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Show DEMOCRACY CELEBRATES AT BANQUET WITH MOST, PROMINENT MEN PRESENT (Special to Tho Standard ) i Salt Lake City. Jan 8. It was a' great occasion for Utah Democracy I when tonight the solons ot that po-itlcal po-itlcal faith, with and including the women who assisted them to their sweeping ictory of last November, gathered in the auditorium on Richards Rich-ards street to celebrate that event and to ratify the election of their representatives. repre-sentatives. In the nst gathering, the largest ever assembled at an event of N o kind in the history of Utah poli tics, there being between 210U and 2300 seated at the tables in the spacious spa-cious banquet hall, Weber county, fig-rlen fig-rlen and the First congressional district, dis-trict, were prominently represented and honored on tho prograro. Hon. Milton H. Welling a congressman-elect, was the speaker selected to represent his district and was nrst of the speakers to point out the seriousness serious-ness of the present period to the Democrats Dem-ocrats of Utah. He was introduced by the toastmaster as "'A son of Job irom the land of the north, who was reared by a true mother with a love of country, a love of liberty and an ideal of sen ice to his fellow nu n, through the exercise of which he had won the love of his fellow- e t-y whvre he had mingled among them." The report came in from i. e south," the toastmaster continued, "during the recent campaign, that 'we expected King to make a whirlwind campaign." and the expectation waa fulfilled, but the people down here are going 'crazy' over Welling. Ladies and Gentlemen, permit me to introduce intro-duce to you Hon. Milton H. Welling, congressman from the First district jfr-- From his lips will r.rnr words- or honesty hon-esty and of love for his fellow men. In response to the introduction, the congressman-elect said, in part: Congress man-Elect. "I am prouu tonight of the Democra-!1 cy of the state of Utah and I see In' i lie 111 u 1 1 1 1 u u ' kjl iav,r uu n uriui ui'. the forces that made this occasion and our great victory possible. But. in that victory, I feel no sense of personal per-sonal achievement The vote that put us in power was not so much a vote of confidence in the principles of of Democracy as it was a vote of rejection re-jection and disapproval of the sort of politics played by the opposing party in our state for years past. "The victory is not yet complete, but we are now in a position to make it so If the officers who will administer ad-minister the laws are true to the ideals of the past history and instincts of the Democratic party and to the achievements of Wood row Wilson, then we will hie Indeed earned the victory we celebrate tonight. I trust , we may all work together for the ac- JL j. complishment of these things. I VL thank you. " C. C. Richards. Hon. Charles C. Richards, ex-territorial governor of Utah, was ine Weber We-ber county representative in the list of speakers. He was introduced as "The man who turned over the keys of the territory to the governor of the new state, who had given himself to the service of the parly unselfishly and to whose wise counsel and executive exe-cutive ability the victory in Weber county was largeh due He promised the state committee to accomplish the seemingly impossible turn over We ber county to the parly" the toast-master toast-master said in concluding the introduction, intro-duction, "and then, like a good prophet, proph-et, proceeded to fulfill his own prophecy.' proph-ecy.' Four words, Judge Richards said opportunity." "courtesy," "justice" and "responsibility" that he had already al-ready heard spoken, would serve as I a theme for all he desired to speak about He then delved Into the past history of the Democratic party in Ft ah. declaring that its failure to ful-, fill pledges to the people of the state: in 1899, when the legislature adjourn-. W ed without electing a Fniled States j senator, had resulted in "giving us i homas Kearns for four years as our representative in the national senate and then, as though that was not pun-Ishment pun-Ishment enough, Reed Smoot for four-j teen years and George Sutherland for twelve years." "For eighteen years," he continued, we have been suffering and struggling strug-gling in the mire and slough of despond de-spond because the leaders in that earls ear-ls day would not submerge their own selfish interests for the good of e party Now that victory Is ours again, we must fulfill our promises to the people to the very letter. Not extravagantly or insanely, but we must keep In mind that there are vast property interests on the one side and a multitude of human lives on the other and both must be cared for in justice. Every plank In our platform was adopted deliberately and