The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-09
M0YLE ASSERTS
INDEPENDENCE
Declares He Would Follow
Convictions as Governor.
MAKES ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
SAYS BE WANTS TO SEE THE
PEOPLE OF UTAH UNITED.
MAKES ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

iEI HEN brought before the Demo
wv cratic state convention yester-
day afternoon to accept the
nomination for governor, James H.
Moyle spoke as follows.
NV fellow citizens. do not expect to
/ be able to express to you the Ceep and
profound gratitude of my heart for the
! expression of your confidence in me. for
/ the second time, TO be your standard
bearer for governor of my native state.
tADDlause)
( il has not been my lot in life to al
ways have smooth sailing. II has been
more or less of a rugged pathway, but 1
am glad of one thing. that there is no
| gentleman that questions Dy devotion to
duty and Democracy. If il has been
my misfortune TO meet defeat I have
met IT, / trust, as man should. If
/ have had against me one OF the most
popular men In the state 81 Utah, who
| has distinguished himself as our gov
ernOr. ! am not 70 blame for IT. I want
have no speech prepared, nor do 7 wish
! 10 burden YOU with Oue-that il I am
elected governor OF the state Of [ tab. I
viii be its governor. and as the light is
given me 10 understand the duties of that
, high and. TO me. most honorable office. 1
, will perform that duty without fear or
/ favor.
Seeks Peace and Harmony.
recognize in our community. with
which ! have been associated from my
: birth, the existence of varied conditions.
social. political and religious. and very
different, probably. from what they have
TO contend with elsewhere, and I pledge
/ myself. my fellow citizens in every way
that lies within my power. u unite.
harmonizc not only the politicsl party
D
didate. but he people of this great state.
There shall be nothing / shall permit
myself 20 do that will tend 10 division.
but il shall all be to unite and to harmon
I ize, and Tor the best interests of the bust
ness interests Of our state and OF the
labOring men of the STATE ] shall be
true 10 the duty that is imposed upon me.
and the course that l shall pursue will
be one OF encOnOmN. Of progress, one
that shall mean the development OF
Gtah. the establishing Of neF FAIR name
wherever Il is known for that which II
should be. that nothing shall characterize
the action of your chief executive. if he
be elected. whom you have today nOmi-
mated OF which you shall ever or any OF
You. have occasion 10 blush.
I believe that the business institutions
of this country must have peace ana re-
pose: | believe that there must be, con-
seryatism. il Is the watchword. and il
Will be the guiding star of my official
conduct, if / be elected
Courteous to Cutler.
I cannot refrain from saving at this
time that l have the honor 0f an intimate
acquaintance with my opponent. and thar
| know him 10 be 4 man of pure life.
q man of the highest integrity and hon
eStY. man Of great BUSINESS ability. and
would not have one Wos-d said against
him / desire that the merits of the
principles which / represent, or We repre-
sent. the fitness and qualifications only
for office of the candidates OF the parties
shall be considered. I say that il he be
elected ne will have your hoaoTed serv-
ant to uphold his administration. 7 be-
lieve that he will DO likewise tor me.
appreciate that office as a public trust.
and to the performance OF il I Will de-
vote myself with my whole heart and my
whole soul and I thank you again, and
especially my friends in salt Lake City
and county, who have stood with me so
Loyalty. for / have been q candidate for
the office of governor. and have sub
mitrpd to my constituents. the Democracy
OF the state. openly and aVowedly, M
desire for the office II II be the Will
of my party. I shall go before the peo-
pie OF the state and shall ask them for
their suffrage. because l desire TO be
tho servant OF the state. II Eas been
within me from my birth. from my boy
hood, and il will 20 with me 10 my dying
day. the love of you ard the performance
of an honorable duty, and II I can serve
the state and maintain the honor which
1 feel for that office, i VIII feel that l
have done that which only was my duty.
7 thank YOU again. most sincerely. and
trust that you VIII na'-o- -sgrst what YOU
have dime tois1