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Show I REPUBLICANS AT PLAIN CITY I . A ? ?n?2Ct and Rally Judge Henry H. Rolapp Join I the Party of ProtecHon Speeches and Dancing Until Mid-I. Mid-I. mght-Capt. Hulanuki, Judge Howell, S. G. Dye, It , Doctor Condon and Wm. Glasmann Occupy-t Occupy-t , , m Speaker' Rostrum. !TVdnesday night was "Weber county coun-ty Republican day at Plain city. By 6 o'clock over 100 Hepubllcanu from all parts of the county had assembled v ; f1,111, Ciuy amusement hall and P ' 8n2'clock the alienee numbered fcj J over 250, men and women representa- gfc , tlvea from almost every voting district f; ; In the county. Si 1 The committee of ladles In charge ' of the banquet conalBted of Mesdamea T; - Henry Thompson, John Maw, Willard & ! Carver, Lyman Skeen, Minnie Geddes, p Stephen Knight, J. L. Rohlson, C. B fe. " Palmer, Henry Maw, Fanny Moyes! : , Hilda Moyes, J. B. Rawaon, and r Charles Skeen. h I The Plain City committee arranging 5 ; the details for tho event waB composed 6 ;. or L. Skeen, John Maw and Stephen g! Knight, with John S. Carver of Og-& Og-& . den acting as master of ceremonies. jy The banquet concluded with danc- l Ing until midnight. Between the dan-SM dan-SM ; ces musical numbers were rendered j by Mrs. W. B. Carver, Misses Lona m T Ipson, Carilla Palmer, and 'Mrs. Boris Bor-is :, tha England, the latter being the ac-5$ ac-5$ companlst, and the MlsseB Ester and j : Lona Ipson rendered a whistling duet. I, !( All were generously applauded. m ' Chairman Edwin Dix of the Weber r . county central committee gave the i opening talk and introduced Judge Howell as toastmaster, the chairman !j saying In part: ) Opening of the Campaign. ! "It affords me very great pleasure ;i- to mingle around the festal board with this splendid gathering of rep-1 rep-1 Teifentatlve Weber County Itepubli-! Itepubli-! cans. !' "The occasion may properly bo re-' re-' garded as marking the Initiative step j of the Republican campaign in We ber county. "Our party organization maintained. J its supremacy at the last general elcc' tlon, and this in the face of a strenuous strenu-ous and determined opposition by tho ( Democratic party, reinforced by a t- widespread defection in our own , ranks. "I urge upon Republicans here this .' evening that step3 be taken In your - precincts to make efficient your local ? '' organizations by active work -now. ! "It has been said 'a common peril IS I unites us all.' Our gathering tonight it 'j Is largely responsive to the sugges- I lion 'that we come together.' I fail fa-il j vor the extending of the olive branch $ , to the progressives by the making of .1 all proper concessions. $ i "The national Republican commit- It tee has formulated such changes ill 3 i plans for the basis of representation "5 in the next national convention as will , s ' largely remove the causes leading to jl 1 the division of the ranks In the Repub-j Repub-j . llcan party. 71 1 "On behalf of tlje executive com- mittee I desire to express warm j thanks to the Plain City committees s, for the lavish and generous entcrtain- I ment provided for us this evening." I ! Americans United. 1 i Judge Howell, before proposing the r flrflt toast, gave a brief talk, In which he referred to the politic! conditions of the country and made special reference ref-erence to the Mexican situation. Ho said during his addreaa: "Though we may differ religiously, socially and politically, po-litically, when wo face a common cno-nay cno-nay we are united aa citizens. We stand behind the president of the union united to see that the flag shall remain unsullied and unstained." He referred to the situation In Mexico Mex-ico and Bald that while the American people felt that the justification for war dealt wjth more than tho insult to the flag at Tamplco, that this did not change the attitude of the people regarding patriotism and support of the president. The toastmaster then spoke of the policy of protection or free trade as being the important 'economic issue, the dividing point of parties, and Eald that tho right to differ in internal affairs af-fairs was acknowledged. Bringing up the story of the prodigal son as given giv-en in tho Bible, be Introduced William Willi-am Glasraann, with the statement that he was the most distinguished sou who had strayed away from home. Mr. Glasmann's speech Is published In full in another column of this paper. Captain E. T. Hulaqiskl was Jntro duced as the "son who had never left home." He spoke of the great his tory of the Republican party, of Us achievements and its progressive steps. Ho also referred to the Mexican Mex-ican war situation and as a veteran of tho Grand Army said that the soldiers sol-diers of that organization stood ready to offer their lives again for their country. It may cost millions In money and millions In men, but It is better to go ahead than to have our country disgraced. That no matter how much the people differed politically politic-ally or religiously, in times of war the whole people must stand behind tha president the government." Samuel G. Dye, county clerk, followed fol-lowed with a few remarks about former for-mer free traders squirming under u dose of their own medicine at tha present time and concluded by reading read-ing the following letter from Judga Henry H. Rolapp: "April 21, 1914. "Edwin. Dix. Esq., Chairman Republican Republi-can Committee, Weber County, . Utah. "My Dear Sir Permit me to tnank you for the courteous invitation to participate in the Plain City banquet on the 22nd Inst., which will open the 1914 Republican campaign for this county. I regret that a provlous engagement en-gagement prevents my being present on that occasion, because I would like to have given this campaign such small encouragement as may come from the