only after aft-er deep consideration and their fulfillment ful-fillment is our duty to the party." In conclusion, Mr. Richards read the concluding lines of the state plat-lorm, plat-lorm, and then paid a tribute to the rooster, as the party emblem, that was greeted with vociferous applause. It was with the glow of much red 4 fire the lioom of guns and the melodies melo-dies of brass bands that the Democrats Demo-crats of state were summoned to the banquet hall at 6 15 o'clock. To i lo rythm to music, which a Scottish bagpipe bag-pipe and a brass band vied with e ich other In making, the guests were ushered into the brilliantly lighted and beautifully decorated banquet hall. There, amid a profusion of national colors and the Stars and Stripes, were laid long tables and many individual tables ladened with good things to eat, Innumerable vases filled with , ount less red carnations and evergreens gave a touch of color to the white linen, while three pyramids of begonias bego-nias and evergreens, the center one of which was surmounted with a big red rooster in the attitude of defiance, which is the emblem of the Democratic Demo-cratic party, added a touch of the ; r-tistk r-tistk to the decorative ensemble. The Governor 8 Table. Long tables ran along the weil wall of the hall and from these four la:-erals la:-erals across the hall, while between teh laterals were laid numerous Indl vidual tables. The center table next the west wall was reserved for i ernor Simon Bamberger and parly, Toastmaster Mathonlhah Thomas and the other leading dignitaries 'f the Democratic and Progressive parties. Tables were reserved for the members of the legislature and for other parties par-ties of prominent Democrats and Progressives Pro-gressives While the guests were assembling the Scottish Bagpipe band regaled those present with Seotch airs, alternating al-ternating with the more lhely Vmeii-can Vmeii-can tunes from an orchestra in (he balcony. Promptly at 7 o'clock tie guests were seated and soon the ban quet was under way. While the guests were enjoying the substantial and tasty menu prepared by the banquet ban-quet committee, a musical programme was carried out, interspersed with so left ions by the baenlpe band and the I orchestra. The vocal selections were all greet ed with enthusiastic applause and i singers responded generously with en, 1 cores When the menu had been ; placed "where It would do the most good,' and a flashlight picture of the vast assemblage of banqueters had ! been taken, the band struck up "ibe (Star Spangled Banner." the lights j w-ere turned out and with the crowd singing the national anthem the like-j like-j nesses of President Woodrow Wilscn. Senator W. H. King, Governor Simon j Bamberger, Mrs. H. J Hay ward, A. T Moon, Malhoniah Thomas. Mrs. I Simon Bamberger. R. B. Thurman. D. C. Dubar. A J. Weber, B. H Rob. its, i S R. Thurman. W. R. Wallace, :.'rs. I R. E. L Collier and last, Andrew .Jackson, were thrown upon a screen land each picture was greeted wilh treat salvos of handclapping and cheers. Mathonlah Thomas. When the lights were again turned on. Chairman T. F. Thomas, on behalf be-half of the banquet committee thanked I the banqueters for their attendance and manifest appreciation of the com. Imittee's efforts. Will G. Farrell then introduced the toastmaster. Ma'honi-I Ma'honi-I hah Thomas, as "the head of the organization or-ganization that achieved the great ic-tory, ic-tory, that melter of hearts, moldei of intellects and leader of men, 'your I over-lord for the evening." Respond-' Respond-' ing, the toastmaster said: "Your overlord's yoke will be fjunl easy and his burden light. You need hot render obeisance by kissing my hand, although I will admit tint 1 would like to kiss your faces. (Many of the fair Democrats were with Ibe other kind at the Auditorium.) We are here to do honor to Andrew lack-son, lack-son, the patron saint of Democracy. He was a fiery man who turned principles prin-ciples into living things. He bellow 1 in the maintenance of the honor and integrity of the country, and so do we Democrats of this day. We have como out of our long struggle renewed, strong to do right and purged of ail sins, political sins Included. We seek a bigger and a better Utah. They have said we lived in a chimera of political hope, but we have builded better than they knew. With honesty and intergritv, and in the Providence of God, it ought to be twenty yours before they tear us down Throughout Through-out all the bitter fight we kept our hands out of the mire of political calumny We have come from a wil 1-erness 1-erness of defeats into Canaan." Governor Bamberger. He then introduced the first speaker speak-er of the evening, Governor Simon Bamberger as "A man in whom we all have confidence, who owes his all to this community