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Show OVER THE COUNTY: Democracy Will Storm the1 Heights n Monday. j ! Ivousinir and Enthusiastic ICeeting-s Held at Which the Doctrine of Good Government Govern-ment is Promulgated. AT l'AYSOS. "Well, the Liberals have leen here, represented 1 iv A.G. Sutherland and II. M. Hougall. "'i'nev talked last night in i 1 he (jK Ta h .use. Mr. .Sutherland was ! In?; to ihe f ' ; r . and he told the waiting multitude, (om-tiiird of the seating capac.ty was li.irMi.) atiout the men wim ':n iic i tin: mines at the time General Gen-eral Chimh- ws in this latitude, and how hard i hey digged and delved (that i.v, the wni kiiijiinen; twenty years ago. lie then intormcd us that w hat lin-f I t -1 - 1 te;i y x t-itis ago made sullicient I'vidt nr- t !:.!! "we ought to he Liberals: ". A sin. ill boy in the coiner flapped : his lou.ds at ' i' siinrilst remark, anal I was led out I'V his papa lor breach of f trust. Tlie speaker then struck his forte anil informed us tliat the proper time had not come to divide ami a reat big galoot in the gallery sent down the query, niieu the proper time would or could ei.iuf? The speaker at this point make a wonderful confession, lie said that the people of Utah had only their internal concerns to concern theiu. I'll be darned if I didn't have half a notion to ask him what about the United Uni-ted States, but as he appeared to be so earnest in the matter, I concluded not tii interfere and probably get punched for in erfering. I had been wait nc some time for applause, and just at that time a stray mouse was observed iy a vigilant Liberal and he just did applaud with both feet, but the mouse escaped. The speaker, A. G. Sutherland, (I think that is tlie name,) then told us how to have peace. lie said if we would do away with polygamy, and church and stale, and church and state and polygamy, we could then claim a position in tlie great galaxy, orgalaxer, (I forget whicii,) of stars, and such things. Just at this point the speaker got a cinch on us. He said, ''Do you suppose, and if. and if it is right to di-vide di-vide on party lines how, why was it not done years ago?" I just ae'hed to ask the gentleman when in the name of Relzeebub we could divide if he ran the separator. JJuL I didn't. From the way tlie orator approached the vestibule 1 knew that something of importance was at last coining, and it came :.n this shape. "With hands uplifted to high Xebo, and with a searching glance of patriotism and self-sacrifice, the speaker thundered out in malediction tones ; "Did the People's party ever give a Liberal an ollice, and "if they Were not honest then, why should "we say they are honest now? Great Calithum-pians, Calithum-pians, what a betrayal of domestic infelicity." in-felicity." The speaker then wanted to know 1 if we remembered how it used to be. j The time was once, he said, when we had a good market in .Montana and Idaho and o! her places. Condemn it all, 1 hitched to ask him when that time was. It must have been before the Liberals came into a shaded prominence, prom-inence, becauss he said the time was and so forth, et cetera. In conclusion the. speaker bragged on the superior intellect of the Liberals, and 1 was just going to choke a hoodlum because be-cause ne expressed a desire to ask the orator if lie knew that he had been trying try-ing to make a speech, but just at that . time a little cheer away back in the northeast corner admonished me that the time was not propitious for muscular muscu-lar developments. Mr. Sutherland reoccupied his seat and gave way to II. M. Dougall, v;ho 7 said in tones of eloquence that as ttye J.t'l .kjifuel1 had toid .-.li t Ik -truth le did not feel like bothering us with a .superfiuny of superfluous superflumer-:aries. superflumer-:aries. 1 guess that is what he intended to say, but somebody sneezed, and a third" gentleman came on deck just in lime to see the last coat tail swishing through the door. Tempora mntantur ft mm mulaMur in Mis. Since tlie Mormons have yielded to our demands, ' is a sentiment which seems to be fondled with great earnestness earn-estness and gusto. The good people of Saicm heard the news fiom one of Paysoii's political Republican speakers, ami it was repeated at Payson by It. T. Smith on Anniversary day, with this addition. Smith in his "harangue said, "Mow that the Mormons have yielded to our demands," and he followed up his burst of eloquence by saying, "When the people ot Utah escape -Torn their thraldom,"" etc., etc., etc. Great combination! Great logic! The orator dil not tell us why the people of Utah are not free, and he knows if he knows anything about Utah ail'airs that the people of Utah are as tree as any people peo-ple upon earth. Such ideas are born, reared and cultivated in the minds of lanatical Liberals who hae -doffed their old robes and have donned the garments of Republicanism. Trouble is brewing in the air. A i Denver minister tohl his people that ' Christ spoke the Hebrew language. The Denver yews don't believe a woid ot it, ami now monies the tug of wa.