| Show PEOPLES PARTY perty t tile tire THE THrA theatre TRE PACKED mou mom PIT rit TO arx DOME BY AM AN AUDIENCE ON saturday evening the grand ratification of the People peopled lis pis party place ia a this city the stare stars and stripes floated from the roof of the he theatre Thea the flagstaff at the city hall and other public buildings ings and from cords stretched across vir eln firt pirt t south the proc procession esslen formed in front of the theatre at 6 and proceeded to march through tho the principal Fi streets of the elty city first was the julia dean chariot containing the ward bross brosa band led by prot prof C J thomas then came car ear carriages with the Cb chairman airman of the peoples peopled central committee the People peopled lis candidate Candi date data and other speakers the territorial executive committee and county central committee and ot others e the ath ward brass band led by captain john andrew the ath wand werd martial band leader leaden e der den ja 0 poulton the ward martial band leader W clay clayton ton and a host on foot bearing torches and chinese lanterns aa oss they marched colored fires and roman candies candles were sho pinto tinto into the air the bands band splayed played in turn and the shouts of we populace the streets gave enghu to the atair affair which was very creditable to the commit committee teo tea of arrangements range ments cheers were given at several points for the hon john T calne caine by seven the tho procession had returned to the point of starting antl anil tho the theatre doors being opened crowds poured into the building until eve evi ry beat and stand ing place was occupied outside there wa wai i quite a throng and many unable finable to gain admittance brome amaded on the sidewalks side walks as it was too cold to stand long in the open air ir on this account the speakers detailed for the outside conferred with the committee of arrangements and concluded that it would be unwise wio to attempt an open air alz lr meeting eo so the proceedings in front of the city hall were abandoned the interior of the he theatre presented a splendid appearance it vas waa draped and adorned in every available part voth with the stars and ana stripes in tasteful variety of arrangement ran gement the stesa staze was waa occupied to its full fall extent by prominent members of the peoples party and the house was packed from the to the extreme points of the upper circle lion hon john sharp called tho the attention of the assembly and propos ed ris his honor mayor jennings for chairman the proposition was carried unanimously mayor Jennings Jen ninga was escorted to the front and stepping forward said ladles ladies and gentlemen allow me to thank you for honor conferred on me in appointing me to occupy the chair this evening I 1 thank you and anti will try to fill the position hon D 0 calder nominated hon ron jamea james sharp as first vice president Preel dent the nomination wail was unanimously sustained A M N cannon esq nominated judge A miner aa as second vicenre of the meeting electing unanimously sustained S W darke esq nominated H al wells as secretary also sustained 8 a hill hui Esq esc nominated B R W sloan as assistant secretary of the meeting sustained MAYOR MAYOK JENNINGS then stepped forward and said sald I 1 will now introduce to you our gur friend and fellow citizen ci lizen hon john T caine loud applause the nominee for delegate to congress SON hon johs JOHN T calme CAIME on rising to address he the meeting was received with I laud loud aud and prolonged applause he baid eaid it afforded him hima u great deal of pleasure to meet with so many of the eltia citizens ab of salt lake lahe city that evening and to spera speak to them upon paints points which entered into our present political situation he did not know whether he would be abe I 1 to do them or himself justice he and his friends had been traveling for the last two weeks weekes visiting eleven counties in the territory had held some eighteen meetings and had bad been speaking daily dally to large largo crowds of people in consequence of which they were somewhat fatigued and suffering from colds but with the forbearance of the audience he m I iid ild attempt to occupy a few wo in our conr cou country be he saidi ald aid the people rule the people are the sovereigns froll from t them b em emanates all the powers of the government they are the kings and queens who govern the country applause in the old connary they had bad hereditary mon xuon aichs archs applause one of the highest duties of the tho american citizen is to nee use wll wil wisely kely tely and well the elective V fiane franchise hise and as at the present time they had bad before them in this campaign two platforms plat piat forma and two candidates for delegate to congress 3 it wee proper he thought that the people should know upon what principles and platform these candidates stood applause As he had been nominated by tho delegates of the people peoples is party in convention assembled in this city recently it vas was proper that his fellow citizens should know what his principles ore are and where he stands upon the political issues of the day he would therefore at once say that thai the platform which had been lend lead lend lead in their hearing that