The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-02

Platforms as you hear them read
( rom the stage or when YOU 90 into
the committee room, are formed for the
purpose Of getting votes. Let US as
sumo now that this convention should
omit that clause from that platform
what Democrat N the state of Utah
VIII refuse 10 support our ticket for
tnat reason? Does 1Ir. Roberts demand
that that clause shall be left in? I take
1 II not That ne is too much of a man
( When his troubles are past, however
much he may feel that he has been
Illuminated, 10 trail his troubles in the
traln OF the Democratic party for the
purpose OF leading it to defeat
II then, We don't lose votes by not
putting in that clause, let US then con-
! sluer the other question VIII we lose
votes we put that clause into our
piattorm2 Yes We viii, just as we lost
i TINS city at the last election. Here
I then, while We may not agree on the
rlshtfulness or the WrOngfulness OF the
exclusion of Mr.. Roberts from congress,
/ there is one point on which we ought
70 agree and that is that if that clause
/ VIII not lose votes if il ia left out and
/ II 1t is put in viii lose votes. then il ia
an impodtic measure and ought to be
/ eliminated.
Let me call your attention back TO
! Mr.. Roberts nomination You viii re
member that I opposed for one Mr.
ROBERTS nomination, not because I dis
6 hked Mr.. Roberts, because L admire his
aDlnty and his courage, but thought
! ~ was bad politics 10 nominate him and
I therefore 1 opposed him Tonight I on
pose this resolution because 1 think IL
ls bad politics. The elimination of n
IRON the platform loses not a vote. The
insertion Of it, believe, will lose us
( this election.
MI Van Colt was loudly applauded
| ana when the applause had subsidized.
Moses Thatcher gained the floor and
as follows spoke in opposition to cut
/ In= out the clause:
Mr.. Thatcher's Remarks.
oppose. not only in my own behalf.
but on behalf of the COMMITTEES on
resolutions and platform, the striking
out of the resolution at the Conclusion
OF the platform I do it on the ground
! that we would lose very many votes,
ten where the striking out would OBJ
! tam one The convention nominated
B. H. Roberts and the Democratic
party elected him to congress The
committee wore ed this resolution with
Ihucn care IN the hope that it would
avoid the discussions which the hon
oraDle gentlemsn has precipitated up
on this convention.
w nat could We say less upon this
subject? We do not throw the gaunt-
let OF defiance in the face of congress
put we. do state that the people of
Utah have been falsely accused we
simply stood in that resolution behind
our own acts and if we have not the
courage to do that in that respectful
manner we VIII never have the coIIr-
age again 10 carry the state of Utah.
We only deplore the act of congress.
We offer them no indignity whatever.
we treat them in that language
with all respect, but permit me to call
your attention to the fact that no man
can deny that congress stopping the
representative from Utah at the
Threshold of the door Of the house of
representatives placed him beyond
thelr reach. The committee has thrown
INTO this convention no firebrand. but
We have thrown here in the wording of
this resolution the truth. I leave il to
you to say whether you have the cour-
age to endorse it,
Mr. Thatcher was loudly applauded
at various points Of his speech and at
the end received quite an ovation.
Wishywashy, Said Young.
Alfales Young next got the floor and
proceeded TO speak in favor Of cutting
out the clause. He was interrupted |
many times with cheers. groans and |
misses. He held his ground and stated |
his views to the end.
Mr.. Young said in part:
AT least we have reached the Ru-
olcon and we have got to cross it or /
go back l stand with Mr.. Van Colt |
IN every word he says. l am opposed !
10 this resolution because il throws a /
nrebrand into barrel of powder in
our convention That resolution says /
that the people of Utah have broken |
no compact. I say so too. The people /
OF Utah will have broken no cornUact /
until her legislature says that polyg-
amy in Utah is legalized and We have /
not said that
l am opposed to that resolution be-
cause II IS namby PANTY unwound
dish rag resolution. Let US have the
American courage to say that we
either oppose the action of congress or
commend it, The resolution doesn't
meet the situation. aay with Dir. Van
Cott-I say with a greater man than
Mar. Van Cott or the Democratic party
here assembled say in the words
Of the Savior, Let the dead bury the
dead"
This is a burning question. If the
gentlemen On that committee on reso-
lutions viii tell what took place in
their discussion of it, they viii say
1t was a burning question. They will
say it was a hot time. Let either
commend or condemn the action Of /
Let us do one thing or the
other"
d. D. Houtz Of Utah spoke in favor Of
Van Colts motion briefly and ably. He
said, in part:
Il know how hard it is to repeI a
popular sentiment, but I want to say
this from the innermost part of nv
heart, that L think this thing is wrong.
think that the opposition to the prop
osition of Mr.. Van Colt is wrong.
happen to know something of what has
been going on in my part of the line
and l know that if We turn up this
thing it is going to break US all to
pieces.
I would to God that we could bury
Il, ana l think the only way we can do
It IS to put our foot on it right here and
stop II. You may ridicule the men who
speak TO you here; you may ridieule
me; it don't make any difference
nave my opinion and you have yours"
j. b. TimmOny from the San .JJan
delegation spoke fOrcibly in favor of
the Van Colt motion. Judge Timrnonv
aroused great enthusiasm by his own
J. H. Clarke of Utah county smoke
briefly, but forcibly. in opposition IN
the Van Colt motion.
William Stewart OF Salt Lake county
was recognized and said:
While l am young in the county, 7
feel that L cannot let this matter mass
most strongly endorse the motion
mat has been made by Mr.. Van Cott
II salt Lake. can see no reason wbv
hat resolution should be embodied in
he report Of that COMMITTEES. 7 can
say that it can result in nothing Int
harm, and if allowed TO remain there if
viii certainly do harm to the Demo-
ratio party"
Senator Evans of Lehi.
Abel John Evans was next recognized
md spoke with enthusiasm in oDnosi-