The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-21

The state central democratic commit
tee and many prominent democrats
from all parts of Utah met at Sal
Lake city on Monday evening October
i4th to consider the present crisis o.
church interference with state that Ii
upon US, and after due and calm de-
liberation issued the following serious
ane solemn address aid call for the
reassembling OF the delegates that COM
posed the convention that met at Og-
den on September 8, 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
reuublicans, who have used and dis
torted ill-adyised statements OF high
church officials in order to secure
their own designing ends. Efforts are
being made to cause the people who
have been taught to reverence author
ity. that the dominant church Of Utah
dssires the defeat of the democratic
ricket. This condition of things needs
tbe serious consideration OF every
thinking man anO woman. Ii presents
before the people question before
winch ali Others are dwaTfed. 1t re-
lates 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-
noses to meet this issue and to tight
it-ouU that it may be settled for ali
time. That peace may come to the
oeople of Utah. That the adoption OF
Ihe constitution that is presented for
1he consideration Of the people may
not be defeated.
1t has no quarrel with any church;
If admits the right OF every society TO
govern and control it's members in
lis own affairs, so long as the rights
nf the state or the rights OF other IN
,Ilviduals are not encroached upon.
ifs 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
0ccasioned by innocent motives or in
noct Mt action, the condition ls here,
md an issue has been raised. There
9hould be no injustice done to any man.
There should be no interference Win
the rights Of any church OF OF any In
but tor the good Oh Utah rs
we'll as Tor the good OF democracy Inc
nuestion should be met In mani
~ and III A manner that the people
viii knoW that the democracy has
smoker, and will act accordingly,
therefore, in view Of conditions ex-
isting. in order that there may De IS
sned - declaration of political lnde-
nandence and for the purpose OF de-
Il ring that no man or set OF men shatl
hereafter use the power or the
ns1ng of any church or ecclesiastical
authority to control the votes OF the
POLITICAL sentiment of any citizen, the
5emocratic state committee, duly as
sembIed at Salt Lake city on Monday,
the 14th day of October, 1879, by I'm
animous vote, hereby directs the re
assembling of the delegates that com
nosed the convention that met at Og-
den on the 9Th day OF September, 1893,
at Salt Lake city. on Tuesday, the END
3av of October, 1895, at the hour OF III
am. All delegates to the late conven-
tion are earnestly requested that lay
ing aside all business and excuses they
Attend this convention for the good OF |
Utah and all the people, and thus sld
in settling once and for all one OF the
Iuestjons that has go long barassed all
classes 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.
Z. A. MCDANIEL, Secretary.