Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-21
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. THURSDAY MAY 81, 1891.

here tonight any b-rsains have been
made. Any u1u who says there hHs,
iivL We do u9s inset the question
with harl'Hins, hut We morl n llkc
men. A local paprr has rnid II would
be- crime 10 urlauizi tue Republican
PARTY here now. That was said uf
it, founders, hut they ate rcvnred ~
prophets tojay. 50 II you cruelty us
today, We will be the prophets Of 10.
morrow. II has been fald N We or
gauizo we slall have 10 receive some
who have never been Republicans. |
answer that whom the gfiul national
Republican party was nrsi organized,
II took IN all that would COME tO II,
Whigs, Fme s1ilors, Liberty men. aud
every shade o. political belief. 10 T.
asked. "Shall we divide the Llbafal
party on national llues?" Tumultn0uH
cries Of "NOl Nol" from tho audience
Interrupted the speaker, who cnntin-
ucl;Gcuilcmen,you real green; III "a.
vldOd alrcadyl We ART here 10 make the
situation. Tho Democrats have len u,
organized n party, and We can't even
try TO organize Republican cluh
without being ovefpOwcrgi by n howl.
Ing mob. see M. Clute before me,
who was formerly Republican. lf
he had been hired 10y the Democrats at
SO day he could not do better worl,
FOE them. fGrtat laughter and con.
fusion The Democrats are gone aud
the Republicans must move, and for
Ouu | am ready 10 welcome sll the
"Alormons" who will join ~. None
ui the gentlemen VI the opposition are
better "l.iherals" than | was, but ! am
n "Libcml" no lonyefl tGrcat
applause and tumultl The hatred Of
the past must be buried. Under the
ilng II l. our duty 10 unite and try 70
advance Republican principles.
Amid applause Tor Mr.. Xlnes Henii.
mcnts, noisy dlsapproval Of them aud
loud cries for
W. II. DICKSON,
the chair announced that gentle man,
Of whose remarks tho following Is n
synopsisi
This IL n time when man, who
has the best interests Of his country at
heart, cannot afford to stand nloof and
be- Indifferent. We should be- willing
10 ascribe " ono another the credit Of
sincerity. The question Mt issue IA one
that for Importance Is without preco-
donce IN Utah. Never before have
the "LlberhlsD Of this Territory been
confronted by such q crisis. The men-
sure l. 10 far reaching In IL nature n
TO be- beyond limit, and the step once
/ taken can mover DO retraCed. Hasty
and ill.cousllorcd conclusions, like
unto this, are the oXtrem.
/ lty Of focklcssnuss and folly. II
!. asserted that the "Liber.
al" party has been destroyed. /
deny II. The whole thing IN n Demo.
cratic trick. Tho Democrats are oN.
cecdingly anxious for Republican
organization. Many VI them have
come 10 me personally, and said,
dickson, you had better he up and
doing, ~ va are cutting tho ground
from under your feet" Years ago n
Joint organization was effected In this
city 10y Republicans and Democrats
against an Institution that was men.
ace 10 our government. To disband
ourselves now Is premature aud unsafe.
a few months ago there was AN official
proclamation issued 10y the "Church, 4"
that no more plural marriages were to
be consumated. believe that the
| "MOrmOns~ are sincere In the
abolishment OF polygamy, but we
should let good enough alone
and allow It to fnictify aud
bear fruit. l tell you why. IL there
any one In the Peoples party, within
OF without the Priesthood, any one who
has any authority 10 speak who has
given any assurance that there IL any
Intention Of tho Enormous" TO Join
either Of the great partlciG am OF the
conviction that the leaders OF the
Church are playing an astute CANT
In conjunction with the Democratic
party, aud that they 1.-THE "Mormons"l
are only anxious 10 secure statehood
for Utah, which will be Inevitable II
this course Ia prosecuted 10 finish. |
believe further that there IL league Of
some kind with the Church auth crit.
les.
lIano and others on the platform:
"rhe statement Il not true; there has
been no understanding."l 1 believe
the "Alormons" will Keep faith with
both parties for time, | mean until
Utah becomes state. They win then
elect their own governor and have their
own legislature and they would DO fools
u they didn't.
This chairman announced S the
next speaker
HoS. JOHN HENRY SMITH,
who was received with a hush OF TX.
pectRncy by the entire audience, there
being a universal interest TO know how
this "Mormon leaderv would treat the
situation. Mr.. Smith said In sub.
| stance:
Mr.. Dickson has remarked that we
should dlspasslonately consider propo-
sitlons affecting the future prosperity
OF this Territory, and prepare 10 make
llopublicanism prevalent Ia II. | en-
done this sentiment. / stand here rs
n representative Of the Peoples party,
aud can express my views with candOr
The members Of that party have be.
lleved that they We're fighting for the
principles OF religious liberty. They
could not conscienliously yield at the
first attack, but felt bound In honor
and In conscience TO have the ques.
tons Involved fully canyassed before
Congress, the country aud especially
the court Of last resort. but the rove
latlons given the "MOrmon" people for
their guidance require them 10 oboy
tho laws Of the land In which they
live, and the supreme tribunal OF our
nation having passed upon the ques-
tons involved In the contest, tho
mormon" people accept it, arbllra-
ment. They realize thar the decisions
of that court must bp obpyel mr. the