The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-02

" Hidke the WOOL industry prohtable or
| to establish a line of railway for the
benefit of those engaged in those bust
| neSseS
The golden age of prosperity and
happiness to all the people, not the ac-
emulation Of millions in the Golfers of
the few, but when all the people were
well off was when the Democratic
principles obtained in the government.
When the government was run with
| out protective tariffs we had few mil
lionaires, but we had more happy
the Republican tariff system. per
cent of the people own II per cent of
the wealth of the country.
The so-called industrial army was
the direct result of so-called protection
and the general methods of the Repub-
lican system. The Mckinley bill was
IN existence then, when banks burst
and commercial paralysis existed, but
our opponents say it was fear of what
the Democrats were going to do that
the industrial army came into exist
ence and these disasters happened If
such a state of things was brought
about by the fear of what the Demo-
Gratis would do, what, great heavens!
would happen when they did it?
The Republicans prophesied that
when the reform tariff bill was passed
the Industrial army would increase,
factory fires would go out and nothing
but chaos and disaster would reign in
the land. Now the Wilson bill has been
in operation a little over a year. Where
is the increase in the industrial army?
Where is the army itself? Voices-
Gone to work) Yes. they have gone
to work; the factories are humming,
wages have been increased. Bradstreet
says men are at work, industries have
revived and the outlook for prosperity
was never brighter. The governors of
nearly all the states in the union re-
port trade good times improving, men
at work, factories running. This is
under the Democratic tariff bill.
The Republicans had proved false
prophets. When they prophesy a thing
which does not come true we
need not be afraid of their proph-
ecies. AS prophets they are failures.
Church influence.
There is another subject. said Mr..
Roberts. which you expected me to
speak about and 1 would not disap-
point you. 1 have reference to the
recent alleged Injection into the cam
paign of the influence Of high eccles-
iastical personages in political affairs.
l had hoped the time had come when
this would not intrude on our political
peace, but the unwelcome thing is
here again and must be discussed
When the people of Utah decided to
divide on party lines according to their
political convictions it was their in
tention to act in good faith | verify
believe. The first presidency of the
church and the twelve apostles issued a
manifesto, which said that the church
does not claim or exercise the right to
interfere in the social and political
rights of its members. Church and
state were then declared to be separ-
ate and distinct the one from the
other
After this, at Logan a certain man
said to the people there that it was
the wish Of the first presidency that
they vote the Republican ticket The
hrst presidency proclaimed that such
man was endeavoring to deceive the !
pubHc. that he had no such authority. |
and that the members of the church /
were free to exercise their political
preferences.
The book of Doctrines and Cove
nants says, I'VE do not believe it lust |
TO mlngle religious influence with civil |
government. That, said the speaker. |
| proclaim the law of the church TO
De, and 1t is in accordance with the
declaration of the church authorities !
over their own signatures Notvith |
standlng the solemn assurances we
nave received, we have never had
calh Palgn IN Utah where complaint.
Just complaint. of people exercising
church influence in politics was not
made 1t it useless to deny it. This in.
luehce has always been against the
democrats and in favor of the ReDuti5.
,ans. The Republicans undertake. 70
estaollsh a counter claim. They charge
me Democrats with having nominated
.wo prominent church men on their
lcket in the hope that their standing
n uhe church would help 10 make the
icket win. That is all they can
charge and they refer to Moses That
cher and myself.
With wonderful intelligence George
w. Cannon has discovered that Moses
lhalcher was named for senator he
,ause he was superintendent Of the
Dung Mems Mutual Imorovemenf as
and l was named because
lad written some church books. These
wonderful discoveries were made by
ne man who is conducting a fcr!orn
lope, the Republican campaign
Cheers.)
why Thatcher Was Nominated.
The convention at Ogden never
hought of Moses Thatcher as superin-
ehdent Of the Young Mems Mutual nm
'foVement association. He was noni
lated Tor his ability and fitness for the
race Moses Thatcher stood as the
hampton OF freedom. Moses Thatcher
q ne democrat, who interprets better
nan any man in Utah the Democratic q
heory OF government. Moses Thatcher
ne man whom gold could not tempt
fhom trusts and combines could not
Sc (Vociferous cheering) All else
men TEL away. He stood unveiled,
atriot before his fellow men. That is
WY he was named.
Will say nothing Of myself eycept
nat L think | was nominated because
am Democrat. Some of nv friends
1 SAT- Lake say l was nominated in
plte OF being Mormon That is alf
ne church influence Republicans claim
nat the Democrats have used in poli-
les. But it is useless to deny that the
.epuolcan church men have undertake
n to even things up.
Now. said the speaker, [ an nor
repaired to intlame mems minds al +
7ady sufficiently excited. [ shall offer :
Few words Of advice only. l seek to !;
aim your feelings rather than excite =
MS is a serious question. Our Repub-
can friends belittle it and, try to laugh
out OF the arena, but it is here and ,
lie state trembles
We have been condemned for recaM-
lg our convention, but what could
he Democrats do? 1t matters not what
as said at the priesthood meeting. the !,
eSult from one end of the country to
lie other is that it is understood that
he Democratic candidates are out of
tVor with the heads of the church
nd should be defeated. (Cries of Eve =
i'll not have it 500 =