evening was his platform App applause laute the principles which they had hati heard read were the principled princia les which he expected to live by and which ho he expected to die by applause they are the principles of popular belf government they are the principles which the institutions of our country when the patriotic patri otio otlo fathers declared their independence of the mother country they declared that all men were born free and equal and that they were endowed with certain inalienable rights among which were life liberty and the pursuit of happiness applause these principles were enunciated in the declaration or ot independence they were enunciated in the platform which had been rend read tonight to night were enunciated some years ago but they were just ju at as true to today loday day and just as dear to the american citizen as they were years ago applause these were the principles that the glorious constitution of this country that great palladium which seemed secured the right light of liberty to ta all citizens men might sneer at these things they might call them glittering generalities ap still they were his principles and if he received the guf suf frages rages of the people it would be upon these principles that ho he would receive them f applause the position in which he be found himself placed was not one of his own seeking ine iny but he accepted it as a mark of t teo tho p and if they extended to him their theli suf frages and he was elected to fill I 1 the position he believed no one could do a great deal owing to the tho prejudice that existed against the people of this territory he would do what could be done and what he had the power to do for the benefit of the whole territory ap flaute pl aute auie mr caine then proceeded to take up the liberal platform platform that some portions of it t might be contra contrasted t ed with the platform which bad bean been read in their hearing the first plank he said was one that they could all support namely that the highest political duty of every american citizen is to be loyal to the nation under choso whoso flag he lives and to yield ready obed obedience fence Jence to all the laws enacted by its authority to effect his conduct and government that was a 8 plank that we could all endorse but lot them contrast this plank plunk with other planks for the purpose of finding out whether the 19 c liberal party were in earnest in making that declaration mr caine then read the eighth ejection of the liberal platform as follows esth that in ell eli H murray our went ment governor we mize a faithful raith fAlth sul tul fe anieas fearless and ps patriotic arlotto public offic officer erg erp one who in denying a certificate or of election to an alien and as a delegate to the yorty forty seventh Cen congress gress and in gr granting acting such euch to the oai oal only ag yg penson person rsm at that election performed hib his official duty in a bold manly and patriotic manner and opened tle the tho way to a contest which resulted in tha the defeat and rout of the representative or of polygamy from the hall bau of ot the national congress con COD grem and wo further give to governor murray murrayl in hig hla attempt to discharge the duty imposed by the tho hoar amendment am d ent our wr approbation and announce it as our 11 opinion that but for tho the trea anable coun cour counsels sels sols of or the mormon hierarchy urging brinz reste Tm tance tanca to tho tte made by ids hla eeli Fell excellency encyl the present unseemly contest to nullify the laws by opposition in tle tea coli courts would not cot have been teen made ade the reading of 0 this section wag re calved by the audience with baha and hisses they would perceive continued mr caine that the first plank declared that it was the fors firs duty of americ american sn citizens to yield obedience to all the laws he reminded the audience however that tha there was wag a certain law of congress which provided that each of the territories ri la Is entitled to a delegate to Con congress congles 1 gnes gres that A law further provided pro videe fon for forthe tho manner to elect that delegate the way in which tho the votes should be canvassed mid and that thill when they vero added up in the presence of of the governor the governor was to declare the person receiving the greatest number of votes elected e jec lec ted and hauca certificate accordingly at the last elections election when the hon ron george Q cannon received votes and over as against 1300 cast murray declared that 1300 was a greater number than said and gave the certificate of election to allen alien 0 campbell Campbe II cries of 1 ish shame bhame a in 8 11 and hisses still the liberal party who declare that it is the first duty of citizens to yield obedience to all the laws lawas held U up governor Go vernor velnor ell EU H murray to the ad ag mi ration of the world and said be he performed his official duty in a manly and patriotic manner cries of no no and lf bhame shame this same plank of their platform denounced noun eid cud cid aa as treasonable the men who believed that the hoar hour amendment did not create any vacancies and that the officers who now hold office were elected for a term of two years yeara and until their thel successors sora duly elected