The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06
Hon. 0. F. Whitney and W. V. Jones
at Fort HERMAN.
GOV. WELLS IPSI DIxIT
A LOGICAL ANSWER TO HIS IL
LOGICAL STATEMENTS.
Roberts Not the Candidate of Any
Church-His Election Could Not
Revive the Old Controversies
Mr. Whitney's Surprise and Re
greet at Governor Wells Position.

HERMAN, the Republican stronghold in
the south end of the county, was invaded
| by Democracy with telling effect last
night. Hon. Orson F. Whitney and N. V.
Jones were the speakers, and upon ar
irving found the town hall filed to over
flowing with earnest listeners Republic
cans and Democrats alike, some of whom
had driven from surrounding settlements
| to attend the meeting.
| Mr.. Jones awakened the enthusiasm of
| the assembly with general discussion OF
! the affairs of the county, state and ma
/ ton. and convinced his hearers of the
soundness of Democratic government.
Mr.. Whitney's remarks were logical and
eloquent from beginning to end He be-
gan with comparison of the two great
parties of the nation and reviewed the
doctrines of each. He dwelt forcibly on
the local situation and towards the close
| of his speech animadVerted upon the re-
marks of Governor Wells at the Salt
| Lake Theatre Friday evening, in which
the executive appealed to the people OF
Utah to defeat B. H. Roberts at the polls,
! on the ground that his election would IN
wife a continuance of the old warfare up
on the Mormon people, or some new war
fare equally painful and deplorable.
| Some people actually thought from
what the governor said that continuance
| of the old warfare was possible. How,
asked Mr.. Whitney, could Mr.. Roberts
election reopen the old warfare upon the
1HdL WdIldIG-llG u uScluC
under the Edmunds and the Edmunds-
Tucker laws-was a controversy between
| the federal government and the churcn:
| The issues involved in it were dead, and
could not be revived unless the church,
which had made certain concessions, re-
called them, and rescinded the manifesto.
The election of Mr.. Roberts would not do
| this-he was not the candidate OF any
church He was the candidate of the
Democratic party, and it was absurd to
suppose that congress would or could
take action against the Mormon people
because of his candidacy.
IF Mr.. Roberts is elected" said the
speaker, and he will be (applause), the
controversy will be between him as an
tives at Washington. which is the sole
! judge of the qualifications of its mem
bers. This may be a little tough on the
editors of the Tribune, but they will have
| to stand it. daughter and applauSe).
| Congress is not going to ask the consent
of the Republican organ of Utah before it
gives the duly elected Democratic candi-
date his seat There is no more danger
of a warfare upon the Mormons if B. H.
| Roberts takes his seat in the house of
representatives than there would be of
a warfare upon the gentiles if Pat Ian
! nan went to the senate; though we must
all admit that the provocation in the lat
/ ter case would be something terrible.
daughter and aDDlause.)
THE only warfare possible under the
/ circumstances would be a warfare of
mobocracy upon Mormon missionaries
warfare of other churches upon the Nor
mon church,, warfare of gentiles upon
Mormons--in short, prosecutions. This, !
take it, is what the governor meant,
though his illusions to the fEdmundses
and fuckers of congress and their posi-
bic rulings in this election case would al
most indicate that he thought the re-
opening of the old warfare possible
don't believe any new warfare possible
but if it comes, who will be responsible
for it? Not the Democratic party, for its
action in regularly organized conven-
ton, nor for the action of it's voters at
the polls in choosing the man they wanted
for their standard bearer; but the Re-
publican party, its organ, and those of its
orators, who, ignoring the true issues OF
the campaign. have made~a bitter per-
sonal attack upon that candidate and his
alleged domestic relations
Mr.. Whitney, in conclusion, expressed
his profound regret that Governor Wells
who was his warm personal friend and a
man for whom he had the highest respect
would put forth such an argument which
derived its only consequence from the fact
that it was the ipsi diXit of Utah's exc
cutive. 1t showed to what desperate
straits the Republicans were reduced
when they must use such illogical and un-
fair methods of attack. 1t was a virtual
confession of weakness, of the utter hope
lessness of their cause. 1t presaged their
overwhelming defeat on the Sth of No
! vember.