The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-11

the worst passions of men. He said he had
the petition from hotel where it
had remained four days with four sigma
lures to it.
MIR. O'Brien then read the following
and put it to vote, asking for a
show OF hands 1t was carried with but
one dissenting vote:
To the honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States in
Congress assembled:
Observation-Disclosures, An attempt is be-
ing made to deprive large number of
American citizens Of the elective franchise
solely on account of their membership in
an unpopular religious organization: AMI
Whereas, The motive of this effort is
purely political with the view of transferr
ing to the minority OF voters in this terri
tory the local control which of right should
be vested in the majority; and
Whereas this proposed Acknowledgement
is to take effect without a judicial hearing
and Withoutany criminal accusation against
the parties or either of them; And whereas
this scheme is being conducted under the
false pretense that it is designed to sup
press Pc ygamy;in Utah;
Therefore we, who are Gentle citizens
OF this territory, denounce this attempted
legislation as unrepublican, undemocratic
and unnecessary. Practical polygamy siS
fast disappearing in Utah. We will favor
any legislative and constitutional measure
for its entire extinction. We will also sup
port any lawful plan to keep separate and
distinct, the affairs Of any and every
church from the affairs Of State and from
politics. But we are opposed to prose-
cution on account of creed or worship, and
to any interference with civil or religious
liberty
We regard, as unwise and detrimental to
the business interests and material growth
and progress Of Utah, any legislation
which will tend to disrupt the associations
which have been formed for the general
good, between MORN ons and Mormons.
We consider it unjust to inflict upon cit
liens who have never violated the anti
polygamy laws, the same political punish
ment that has been melted out to polyg
amists.
We therefore respectfully memorabilia
your honorable body to refrain from pass
ing either Of the bills that have been intro
duced in Congress to debar citizens who
have taken an oath not to violate the laws
of our country from voting, holding office
and serving as jurors, and which have been
designed for the political enslavement of
the many for the political advancement of
the few in Utah, as we are convinced that
such legislation is needless and contrary to
the genius of American institutions.
The following named gentlemen then
circulated the memorial for signatures: j.
E. Brown, 127 e. First East; Vencamp 81
Mccain, 245 w. First South; G. Oils, 3z5
S. First West; W. p. McKeever, 1853 S.
First West: Oscar Peterson, Utah Com
mcrcial and Savings bank block; G. M.
Hansen, 20 e. Third South.
Mr.. O'Brien promised to make a canvass
Of the city next week. He then read the
following resolution, which was handed
up by j W. Smith, and which was adopted:
''In view of the necessity of thorough
organization of the Democratic party in
Utah it is the sense of this meeting, and it
| is hereby resolved that immediate steps be
taken to institute complete ward organ
ization of the Democrats of this city, and
the Salt Lake City Democratic club is
| hereby requested to take immediate steps
to cary out the purpose of this resolution,
81. w. SMITH"
After speaking of the necessity of
organization, Mr.. O'Brien read the follow
ing resolutions, which was adopted:
| Whereas, 1t has become patent to resi-
dent Democrats of Salt that the great lever
| of public opinion the Associated Press. is
manipulated in this city by one Pat Ian
non, who is interested in radical Re
publican newspaper, to wit, the Salt Lake
Tribune. And
| Whereas, His incompetency compels him
to delegate to one Bill Nelson, preiudiced
employee of the Tribune, the power OF
sending dispatches And,
Whereas, There is going to be an i'm
portant election for county officers in this
county in August, in which the Democrats
will be contestants. Therefore
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
mass meeting of Democrats, numbering
several thousands, that we are firmly i'm.
pressed with profound conviction that
Nelson willss vilify, distort and suppress
Democratic news of Importance to the
Democracy in the nation, because of his
inherent and distinctive prejudice against
Democrats.
Resolved, That those resolutions be for
warded to Senator Calvin S. Brice chair
man of the national Democratic committee
with arequest thathe use his influence tt
have fair minded man appointed as Associ
ated Press agentin Salt Lake, as the Asso
ciated Press should be impartial and IN
biased politically.
Three rousing cheers were given for tht
Democracy, after which the meeting ad
journed.
We are offering for this week only, 215x1!
rods, with four-room house, on Fourth
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