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Show THE CITY CAMPAIGN, MEETINC OF THE TERRITORIAL LIB-ERAL LIB-ERAL COMMITTEE AT THE WALKER. A Demonstration Hooked for the Flf toenth Ward-Rousing Katltl.atlon Iu the Fourth Prwlnet The .Democrats and the three F's, The liberal territorial committee will hol4 a meeting in tlio parlors of the Walker house this evening, at which time matters relating to tho territorial convention which, occurs on Monday will come up for discussion. discus-sion. The correspondence at the office of Secretary Allen indicates that every mau who has been selected as a delegate to the convention wttj be present. Postal Pos-tal cards and proxies will have for once in the political vicissitudes vicis-situdes of Utah lapsed into a dreary reminiscence reminis-cence and every man will he there to answer the call of the roll. The convention will deliver a response to congress on the hills looking to home rule for Utah that cannot he mi-taken. It will brand lliilf-li'rer Arnett, the tool of the mormon chinch in the legislature with a brand that congress will easily recognize. It will oxpose the hand of the cohab democracy who, undor the pretext of aiding the mormons seek personal preferment and emphasize the fact that this territory is not ready for state, hood until the atrocities of mormon doctrine have been expunged. The convention in tact promises to be the most important that has ever been held iu Utah ami at its meet, log this evening tho committee will perfect every arrangement. fourth I'reelnct Liberals. The rally in the Fourth precinct last night was on., of the most enthusiastic that has taken place during the campaign, and indi-catet indi-catet a well defined majority for the. liberals liber-als on Monday noxt. The meeting was pre . sided over by Judge Hoge, who, won the openme, congratulated the people of that, province upon the intelligence and Hie earnestness that characterized tho great buttle. He reminded the audi-enee audi-enee that the result of the approaching ap-proaching election would bo a demurrer or an approval of the hills In congress which now seek the admission of Utah, and exhorted ex-horted the patriotic powers ot that precinct to get to the polls on Monday next to protest pro-test against a measure that meant the most atrocious system of tyranny that ever swept this territory. 1 ('. E. Allen was then introduced, and in brief said: "I never wis in a campaign " here I thought there was so much at stake us in this. Wu won a great campaign two years ago; the following summer we won another, when we captured the board of education. Since, we have scored two more victories; and it behooves us as American en i ens. to sec that we fail not in casting a ballot for the welfare of the city and territory. terri-tory. Applause. J It is a buttle between those fighting for the supremacy uf a church and those opposed to domination by any church. Applause. Men say wo are mistaken, wo are lighting the battles of the past; and If this is so we have been mistaken In all we have done in the past. The men who were the extremists with us in the past have now gone to the other extreme and say that we are the radical men. fhe democrats dem-ocrats have been too fresh in forcing this issue is-sue upon us and will be given a lesson at the polls next Monday. The seceders are bidding bid-ding for Utah's admission, which means doubling or trebling the taxes so as to support sup-port a state government, and Salt Lake county will pay T7 per cent of it.'' What advantuge will this increase of tax otion bring? I hold that Salt Lake people can send no greater protest to Washington than u big majority next Monday, and at. tentiou must be paid to it. The attempted continuance of the alleged "fraudulent" government for one year was ridiculed. Die liberals built up a tine tire department, improved the city In sidewalks and water mains. The promises have been kept far more than they generally are in political campaign. If Judge Haskin is a relic of the past, then you are the relics, and everything every-thing we have been lighting for. Applause. I Judge Huge said the men In the. legislature legisla-ture were the same old crowd as iu 'Sf-'t)0, . scepf the increase of liberals, and a bill he had introduced to make the city elections comport with the other elections, but the saints would have none of it then. ('. S. Varian was introduced- Ho said: We find ourselves arraigned against the old enemy under new names and hew guises. They say, let us have peace. But there is no peace; for it means an armed truce, ending end-ing In our laying dowu our arms und the marching in of the enemy in serried columns. col-umns. We are ready for peace, but not that peace extended by the conquered. No American man or woman denies the perpetuation perpet-uation ofth fight; but It began under tho stars and stripes, audit shall be ended there. We have taken the inner walls, and will yet plant the standard of victory on the inner citadel; Applause; and now they want peace. The snivel of the saints In talking about persecution was admirably shown up, The Lord's organ said recently that we were slaves, because we have not fallen down and worshiped the golden or some other calf set up to bo worshiped. This evening's paper actually had the audacity to Bay-that Bay-that Baskin's nomination was an insult to the people. If the enemy asks to be forgiven, give us time to forget. To those who were with us two years ago, but now are with the enemy, we say, you are wrong, and you strike with vituperation some of the best people of the United States. The speaker closed with a pertinent couplet that stirred up much enthusiasm. Mr. Allen was followed by John T. Axton, Phil Corcoran, CharliclStanton, W. H. Hyan, Budge Colboru and Judge Powers who after other things said the saints had not paved a street, they thoupht the chief of the lire department de-partment was without a peer, because they ha. I never seen anything else; and spent 4,uon,wi0 in the years gone by with precious little