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Show 1 SOME PLASNTALK.j "Let the People of Utah Gov- j em the People of Utah." i Dr. EliUar, the Old-Time Friend of the Mormon People, StUl Stays With Them and Tells Them the Best Party to Join. From Thursday's Daily. Dr.- Miller, of Omaha, on Tuesday night in Salt Lake, received quite an ovation on the occasion of the following follow-ing :peech : "Four years ago I retired from all active political work. Circumstances, as, you see to-night, stimulated my desire de-sire to do something in the line of the work I did in the past. When I was asked to address this vast assemblage 1 never in my life received an honor 1 esteemed so highly. I congratulate imstlf that I meet on this platform a man whom I met in the battles for Democratic principles some thirty years ago, a man of honoi as high as that which any Demount ever" possessed. When you have any lienors to bestow, and no other place to put them, do not hesitate to bestow them upon Colonel Lett. Applause. On account of the wilderness of improvements 1 tind here I had to have a guide to direct me about. I cannot but congratulate the fathers of civilization in this valley on tiie palatial homes, the magniticent business blocks anil arteries ot trade which I find here. From my knowledge of the resources of thia country, there is not the man alive able to predict what there will be here in twenty-five years torn now. You cannot if you try prevent what will occur here even in ten years. 1 shall point to one single interest, from my cursory observation. I refer to your stock interest, which can ne developed to astonishing proportions. propor-tions. "I have been thrown into your city," the speaker continued, "under sucli circumstances cir-cumstances as 1 have related, and propose pro-pose to speak on the new conditions in which you have been placed. I know of no other guide 1 would follow no other than the Constitution as it is, that begins and ends in local self-government. Applause. I ask the Democratic Dem-ocratic party to establish Democratic principles, a free ballot; no excresences put on the people, and to stick to them whether they will or not. Let us have peace in Utah, but peace with honor. Applause. Every Democrat snotild be true to his principles, every Republican true to his oiineinles. j " We all despise a coward; God, we ! are told, hates one. I don't know whether that is in the Bible. Laughter. Laugh-ter. Instead of a question of local turmoil tur-moil over religion and fanaticism agaii.'st a people whom the heavy hand of power has crushed, let us have local government. Through ail this history of injustice on one side, and justice on the other, as it may be, you have come into a haven of peace. A people ready lo do anything, anxious to do all there is to do within the constitution. What is there to prevent any Democrat from coming forward and lighting the issues on the broad ground of political freedom? free-dom? Is not this the time to place yourselves in the line of a glorious future, fu-ture, with statehood as soon as practicable? practi-cable? If a Republican Senate will not admit you, try it again until you force admission. I would like to have this community relieved of any class of officials that stand in the way of popular self-government. (Cheers.) When I mention this I do it with the most profound respect re-spect for the member of the Utah Commission, Com-mission, Mr. Saunders, whom I know I as a friend and neighbor. But a man would have to come to me with God j power to rule this territory when there is no necessity for it. You know that with all the faith of man these people have gone into solemn council and abolished polygamy and mean that this decision shall be a law forever. Applause. Ap-plause. "In order to reinforce this statement aiiisbaBi to do ".aid I accomplish what you have done of your j own noble will. When Grover Cieve-i Cieve-i land tremeudous applause the speak er acknowledged the cheering by saying: Y'ou are only applauding a great name, that of a man as brave as Julius Ca'sar when Cleveland was President," resumed re-sumed the speaker, "I was asked to bring before him a plan for the solution of the Utah question. I am not speaking speak-ing of polygamy, as there is no such "igamy" now I laid down to him what 1 thought was necessary to do to end your turmoil. I stated your condition. 1 saw the forces were getting into such a shape under the Edmunds law as mus' lead to wreck and ruin. I met Cleveland after his inauguration inaugura-tion and this question came up, and I felt that this was an opportunity for me to come here and arrange to do then what has been done now. I came here ami I was unable to meet the men I wanted to meet and came again. I took the liberty to predict in the hearing hear-ing of a man now in this assembly that if what has happened would happen, Utah's difficulties would be over. 1 left this town believing that in fourteen das I would hear that which would have secured for yori five years ago what you have secured now. 1 ask you to press your claim until you are "admitted "ad-mitted into the Union as a Democratic stale. I lay down broadly the proposition propo-sition that you cannot organize a Democratic Dem-ocratic party here except on the broadest broad-est national principles, in harmony with those of Marshall and Jefferson, of Virginia, that there is no Democracy Demo-cracy without local self-government. These are the great anchoring principles prin-ciples of the Democratic party. Jefferson Jeffer-son won and established this point. You must go back to the lirst principles prin-ciples and say. "Let the people of Utah govern the people of Utah." Let no re. igious question divert you from this question. There are some things so sacied that no hand should be placed upon them. Do not be diverted from these cardinal principles. Somebody told me that there was something hid away in some cave that would rise up and destroy something. Laughter. I do not know what it is. Laughter. All this warfare is the resort of men in desperate straits. "If you will cast your eye to the great "central state of the West, you will see a great state with thousands of men arrayed on party lines on a great national question,' where the author of the greatest economical measure of the modem times is pitted against as true a Democrat as ever drew the national flag over his head. I asK that the people of this Territory j shall follow the example of a state with as large an experience as the I great State of Ohio. Then there is the j question of silver which affects vou. If I you take up these questions you will j not trouble yourselves whether Brig-ham Brig-ham Young is dead or alive, which is a I dead issue." "Statehood is the inevitable conclusion. conclu-sion. It must come, Republican in form, with the one fundamental provision provi-sion anti-polygamy forever. When a great community of 200,000 asks admission ad-mission to the Union and a person opposes op-poses it, he works an injustice to the people. If the judgment of my intelligence intel-ligence and common sense would guide me I would call for two things. A straightforward march to Statehood and the destruction of all obstructionists that stand in the way. Prolonged applause. ap-plause. I would proclaim the immediate im-mediate distinction of the Utah commission." com-mission." Great applause. |