-; but whatever language is found to have been Christ's jnetnod ofsjxvch it will be pretty sate lo predict tiiat the Republicans will 1'i'ing the decision to the lront as proof Hut a high tariff for the poor and vice vtrsa for the rich is the proper thing to Lave around, and they wiil have it at u.?. We told you fo. A Republican paper in discussing the woo'l question remarks that our local politicians make the claim that our sheep men are not getting as much for their wool now as they did during lice trade. It continu' s in explanation and acknowledges ac-knowledges the possible truth of tlie j-taleinent by saying, "1'e this as it jnav, we ale inclined to think that wool vvili become imtclt cheap) r t ban it is, if-the if-the protective tariff is allowed to remain.'" re-main.'" The article contains the startling in-; in-; formation that we can trace the continued con-tinued high price ot wool to the fostering foster-ing care ;1 protection because our niiiii-jlfaclUJ niiiii-jlfaclUJ e tiave ifywn so rapidly of late vears. thus c ii'ising a constantly increased in-creased demand lor wool. We may have local politicians who can explain .the consistency of such an argument, but I am in doubt about it and must .expect io linger along on tins great iC-osmo without being able to take in ;and understand the mysterious mysteries mys-teries of the great protective, doctrine. If we could pluck old superstition by the beard (and 1 am not sure but we' will eventually perform the feat) we would realize "then, as never before, that anv system for governing the luasscs that requires a mission fund for sts continuance and perpetuation, must 1 conclusive that the masses are simply sim-ply donating a tremendous bounty for the privilege of paying the demands made upon them. The Republican platform of lStil was amply sufficient to meet the requirements of the day, but it was not carried out to the lull and especially 1he clause pledging themselves to bring to punishment the rebels and traitors arrayed against the government. There were extenuating ! circumstances to be considered and much was silently acknowledged which would have been impolitic to have made public. Aslhe Enquirer justly remarks, it was the irritating slave question that brought on secession; not because the slaveholders slave-holders were Democrats, but fjr the acknowledged ac-knowledged reason that slavery existed and did not, could not exist with all its irritating circumstances, and its injustice injus-tice and wroiifs; hence the war, and the emancipation proclamation, lam happy to give m my testimony, as it is said in meeting, in favor of The Dispatch. Dis-patch. Why, it is an excellent paper, : and if it is possible for an infant indus-i indus-i try to attain to such distinction m a few weeks, and without the protecting care of the government in the shape of a tariff industry, what can we expect when its lieard is gray in literary knowledge know-ledge and influence. The 3rd of August has come up out of the beyond, until we plainly see its requirements and expectations; and it behooves every man who has an interest inter-est in the promulgation and proposition proposi-tion of the American doctr ne of self-government self-government to lie up ami doing. The Dispatch will be at the fore dispensing the doctrine of universal freedom, waving wav-ing the motto L'li vtel Hi apex. Yet. Payson, July 28, 1891. AT AMEKICAN F0HK. The meeting which took place on Monday at American Fork surpassed all previous efforts of the Democrats there. The band was accommodated in a wagon profusely decorated with the national flags and streamers. They paraded the streets for some time and then played in front of the hall. The hall was crowded to overflowing. On the platform was noticed the following gentlemen, viz: On the right, A. Dunkley, Sen., Mr. Dunkley, Jr.. E. Hunter, Jud.e John Peters, and at their sale the brass band. In the centre cen-tre was Prof. J. II. Paul. Judge Judd, Salt Lake, and Judge W. X. Dusen-berry. Dusen-berry. the speakers of the evening. On the left of the speakers were H. Bates. W. W. Jackson, John Mc.Veill, Jed Mercer, Joe Lapish, A. Greenwood, Mayor Cunningham, Mr. Ronlez, Mr. Sprattley, of American Fork. ..There were also present from Lehi: A.J. Kvans, Prime Evans, A. I). Anderson, J. 15. (iaddie and others. The first speaker was Judge Dasen-bcrry. Dasen-bcrry. He apologized for the way the good people of the Fork had been "used, and said he had just come down from Provo as one of the central committee d' the county, to see this time that the goods that had been ordered were de livered. He was happy they had come to hand at last. A week hence would lie the greatt st day in the history of this territory a day t hat Americans, all wver the Union were watching. Such men as Grover Cleveland, Mills, Hill, Carlisle and others wore awaiting the event keenly. lie was sure that ere long, if not now, Utah would be a limited as a Demo- ' era tic state. He hoped that those who had not made up their minds would j be convinced this evening what side to stand by. Judge Judd was then called on. He said he meant to dwell on the fundamental funda-mental principles of Democracy. He wished to appeal to their reason and judgment. He did not have any ill feelings towards those who differed w ith him. There were but two governments, a monarchial and Democratic. He con- ! trasted both governments, and said the ! Democratic party was a government of tlie people and lor the people. He made an illustration of a family, showing that if there was partiality there would ! not be equity. I There was a great fight going on now. j and the same light was engaged in at the time of