and unto whose guidance guid-ance the community is now given He belong to this soil, is a representative in every deed of the melting poi of American citizenship, a man who is loved by all of us and whom we shall support with all our faith and ability throughout his administration." To the introduction, when an ova-tion ova-tion of ensuing applause had subsided, subsid-ed, the Governor Bamberger said: "I am proud of the privilege l have enjoyed of living among you so many years. There Is no state in all these United States that compares with our own T'tr, ii Many of the other commonwealths com-monwealths are famous for particular things, for particular productions and the like, but no state compares in the variety of possessions and productions with t'tah. In the south we have fruits and vegetables that match those grown In California's ideal lime. In Salt Lake we have celery that Is as good and better than that grown In Michigan. I met a man the other day Who -'-aid to me h we paid $2,000 for a carload of celerj here In Utah, and we would like to have 100 carloads of just the same kind if we could get it.' "Look at the mines we have in our state ' Haid (he governor. "One particular par-ticular mine we all know of declares $1,000,000 profit every week. And then we have gold, silver ami other precious prec-ious metals In an abundanre and variety va-riety that keeps the scientists busy supplying new names We are the most blessed of all the people In the United States. All we need is to dwell topether in peace and harmony and there are no ends of achievement achieve-ment for good to which we may not attain "The eyes of the nation are upon us, and we must be careful how we move. We must be cautious about everything we do, look well ahead before be-fore each step. It Is up to us to be united, above all things, and to make haste slowly. Now I will gladly give way to someone else I am to be followed fol-lowed by an orator ." WesLey K. Walton. Wesley K. Walton, chairman of the Progressive state committee, declared the Progressives were proud of having helped in placing in the White House such a progressive statesman as President Pres-ident Wilson and of having aided in the Democratic victory in Utah. "I am proud we are at peace with the world and can take the lead in efforts to bring about universal peace to the warring nations of the world, he said. Mrs Gwendolyn Lewis Little told of how the mothers of Utah had arisen aris-en In the last election and cast their votes for peace and the protection of the boys and girls of the state and na tlon against tho vicissitudes of possible pos-sible war She declared that victory would mean the coming of pitfalls and crooked lobbying against Democracy and it behooved Democracy to beware of these. In conclusion. Mrs Little said "There will now come into our legislative leg-islative halls, insincere and ill advising lobbyists, but we must ignore these, stand together and be loyal and true to the best in every one of us God meant that good should triumph over evil. That is why Democracy has won I the victory. Men and women of Utah, I plant the same ideals in the hearts of your children that was planted in the heart of our great president. Wood-row Wood-row Wilson, and some day we will stand with him before the judgment seat of God and will hear Him say, 'Blessed are the peacemakers, for they are the children of God ' " Brigham II Roberts declared that the last election had taught that even though Maine goes Republican it is not proof positive the rest of the country coun-try goes as does Maine. He told of the victory in Utah and said if there were any complaints against it, it was that it was so complete, be-I be-I cause too much victory tended to I make the victor over-confident. He I cautioned against this. He urged j I that the party and the officers elected I by It must be careful to fulfill every piedge made the people faithfully and to the letter He urged that the party do not permit power to make it forget for-get ful of its duty to the people, W. M. Roylance declared his belief that the public utilities bill was even more Important than the prohibition bill, which, he said, would be No. 1, and declared that it was needed, cit Ing the coal situation as evidence. "Why, there are thirty cars of coal on the rails down In Provo and not one of them moved," he said. "Why? Let the railroads answer that question." Short addresses were made by Allen T. Sanford and Harold M Stephens. On suggestion of Will G Farrell the banqueters gave a rising vote of thanks to Chairman T. F. Thomas and the banquet committee for their work, and the banquet came to an end. The majority of the Ogden delegation, delega-tion, which numbered more than 100 persons, returned home on the midnight mid-night train over the Bamberger line |
