The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-15

Inc STATE central Ut mCCIdIIC Gull Nv
tee and many prominent democrats
from all parts OF Utah met at Salt
Lake city on Monday evening October
18th to consider the present crisis OF
church interference with state that is
upon US, and alter due and calm dc
liberation issued the following serious
ane solemn address aid call for the
reassem bling of the delegates that COM
posed the convention that met at Og-
den on September 5, 1895:
Since the nomination. OF the demo-
cratic state ticket, through no fault OF
| the democratic party, there has arisen
Crisis IN the political affairs OF this
territory. IL has been caused by The
| efforts of designing und INSCRIPTIONS
republicans, who have used and dis
torted ill-advised statements of high
church officials in order to secure
| tLelr own designing ends. Efforts are
| being made TO cause the people who
have been taught to reverence author
ity, that the dominant church OF Utah
| desires the defeat Of the democratic
ucket. This condition of things needs
| the serions consideration oil every
| thinking man and woman. Ii presents
| before the people a question before
which all others are dwarfed. 1t re-
lates to the rights OF persons and the
personal and political freedom of every
individual. The democratic party,
which has ever been the party of the
| fullest freedom TO the citizen, pro-
poses to meet this issue and to fight
it.out that it may be settled for ali
J time. That peace may come to the
people OF Utah. That the adoption OF
| The constitution that is presented for
| the consideration of the people may
not be defeated.
1t has no quarrel with any church /;
| it admits the right of every society TO
govern and control its members IN
It's own affairs, so long as the rights
Of the state OF the rights of other IN
dividuals are not eDcrOached upon.
lis grievance has been caused by those
who are ready and willing to drag the
cross of Christ In the mud and dust
and filth of politics, to advance selfish
ends. 1t matters not whether this Was
occasiOned by innocent motives or In
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and an issue has been raised. There
should be no injustice done to any man.
There should ba no interference with
the rights OF any church OF of any in
diyiduai; but Tor the good OF Utah rs
well as Tor the good OF democracy the
quest ton should be met in manly
way, and IN a manner that the people
will know that the democracy has
spoken and will act accordingly, @.-.s.sr
Therefore, in view of conditions eX-
listing, in order that there may be is
sued a declaration of political indie
pendence and for the purpose OF de-
clariug that no man or set OF men shau
hereafter use the power Or the
name OF any church or ecclesiastical
authority to control the votes OF the
political sentiment of any citizen, the
democratic state committee, duly as
sembIed at Salt Lake city on Monday,
the 18th day of October, 1895, by un
animouS vote, hereby directs the re
assem- bling of the delegates that com
posed the convention that met at Og-
den on the 9Th day Of September, 1898,
at Salt Lake city, on Tuesday, the 22nd
day OF October, 1895, st the hour OF 10
am. All delegates to the late conVen-
ton are earnestly requested that lay
ing aside ali business and excuses they
attend this convention for the good OF
Utah and all the people, and thus aid
ID settling once and Tor eli one OF the
questions that has so long harassed ali
classes in this territory,
The convention will also be empow"
cred to take such other action than
that stated in this call as tile exigen-
cies of the occasion may require.
o. w. POWERS. Chairman.
e. a. MCDANIEL, Secretary.