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Show CONGRESSMAN HOWELL SPEAKS TO BIG HOUSE A good many citizens of Emery roun-ty roun-ty last waek had the pleasure of listening listen-ing to the Hon Jos. Aowell, representative represent-ative in Congress for the past twelve years, and were very favorably im-p im-p esstd with the logic and arguments of this gentleman who has so ably represented re-presented Utah in the national legislature legis-lature in the past. Mr. Howell spoke at Huntington last Friday night while the Hon. Don B. Colton addressed a meeting at Cleveland. Cleve-land. Both gentlemen came to the Dale on Saturday, accompanied by E. K. Callistec of S ilt Lake and both spoke at meetings at Castledale and Orange-ville. Orange-ville. Mr. Howell, in his speech, reviewed the Cleveland administration and expressed ex-pressed his helief that the Republican party had men who possessed a truer conception of wht brings peace and prosperity than the present head of the nation. Taking up the Wilson administration he related the history, of the Underwood Under-wood tariff bill. Among other things he claimed that by thio measure cotton bsgi were brought in free of duty while farmers grain bags were forced to pay a duty. Continuing he related other sectional differences of the tariff; explained ex-plained the workings of the "pork barrel," bar-rel," and other-vise showed up the unwise un-wise work of the administraton. Taking up the s bjectof the European war he siid that President Wilson was entitled to no particular degree of praise for the preservation of peace, that no man with any degree of wisdom would get into trouble at such a time, and that any citizen would have done as has Pres. Wilson. Taking up the Mexican situation he claimed that, had Mexico been anything but a weakling, war would have been the result of the landing land-ing of U. S. troops at Vera Cruz. Mr. Howell asked the people to decide de-cide whether they should encourage the sugar industry, the wool industry and the mining industy; or should a blow be dealt to these industries? He related the incidents surrounding the seating of Senator Smoot in the Senate of the United States and of himself, him-self, and claimed that Democrats voted against Smoot and would have excluded him. Finishing up he paid his respects to his opponents of the donkey-bull moose party and wondered "vihat the harvest would be." During change of speakers, Adolph xelson, A. W. Andersen, Evalyn Lov ry, Edward Cox, Wm. Green and S. P. Snow, sr., candidates on the Republican Re-publican ticket were introduced and made brief talksr Messrs. Axelson and Green discussed prohibition. Don B. Colton, state stnator-elect from Vernal, having armed from the Orangeviile meeting, commenced his talk with --a couple of jokrs and then launched into an excellent talk, commending com-mending President Wilsun a a scholar, statesman and gentleman; ai.d the: took up the Mexican situation similar to Mr. Howell. Taking up the tariff, he presented figures showing that the Underwood tariff had been disastrous to certain industries. He farther discussed discuss-ed the fusion movement and answered arguments of those crying "down with boss rule, " and then went on to commend com-mend Senator Smoot, arguing that this man, who has done so much for Utah, should not be put out. Precinct secretary, 0. Sorenson jr., acted as chairman of the meeting-. The distinguished visitors left for Price immediately im-mediately after the meeting. |