Show rawlins at the opera house makes a typical democrat speech ken hold an enthusiastic in the old novelty theater it was great and every democrat was in earnest II 11 II 11 was as looking aa over when he called abo democrat meeting to order saturday night in the opera house and introduced lion david evans alio after his speech was in turn to present to those assembled the orator of the evening delegate joseph L rawlins aspirant fora second term aud traveling on his record the opera aion ee was packed from pit to dome and was simply but tastefully decorated with flags and the stage was artistic lly set with several rows ot chairs arraigned in a semicircle semi circle on the left of the stage was a charming little bay win dow which framed features of councilman howard carpenter as in a david evans made one of bis characteristic te speeches in which he ascribed all that was good to the democrats and all that was naughty to the republicans he evidently visa much disaffected with the republican county ticket and warmly roasted the party for the contemptibly babe methode used to nominate to honorable some contemptibly base men that is lio d say they were base bat interred much and referred to the way some republicans had bolted a portion of the ticket the lion david evans is cute he waited to speak last night and took the opportunity to ask the people to vote for him ho should however be careful to always camo on the side of veracity instead of making such wild charges of implied rascality against tho republican candidate for delegate to congress frank J cannon of course the crowd was good natured and let him talk they for a moment think he meant all he said one big bid for the vote of the people to send him to the constitutional convention was a direct pledge to work to keep that con vo atlon nonpartisan non partisan whether le meant it Is for all good democrats and republicans to decide after mr evane sat down the big four sang a delightful selection which was heartily encored miss elliott presided at the piano when mr lawus wag announced the crowd broke loose it was one roar and yell for nearly a minute honest joe took it quietly and knew just when to start to speak mr pawling speaks well and for nearly two houra held the attention of bis audience As thoi gentleman advanced to the front of the stage and commenced to speak the wear and tear of fix weeks ot a vigorous campaign apparent both in face and voice but he warmed up to his subject the hoarseness dieal TK ired in opening mr rawlins said in sub blanco mr chairman ladies and gentlemen I 1 am quite certain that neither mr evans or yourselves must any intelligent remarks from roe tonight to night but let me thank you for this exceedingly cordial reception if I 1 only can merit tho high in which you hold me I 1 shall bo happy alter six weeks oi campaign speaking my voice is somewhat the worse for wear but I 1 still in the ring applause continuing he said down south while 1 was there they said it ia all light here how is it in the north voice on ahr stage its all right while in logan a few nights ago the crowds thronged the streets and they said cache valley is all right by majority and when I 1 went out west it was all right and only yesterday when I 1 went to wasatch the browda said Wasatch too Is all right full majority for the democrats and so the grand bravo tree hearted democrats are malchire mar chire on to the great triumph which they aro to receive on election day and it is an important election too you are to egeit on that day men who are to lay alie foundation of the new state men alio areto build for all time not just for the present moment but to guard the happiness of after generations the constitution of the new stale must be bullied on justice then he give some good advice to casting a ballot for men ot lionor and integrity that they might never regret the casting of their vote on the statehood question mr rawlins made a bt denial of the tact that the republicans were in any way entitled to tho credit 0 divine utah statehood and claimed all the credit for the democratic party to endeavor to impress his hearers with alio impossibility to his political mina 0 the republicans having furthered statehood he said did the minority frame prepare introduce and secure the final passage of this bill continuing Conti nuin on the statehood question he referred to the charged up be said by a statute made by the republican party the credit is duo not to me but to one of the men nominated for the constitutional convention ID egaas for the cancellation of this debt for be it was who suggested to me the idea on which I 1 prepared the amendment which was finally adopted applause mr rawlins then spoke earnestly for allot the democratic candidates tor the constitutional plea being frequently punctuated with applause leasing quickly to some of the leading campaign arguments lie spoke of fhe republicans laying the evila of the present day the distress poverty and general financial ruin and uncertainty on the of the democratic party to power that as oon as tho democrats were seburn in their positions ahe people became frightened and the result was the present uncertainty and general distress mr rawlins endeavored to impress bis bearers with fallacy of eccli an argument by calling attention to the fact that the democratic president who came into power in 1892 not clothed with powers to legislate new lawa or to abrogate old ones and that the laws mr cleveland was compelled to execute were those framed by republicans while in control from 1861 to 1893 he called attention to the first democratic legislation enacted after that party had a working majority in congress the alleon bill which the republicans say is an abomination bat which in reality they dont attempt to describe and eay just what it is mr forgot to eulogize the wilson bill and instead started in to tear down llie fabric of protection he pitched into tho mckimley McK icley bill with the evident intention of tearing it to pieces but when he had finished had failed to dissect the bill and find a flaw in it but instead devoted his energy and rhetoric to a denunciation of the general principle of protection he claimed as do all democratic orator that protection was a that it added to the cost of goods in this country and simply