Show vi vr i I if PV V A MASS MEETING of the party at orth north ogden oct 1882 at six p in an aftic mass meeting of the tile Ie peoples OPles party was held in the north ogden meeting house which was filled to overflowing with D ir PEERY in the chair the hon hen gentleman eitleman ent leman said ladies and geu emen wo are here in tho the capacity of a mass meeting to endorse the platform of the peoples party and to ratify the tile nomination of tho the hon john T caine as our standard hearer bearer and candidate for the and Con congresses gremes of the united states most blost of you aro are familiar with the principles declared b by tb the territorial convention at salt me lake cita as the platform of the peoples party T I have been familiar with these principles since I was a boy they arc are the principles ci acs in which my fab father er believed C deved from tho the cradle to the grave hundreds of years a ago V they met with the approbation of noble statesmen and philanthropists apts who were instrumental in bringing about the declaration of independence in 1776 long before this time men of the greatest minds declared these principles tho the renowned patrick henry madison and Jefre jefferson laid aid down these principles as the platform upon which this government is built and upon them they fixed their highest hopes of national progress and power they were contended for and lived lived up to by the noble andrew jackson and the late lamented abraham lincoln these are the principles of life to the Amei american ican natia and are dear to all persons upon the earth who have tasted the sweets of liberty when we ae part from these principles our freedom is jeopardized and our hope of the continuance of this great american union dies within us reverting back we find these great principles cropping out in the greatest minds in the roman itoman empire in tho the days of augustus cagar buethe but the nation departed from them and despotism with its train of avils succeeded in the days of charlemagne popular liberty again again asserted itself and in the days dabs of king john the barona barons of england wrung from that monster of despotism pot a charter of rights right under the reign of this ignominious tyrant ne no mall mans a life was safe he held arbitrary power unlimited by any constitution ution over the lives and property of his subjects the former he lie could destroy the latter confiscate at the pleasure of ilia his despotic will magna charta was the tile result that all illen have the right of trial before a jury of their peers on the of june 1215 that charter of rights was signed and aud despotism received a stunning blow from which it has never recover recovered cd it may be said that england Is tho the parent of chartered rights and that in this free and enlightened country tho the cli max of human liberty compatible with gowl government is reached in tho the declaration of independence and the heaven beaven inspired constitution of these united states EDWIN STRATFORD ESQ read the platform of t the be peoples people s party which received with loud applause josepn JOSEPH STAN STAFFORD rOnD ESQ said he lie was proud to address the pe peoples ople party sparty in defense of their rights heart tho the platform read in our hearing ig is in harmony with the so ac knowledg cd principles of good government ern ment and the constitution of this great nation and will perpetuate harmony peace and pros in utah we ave declare our political political oli principles and will in every faud laudable ablo and lawful manner maili maintain tain them and seek to thwart the purposes ot those who aim a it deadly blow at our civil and religious liberties the eo so called liberal party assert themselves tho the saviors of utah and say if the people will vote for van zile they the liberals will bo be instrumental in placing tho the star of utah among the glorious glo ricus constellation that adorns tho the flag ef of the tile union if not a legislative commission will be appointed by tho the general government to rule with an all iron baud band the people of this territory this is done to intimidate the people to vote for the liberal candidate and if we wo dont we are menaced with serfdom shall we do this cries of no with the same breath our would be benefactors assert that the people of utah are in a state of rebellion against the government and the chief executive of the territory has said that if he had his wai way hc lie would put the straps on our bodies and wind them around us tighter and wo would see sees stars these are the utterances ofa of a governor who has sworn to discharge his duty to the whole people still if we elect their delegate wo we shall bask in the sunshine of liberty as a state in the union arc are we going to trust this class with our powers ano no 11 V vigilance ilance is the price ef liberty I ve wo cannot trust trus t wolves among slice sheep our Liberal friends tell us the territory territory is in debt because it refused to pay certain bills contra contracted eW by the U S marshal in the interest of legislation against the people and that after U utah ta li i is s admitted as a state it will take ten years abl of heavy beavy taxation to cancel these obligations igat ions who should pay tho the bills the U S marshal by superseding the territorial marshal and absorbing within himself all the functions of the latter relieves the territory of the enus onus of these obligations which should be met by the united states 74 g L I Y I I I the liberals say that in in oui our Slat platform forra we have not provided foi for free rec schools 11 in days lays past ill tho system of barter in the ilie absence of cash was inimical to the establishment of ech schools oar our public schools arc are now partially free and in the near car future will undoubtedly bo be entirely so the educational interests of the territory have not been neglected those unable to pay have received free tuition there arc are no people in america who have been more liberal and tolerant than the citizens of utah this is evidenced by the tle patient submission of the people to tho the vilest abuses from a prostituted prostitutes press and from the liberal clement element in this political crisis whom shall wo we sup port our friends who will support tho the peoples platform in securing the greatest possible ible liberty to man mail woman and child consistent with nith the tile public welfare let us cast for the peoples candidate on the ath of november our undivided vote TAY TAYLOR 1011 ESQ Q read the fiat plank of tile peoples platform and made some pertinent remarks on the development of constitutional ional liberty until it reached its acme in the land of the free and became a beacon light coall to all nations ho ile exhorted the PeoV peoples los party to carefully guard by their ballots their rights and liberties and not bo be defrauded of the blessings of a tree free and liberal government b by eligar chiste ts under the name of liberals i he r als who seek to establish a despotism among a free people TAN NER jn JR EQ endorsed the V platform lat forin of the aco les party and the nomination of koa on n jolin john T caino caine as their delegate to Con congress grew wo we live under a fi free ec government and cla claim in equal rights L it becomes our imperative duty to fake take part in the functions of local self government and maintain our rights guaranteed to us by the tile fundamental principles of the tile C government ov ern ment our title to those rights is equal to that of any people in in any tiny part odthe of the united states batitis but it is sought to make the government of the territory as ns prescriptive proscriptive and oppressive ive as was that of the colonies under tinder the rule of great bri britain tain the liberal party have resorted to foulest means to influence legislation against us it now devolves upon us to set ourselves right before the world and maintain our freedom and as tile majority hold tho the balance of political power in the territory EDWIN STRATFORD ESQ said tho the platform of the peoples party earty contains the sentiments of tho the peoples party and odthe of alie lovers of liberty in every land they arc are eternal in their nature it is is our dut duty y to sustain these principles ac carding to liberal views it has almost become treason to call into question tho acts of an autocrat whose despotic will would subvert tile rights of the people wo do not loit want to vote veto for men irlin will raise raise our taxes and bring upon the territory a burdensome debt the people of idaho arc are cursed with a liberal ring who have plunged one county into a debt of A few years ago a liberal ring almost ruined florida cat eating g up its its 81 substance and running it m debt we do not want such rings to predominate among us I trust we shall all vote for the lion hen john ta T caine for our delegate to congress and endeavor with our utmost ability to preserve and maintain our rights speeches were also made by byl L W shurtliff burt liff wm win van dyke N Il montgomery and thomas wallace E asas S an on motion tho the peoples platform was ratified and the hon hen jolin john T caino caine sustained as the peoples choice for delegate to congress amidst roars of applause and cheers cheers A vote of thanks was given the chairman after which the meeting adjourned |