Jefferson. Some would say that the country never can be ruled by I Democracy. People take to Democ-j Democ-j racy because they love liberty. De-j De-j niocracy is the only party who care for j the poor. The speaker touched a little i on the tariff, and said we were all will-! will-! ins receive a revenue from the tariff i with which to pay for running the ma- cheery of the government, but we did j not want protection lor one class to the injury of another. Why not protect the plowman as well as the wool grower? Democracy does not believe in one class having more protection than another. He spoke of the Force bill and said had it ! passed, the central government would had the-contioling power over elections elec-tions and made all election judges elective elec-tive for life. He said in a few short years Utah would he a state, and we would form a part of this great country. The Republicans believe that the people peo-ple are not able to rule. He said it was predicted by no less authority than Blaine, that if the Republicans had lost the last campaign they would not have been in power again "in 20 years. The speaker then dweltat great length on what the Republicans did in the way of disfranchising the white people of Louisiana and letting carpet baggers bag-gers carry the polls, and mentioned j Idaho and other places where the people peo-ple have been tyrannized over. Prof. J. II. Paul was the next speaker, and made a rattling speech on the effect of the tariff on the labor producing produc-ing community. He said that 95 per cent of the population of this country had to pay a tax indirectly on everything every-thing they used, even to the Holy Bible, if they happened to be possessed of one. He also showed illustrations of the implements which were manufactured manu-factured in this country, the prices the farmers here paid and the prices at which they were put on board to be sold in foreign parts, showing in many cases that the farmer here had to pay-double pay-double what his foreign neighbor had to pay for the same articles. He challenged chal-lenged anyone of his protective friends present to epiestion what he said. Only three questions were asked, all of which were answered seemingly to the satisfaction satis-faction of the people present. During Dur-ing his speech he was frequently applauded, ap-plauded, even by Republicans present, for his masterly and straightforward remarks. re-marks. AT EUREKA. The Democrats had another rally Saturday Sat-urday evening in Shea"s Hall. P. L. Williams, of Salt Lake, w as the speaker. The Liberal element prevails in Eureka Eu-reka to a great extent. There is a strong combination here supporting that cause, a: d cut h'.isia.sm in the Dem-joeratie. Dem-joeratie. cause is rather tame. Altor-j Altor-j ney Williams is a fluent speaker, a (clear reasoner, and thoroughly undor-! undor-! stands the political conditions in Utah at t'se present time. He predicted the ; death of the Liberal party in the near i future, and said it ought to die when j there is nothing to support it but mal-! mal-! ice. hatred an I dead issues. : Win. Paxiuan and Charles Sperry, I accompanied by several prominent, iladies from Xephi, favored Eureka with their presence Sunday. John Reck also was here. The visit was '.purely in the interests of Church affairs, and politics was never once mentioned. The Sabbath school, the Relief Society and the Primary Association Associ-ation received attention,-comfort and ; encouragement during the day, and in the i veiling a large audience assembled to listen to a lucid exposition of the principles of the Gospel. The beauti- fill singing by the Eureka choir was a pleasing leature of tlie meetings. i Tlie town is full of men who are anxious to And employment in the 1 mines and on the railroad. They have been coming in from the east in a steady stream lately, following up the making of the railroad from Springville to Tin-tic, Tin-tic, doubtless. ' The citizens held a mass meeting Saturday night in the I. O. O. F. hall to del. berate on the question of obtain- : ing a government patent for atownsite. ; This application is opposed by the mine owners, who want patents for their mining claims covering the same ground. A commit tee of twelve prop-perty prop-perty holders was chosen to conduct j the business in a proper manner. The Democratic and Liberal party's ; candidates lor office wid he voted for j next Monday. The mines are doing very well indeed. in-deed. The advance corps of railroad en-I en-I gineers have moved Ilornansville to ! Mammoth Switch to "101)1610 the j survey through Tintic and on to Deep : Creek, it is said. The graders are busy j between here and Ilornansville, and on down to Goshen. W.J. Harris. Jr., i one of Provo's boys, has the contract for the long cut n the ridge between j here and Uomausville. The cut is 140U i feet long with an average depth of : e'ght feet. OkK. i AT SAXTAQUIN. j We had a rousing Democratic rally j here last night. A good house of both ladies and gentlemen were present, to v horn t.je Hon. W. II. King, the tirst. spcakei, expouic.ied IKMiocracy, and jiid.'iMg from the fi'cqucii1- sounds of appi.icse, his argument io lavorofa Democratic form of government as being be-ing best for the people, his belli -ig points against the tariff, thf? Force bill and the unAmerican tendencies of the Republican party were highly appreciated appre-ciated