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Show Howell on the Campain Defines the Issues as He Sees tells Public of the Utah Delegation's Work. At a recent public meeting Mr. Howell said In part- "Now, what Is the Issue In this campaign? cam-paign? Two years ago, after a full, free discussion of the Issues, this state gac a majority of M.000 otcs to that gnat statesman, President Roosevelt, It gave to the republican congressman the magnificent majority of 12,000. Two years have passed two j cars of tho greatest prosperity ever enjoyed by any people since tho world began. Wages are high, employment abundant, abund-ant, and everywhercthroughout this country tho people have received the richest of blessings. As I have visited different sections of the state, I have seen the prosperity enjoyed by our people, and realize that In our state we have some of the most prosperous and Independent people in the world-honest world-honest men and women, who arc absolutely abso-lutely independent of any corporate Influence or any Influence except that which comes tousascltl.ensof a great and prosperous country. When 1 see the happy children assembling In our school houses and hear them sing the nation hymn of the republic, my soul goes out and I thank Rod that I am a citizen of Utah. "Now, then, why should the people of Utah, by their votes, say they want conditions to change? What ir there was a democratic house of representatives, representa-tives, what would bo the llrst thing done? The first thing done would be an attack on the Dlngley tariff law-an law-an attack which would cause a thrill of uneasiness throughout the business of the United States. "In 1892 the democratic party came into power; they brought distress and want and woe." Speaking of Senators Smoot and Sutherland, Mr. Howell said: "I want to say that their honesty has been unquestioned. Their purity of life and uprightness of character and their interest In the welfare of this state have ncer yet been seriously serious-ly challenged. "And I want to say, further, that no delegation that Utah has ever sent to congress has ever done as much for Utah since the day of statehood as the present delegation. They have been right on all the great questions which have made the llfty-nlnth congress historic In this country; and you know that President Roosevelt has said that tho flftv-nlnth congress will be memorable mem-orable In the history of tho country for the practical and imlcrsal legislation legisla-tion which has been enacted. Uncle Joe Cannon, as ho Is knrjwn In tho house, has been In public life for thirty years. He has said that the last congress con-gress has accomplished more In the enactment of universal legislation than any congress with which he has been Identified." |