protected the rich he ridi homo market which alie re belie fostering he failed 0 course to chow just where the aileon bill was superior to tho mckinley bill he boldly claimed however that since the mckinley bill went on the statute beoh wages had commenced to drop that from oc ober to july 1 1892 leas than two years there were recorded strikes and lockouts in the protected districts he referred iron age as announcing a reduction in the wages of the employee in the iron steel industries of from 15 per cent 40 per cent and this after the enactment cf tho mckinley bill which bad promised higher waged and more geni eral prosperity he made the assertion thai one third of the laboring classes of the protected states waa alien born and interred that the protected manufacturer fac forced his men to work for such low wage that they were to strike when their places would be immediately filled with the poor labor of europe all tho distress of the past few months is the outgrowth and fruits of pernicious republican legislation bo great was the bulwark of republican protection that labor coald not save a del la rand must starve when ever tern and live upon I 1 clarity cLai ity this protection pros but to one claas trusts and manu facture rs in 1891 the sugar was incorporated in new jersey and in three short years had made by of the fostering aid of tho mckinley bill tho cuaar bounty provision came in tor a share of mr condemnation and the republicans were responsible for stealing from tho american people by this means edme annually and gave his hearers to understand that the sugar arnst had been up to its present gai proportions by the republican parly lie endeavored to deny the charge made by the republican speakers that ahe democratic party favored the sugar trust by protecting dupar in the bill by tamely asserting the house had stricken all protection from suar but when the bill cot to the senate chero there was only a slim democratic majority and where in reality the populists held the balance of power the banate took away a fsr nt protection on refined sugar bonfy leaving and imposed a tariff of 40 per cent adva lorum or raw sugar mr raelius had bat little to eay about lead except to bay that as pro traction trec tion had blidt ap a sugar trust eo biad it built up a lead trust which so affects utah and others which have sprung up because the foreigner was shut out why the foreign manufacturer should be so worried over and petted why he should be given an equal chance with the american mr rawlins neglected to explain he however said that the wilson bill did not go far to suit him if he had the chance and the power he would rend the temple of protection in two until not one stone was left he wanted to be enlightened and learn inn value of protection bat so far had heard nothing substantial in its favor nothing but glittering generalities on tho silver question mr rawlins apparently stands like nearly every voter in the west but many differ with the gentleman as to who is the friend who ie lie enemy of friendly silver legislation mr rawlins ascribed all the evils of financial legislation since 1873 to the republican party although all his points on the subject as on other leading questions were made by him in the nature of a defense of abo democratic policy ho endeavored to show by a hasty review of legislation in congress from 1873 to the present day that the democrats had done everything in their power to restore silver to the place it held prior to 1873 he asserted that the democrate were opposed to tho repeal of the sherman act during the special session of congress unless a free coinage bill was substituted he claimed that tho republican leaders objected to all tho propositions advanced and that the failure to substitute a free silver bill for the sherman purchasing act was owing to tho opposition of the republicans free coinage must come and without aid of england for that country would never consent to it and be that salvation must come through tho democratic party mr rawlins thought the republicans when they met in denver should have de blared in no uncertain terms where they stood on iho silver question it they were honest they could have written a silver plank in a minute or two for it Is eo easy to bo honest it was manifest be eaid that they never intended to benefit silver the restoration of the south he said depends on the restoration of silver tho west must join bands with the south or she would be compelled to seek aid from the gold bug east the east will only ally herself with the south to preserve tha domination of the whito man and the south will surrender eur render her allegiance to silver to to the domination of the white man he felt sura the voters of utah appreciated alie opportunity and would work for silver and do their duty on election day by voting the democratic ticket according to mr rawlins frank J cannon has various reasons for ace aoi for the boon of statehood in san feie mr cannon acordi Dg to rawlins eaid god did it gave utah statehood in beaver he gave about the samo reason while he cot to salt lako be os LAST rm tM ift PROM fiirst atoe paid the people did it now said in that bo was right the people did it by their record in the post their mu and manhood they have won their reward and are entitled to all they have tho boon of statehood and more than congress can ever give them in regard to hie charges of how mr matlins straddled the church property question mr pawlina blandly brands hie accusers as tapp ie plated ciare winding up on the statehood question in defense of alie democratic taken that statehood was secured by them mr rawlins eaid very earnestly knowing what who did it when the republicans beato that their minority in congress f aced tho democratic majority to pass the statehood bill I 1 state it is false mr rawlins speech though able was marked by its defensive nature there w s nothing evinced but timidity half apology for what had been done in alie past but no bold argument in favor of success for alie future cleveland was practically ignored and nota alio royal reception which mr his audience colder and colder and when lie and took his peat tharo was barely a ripple of applause lion lorin farr addressed alie crowd for a few minutes and after a selection by the glee club the meeting adjourned |