The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-03
PLAIN TALK BY
FRANK CANNON
Does Not Expect to Again Hold
Office in Utah.
BROKEN PLEDGE OF UTAH
RALLY OF THE AMERICAN
PARTY AT OGDEN.

Ogden, Nov. 1.-The American party
had a big meeting tonight at the opera
house and if it were assured that peo-
pie would vote as they applaud II
would be certain that the ticket headed
by Judge fI1iles would show great
strength in this city. 1t was the laTg-
est gathering OF the campaign in Og-
den. There We're between 1900 and
1.600 present according to an estimate
made for The Herald by Manager
Grant of the opera house who arrived
al his figures by starting with 100, the
seating capacity OF the first and sec
and doors, including boxes, and count
ing between 800 and 400 persons stand
ing and on the stage. The third gallery
was not opened.
Mr.. Cannon, always dramatic and a
popular speaker in Ogden, swayed the
crowd 10 applause as OF old with his
impassioned pleadings and dramatic
climaXes.
cordial reception and was literally APP
plauded, although he presented his ar
gument in methodieal and logical order,
devoid of rhetorical ornamentation.
When the curtain rose the Ameri-
can party drum corps was on the stage
and rendered a stirring air. State
Chairman w. F.. Snyder introduced
Frank r. Christensen as chairman and
Mr.. Christensen made a few remarks,
giving his idea of the situation, which,
he said. made the party necessary.
There was song by Mrs. Plummer and
Judge Hiles was introduced.
Judge Hiles reiterated former claims
that his party was not opposing Nor
monism as a religion, but as q domin-
ating force in politics and business. He
read from Tullidge's history, which he
claimed was submitted to church au-
thority for revision. TO prove that the
idea behind the founding OF. the church
was that it should dominate in poll
ties, society and business, as well as
! in religion. Re outlined noted happen
I ings in the history of politics in Utah
said all opposition TO the selection
of Smoot as senator withered away be-
cause he was a church candidate: read
from the manifesto and analysed its
making as a lawyer with the comment
that it did not forbid polygamy, but
merely advised its suspension. Judge
Hiles' voice was hardly adapted to the
large building and he was constantly
| harassed by calls of Louder from
| people in the rear.
Applause for Cannon.
The American quartette sang The
/ Flag and Suwanee River" before Mr..
/ Cannon was announced by the chair
man. He could not begin his speech
| for about two minutes while the crowd
| applauded.
Throughout hiss address he took the
position that he could never hope again
/ TO hold political Office in Utah but that
I in all the years of his public and pri-
I vate life he never bore a message OF
/ such import to the people of Utah as
/ the one he now bore. He asked if there
/ was a man or woman in the audience
/ who did not know that Utah has brok-
! en- her plighted word of honor with the
/ nation and repeated the question thrice
without getting an answer.
/ He preferred the old bitter days ia
conditions at present, In the old
days" he said, the Mormons were
lined up on one slider and the Gentiles
J on the other and you could not drag
! one man from one side to the opposite
] side .(apDlause) and when the church
/ had everything 10 tell as about voting
/ they got us into the tabernacle and told
/ US and we did it applause and laugh
! teri, until the Gentiles got 50 many re-
! peaters here that we could not. More
! laughter)
| Referring to the Warding off OF
! threatened legislation adverse 10 Utah
| the speaker stated he had carried the
| pledged word of the first presidency
! back TO Washington and that p,edge
/ Utah had not kept since 1895
! In closing the speaker made a fetch
! ing plea about wanting his son. who is
/ away on mission in Germany. TO be
! able 10 return and live in a free Amer
/ lean state.
/ Mrs. Plummer in CLOSING, sang Mr.
/ Cannon'S Poem. "Deseret
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