The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-02-12

V"g honorable and lust men any
, where and that there Is but one roya
road TO success, to honor and to glory
and that Is the path Of ree,l,ude sne
ruth having the courage Of eonyIe
non'' and when convinced, to maintain
themi having the courage to protect
every citizen IN his rights under IN,
National and State Constitutions.
The foremos, thing Is to consider the
restoration Of silver, for In tina, issue 4.
involved more Of misery and Of wan,
than protraeted war. or famine or des.
citation could bring. The hand Of mon.
opoly Is on the throat Of Industry, and
u VIII be the part. anil | think the
pressure OF the honorable gentleman
who has spoken to you, to do his utmost
to remove IT, And II we appreciate the
heritage or our fathers. to be free from
England, as our fathers declared a, the
mouth OF the cannon a century ago that
they would be free. It will be so.
WISHES MS RIVAL SUCCESS.
And now ls the opportunity to thank
the members Of this honorable body who
through the dresry struggle, sustained
your humble servant for the hlghes, Of.
nee In the gift Of the people. wish sue.
cess to the choice which you made yes.
'erday' In every department, In ali he
undertakes to do to represent Utah. the
youngest. the truest the bravest Of them
ALL not only In her right to the use Of
the money Of the Consultation, but In
her right to be free from all Influences
tina, are forbidden BY this great STATE.
Great sppiause)
There 10 room In this new State.fpr al,
societies and all organizations, but they
must eonhne themselves within thei,
proper limits. thpplsuse) The men who
enacted the supreme law Of this State
made a covenant with the eitixens there,
Of. and with this nation. Those cav.
enants will be kept. and we mus, Leep
them. He who desires peace and pros.
perity Tor Utah will draw the line sb,rp.
ly between the righu OF the citizen, the
powers Of the State and those Of the
church. thppIause.l
CHURCH ASp STATE.
lie who votes for the commInglIng Of
the two, or the over riding Of the church
BY the State, II no friend Of Utah. lie
who Invites Intervention OF the church
In State matters Is an enemy to Utah.
and II we thi,k we can bring peace and
continued prosperity In this new State
by temporizlng with those questions, we
are simply mistaken.
| touched upon this subject briefly be.
cause Il IA the one that has been aggl. |
ta,ing the public mind. do not be
lleve that anything like the influences
have been used that have been talked
OF on the streets, but the dav must come
In Utah when he who holds a higher al.
legiance than that which belongs TO the
State must not be a law.maker to the
halls OF the State. tApplause) There Is
but one way to obtain peace and pros.
perity, and that Il to have not only the
form but the lie and vitality Of a repub. !
liean government which recognizes the |
sovereignty to be In the people.
Representative Robinson caused a
ripple Of excitement by rising to a ques.
lion OF personal privilege IN explaining
a letter he had written, which has here.
ioiore been alluded to. Here II ~
kanab, Kane county, Utah, Dec. g.. 1896.
"Mr, Joseph a. Smith, Ogden. Utah;
Dear Slr-Your letter of the 18th Inst.
received. | am at present unable to
AXE that higher ground ~ you speak
II and lndorse for the highest civil post.
ion that Utah can give one who has
proven himself reereant TO cause
which he had 80 completely and wholly
pledged himself, and which I should
Judge you. In connection with myself,
consider even more higher and more
Iaered than that Of the United States
"Upon this question am free and
inpledged, and intend to remain 30, but
Unless my Views are materially changed
will not In my feeling nor by my vote,
ndorSe Moses Thatcher for senator.
respectfully, Jos. E. ROBINSON.
~ may say" continued Mr.. Robinson,
that for that letter ! have no apology I
o offer. regard the position OF an {
postle as more sacred than United l
'tates senatorshlp. l was importuned I
" Mr.. Smith, loyal Mckinley repub. I
lean, believe, to support Mr.. ThRteh- {
r.. His letter TO me / guarded as a c
richly private communication. sup. I
ose | would be treated with the same {
Had not the gentleman Y
eferred to this letter, possibly, might
OF have arisen, but I regarded It as my
uty to say what have. mean what
say, and assert | would rather he 4
oorkeeper in the house OF the Lord c
nan president of the United States. In s
ceiling as do, lose nothing OF my I
,yalty to state institutions" II
Mr.. Thatcher later replied to Mr., Rob. z
ison. c
~ was not aware that Mr. Smith had n