efforts of a private citizen. "I thoroughly believe that under existing ex-isting political conditions In this country, coun-try, the needed Interests of its citizens citi-zens can best be served by adhering to the present progressive principles of the Republican party. "In my opinion, the dominant party In congress, although a minority party in the nation, has swerved from the principles of Its forefathers. it has departed from the principles of Btatc's rlghtB and Individual freedom, and in Its stead has become subservient to the party caucus and presidential dictation. dic-tation. It has openly repudiated the most distinct American patriotic, announcement, an-nouncement, first made by a' Democratic Demo-cratic president, and has substituted for the Monroe doctrine the undignified undigni-fied and disastrous motto of 'watchful 'watch-ful watting. It has bartered Its party par-ty platform and the right of the American Amer-ican people to use their own property as they please, for the temporary pleasure of gaining the good will of a foreign nation. It has ceased to be Interested In the equal economic protection of all the people, and haB sacrificed western home building and development for the political advantage advan-tage of southern votes and those resulting re-sulting from alllanco with eastern financial fi-nancial Interests. "Indeed, Jf the present Democratic policy could be carried to its ultimate and logical conclusion, it would not only destroy the western, but all other American Industries, which are compelled com-pelled to compete with foreign cheap labor. "Under all these changed circumstances, circum-stances, and the falling of the Democratic Demo-cratic party from Its former height of principle, it Beems to mo incredible zo any longer expect that the average citizen will support mere party organization, organi-zation, as opposed to the beBt interests inter-ests of tho country In which he lives. President Hayes was right when he said, 'He serves his party most who serves his country best.' "Again thanking you for the invitation invita-tion extended, and begging you to give my best wishes to those present t at your gathering and assure them of my earnest co-operation toward Republican Re-publican success, I remain, "Yours very respectfully, "HENRY H. ROLAPP." The letter was received with thunders thun-ders of applause. Doctor A. S. Condon was next introduced intro-duced as Utah's greatest poet, who had become famous In the nation. The doctor started out humorously and considered it to bo his duty to tell a few stories at the expense of Mr. Glasmann which tickled the big audience to repeated laughter and ap-pJauBe ap-pJauBe and he was Invited to hand "Bill" another bunch and he promptly did by telling a story, the moral of which was that as the fatted calf Is worth 520, It might be profitable to save the calf and kill the prodigal. The doctor then presented the following fol-lowing resolutions which were unanimously unani-mously adopted: Resolutions. "Referring to the impending troth ble between our country and one Vlctorlana Huerta and some soldiers under his control In our sister republic re-public of Mexico, the Weber county Republicans, at a reunion banquet, assembled in Plain City. Wednesday evening, April 22, 1914, do hereby extend ex-tend confidence in President Wilson's methods of compelling a due respect for tho flag of our country -and the hallowed institutions that it represents repre-sents and defends. "While we earnestly Indulge the hope that the clouds of war may pasB away, nevertheless, if it be otherwise ordained, we pledge our party to unequivocally un-equivocally support the. president in whatever his wisdom may suggest In carrying out plans and purposes for an honorable and just recognition of our flag and tho rights of our citizens citi-zens temporarily sojourning in Mex ican territory. we also aociare inai. ! we are Americans first, regardless of party affiliations, and always on tho Bide of our country, right or wrong, but our country Is always right. "Also, we Indorse the action of our two senators, Smoot and Sutherland, In their attitude toward President Wilson Wil-son in his efforts to compel Vlctori-ano Vlctori-ano Huerta and his soldiers to con-code con-code and maintain a propor respect toward our government and people." Those Present. Hon. Charles R, Holllngsworth wan unanimously selected as a special committee com-mittee to have tne resolution given to the press and to forward same to our senators. The entire affair was a most pleasant pleas-ant and successful inauguration of the Republican campaign In Weber county. coun-ty. Everybody present was happy and satisfied. The reporter was unable to get the names of all present but on tho way home on the car he remembered seeing see-ing the following Hj. the banquet table: ta-ble: Edwin DIx and wife, Judge and Mrs. Howell, Judge E. T. Hulanlski, A. J. Parket, Dr. G. A. Dickson, J. U. Eldredge Jr., Ben Chadwlck, Riley Skeen, J. E. Storey, Harry Hale, Sheriff Thomas DeVlne, Joseph Evans, Ev-ans, Walter RIchey, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Carver, Charles Holllngsworth, Jesse Carver, John McCammet, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Dye, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fowles, J. M. Nelson. Dr. A. S. Condon, Con-don, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilcox, John W. GIb3on, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Moyes, Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Moyes, John V. Bluth, Mrs. Alice Collins, Arthur Larson, J. U. Hobson, Parley Richardson and wife, Ralph Corlew and wife, Moroni Skeen, W. F, Wells of Chicago, Lyman Skeen and wife, Judge Guunell, Peter Anderson, W. H. Draney, W. C. Carver, Earl Reed, John F. Bybee, W. C. Howell. |