The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-07

than political and not by using the &C.
ciesiastical power OF Smoot. AIr Lipp
man asked M Graham if nc thought
any Gentle IN the state Of Utah could
have taken six votes from Cutler and
given them TO Wells. Mr. Graham said
ne thought Mr. Iippman could have done
H. but Mr.. Ldppman vigorously denied
the soft impeachment
Several Of the committeeman expressed
an inability 20 see any church influence
in the political field and the argument on
this point az one time reached "A stage
where IL was stated that the truth was
being recklessly abandoned.
Couldn't Make Promises.
In reply to a question by Judge Morse,
Nh LIppmau said the senator and him
self would be glad 70 talk 10 the COM
mittee on the proposition If the committed
would agree that the Interior Influences
that had been used I'm the past were not
again employed" Judge Morse said ne
could make no guarantee OF TINT nature
that ali he desired was the election Of the
state ticket and that he knew of no sim
fluences' that had been used Yes" re-
tOrted Mr. Lippm8n. you want 10 get
us To swallow this dose you have pre-
pared for US and after We have helped
To elect this ticket We'll get the same
old thing again
In answer 20 a statement that tho
church could not be held responsible fo-
the political dOiRgs OF Senator SmO0t
Mr.. Lippman cited the principle of law
where acquiescence on the part OF "A prin
cipal makes IL responsible for its agent q
acts, taking the position that BY VII
tue of mis- ecclesiastical position SmOot
is an agent Of the church. Ia the course
OF the argument Mr.. Lippman inquired II
the committee had not been instructed
by SmOot Callister or Anderson 70 ar
range the meeting Mr. Spry denied
this.
Kearns Discusses Smoot.
Senator Kearns said moot had persis-
tently misrepresented and misquoted him
Tor two years past. He even went FAR
enough 90 tell q Uniteu States senator
JhaI ! couldn't be returned again This
remark of his was remarkable. consider
ing the fact that the people OF the state
had not had chance 10 say whether 1
should go back or not Senator kearns
contended thar he had always endeav-
cred 10 cOmpOTt himself as "A senator
should and had not merited the treatment
received from Senator Smoot.
Mr. Cannon turned 70 Mr.. Lippman AZ
enc point in the discussion and ia
CURED
Mr. Lippman. do YOU believe it DE-
right TO get church influence for one masl
rot at another"
This rather suggestive inquiry drew
from An Lippman the reply
| Under certain conditions. YES. under
ether conditions. no which was regarded
as sufficiently lucid 10 prompt "a. Can
non to ask fo- further details.
Only One Way to Office.
I Mr. Lippman explained thus: Il hope
the time viii come in Utah when a man
need not secure church influence TO gain
the office Of United States senator OF any
I other office OF importance. But at pres
4 ent "A condition and not a theory coll
/ fronts Us. AS it is now, a man has 10
have church influence 10 be elected IIa
| can't be elected without it. he mus
seek It or get out OF politics. But ] hope
l TO see the day when a man does nos
K need the influence Of The church 10 be
! elected United States senator"
! Mr. Cannon joined in the hope.
/ Before the meeting broke I'D Mr.. Lipp-
man said he was authorized 10 announce
/ that David Keith and Frank kneX would
not serve on the finance commnttee-an
! announcement in line with a general be-
4 lief at the time the names Of the IL
| nance committeeman were made pub-
i In conclusion Senator Kearns said he
! accepted the ultimauum OF that con
ventiou' and had not been Convinced by
! the committee that mis- attitude should
| be changed. He refused to he'd requests
of the committeeman that he Instruct
/ Mr. Lippman TO support the ticket and
/ to print the names Of the candidates
at the head Of the editorial page Tbs
/ senator explained that he supposed Mr.
IIippmau would take IL under advise
ment" saying Mr.. Lippman vas man
/ ager and part owner or the paper AMI
| that Mr.. Lippman must bS CONSUMES
|
| would print the names at regular ratesA
! with the word 'iAdvertiseTnsut irnroeoi-
| ately preceding. He would nor agree 70
leave the brand off, and no contract
was made.
Chairman SpTy's Comment
| This leaves things Just as they were
said Chairman Spry at the kenyon amer
the meeting. 'SThe only advantage gained
is that the committee now has some
| thing definite to act upon we know
Just where the paper stands and can
govern ourselves accordingly. sup
pose they viii 90 ahead now with d Lib
eral fight / expect they will keep at q
on that line until they so TOO far WITH
the result that where they EeE one OF
the old Liberals away from US here IN
town wa will get two Mormon Demo r.
Gratis from them in the country II "a
natural for. people Of any relig1on-1 don :
iCare whether they are Mormons- IAN
olics NIethOdists or what 20 get To-
gether when they are attacked We en-
deavored 10 secure a peaceful solution OF
the difficulty. We had no part IN the
senatorial matter-thats none or our
business We merely want 70 secure
the election Of the state ticket but We
can't count on support from that urec-
tion. so we will have TO make Other ar
rangements The situation Will nave %
be considered by the counEntttes AGAIN
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