Show RAWLINS SPEECH As Delivered at the Territorial Convention Conven-tion at Salt Lake on September 15th Mr Chairman and Gentlemen of the conventionYou confound me you overwhelm me with kindness I do not know what to say There are no words I know no phrase which is adequate to describe my feelings at this momeLt Applause My highest high-est ambition has been that my pablic life should be successful and that I should honorably discharge my duty to which your suffrage called me two years ago and then be at home with you I expected my lot to be eternally cast here in private life and had formed the fixed purpose not again to accept a nomination to public office but your kindness has wrestea from me my fixed purpose has shattered my firmest resolution and here I am hep less but not hopeless Applause and laughter I have not sought this nomination nom-ination nor have I sought any other nomination but coming as it does from the representatives of a true and honest people I cannot reject it great applause but take it up and with the aid of the people we shall carry your action of today on to tue culmination of a glorious triumph Applause Some of the gentlemen who have been instrumental in bringing tins about laughter The office appetite like the opium habit when it gets possession of a manA vcice We will make you senator vet 1 Applause and cheersit is hard to get it loose I have felt that I could quit without breaking my heart although this may not be true Laughter But I give you all notice that I shall expect you en election day The eloquent and charming gentleman gentle-man nominated at Provo the other day a voice reckenridge Hisses No No We are going to have a fair and friendly campaign applause a contest that will deal equally with all classes Applause This gentleman in accepting the nomination inquired so I read in the daily press whether the people were going to vote for the honest sons of toil or the dynamite bomb Now I dont know which he claims to be Voice Hes a Cannon Continued laughter Whether he is the honest son of toll or the other 11 can scarcely think he meant to say that if not elected he and his associates weie going to join the latter because they adopted a resolution to exclude anarchists They also adopted a protective pro-tective plank and it would be unfair to say that in tbe event of his defeat my opponent and his associates would build up a protected infant industry of anarchists at home Laughter It seems according to the press reports of his epedch that some of Mr Cannons frienas so he claims were not permitted to get on the grass at Washington Laughter It is too late to make a speech Cries of Go on It Stopping a moment I mo-ment in his speech MrRawlins glanced 1 over his audience and eiily remarked Now I am an honest man and if I should happen to make a speech it might be in my own interest Today I receivec a record from Washington containing a list ot the bills introdced in the last congress with the names of the men who offered them Here it is holding up a large I book It is official and while I am going to refer to the record I am not going to read it unless some one challenges chal-lenges the truth of my statements and then I may read it all Eight thousand bills and 2000 resolutions were introduced intro-duced into the house which is composed com-posed of 356 members and four delegates dele-gates There are now 85 members of the senate which makes 441 members of both houses exclusive of delegates There were passed during the special speci-al and regular sessionsSO bills and resolutions reso-lutions of a public nature Seven were drafted and introduced by the delegate from Utah Apportioning the others would give each seventenths ot one bill apiece Applause Of the other territorial delegates the standing is Arizona 1 New Mexico 2 and Oklahoma Oklaho-ma 4 ma4The The republican papers at Washington Washing-ton spcke of the success of Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma in the matter of securing the passage of measures as the remarkable event of the sge One of these bills was a relief measure for the heirs of a certain man another or permission to build a bridge over a certain stream another authorizing postmasters of the fourth class to administer ad-minister oaths to pension applicants Speaking of the bills for Utahs benefit Mr Catohinge chairman of thp 2 t e cdmmittea on rules i bMcially mention i the seven from Utah as all being of national interest While not desiring to go in to detail as to the restoration of the 400000 of church money returned to its treasury to be used for the purpose original intended I will for once set aside my modesty and quote from the record The bill was prepared by myself I took the report before the committee When the measure was introduced In the house it met with opposition from Harkins of Illinois and Burrough of Michigan both republicans It passed and was sent to tbe senate shortly afterward Hon Franklin D Richards Rich-ards and Judge Wilson came to Wash mgton and advocated the measure i greatly assisting me The bill passed and the president approved it The bill for the admission of Utah was drawn up by myself and referred to the committee on territories Congressman Con-gressman Wheeler of Alabama also introduced a similiar measure which was also referred In looking over his bill and mine I concluded that the former for-mer did not contain the favorable conditions con-ditions mine did and that had it passed only onehalf as much land would haye been ceded to the state It did not provide for the debt of 8725000 now charged against us I took tbe bill I had prepared and making a statement of our position laid it before the committee com-mittee and the conference concluded with a favorable report from the committee com-mittee The republicans signed it as a personal favor saying that they did not consider themselves bound to vote for it because of their action Mr Kil gore moved my bill instead of Mr Wheelers and the measure was accordingly ac-cordingly reported I came home to Utah and announced announ-ced that the people were entitled to statehood and that I would continue to fight for the measure When I returned re-turned to Washington I consulted Mr Kilgore and the speaker Mr Kilgore called the bill up for consideration The republcians under the leadership 01 Mr Dingley of Maine resorted to tactics by remaining silent at roll call thus breaking a quorum So we had to wait and proposed to make another attempt to consider it on the Monday following Speaker Crisp assured me that if the republicans fought farther a rule would be reported covering the case I reported this to Congressman Dingley who agreed that if time would be given for discussion that Monday and