| Show MASS MEETING at AZ ST GEORGE geoege it GEORGE oct 18 1882 editor deseret arema neus on tuesday oct oot lelh a political meeting was held by the in members embers of iho ibo peoples peopled party flu in st george precinct shortly after durk dais a torchlight procession moved from the county courthouse court houge rouge to the tabernacle Taberna cleat at which place the meeting was to be held hold before entering the house the people gave three rousing cheers first brat for utah next for the peoples peopled party and lastly for john T caine considerable enthusiasm was manifested especially by the of whom allowed their enthusiasm to runaway run away with their good taste at 7 the meeting opened wither with mr thos judd in the tile chair he referred to the thel object of the meeting referred to ha the test eat cases in the courts and the proba probable bip cost east also to the duty of thag the people ili hi this region to do their partin part in g the expenses he stated that it would be in order to elect a 11 permanent chairman accordingly mr richard bently was called to the chair and mr 0 bently was waa called coed to act as secretary after music by the martial band baud mr bently arose and thanked the people for the honor done him la in calling him tj ti the chair moroni snow horatio r a an and george eorge P jarels arvis were appointed a committee to dran draft resolutions jor for the une zue meeting eting mr A said that the tho object of the peoples peopled patty was to preserve sacred our rights and our liberties the liberals would like to take thee these from uv but la their eow eff lorts to break breakup up our clon they were only driving us mora more closely together mr H eyring said that the peoples party desired to test certain laws passed by congressman Congress atud awad nad atad certain rules set forth by the commission ers era stated that we were frler filer friends dis of night right and pud liberty and defend their theli principles thia this we desfred desired d ealr ed to do lawf lawt lawfully i and d in order that W vie mie a might bf soi do wo we had called this meeting to enlist the aid f thy keople people the report of the committee ca was then received and without alteration adopted it was agreed that a copy of these resolutions should be forwarded to the silver reef beef viner miner for publication the resolutions adopted by the peoples peopled party of bait salt lako lake city olty were then read and adopted by we tue meeting mr ard D H cannon said eaid that if there was one thing for which we ought to struggle it was to preserve our liberties when they are ered he had helped to bring into subjection this southern country cou had h ad helped h to reconcile the th indiana and he would not nol see zee the liberties of the people taken from them without raising his voice against such unlawful pro cee edings he wanted to see eee all vote at the coming election who could do so lawfully would render them all the assistance that lay jay in bib big power mr A P hardy said he waa was proud to be a member of tho the peopled peoples ples pled party parly he had grown up with them our people would never give up the ground they had labored BO so hard to bring into subjection he closed by saying that himself his word hla hia honor his money were with the friends of liberty mr david john said raid that he enjoyed the spirit of the meeting was waa one with the people in defense of their rights he H many years ago drove an ox team across the plains and since that time had labored and toiled to help make this country what it Is he with others had suffered the loss of many of his p political 0 eli all berties bertles for supporting sup eup porting his wives and children for not turning them off to find their thein own living but fo for foz all that so long as he had a crust of bread he would share it with them mr bichard richard morris wag waa proud to be a member of the peoples peopled patty exhorted the people to do their part in carrying on the caseb cases said that when their liberties were in jeopardy it was not a time to be backing out now that their help was needed they should be on hand to assist in every way prest john D if mcallister McAllI ster ater said he was waa glad to hear gentlemen a peak speak in defense of tight he then asked if etwas wrong to be an american ifor leor lles lies he air gif if it is i I 1 was born wrong he was born in this sacred jand land of freedom he had grown up in the enjoyment of the rights guaranteed by the Cons titu tion the people of utah had bad come from many different countries for tho the purpose of enjoying these same rights baid bald that every person had the r right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness he had been franchised disfranchised dis for doing as the lord c commanded 0 him so had bad many others othera they loved the country loved the institutions loved her and ind were ready to de fend thern thena with their lives the meeting was then dismissed W |
