Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-29
CASTLE BITTER ON POL YGAMY.
Calls il the Canker Worm Of the West
Aud Says National Parties Are
Afraid of Ii.
LABOR, CAPITAL AND TRUSTS
Says Philippines Have Thus Far Been
Prohtless Except to Liquor Interests
Aud Bawdy House Keepers.

ihulahapous, ina, June 29.--The
tenth Prohibition National convention
opened today in Tomlnson hall with
1900 delegates, altcrnates aud visitors
present. The hall was decorated with
the national colors. over the plat-
form hung pictures OF Abraham Linz
ccln, Clinton y. ITiske and Frances
willard found the hail were pictures
of Hale Joinson, Samuel r. Peterson,
sheriff of Cumberland county, Maine,
VINO gained a high place In the estima-
ton OF Prohihitionlsts by his vigorous
enforcement OF the law. Nebraska
Iowa aud New Jersey delegations oc-
cupied the seats Immediately IN front
of the platform.
THE OPENING PRAYER.
The convention was called to order by
National Chairman Oliver w. Stewart
OF Chicago. In introducing the Rev.
george Ii. Peek, Of Sandusky, Ohio
to make the opening prayer he said:
There is one convention where the
opening prayer is not mock for
mallty ana It IL now about TO be OPEN
ed"
W. 8. Doan, OF indianapolis. next wei.
coined the delegates on behalf OF the
Prohibitlonists of Indiana. When he
there was burst Of applause.
CASTLE WAS CAUsTIC.
National Chairman stewart IN
bilet reply said the convention Just
assembled was the only one that had "A
real issue TO present 10 the American
people. lie then introduced Homer l..
Castle OF Pittsburg, temporary chair.
man of the convention. Mr.. castle
said IN part:
"CANKER WORM OF WEST"
That oankcr worm OF the west.
nolygiiny today holds at bay our
United states senate, and It's power ia
so great that the greatest law-maklng
assemblage Of this country. COMPOSED
of Republicans and Democrats, dare
not strike because polygamy has said
there Is a national election al hand.
rms problem must be solved by a
drawer lot Of men than Republican or
Democratic senators. The homes OF
our land have stood for years al the
doors of Congress asking for such a
uniform system ~ marriage and d.
Norce laws as VIII protect the sacra-
ment OF mnrrlage. II has been treated
not simply with scant courtesy but
win no courtesy at all. This problem
OF ndssoluble home life ls one OF our
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
AN Intelligent national solution OF
the mutual rights and the rights OF
aggregations Of capital called trusts
on the one hand and labor with its
organization on the other, ls a prob
lem never YET approached frm the
standpoint Of a statesman but always
OF politician.
AGAINST THE PHILIPPINES.
THE eNlgeucles Of war opened the
door ana the ambitions OF short sighted
leaders for empirs has placed I'm our
keeping provinces which In time OF war
would cost many times their value In
money ana men TO protect and when
annexed can belong TO US only I'm name
and title, for In heart and sympathy
II IL even more remote than In distance.
How 10 honorably let 90 Is "A tremen.
dous problem. for thus far Il has been
protltess 10 any one except the nquor
interests and the bawdy house Keepers.
THE SALOON EVIL.
Above all these. because greater IN
scope, broader than an those because
largely the source Of the evils IN Their.
all, IL the problem OF whal to do with
the 100000 saloons Of this land Where
Is the political aggregation that can be
trusted to cope with these evilsY Shall
II be that crowd of name be-collared
men that gathered last week I'm Chicago
TO do the bidding OF hero Of blood
less san Juan. and place a Democratic
secretary In charge Of their national
committee ana coax some one OF ever
semi national reputation 10 agree TO
run second 20 this despoller Of every
trust except the whisky trust? BY no
manner Of meana. The men who as
senators have not the courage TO send
back 10 little Utah its much married
Smoot can never be trusted To cope
with an evll whose talons are sunk
deep IN every municipality in this
broad land,
"UNCAGED HYENAS."
VShall we trust that crowd of UNI
Gagged hyenas who VIII convcne next
week iu ST. Louis and whose chief o1
cupation seems TO be 10 dig IN some
graveyard uncovering the bones OF
some by-gone dead issue and falling 10
find subsistence upon these, they turn
TO rend each other apparently caring
nothing for the peace and dignity and
preservation Of the nation in their de-
sire 10 gnaw at each others throats?
BY no manner Of means. Nor shall we
wait TO sec what they win do, for a
lf'll'' hNlN 'NllNiliAlill Gun always he
trusted 10 do the wrong thing at the
right time
DENOUNCES OTHER PARTIES.
There is but one political party,
With the absolute monarchy existing
today In the Republican party that Is
pressed In It's imperialism. mllltarism
and commerclalism on the one hand
and Democracy with It's absolute an
archy want OF conservative thought on
any subject, upon the other hand there
was never clearer call for a party
who stand before the American people,
sure of the needs OF our great land,
positive of It's position on public ques-
tons, and fearless it's espousnl OF the
cause Of right"
When Mr.. Castle after his denuncin-
ton Of the Democratic party shouted
NOR viii we wait 10 see what they will
do" where was a tremendous burst OF
applause which broke out several times.
The names Of the new national COM
mittee were read and adopted and a
recess was taken until this afternoon nj