Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-21
the CACHE COUNTY ELECTION.
statement by Responsible Citizens Re-
rardlng Moses Thatcher's Speech.

Tn, special agitation originating
,yith the ietter OF Rev. VIM. II. Camp
b.iI. OF Mendon, published In the Salt
J'aLa Tribune OF the 9th inst, has been
int.nsified by the reiteratiOn and re-
Endorsement Of Camphelps charges In
the Tribune Of the 10th Inst. The
citizens Of Logan, irrespective OF
,a,,v. feel acandallzed aud misrepre-
,.nt.d by report concerning the ac-
,jon and character Of the community
ss n whole which, IL not absolutely
un,ruihful, could only by an extreme
,a.sibility be true Ia relation 10 some
abs,sire, unknown and irresponsible
actor. II crime be committed IN a
community, IL II fair or true 10 charge
IN. commission Of the crime to the
whole population? II Il charged that
Auoatle Thatcher made speech on the
saturday evening previous 10 the cleo
NON. and thnt lie cxorted his apostolic
authority Az efiectually that many re-
uulllcana who had Just come In from
m adjoining meeting Of their own, tore
IN their republican tadgcs and openly
,,nounccd thcis rcpublicanism. Not
only this, II IN further charged that
thewhole election was farce IN that
n was determined wholly by ecclesiaa-
tlcal dictation, that all the earnestness
and energy and dlsputntion Of the
canvass was mere invention and n
phantasmagoris gotten up for tho pur-
pose Of deception.
Such reports are ~ falso "a they are
unscrupulous. Ifany Republican tore
oil his badge aud Tunounced his Re-
publlcanlsm In consequence Of Moses
Thatchor's speech, nobody In Logan
knows about II; nobody approves such
an act. But more than this, II was 10y
no means Ia harmony with the spirit
OF the canvass. Everything Indicated
freedom aud individuality.
In his short speech Moses Thatcher
reminded the people that they were
free, absolutely under the control Of
their own hearts and Wills. lie prompt
ed them to use their own minus; he re-
pealed "read, read" that you may
know how 10 cast your vote. He said
further, what Ia more important un.
der the circumstance: "fhe mau
who advises you 10 knife n gentleman
on your ticket because he iHa gentle u
no friend to thu people" The fact Il,
tho Logan canvass was n hot one, ener'
gitlc aud spirited In all Ia bearings.
On the Saturday preceding the cleo.
ton there were large PROFESSIONS OF bOth
tartlcs, men and women, the ladies' In
ilre numbering over $40, being about
equally divided between the republic
eau and democratic parties. This
same spirit continued throughout
election day, the following Monday.
Both PARTIES were confident aud
vlgilani. The republicans gained
81 votes over their count nj the pre-.
cecding election. Tue Democrats
gained larger percentage Of tho un.
decided vote, they having 100 nj the
preceding school election and 3l5 on
August SID. hut Il must be rcmem-
bcred that the past predictions OF the
people were Democratic, at least they
snppo o ~, aud there IL the further
fact that II il easier to make Demo.
crats than educate Republicans, rs II
takes only one thought To make n
Democrat and Il takes ut least two
thoughts to make Republican. Hut
whether Democrat or Republican,
everybody Ia Logan knows that he
wns free TO choose. There was no "dic.
tation," no Counsel" nothing that
came from the hcads Of the Church.
such was the case, 80 far as instruc-
tl0n was concerned, In this whole
county. They were NIL free. with
respect 10 the specific allegations Of tho
Tribune, the following declaration and
Protest IL made by the citizens Of Logan
whose official and business occupations
are Indicated In connection with theiI
names:
Whereas, Tho Salt Lake Tribune has on
the 10Th Inst. and on other occasions pub
hshod aud endorsed certain statements
relative 10 a Democratic rally at Logan,
Utah. ON Saturday evening, August ist,
1891, viz. "lIo saw the people climb over
the rail- and mako a rush when Moses
Thatcher was called"
"Ho saw more than one Mormon, vine
had posed as a Republican, tear his Re-
publican badge ON
ale rendered distinctly Of hearing
him Moses Thatcher tell 81 the river Of
tears that had boon shed In this Terri
tory, because OF Republican tyranny"
Therefore, We, the undersigned, cltl-
zens and residents OF Logan, Utah, Ger.
lily that We were present at the said
Democratic meeting, and that we sat to-
gother on tho platform. facing the audi.
enoo, thus having ample opportunity fOT
observation. The meeting was held In the
outdoor dancing floor, which IN about
sixty fcOt square surrounded with fence
about fonr foet high with only ono on
trance, which was near tho platform.
Tho enclosure was crowded with ladies
and gentlemen, especially noar the fence,
inside and outside, all nroundi tho whole
scene being brilliantly lighted by several
electric arc lights. We were present dur.
ing tho whole meeting, and heard Moses
Thatohef's speech, which WAS delivered
from tho platform ON which We were
sitting. Being thus qualified 20 know
and speak, we heartily and sincerely de-
clare that tho words above ascribed "a
Moses Thatcher were not used by HIM
nor any similar words containing the
same or kindred meaning. lilo said
nothing about "Ropublican tyranny"
Referring TO the other statement rola'
tive 10 republicans tearing oil theil
badg0sn and 'tho crowd climbing over
tho railing" we, 10 the best OF oul
knowledge and belief, declare that they
are utterly false and uniounded.
Dlllgont inquiry has been made In Thu.
community, and no ono van be found Il
confirm such statements, nobody boliey
Ing that any republicans tore OIL thoil
badges. Tho statement IN universally
regarded IN Idle aud false, not to say ma
llciOus.
q. y. FuLLMEn, County Clerk,
q, w. THATCHER, Banker,
y. w. SLOAN, Edhor Logan JouTidi.
JOSEPH MonnELL, Merchant
y, w. 6REENE, Clergyman.
INowALp q. THonfsES, County Atty.
NonLE wAnRuM, JR., Lawyer.
Tho undersigned woro present ut said
meeting and formed part Of the audi
once In front OF SAID platform aud here
with certify as above sol out by the pro
eeding slgnors.
:. NJ, MoLEN, Farmer.