by the audience. His arguments were ample reason to ail calm and dis-passi dis-passi male thinkers why people ol all other political persuasions should become be-come good Democrats, as they are doing do-ing in the several bonce) Republican states in the East. He also made plain (by illustration) the doctrine of local self-government, so dear to all Americans, Ameri-cans, and to-dii.v almost everybody you meet here says: 'Well," I should think everybody can understand now that Democracy is the best form of government." Several questions were asked by a couple of our Republican friends, and were answered by Mr. King in a gentlemanly gen-tlemanly manner, to the evident satisfaction satis-faction of the meeting. Mr. S. L. Page of l'ayson, gave a few good i asons why he was a Democrat, why that form of government is best, w hy it should prevail, and w hy the Democratic ticket should be elected at the election next Monday. Mr. Win. Probert was the last speaker, and although the hour was late, he kept the house in a good humor, hu-mor, while le -endorsed those names with which he is acquainted that are on the Democratic ticket, and gave good sound reason why they should be elected. Being a sheep man, he spoke on the wool question, tariff, etc., keeping keep-ing the house in a roar of laughter. He received thunders of applause at the i good points he made in favor of Democracy, De-mocracy, and against tariff on wool. A rousing vote of thanks to the speakers, cheerx fur Democracy and benediction by the Chaplain of the club brought the proceedings to a close. T. 1). II. AT SKPIJI. The once promising city of vphi is dead, and the inhabitants are in mourning. The R. G. W. having gone -li Sanpete, ami now going west ; ,iiai Sjn ingville, has killed the town ; and it cannot be resurrected. A visitor visi-tor there yesterday during a couple of hours in the portion of tlie day that ought to be the bussiestsaw ten persons on the street, not more, out of which were two customers to the most popular popu-lar store, one of whom purchased a spool of cotton, and the other a package oi cigarettes. The only thing in or near the town that has anv life in it whatever is Democracy and that is strong, and in thet fight to win. The only enemy they have is the Liberals located in Tintic, and over there is ai very strong Democratic club. From the evidence to date also, it is a foregone fore-gone conclusion that there is going to be much scratching -done on the Liberal Liber-al ticket. Diphtheria is prevalent in Nephi I jtist at present. i Three merchandise houses in Xepl.i, Wright & McCune, J. W. Paxman and Grace Riot hers, are veiy seriously con-siderting con-siderting tlie propriety of consolidating, consolidat-ing, and letting one man do the work necessary in the transaction of the business now being done by the three houses, the managing, clerking, bookkeeping book-keeping and sweeping out, thus saving in salaries and rent. Gentie readers, shed a tear for the lost glory of Xephi. It is said that within a month Nephi will have another newspaper, and a small plant is now laying at the depot, haying been shipped there from Rrigham city. Newspaper men always take desperate chances. AT BENJAMIN. The people of Benjamin had an enthusiastic en-thusiastic Democratic rally Tuesday night. The brass band played in front of the store, and at, half-past eight the people tilled the hall above. The. chairman, chair-man, amid great applause, introduced John 1). Irvine, the Democratic candidate candi-date for the next legislature, as the tirst speaker. Mr. Irvine, in'a clear, concise speech, showed that the tariff was a tax which fell heavily on the farmer and the working classes, while it only touched the rich, and their luxuries lightly. Mr. Then. M. Samuelson was introduced intro-duced as the next speaker. lie said he did neither have time nor ability to handle all the intricacies of the tariff question: but there were two general propositions he would call attention to. One was the general struggle to overcome over-come distances and make commercial intercourse between the nations easier, if this was right, obstructions in the line of heavy custom duties were wrong. And if mankind were progressing toward freedom and liberty, the centralization cen-tralization of larger power in the government gov-ernment was wrong. AT MIDWAY. I noticed in your issue of Friday the following local paragraph jiertiiining to Wasatch county politics: Tbc Democrats nominated Alie Hatch some-lime some-lime Hiro lor the I.eis. attire on the ticket, mid now comes the Republicans mid endorse him. "Abe will jret tluir." Allow me to correct these statements: 1st. There is no organized Republican party in Provo Valley that has either nominated or endorsed Mr. Hatch for the Legislature, lie was first nominated nomi-nated by a so-called citizens" convention conven-tion which claimed to have iiC regard to party lines such as aregdierally drawn. 2nd. The Democrats endorsed Mr. Hatch on the 23d, in proper county convention, with nine votes against, throe for L. M Olson, whose name appears ap-pears in the list of Democratic nominees nomi-nees for the Legislature, for reasons i and upon authority not generally, if at all familiar to Wasatch county Democrats. Demo-crats. No doubt, Abe will get thar" if he gets a poll in Emery county too. As to this we are vet in the dark." L. II. |