and qualified but governor murray under what he claimed to be his duty by the provis provisions loaB of the hoar amendment proceeded to appoint officers to fill offices which he be said eaid had become vacant by reason of the failure to elect and when officers who now hold office took advice upon this matter obtained the best I 1 ocal local counsel of the territory and ascertained that in tho the opinion of legal gentlemen there were no vacancies when they then declined to give up these offices and proceeded to teat test the governor a right to appoint in the governor a right to appoint in the courts courtL wp they were denounced as treasonable and that all this was nullification now asked mr caine who was the nullifier in this regard were citizens cit izena who had the right under the laws lawa of the country to test ia in the courts the constitutionality tiona lity or the construction placed upon any law were they to t be denounced as guilty of treason and nullification because they exercised this right in the courts courm cries agno no anoll no then in view of this contrast and jn in view of all the circumstances who was guilty of nullification cries of murray and applause governor govern or murray had failed to perform h hia hla is duty Hear hear and hemr hemn caine gavert as his opinion that night that governor murray was the boas nu 11 ba n rd applause app an lid mid d bie liv left it to the people to decide whether ho he had bad not falsified the oath he had taken to faithfully administer the laws applause and a voice well get got rid nid of him soon boon laughter and another voice dont be afraid of him john the speaker said Governor Murray and he were good friends great laughter he nir mr hir caine had nothing to say against his excellency personally they were talking upon principles elear rear hear hear they were comparing platforms m s they were coming to the law and the testimony a voice right and personalities did not enter into this matte rHear hear he would say sa y however hov ever in regard to HIs Excellency that he had defended dec del ended from his high official capacity lacity as executive of tho the territory the stump and gone through the territory making speeches in behalf of one of the candidates in this lisue i aue bue he had told the people how bow much he loved them and how dear they were to his bis heart laughter and in one place with his hand upon heart and his eyes upon god he had declared he was the friend of the people laughter and hisses he would ask was a kanbe he b a governor or anything else who would rob the people of their franchise franc hlEe be their no governor murray was not their friend he had shown himself to be anything but their friend in robbing them of representation in congress hear hear and applause mr caine then read the fourth section of the I liberal illiberal platform at the close of which someone some bome one shouted out its every word a lie J mr caine unqualifiedly denounced the whole of the charges in this election as untrue he denied that there was any union of church and state in utah there could be no such thing in this country church and state existed in england and other countries coun trie but in this country all churches were free and in noway no way connected with the state A man might be a method tat or a Presby presbyter tei fan ian or a camp belll te or a mormon and he might be elected a member of congress or president pre EJ ident idelt of the united states as was the case cage with the late lamented garfield who was a mem mom ber her of the Campb elute elUto church but because bemuse be he was a Camp bellito and a local preacher when he was elected president of bf the united states that ditl dill not combine church and blate slate ho he in his capa as a preacher was one thing and as the president of the united states was another it was the same in this thia community men did not hold office by virtue of their office in held hold office simply because their fellow citizens chom chow to elect them thereto hear hear heir and applause this did not not make any union of church and state but the trouble and crime in this whole matter was that hat the people had elected men of their own choice they had hall elected their friends instead of their opponents hear ilear hear they had chosen to elect men whose interests were identified with the interest of the territory men they could trust men whom they kney and this was the crime that the mormon pt pho pho pro 0 pie had commit tedA voice thata all mr caine next took up the charge contained in this fourth section that the 99 mormon church perverts the duty of the representative in official and legislative matters by demanding thau thac the interest interests and of that sect elect and of the priesthood shall be made para pam mount considerations he also de nied this charge recited his own experience peri ence and declared that no churchman high or low had ever endeavored to influence hia vote or to dictate to him as ils to what his action should be upon any measure which was before the legle legislature lature applause he had been as free and un trammelled as it was possible po for any man to be he went to the legislature uninstructed he dia dla charged big bis duty daty ashe as he understood it for the tho best beat interest |
