental railway had opened up the riches of the Pacific alope. Judge Bennett spoke at lengtn upon the tariff' and his remarks were frequently interrupted by applause. Ho was followed by James Sharp. The latter hoped they would all join a-,.t,ii l.tina n tl.rtV TIlM TTIAmrilV flf mc h.'mi,uu.. ...... - ., tho people of Utah are lirst, last and alw ays protectionist. Mr. Graham moved a vote of thanks be tendered Messrs. Bennett, Sharp, Morgan and Whitecotton, also the baud. It was given with a will. At a meeting of the board of directors of the "Enquirer" it was decided to make tho paper a solid "republican" sheet. The republicans draw as large a house as Ihe "Twulve Temptations." The city council met last night in adjourned ad-journed session. An extensivoly signed petition was presented, asking that the ringing of tho lire bell for curlew and all other purposes, except for tire or some serious ser-ious catasthrope, be discontinued. Granted, and the curfew ordinance repealed. re-pealed. The "kids" can now roam the streets night and day at their own sweet will. |