Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-10-26
DEMOCRACY OF UTAH
Address to the People Issued by
the Convention.
POLITICS AND RELIGION MIXED
Declaration That the Two, to BE Kept
FIRE, Must Be Forever Ertirey
Separated.

Sail Lake, Oct. 22-The democra il
territorial convention held in OgdeI
September reconyened here today 4
call vas read stating the purposes fol
| which the delegates were called togetIl-
/ er. All the officers of the original con
/ ventiCn were made permanent, O. w
1 Powa=s Of the democratic campaign
| committee being made permanent
/ chairman. a committee on credentials
was appointed, also a committee com
| posed of one member from each county
/ to formulate an address to the people,
| In the afternoon the credentials com
nlitte,e reported all counties represented
with the exception of Garfield. Grand
| and t'iute.
The report of the committee on ad-
dress was the next order of business
and While waiting for the report the
time was taken up in speech making
| The report was not ready at O'Clock
and adjournment was taken uptil I
o'clock
THE ADDRESS.
At he evening session the committee
on ADDRESS presented a very lengthy re-
port, the larger part of which was a re-
view of the religion and politics of the
people of Utah from the first settle
ment of this valley up to the present
time. 1t notes that for many years
there was complete union of church
and state and gives an account of the
struggle between the Mormon and lib
efal parties. All the facts relating to
the division of the people on national
part. lines are detailed The history of
the parties during the last three years
with the relation of church to state
is brought up to the time Of the recent
priesthood meeting. While no charge is
made against the church itself an open
charge is made that some individuals in
the Mormon church are using church
influence to further the cause of the
republican party and that such fnau-
ence resulted in the election of repub-
licans at the last election
The address closed as follows: eve
declare the truth to be-That man may
worship his maker as his conscience di-
rects, that no state or political body
has the right to interfere with this
great privilege; that mans first aIIegi-
no church, ecclesiastical body or spir-
itual advisor should encroach upon the
political rights Of individuals: that in
q free country no man, or body Of men,
can with safety use the name or the
poWe2 Of any religious sect or society to
influence or control the elective fran
chise that trust is imposed upon each
citizen in a free country to act politi-
cally upon his own judgment and abso-
lutely free from control or dictation.
ecclesiastical or otherwise; that no po-
litical party can be required to obtain
the consent of any church or the leaders
thereof before selecting, it's candidate
for public office; that no citizen by rea-
son of his association with any church
can be absolved from his duty to the
state, either in times of war or of peace |
without the consent of the state; that
all men should be, and of right are free,
to think, free to speak and free to vote
without fear, molesta ton, intimida ton
or undue influence.
Thus believing, whenever designing /
men have seized upon the cloak of re- |
ligion to hide from view their nefarious I
designs, and While appealing to mans t
spiritual faith have sought to direct his /
political action for selfish ends, the |
democratic party since it's organiza ton |
has denounced such a course. 1t has de- /
clared in the past, and it declares now,
for every mans political freedom, what t
ever may be the governmental views
IF those who guide his spiritual well t
fare
1--WE therefore, in the most solemn I
manner say that we will not be dictat-
ID to- interfered with or hindered in our
political duties by those selected to
minister to us the consolation of the
gospel.
'The people being sovereign in this
free land, to the people we make our
appeal. The church, being the
source of mans religion, to the
church we appeal when we so desire
with regard to matters affecting the
We call upon the democrats of Utah,
men, women and children, and all other
people who sympathize with our ef-
,orts to secure political freedom, to as
semble in every hamlet throughout the
errtory on the evening of October 30,
S95, at their usual places of meeting,
hen and there to read this declaration,
% listen to such remarks as may be
properly made in connection Herewith
md to solmenly consecrate themselves,
heir efforts, their property and all that
hey hold dear, if need be, to this cause
# human liberty.
And this cause, with the help of One
Who holds the universe in the hollow
# His hand, we will ever advance and
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