Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-03

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ON May %, 1891. pursuant 10 y call
signed BY leading Republican iiiberaisi
mass meeting was held In salt Lake
City, for tho purpose, NJ stated In the
call, "to organize Republican party
In Utah upon national party nncs.'
The meeting was largely attended and
the question ~ TO whether the 0rganl'
zAtlon should take placa ably pfeIent
cd on 10th sides by Liberal and Nor
mon speaker. The following reeolu-
! tons wer. offered, and, being put TO
vote, declared adopted, despite the pro,
test u large number who dcclafuu
the chairman In error
"ilegoivod, That u Is the sense of
this meeting that political parties IN
Utah should BE- organir'd with nalon-
NJ questions and politios, and 10 not In
harmony with .hc national pariics.
That the general principles OF tho
National Republican party are beet
adapted 70 promote tho welfare OF
Utah aud its peoole, and that the mn.
terlsl aud political condition " our
Territory make II the duty Of Rephbli'
cana 10 at once organize in harmony
with the National Republican party.
We invite all voters NJ whatever
former party or political affiliations to
Join our party aud assist la pefiec!lng
such organization.
Resolved, that the chairman Of this
meeting appoiut a c1mmltice Of ecyen
10 take STEPS 10 perfect County lie.
publlcan organization for salt Lake
county, and committee Of seven 10
take steps 10 perfect a Territorial Re.
publican organization In conjunction
with commlreees from othcr coun.
tics.O
on May 23rd. 1891, call wa,
published, signed by leading Demo-
cratic Liberals Of Salt Lake Guy, invit.
ing the Democrats "who believe that
the time has not yet come to abandon
the Liberal party" 10 meet on Mon
day, May 2jlh, 1891. The meeting was
attended by q larg. number, and thu
following resolution adopted.
"Itesolved, by the Democrats OF Sal
Lake CITY In mass convention as
sembled, nearly one thousand la mum.
bcr, that the Democrats OF Salt Lake
Clty are true 10 tho Liberal party and
ask all loyal citizens 10 stand with
them shoulder to shoulder for Ameri-
eau prinoiplrs."
on May 2Srd, 1891, tho Territorial
Liberal committee me, at Salt Lab,
City, Utah, aud unanimously adopted
the following rcsolutiong
1--WE the Territorial Liberal com
rnlttee Of Utah Territory, In meeting
assembled for the purfo GEO OF consider
| Ing the question as " tn, future In
torests anI welfare of the Liberal party
In Utah, present the following pfoambl,
| and resolutions.
"WhereAs, for upwards Of twenty
/ Year, last past there has bsen n party
In this Territory that has stood FOL
| American principles aud American
ideas, composed Of men Of all shades oI
national political belief, and who hav,
stood hero shoulder TO shoulder, fight
Ing u theOcrAcy, aud
Whereas. during all that period, ant
for twenty years prior TO that time, thi
theoeratic government stood as {
menace toAmcficln institutions, and will
bold front, opposed TO the Just exc
cutiDn OF government laws, and
Whereas, daring all these years they
were bound by political, social and com
mcrcial ties, such as never before bOun,
a people together In this country, and
Whereas. the opportunity OF dividinl
I
present, they have, with unanimity &c
mafklbie In iis character. never suggest
cd or intimatcd the advisaDility oi so do
ing until the present time, and
| Whereas, the reason for their pTcsen
anxiety Is SO patent and unmisiakable a
To make their pledges OF party lealty
TO say the least, questionable. and
Whereas. we believe a great part o
the mission Of the Liberal party hN
been filhlled, yet there still remains I'm
portant work for u to do; therefore, b
Il
Resolved, tina, we do not endorse
sanction, or countenance In any way tn
attempt on the part Of a few men who fol
mefly affiliated with the Liberal party 4
disrupt that organization. because W
believe that dismembermrntmcan state
hood, and 10 our opinion Utah will no
be prepared for statehood until the iro
hand of the Church Is removed ifor
the political throat of Its adhercnts.
Resolved, that while we congtaiulat
the Mormon Church on the stand II ha
taken on polygamy, aud trust our belle
Ia is sincerity Is not misplaced, an
while We hope that with education iror
their own ranks the time may specdil
come when their constituents shall b
able to take part inlelligenily, rom Ind
yidual conviction. aud not ffor
pricstly dictatlon,in national polii cs y
we cannot believe from their past recon
that their sudden change OF heart car
with safety, be relied upon.
Resolved, that We hereby appeal to n
! Liberals OF Utah, Irrespective OF part,
, TO stand firm Ia advocating and disscm
Mating the doctrines that have won 4
Us such splendid victories and so MAJ
nilicenily advanced our material pro
periiy throughout the Territory, belle,
ing as we do that the great majority
the Liberal party will la It's Wise judi
: ment be able TO decide when the tin
Is ripe and proper for national dv.fe
on party lines.
On May 94lh, 1891, the SAT- Isl
: HerdM having passed, as was clsirle
! under the control OF democrats, iormc
Is Identified with the Liberal party, a
: nounced that Il would hereafter be pa
lished as the organ OF the Utah Demo
: facy.
Y Previous to this time the Salt Lal
Q Evening Times had given Us support
! the movement ia favor OF the. Organil
o tion,of the Republican party.
On May 99th, 1891, in response to
y call issued by the central committee, d
precinct committees aud the club ol
d GERS OF the Peoples party-Mormon--
, Salt Lake County met, and after spir
cd discussion unanimously adopted h
4 following resolutions;
!. "Whereas, the Peoples party
Il been maintained for the purposes
i resisting attempts to curtaii and {
h slroy the political rights and priyileg
. OF the majority OF the peoI
II OF Utah, and is chief opponent has be
Il the so-called Liberal party, who
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