The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-11

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in Utah four years later. No wonder
YOU Republicans. want TO leave il and
loln the American party. Come out OF il.
republicans; partake not of its sin. and
snare not in its plague. For this ques-
Jon is coming back to vex the Repub-
mean party and ii VIII have TO account
lot the bargain made at Salt Lake City
Inis self-same year an emissary Of
the Republican party has been here "a
voice. Give the Democrats q shot.
Why. my friend the Democratic party
oictation. When it gets big enough and
strong enough. If il then makes bargains
We will give IL a shot.
II say TO YOU that this very spring and
summer that nefariOus bargain has been
renewed. Il started in Washington in the
winter. The president of the United
States wanted 4 Roosevelt delegation
sent TO Chicago. and as at that time the
fearful that Senator kearns mi-ht take
a Hanna delegation TO Chicago. A bar
gain was made b. which the Snoot in
vestieauop was 70 be postponed IL Smoot
Chicago. Yes. it IS true. Senator Smoot
did take Roosevelt delegation TO Chi
cago. The investigation did not take
place in Salt Lake
Emissarv This Year.
Another Republican emissary came
!, here this summer. He wanted the cleo
toral vote of Utah and the electoral vote
of the surrounding states. We may not
know what favor he promised. but iudg-
ing from the shrewdness which has here
tOtOre been manifested. il is not likely
that the electoral vote viii he delivered
unless there is something substantial
given in return.
1T is true that my message TO Demo-
Gratis was to get together and stay to-
gether but I afterward learned that the
Republican Chairman Of this State-Se-
lected to carry out the purposes of the
ecclesiastical head of that party-had an
nounced his intention TO get two Mormon
Democrats to vote the Republican ticket
for every Gentle Republican that should
Join the American party. and. judging
from past events. 7 feared that he had
been so instructed and that he would be
so supported as that his boast could be
carried out. IN such case, the advice will
have been useless.
Senator Cannon closed his speech by an
appeal TO love Of Utah. concluding with
the recitation of a poem written at the
time Utah was admitted as a state.
Proceedings of Convention.
The convention was called to ordcr
st 2:20 by County Chairman George l..
Nye. who in the course Of his opening
address said the committee had high
hopes of carrying Salt Lake county.
/ He introduced p. J. DAILY, secretary OF
the state committee. as permanent
chairman of the convention, who spoke
for some minutes. tracing church in.
fiuence through both the Republican
and Democratic parties.
The call was read by Secretary. w
+. Walker, after which Senator Cannon
was introduced. Following Senator
Cannon's speech the platform was pre-
scented by Chairman Street CT the com
mittee and unanimously adopted, as
follows:
The Platform Adopted.
We adopt the platform of the first
mass meeting of the American party o:
tab, held in the Grand theatre, salt
Lake City, Utah. on Sept. Ii. 1901
/ We congratulate the people of Utah
upon the organization of the American
party of Utah, party which stands
Tor the regeneration OF the politics OF
the state, for the acknowledgements of
all tho people tor all time for the
elimination of the ecclesiastical from the
political field and 10 compel the rec
ognltion and enforcement Of the bar
r!er between church and state. by the
church itself.
The American party Of Utah assails
no mans religion, attacks no man S
creed, but invites every qualified clector,
regardless of his religious belief, or pre-
yious political affiliations, 10 join in the
innate object that absolute freedom IN
the exercise OF the elective franchise,
which can only come when the priest
hood shall confine its activity to religious
matters alone.
We pledge the nominees of this con-
vention to stand for the princip piles of
the American party at all times and ii
elected. throughout their terms of office,
in every act and deed. to absolutely re-
Ject all churchly Interference Of rriestly
control, and confidently assert 20 the
voters Of Salt Lake county that onl- bv
the triumphant election of the Nnlerf-
can party ticket on &Sv. can a de-
elsive blow be struck for that political
freedom often held out TO the people
Of this commonwealth but as often re-
moved from their grasp by the political
activity Of the leaders OF the dominant
church.
We also pledge the nominees of this
convention, if elected 10 give 70 the af-
fairs Of the county of Salt Lake a pru-
dent. businessiike and progressive admin
istration; TO fairly assess the property
Of the citizens without favoritism to any
class; TO purchase :he supplies for the
county and It's institutions without re-
gard 20 benefitiag any business enter
prise Of any church. and to begin and
carry out plan 10 permanent road
building and 10 distribute the charity
of the county poor fund without regard
to ecclesiastical orders.