The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-18

The state central democratic commit
tee and many prominent democrats
from al! parts of Utah met at Salt
Lake city on Monday evening October
i4sh to consider the present crisis oil
church interference with state that is
upon US, and after due and calm de-
liberation issued The following serious
ane solemn address aid call for the
reassemb 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. 1t 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
tkelr own designing ends. Efforts are
being made TO cause the people VINO
have been taught to reverence author
ity, that the dominant church OF Utah
desires the defeat of the democratic
ticket. This condition of things needs
the serious consideration OF every
thinking man ana woman. Ii presents
before the people d question before
which all others are dwarfed. il re-
Iates 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 all |
time. That peace may come to the |
people of Utah. That the adoption of |
The constitution that is presented for |
che 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 Che state or the rights of other M
diyiduals are not encroached upon.
Its 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
Dccasioned by innocent motives or in
aocent action, the condition ia here,
and an issue has been raised There
should be no injustice done to any man.
There should ba no interference with
he rights of any church or of any in
iiyidual; but tor the good OF Utah rs
we'll as for the good of democracy the
lueSt ton should be met in manly
way, and III manner that the people
Will know that the democracy has
poken and will act accordingly,
Therefore, in view OF conditions eX-
sting, in order that there may be is
ued a declaration of political i int 4
,ondoueo anu Tor the purpose OF de-
laring that no man or set OF men shall [
,ereafter use the power or the ,
,ame of any church or ecclesiastical
uthority to control the votes of the
,olitical sentiment of any citizen, the
democratic state committee, duly as
embed at Salt Lake city on Monday,
he l4th day of October, 1895, by lin 6
nimous vote, hereby directs the re
of the delegates that com
,Osed the convention that met at Og-
len on the 9th day OF September, 1895. 3
It Salt Lake city, on Tuesday, the 22nd
av of October, 1895, ct the hour OF 10
m. All delegates to the late conyen-
ion are earnestly requested that lay
no aside all business and excuses they
.ttend this convention for the good of l
Utah and all the people, and thus aid /
n settling once and Tor all one of the I
uestions that has so long harassed all 8
lasses in this territory,
The convention will also be empow- ,
red to take such other action than ;
hat stated in this call as the eXigen- !
les of the occasion may require.
o. w. POWERS, Chairman.
E. a. MCDANIEL, Secretary.