The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-19
WILL RECONvENE.
Call Issued by the Democratic
State Committee
FOR STATE CONVENTION
To Reoonvene at Salt Lake City on Tues
day October %, 1895 at 10 a. m.-Ana
Issues Also Ringing Address Setting
Forth Plainly the Causes.

The state central democratic commit
tee and many prominent democrats
from all parts of Utah met at Salt
Lake city on Monday evening October
i4th to coneider the present crisis OF
church interference with state that is
upon US, and alter due and calm de-
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 las arisen
Crisis IN the political affairs OF this
territory. IL has been caused by Lie
efforts of designing uni INSCRIPTIONS
republicans, who have used ana dis
tor.ed ill-advlsed statements of high
church officials II order TO secure
their own designing ends. Efforts are
Deing made to cause the people VINO
have been taught &c reverence author
ity. that the dominant church OF Utah
desires the defeat OF the democratic
uckeU. This condition OF things needs
the serlOus consideration OF every
thinking man ana woman. IL presents
before The people question before
which all others are uWarfeG. 1t Re
lates to the rights o. persons and the
personal and political fieedom OF every
individual. The democratic party,
which has ever been the party Of the
fullest freedom TO the citlz5n, pro-
poses to meet this Issue and to tight
lt.out that it may be settled Ior all
time. That peace may come 10 the
people Of Utah. That the adoption of
The constitution that is presented for
the consideration OF the people may
not be defeated.
1t mas no quarrel with any church; |
il admits the right OF every society TO |
govern and control It's members In |
It's own affairs, 60 long as the rights
vi Che state OF the rights OF other IN
divjduals are not encrOached upon.
LIS grievances has been caused by those
y no are ready and willing TO drag the
cross Of Christ IN the mud ana dust
and iilth OF politics, 10 advance seInSh
ends. 1t matters not whether this Was
Occ STONED by innocent motives or in
noct NJ action, the condition Is here,
ana an issue has been raised. Ihele
should be no Injustice dOue 70 any man.
There should D. no interference with
the Iighls of any Ghucch or Of any in
diyidual; bus tor the good OF Utah as
ell as Tor the good OF democracy the
Jues ton should be met i'll Il manly
,yav. and III a manner that the people
viii know that the democracy has
spoken and Will act accordingly.
Therefore, in view OF conditions eX-
sting, in order that there may be is
sued a declaration of political indie
oendence and for the purpose OF de-
Il airing that No man or SET or men shall
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
;embied as Salt Lake city on Monday,
he 18th day of October, 1865, by TN
lnimous vote, hereby directs the re
of the delegates that com
posed the convention that met at Og-
len on the 9TH day OF September, 1895,
1T Salt Lake city, Oh Tuesday, the 22nd
iav OF October, 1895, st the hour Of 10
am. All delegates TO ths late COW en-
ion are earnestly requested that lay
ny aside all business and excuses they
attend this convention for the good OF
and all the people, and thus aid
n settling once and Tor all one OF the
questions that has so long harassed all
:lasses in this territory,
The convention will also be emp0w-
red to take such other action than
hat stated in this call as the eXigen-
les of the occasion may require.
0. w. POWERS, Chairman.
T.. A. MCDANIEL, Secretary.