The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-06-06
YOU BET WE'LL STAND.
The Liberals Meet and Decide
Hot 10 DiSband.
Great Victories Predicted by
the Speakers at the
Coming Election.
Judge Sutherland Thanks
God Nhitecotion and Sax
eY Left the Party.

The Liberals of Utah county met in
the Courthouse on Friday afternoon at
, o'clock. Judge Jones stated that the
object of the meeting was to consider
the question whether the Liberals in
Utah county Will still continue as an
organization The Central Commit
tee had advised the Liberals to stick
together In reality the present
meeting should Lave been a County
Central Committee meeting, but as
there was not q majority of the COM
miltee present, all Liberals would be
allowed to vote.
On motion of Commissioner Hills,
the resolutions of the Territorial Cen
tral Committee We're read by Judge
Jones and adopted.
Ga motion of A. @. Sutherland. the
meeting was turned into a Liberal
meeting exclusively.
The resolutions were then again
read for the benefit Of two or three
who had come in late.
\. q. Sutherland then took the floor
ard in his remarks struck at White
cotton. Kellogg, S1Xey and Cash. He
thanked God that the Liberal party
had got rid OF them. He said: | do
not want the Liberal party to disbaud,
and until the Peoples party show they
are sincere and do disband | can have
no faith in them. | do not believe the
Liberals viii lose anything by sticking
together. Just at the time when we
are on the eve OF victory is the time
we should stand solid rs a phalanX.
This idea of the lamb and the lion ly
ing down together l have no faith in,
unless it can be shown me that the
lion viii not eat the lamb. There are
members of the Peoples party with
whom | can associate and can take 4
drink with. and with whom ] can also
do business. l believe there should be
two parties. ard | believe there always
viii be. The Peoples party reminds
lie II a little story in which a Ken
q ckian was trying to sell certain
man e mule that he owned. He dWelt
d .cnT time on the good qualities Of
Il mule The man listened patiently
aa.; ut she close of the mules praises
he aid Your mule may be ali you
q Is for 6, but il has no ancestry and
n" hone of postprity That is what
think Of ire Peoples party. have
blea accused OF being among the first
-GalN0ca.e division on national lines,
but Ahat bave always sad is that if
4 ~ : Is q Democrat or a Republican
81 az thing IT, let hm come out and
az .aIe b. II us division is for the
cd CATION If t.Ie masses it is good; but
If II is for h. s!iIiag Of the Liberal
q IT, | q ma Wal any OF it.
Mir DaiiW. OF springyilie. said he
had lived e long me n tliS Territory
ard il}J ..eH iaH workings of church
rule ] believe shat after mex. August
the church VIII sap ta all parties, YOu
save UutliTed your Usefulness. | have
il1 more use for Won. ! believe the
leaders OF the church are at the head
Of this division because they zee we
az on the eve of victory. ! was one
ei lr irst in this Territory to cast a
vote against q rheOcracy. We have no
evidence that The People 5 party viii
dIaband. / have no faith in it myself.
/ lave been y picket gucrd TO the par
ty who opened the way for Americans
to come into this Territory. | am a
Liberal, and one Of the first to help
Geht the Church party I don t think
the new corners into this Territory
can understand it as well as Old
settlers Those who have been
cut through the Territory in the
izterest of either party. nave
been in the interest Of the Church
To divide right ON The eve of victory
would be folly The Peoples party
change their politics as often as
they please, and VIII change when
ever the leaders of the Church
tel them to. / want to say right
here. that every improvement in this
Territory, everything that has been
for the good of the Territory. has been
the work of Liberals. The free
schools are tberpsUlt of Liberal laborS.
The speaker then read the rlsoluti~re
adopted bv rhe Central Comr4,tee
against dividing on national lines. and
said: In The event OF Statehood we
would be at The mercy OF theOcracy.
! am going TO take up private labor
with Mr.. WhiJecOtt0n and win him
back to rs again.
A. A. Noon spoke oH the chestnut
of Gentiles being oslacissd il Utah
He said he was opposed 10 church
government, but WAS soldier of the
Liberal @ se ana would stay with the
old ship rs long as there was Il spar
aloat
Mr.. Staten, Of Springyille, made u
few remai Ks. sJting that he was most
decidedly ia favor OF sticking to-
gether.
Elmer B. Jones: | have noticed
that the old veterans who have so long
fought in the Liberal cause are the
ones who still hold to il. while only
the young members. who are ambi-
tious and full Of the enthusiasm of
eastern politics wanted TO disband the