to show for it. It won't hurt these people if they pay the . nief of the Are de. pertinent and superintendent of the waterworks water-works decent salaries. The skies arc clear for our enemies have their Burcbard. And the uucstion is whether Utah shall enter the I'uion free, or at, the beck of one man. The meeting was then adjourned mid intense in-tense enthusiasm. The Democrats Ratify. It was a great outpouring, that of the democrats at the pavilion lat evening, held for ratifying the nominations made by the party last Saturday. There was a good deal ot enthusiasm manifested, creditable, in-deed, in-deed, considering the utterly forlorn hope which the brethren entertain, for all realize that a Waterloo rout is before them as certainly cer-tainly as the setting of the sun on the Stb day of February. Alliteration Schroeder took the stand amid some cheering and made a few remarks re-marks expressive of belief tLat the eaus wu. not altogether a lost ono, and noui. inated Brother Le Urand Young for chair, mau, which nomination was of course, unanimously sustained. F Mov.'ing tho ex. ample of the liberals at their meeting), which the brethren hare done for so many years, the co-op. democratic candidates were brought to the front for survey by the audi, cum and theu Elder Dyer arose to present h banner to the louug Men's Democratio club and to rnaue aepoech. The Eider an. aounced that he loves democracy as a nor. mou no, a Methodist loves his religion, and then proceeded at length to deuy that he and a few other former liberals hail sold themselves to the church and toexplain why he and some other gentiles had left the liberal lib-eral party. He admitted that Judjje Baskin was a gentleman of integrity, but thought the judge was not just the right man for mayor, anp then went on at length with the usual democratic clap-trap about lovu j for the laboring man aud hi, interest. li . -a,, did not. however, elaborate upon the love of bis Saintly associates for gentile laboring mi n that is a subject never referred to by Co-op democrats. His remarks closed with the presentation of the banner which was accepted with a few appropriate remarks hy X. A. I'urks in behalf of the club. .lodge .ludd was the next speaker in line of succession and his remarks were Ofatha usual style common to democratic orators. He stated that "when the people, speak ws bow to their will and set pejasu "..r Oti is ever our motto." The .ludge is certainly entitled to credit for reversal of the motto proclaimed by President ticurge Cj. Cannon a few years ago; the liberals are unanimously with the former In that regard. He said that "F.ven the must sanguine of the liberals j announce this as their last tight, and are i willing to lay down their arms after ucxt Monday," and followed ibis up with the as. serttOD that we are not seeking ollice. These remarks, so cheering and so consolatory to the assemblage were received with great applause and the Judge then yielded the eland to .Judge Henderson. Judge Henderson was evidently in his happiest mood when lie proceeed to extol 1 tab democracy and to proclaim the beau-tie beau-tie of homo "rule. He did not like tho Teller bill which he declared was gotten up lor the purpose of destroying the Faulkncr-Caine Faulkncr-Caine measure; he closed his remarks with the advice, "democrats , stand by your guns," and resumed his scat amid the plaudits of Ills hearers. Colonel Lett doomed for defeat in the race for the mayoralty, was loudly called for, and responded in a length speech. He was iiite conlldrnt of his election and, WM pro. liisc in promises of what he would do for tho people when ho hucamo mayor. The .ye feast recently held at the Knutsford was referred to in glowing terms and with the remarks: "When I go away I propose to preach through the east, west, north and south thai this is the happiest, most prosperous pros-perous aud most loving people that God ever let the sun shine upon. Klcct DM mavor and see if I don't," he made way for J. a. Tiumiony. .Mr. Tinnaony announced that democracy was here to stay. He wa thoroughly dis. gusted with the present city administration. Cut said nothing about having been in favor nf permitting it to remain undisturbed until next year. The liberals, he thought, couldn't escape behind the mormon Church, 'and they ought not to be trusted to administer the city government any longer because that party was unfit to rule, lie subsided with the remark that "if every democrat does his duty the liberal party w ill go like snow before the sun." Next came (iovernor West, who was evl dently In very bad humor, even considering tin- fact that his temperament Is not the most sunny at best. He admired the ticket, bat didn't like the Tuscaroras ; they had no place here, he said. He wanted the othVcs to be tilled With wise men, and was check full of love for the people he had so roundly denounced in the past Col. Mcrritt was next on the list. He did not like the present city administration and wanted a change hedJy. The Titsca roras, in his opinion, are a bad lot. ami are working In bad political company. He closed by denouncing the governor for his veto of the election hill. Brother . W, Snow then arose aud proceeded pro-ceeded to give his testimony concerning tiie everlasting truth of this democratic giepel. T he literal party, he asserted, had attracted to its ranks the offscourings of society. The Issue presented hv the liberal party to. ilao is a blot on the Stars and Stripes. He made no mention, however, about half ttiast-Ing ttiast-Ing that banner or dragging it in the dust of Main (trcet. He subsided by extending an invitation to outsiders to come here and aid In making i'tah the brightest star iu the galaxy of western states. The last speaker was G. A. McLean the candidate for marshal. He stated that he Lad nothing to promise but that if elected with Col. Lett he would engineer the ruar-rhalship. ruar-rhalship. The meeting ended witli the usual cheering cheer-ing and noisy demonstrations so common to political gatherings. |