Tuesday December 11th and 12th would be acceptable The bill was taken up Mr KI1 ore spoke first and Morse laughter and cheers second In reply to Mr Morse I wa questioned closely by MrDlngley The next cay many republicans congratulated con-gratulated me expressing a desire to support the position I maintained Mr Reed when the time for consideration came went to Mr Wheeler and asked fora postponement I called his attention atten-tion to the fact that we were working under an agieement which when cor roboraitd u > Mr Burroughs of Michigan Michi-gan caused Mr Reed to advise the re putl cans to vote for the measure Sfcnators Dubois and Sboup of Idaho and Carey of Wyoming did all they could to assist me but Heed and Dingley desisted only when confronted by a vigorous opposition The bill then went to the senate where nev actors appeared and a new lin of policy developed itself I am not here to question any mans motive tor they are sacred But sometimes some-times fools rush in where angels fear to tread Certain republicans came to Washington Wash-ington and held a conclave They passed in secret conclave a resolution jl which was presented and rejected the senate resolving that it was not courtesy court-esy to that body to suggest the action In that manner Then it announced that Utah would go republican The lepresentatives of that party tram thiu Station got tltem selyes inteiviewed and through the newspapers announced repeatedly that when admitted Utah would reJect the party which has been her friend The democratic senators grew alarmed al-armed They based some confidence in the statement Some of them were butts to vote for the admission of a republican re-publican stale The tun If bill had something to don do-n ith the matter too the democrats wishing to dispose of it ere the statehood state-hood bill came up Just before the tariff measure came up it was announced in Washington that there had been a bargain made by which a certain railroad schema was begun and would be carried to a successful suc-cessful conclusion That the sugar trust was to put up the money That Colonel Ike Trumbo was to be one senator sen-ator l cries of ha ha and Colonel Clark son the other That Bishop Claw eon was to talk for the Mormon church Imagine the effect That Utah was to be republican and that the senators were tobe the tools of the foulest corporation cor-poration on earth They never took the trouble to deny it applause The bill came up in the senate at 5 oclock one afternoon when several senators sen-ators were absent Some of them coming com-ing in soon after some of them remarked re-marked that had they been present when it wa called up they would nave objected to it One of them noticing Plattupon his feet talking for the bill remarked that something wa wrong The bill was passed and I told them that 10 power on earth could deliver the people of Utah to the sugar trust applause The record will disclose what was done many difficulties were encountered encount-ered in respect to some bill Much time was spent not only in introducing bills but in defeating others which were unsatisfactory un-satisfactory One was the bill to combine com-bine Utah and Nevada and which at the time was favored by the press of the country Then came tbe bill for the removal of the Colorado Utes to Utah It was urged most vigorously uy Colorados representatives I saw that all numbers of the committee were present and when it came up for consideration all the republicans voted for it and all the democrats except one voted against it Cheers Bills have been passed relieving ns from ii heavy debt opening up 25000 quarter sections of rich and fertile land The miners have been relieved from assessment work a magnificent site has been granted to the university of Utah and other measures which will be of vast benefit to Utah have been passed The distinguished dis-tinguished editor of the Salt Lake Tribune Tri-bune stated this morning that I had gone down to a democratic congress and had discovered a gold mine by which the people of Utah had become suddenly rich and that I was entitled to but very little credit In the matter That may be true but let us carry the parallel a little farther For thirty two years delegates had been going down to republican congresses They prospected diligently worked hard but found nothing of value there They came back home without even an ounce of silver applause Mr Rawlins then proceeded to present pre-sent in detail the record of legislation with reference to Utah referring to the measures passed by republican congresses con-gresses and comparing them with democratic dem-ocratic measures It was a strong logical presentation of the case and showed plainly which party has In th j 1 z = = r past beeD the friend bf t tah anti her people In concluding his showing from therecord Mr Raw iDs said I hope I nave done no injustice to the republican party TI e democratic party is not perfect and a y partisanship partisan-ship does not lead met approve all that bas been done by I ose elected by democrats there is pc hical unrest in this country but the rent masses of the people are hon at and true SometImes they make mistakes in electing representatives t office There are people down east who have come to believe that t e powers of legislation may be used f r their own benefit and they are not all republicans republi-cans Unfortunately the r control the ending newspapers of th east They have opportunities for p eventing the facts and misleading men My short experience in Washingto has taught me to be distrustful of wh it those men propose There a mig ty syndicate which has been able to dictate a financial finan-cial policy to the benefit of a class and the great injury of the masses The Wilson Bill reducfed the tariff on woolen goods from 98 tOi 48 per cent yet the reduction saved V more than enough in one year to pay S3 head for every sheep In the United StatesBring ing it right home it would save to the people of Utah about 60000 There was another issue that mult be taken up and forced and that wal the silver question pplause I 011 is so late now that I cannot go into that questi on at this time Cries Go on go on No I have talked long enough But tat me saj I believe it is the desire of the masses of the people to have silver restored and I believe it will be done I thank you for the heartiness and unanimity with which you have honored hon-ored me by this renomination The delegate who is elected in November will scarcely have time to qualify before be-fore Utah becomes a state but if the people of Utah pay me the compliment or a reelection I shall appreciate it It has been my endeavor to I discharge my duty impartially and for the good of all Again I thank you 1 I |