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Show REPUBLICANS ON CUARD. Enthoslastic Gathering at l'nivo Indorse Protection Issues. Provo, Aug. 15. Special. There was a large and enthusiastic gathering of Republicans Repub-licans on the courthouse square Saturday evening, on the occasion of the presentation of a band wagon to the Republican drum corps. Judge J. D. Jones, chairman of the. city central committee, presided. John A. Col-trin, Col-trin, who made the presentation speech, was largely instrumental in having the wagon built. E. J. Ward accepted the gift on behalf of the drum corps. The wagon will seat fifty people and is decorated with portraits of Vashingtou and Lincoln arrd pictures of national aud historic interest. The Provo Woolen mills and the Lehi Sugar works are also pictured. Reed Muoot made an address on the tariff. He demonstrated the fallacy of the Democratic Demo-cratic claim that the protective tariff fosters trusts by calling attention to trusts for unprotected un-protected articles in this country, and the numerous trusts existing in free trade England. Colonel Nim. G. Ferguson of Salt Lake City was introduced by Judge Jones as au anomaly, viz: a Missouri Republican. The colonel corrected the statement by stating that he was a Utah Republican. He made an eloquent and lengthy speech, comparing the different principles of the Republican and Democratic parties and pointing to the progress of the country under Republican rule. Coionel Fergusou spoke encouragingly encourag-ingly of the condition of the party in Utah, and expressed pleasure at the changed conditions con-ditions and the bright future for Utah. |