The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-02
Liberal Rally at Lehi.

N0MS having EeacHou LoHl VI Gu6
intention to hold a Liberal meeting,
our largest school house having been
obtained, and announcements being
made that Judge Van lille, David
Evans, jr,. Esq, and other distin-
guished gentlemen would be pre-
sent, 7 o'clock last evening
found the the building reasonably
well filled. A little after Z Ira
D. Wines, Esq, opened the pro-
ceedings, by announcing e. G.
Sutherland, Esq, as the first speaker.
Mr.. Sutherland opened by giving
reasons for the non-appearance of
the texpected speakers business
they could not, or dare not neglect.
He then commenced a brief his
tory sef the iMGy11oWer'S jurney
across the Atlantic, and the early
settlement of America; of the
great benefits to the human race,
and Mormons in particular, result
ing from that work; ard the great
Obligations we were under to so be-
nign government, and great rea-
son in returns that we all respect
and obey its laws. Said that if
polygamy was abolished, there
would be no conflict, and no need
of a Liberal party in Utah.
He denied that Van Zile ever said
he would rather shake hands with
convict than Mormon; together
with a few more small items
thrown in, the whole occupied
about three-quarters of an hour,
and if the meeting had been q
young meu'S institute, and the sub
ject the early settlement of Amer
lea, the discourse might have bsen
called pretty fair; but it left US very
dark as to any reasons for voting
for the Liberal nominee, or support
ing the Liberal principles or plat
form, Oh that they ever had plat
form. He then said he would
make way for Judge B. n. Baskin.
who had been to Congress. Baskin
arose and said he thought he
could convince US that we should
vote the Liberal ticket. He aston
ished Us by informing US that the
Liberals had built our railroads,
opened the mines, and thus found a
market for our produce at liberal
prices. Like Sutherland, he re-
viewed the history Of the May
fo1Oer and early settlement of the
country, showing that all the ma
lions which have contributed to The
settlement of America were and
are monogamic countries; and
that all civilization and great
and good principles were from
the same Christian nations. He
next spoke on men understanding
what they were voting about, and
| Franklin's argument was repeated,
as to whether the man or the don
key voted, under property qualif-
cation. Gall good, but seemed to
me foreign to the subject.) Next,
that all the Christian nations had
laws denouncing polygamy as a
crime; argue the right of Congress
to pass that or any other law; al
lowed men the right To test the
laws in the courts, but when tested
| they must be obeyed. Informed us
| that Congress had delegated to Utah
tie right to pass laws for local self.
government; we had abused that
| right by first passing laws to pro-
tect polygamy, and our continued
refusal to pass laws prohibiting it;
and thus, not to put ourselves in
harmony with the so, 900, 900, would
force Congress to repeal the Organic
| n lIc,cyI rNNa
| The only way to avert that was tC
put the Liberals in power. That al
the Peoples party belong to the
Mormon church, and that they had
| never elected an officer outside
of it; that polygamy was nothing
but lust, and that the measure
of a mans lust was the measure oil
his religion in that line; that poly
andria and eunuchs must, as ne
cessity exist, side by side witt
polygamy. Over an hour was spent
in a TRADE, similar to the above
when a motion to adjourn was made
and seconded but the speaker KEEP
, right on, going over the grounC
again. When the meeting had beer
held about two hours, about hal
of the people got up and left. Th'
speaker kept on for another hou
or until 1870, by the clock
making the meeting over tire,
hours long, the same line of remark
being continued, with other threats
criticisms, ETC., and a hope tina
nothing had been said to vex, but
4 it had, did not see how to help il
as what he had said were facts.
Mr.. VanZile can have no wors
political enemy than r. n. Baskir
and to disgust everybody with every
thing Liberal, it is only necessar
to send him. 1 believe that the FEY
members we have Of his own party
felt ashamed of the meeting. W
J returned to our homes, as wis
about any liberal principles or pla
form, as before, nothing hayin
been said about them.
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