The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-13

Democratic tariff pollcy mad proved
success
81 returned to Utah, and it seemed
that a new issue had arisen-a new
issue which concerns all the people of
Utah and before which, for the time
being other issues become dWarfed
and seem to be unfmpOrtant and in
significant. In the face of the general
impression which seems to be around
it would be almost idle to attempt to-
night to discuss the questions which
are dividing the parties throughout
the nation
Il do not know to what extent
ought to speak tonight upon the ques-
ton which is uppermost in the minds
of the people, for it is a question to
be dealt with in calmness and good
Judgment. but at the same time with
courage and intrepidity. But while
rejecting here upon the stand [
thought 1 might with propriety say
something about the struggles in Utah
for Democracy
Some Matters of History.
I'm 1890 the first presidency of the
Mormon church issued what is known
as the manifesto, prohibiting the fur
Their contraction of marriages in VIC
lation of law. In the spring of 1891
began the movement for the division
the Democrats in Salt Lake and Ogden.
Later in 1891 the present leaders of
the Mormon church declared that
every member of the church could take
part in politics absolutely free from
any dictation or interference from any
ecclesiastical source whatever.
The Democrats Of Utah accepted
+ this declaration from the leaders in
good faith, as having been made by
! r. fol- ri,,
Of us left our business in the interest
/ of our party and went through the ter
ritory declaring the principles of our
party. appealing to the reason and
good Judgment of our citizens and
calling upon them to choose those
principles which would be best for
Utah and the nation. We had no
thought but that we were appealing to
the untrammeled Judgment of the
people TO whom we were making our
pleas. And I want to say right now
that according to my observation the
people who came together did so in
good faith ana sincerity to find which
party was the best. What I say to-
night is not an arraignment or criti-
ctsm of any class or denomination of
people whatever.
Acting still in the belief that the
territorial form of government was
l
strife. retarding the progress of Utah.
injuring its reputation and seriously
retarding the progress of it's people.
me Democrats appealed TO the national
Congress for relief from this serfdocn.
We set forth the promises that had
been made by the first presidency and
the Mormon people, promises which
we thought would be maintained
though the heavens fall. (Qheers.)
The Logan Election,
Gut while we were thus working in
Washington for the relief Of the PEG
pie there was an election in a city of
Cache county-the city of Logan. To
the astonishment of all it went Repub-
Lcan when before it had been ST ongly
Democratic. This set the Democrats
TO lnquiring the reason of this sudden
change and it was proved by the tes-
tlmony of thirty of the most reputable
citizens of Logan that on the eve of
the election when everything pointed
to Democratic success a grapevine mes
sage had gone out to the men of Logan
telling them that it was the desire of
the leaders of the Mormon church that
they should support the Republican
ticket"
The speaker reviewed the fact that It
was discovered letter had been dis
patched by the confidential secretary
OF the first presidency of the Mormon
church to bishop purporting to speak
for those who were in a position to
judge as to the best interests OF the
people of Utah, and setting forth the
idea that there should be one class
of the people Democratic, another class
Republican and a third class not al
F.! lied with either party.
These facts were presented" con-
I tinued the speaker, but because the
Democracy could not believe that men
who had made public proclamations
could do that which they strongly de-
nounced, these facts were placed be-
fore the first presidency and leaders of
the Mormon church. President Wood
ruff, honestly, [ believe, disclaimed all
knowledge of the matter. President
Cannon was not present, while Presi-
dent Joseph F. Smith declined to Ciisap-
prove of the acts of the private secre-
tary in dispatching such letters as he
had"
Mr.. RaWlinS then went on to review
the various acts that had been done
since that time. He spoke Of the pro-
clamation of Messrs. Woodruff and
Smith, disclaiming responsibility for
the Gibbs letters, ito satisfy the Demo-
Gratis who felt WrOnged, and to assure
them that there would be no further
action between parties"
He continued with the history of the
campaign of 1892, when the Democrats
appealed to the reason of the people
on national issues; spoke of the Mug
gets of Truth to be distributed to Sun
day schools, elders meetings and
church meetings. From that day to
this" he continued, mot one of the
men represented as Republicans in
that circular have given a line in
criticism or censure of this method of
political warfare
Joseph T. Smiths Letter.
He mentioned the circular letter Of
Joseph F. Smith, speaking of the
charges against Brother" Frank ].
Cannon, enclosing the bishops recon-
mend" and giving instructions to the
various bishops to see that these
charges against Brother" Frank J.
Cannon's character were refuted.
He said ne had had it from men who
could not be doubted that men had
been called together in various parts
of the territory and told it was the de-
sire of the authorities that the Repub-
lican candidate should be elected A
week before the election Democrats in
Salt Lake were called to the Office Of
the first presidency and the man who
wrote the letter to Cache county told
them it was the desire of the first presi-
dency that they should work for the
Republican candidate.
He recited the debate between Frank
j. Cannon and himself, the charge that
he had made an attack on George @.
Cannon and his reply calling upon the
church to vindicate it's honor, and the
oil