Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-23
ISSUES AN ADDRESS
Position Of Uiah Democracy on ChurC
and STATE.
A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
Resolutions favoring taking Down th
state ! eket sad Working Against
Statehood Overwhelmingly
Defeated.

When The News report OF the bil
Democratic convention closed las
evening Fisher Harris had the Zoo
ana was speaking for tho Constitution
statehood and Democracy. The 70
mslnder OF the proceed. ~ were q
iollowG
JUDGE JUDD.
Judge judd resnouisd TO call which
was made Tor MIN. Hs reviewed tn,
story VI tue statements pufp0ticJ Il
have been made az the muc i.siiXei.oi
Priesthood meeting bv Presidents Jos
Il. Smith anu George q Cannon; lher
lie referred TO the ptcsun, meeting aud
The u .temont OF poli.icii opponents
that u WAS "gfan1.sland play Of
Juige Powers," adding, "but tol
you that II Ia n gtand.stand play VI ths
people VI Utah" He dcclatt d that be
attacked no mgn's church. but he
wanted II undeuto01 TINT No church
OF no other power IN the lsnd,up to tue
President 4 the United States, could
uuzllo his mouth; that he was still
ngntiug aud would continue to hghi
ia the cause q human liberty. He
wanted the people Of Utah TO stand on
their right 70 act aud vote ~ they
pleased anu insist upon II that thciI
privileges IN this regard bu not quos.
toned.
JUDGE W. n. RfSo.
Judge lSing Of Provo was next an.
bounced by Chairman Powers and he
ma 10 speech that was very attentive
" llatone 10. He d. clafei himself Ia
favor VI TOO absolute separation Of
church from stats la Ill affairs.
hO saii he was a member OF
tue Mormon Chufcn aud mad been
identified vita II throughout his liio.
He believed nls religion was divinely
Inspired; hut "unlil inat day when tho
lord snail again reign on eartn, toe
line between church ana state must TO
strictly drawn aud men must how TO
the line. know something OF the
tonets VI the Church and Its teaching
anu spirit that nil mon arc tree aud
equal, and l believe there should be no
Il illoulty on the part oI any one within
II to determine where his allegiance
10 the Church begins aud ends, aud
where Is the beginning Of his fealty 10
hit country anu ststo.D He preferred
to zee tn. Democratic patty 20 down
10 ucioat again, aud again, anu again,
rather than to achieve victory by any
unlawful msans. The speaker be-
liJvod the Mormon Cnutcn would not
| show iugratitude for past fsvots aud
that his party would yet DO victoria Us
Ia this campaign.
l.. II. MAHTisEAu.
Mr.. L.. IL. M.Itin.au, OF Logan, was
the next speaker. HIS effort was .
short one, but, a. the speaker said, as
under present conditions even tho
stones would speak, he hoped his Ia.
experience Ia the Held Of orttory would
be overlooked on the grounds Of his
natural desire TO say something for
Democracy,
JUDGE MACMILLAN.
Hon. James IL. M0yle not being
present TO answer n call made for him,
Judge Macmillan respopdei TO q call
ifon his friends In lhe house and made
snort speech Ia which ne spoke OF
the bog.le-bOg persecution Of the Irish
In their native land and Of his expert
snoe In politics in this country. lie
said. "If We must ~ down, lot US 20
down with our oolors nailed 10 the
mast; 20 down brayely fighting for
the right"
HENRY ROLAPP.
Mr.. IL. IA. R)lapp, OF Ogden, was
introduced ny Ju lgo Powers. HssAid
no was u member OF the dominant
Church and was proud OF IL; he had
done missionary work Tor that Cguroh
and would do IL again II requested; but
uoi'hur abroad nor ut home would he
attempt to viudlcste tue right OF Any