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onundrums." was the reply.


David Evans of Ogden, said that he
voted in favor of tabling the resolu-
ton but he believed that Days reso-
luton was entitled to consideration
and would move its reconsideration
The convention reconsidered it and H.
]. Dinniny took the floor in advocating
the passage of the DAILY measure.
Dinniny's views.
Mr.. Dinniny said it was utterly in
consistent to scold little bit and do
nothing else. We have said that the
leaders have not kept their words. We
all know that owing to the falsehood
of the leaders of the Mormon church
we were defeated last year in the last
ten days before election. We were de-
feated because of broken declarations.
Are we to declare the perfidy since
1891 and then only declare we are free.
The dearest thing to the leaders today
Is statehood. Now in light of history
what in Gods name can we expect
when we get statehood? Under that
~e Will have no state, but all church,
and unless we defeat statehood we will
be defeated this fall. There are men
who so much want statehood that they
will do anything for it.
John n. Pike raised a point of order
but was ruled out.
The speaker asked, are offices so
dear that you would purchase it with
your liberty? Forbid it Almighty God.
If you vote for statehood, you fasten
upon your neck the yoke of the
Mormon church.
James H. Moyle advanced along an
aisle and in voice drowning all else,
said:
7 demand that the speaker be
called to order"
This was received with cheers and
applause. Judge Powers stilled the
tumult and asked for the point of
order.
Mr.. Moyle said that when the
Mormon church was attacked the
people Of Utah were attacked. He was
attacked. American citizens were at
tackled
Mr.. Roberts was at the front of the
stage Immediately, saying that Din
ming was in order and had right to
speak as he wanted.
The Chair Sustained.
The chair so ruled. Mr.. Moyle took
an appeal and the chair was sustained
by an overwhelming vote.
Mr.. Dinniny said he did not mean
the members. He meant the masters.
Voices-We have no masters.
The speaker said he meant the lead
ers of the church. The people will bear
the yoke and will deserve what will
follow.
Groans from the gallery.
Judge Powers asked the police to
keep order in the galleries
The speaker finally finished by saw
ing that if fight was made against
statehood the party would deserve the
thanks of the nation.
Roberts Replies.
arose to reply amid cheers and APP
ton of the tumult Utah's favorite son
looked in every way capable of an
swering every argument.
Mr. Roberts, relying, said he was
opposed to the resolution. In the ad-
! dress of the committee. is a detailed
statement of grievances endured by
the Democratic party in the past. He
granted they had been wonderfully pa
tient and admitted that victory was
in sight this fall until the party came
to standstill in wondering if again
church influence was to rob them of
the fruits of the battle.
But, despite all the influence that
was used to defeat the Democracy in
1894, let it be known there We're 10000
Democrats, good and true, who resist
ed. Ovid cheering and applause) II
! ask if this is not good evidence that
there is a determination to di-
vorce the state from the church?
| prolonged APPLAUSE. l want to ask. if
after such magnificent declaration
| as this convention is we are are to be
relegated back to territorial condi-
tons? Have we not shown you that
we are in earnest? How are we to
solve this difficulty? Take the ticket
from the field? 1t cannot be settled
that way. The lines of battle are
drawn. Shall it be written that the
Democratic party reTeated? 1 have
always heard that the party fought
the hardest in the face of difficulty. If
! our friends who have presented this
resolution will stand by that $4,000 who
voted for Democracy last fall, We Will
| have church and state divorced.
/ GCheers) The constitution which we
/ have formed declares there shall be nc
union of church and state. l signed
| it in good faith and l will maintain
it, hope that in justice to a wronged
! people you will all vote aye. If it is
adopted it becomes the supreme law
| of the land.
VIII Appeal to the People.
''The Democratic party asks no odds
/ of any church, but it will appeal to the
! source of all power, the people. Those
I
| the last election is an answer to the
remarks of Mr.. Dinniny. This question
/ must be settled and it should be set
tied now, not fifteen years hence
! Now is the time to act and let us act
for the people, for Democracy. Great
cheering)
Mr.. Roberts was never more earnest
in his life. He was almost white. He
was affected with cold but he was
/ forcing home his great sentences with
I every tone, with every muscle, with
every word. His sentences brought
forth the most enthusiastic applause
on one occasion the whole house rising
and cheering him to the echo.
RawIins for COURAGE.
Mr.. Rawlins advanced to the front
/ and was greeted with a great cheer
He was opposed to despotism in any
form. Ecclesiastical despotism he mos
/ disliked. More than ten years ago, less
than fifty young men met and put for
ward a ticket on the same lines They
! pOlled but few votes. In 1891 the Demo
Gratis looked forward with hope. Et
had never been deceived as to what
would come. But he had relied upor
the people and he had gone to then
with the others to make the appeal t.
them. The party had learned there
We're men willing to violate pledges
but they still went before them He
sketched the course of the party, the
passage of the enabling act, his owl
| pledge of the peoples honor and hon.
| esty. He said to have stopped wher
Congress was about to act would have
been to declare the people could not be
trusted. He believed that if there was
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