Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-04
Non. Mormon Points Out Their
False Attitude on the School
Question.
GIVES FACTS AND FIGURES.
Comprehensive Review Of Actual Con-
ditlonS as Regards 'NOrmOns'
And Gentlss.

one OF the most spirited meetings Of
the campaign was that held last night
by the Republicans, In the Twentieth
ward annex, There was splendid
crowd present aud good music was rem
de,ed durlag the evening The punci.
pal speaker was Hon Hiram r Booth.
who scathingly araisned the "Amerl-
can party for rs false attitude on
the Mormon question in general and
the school question In particular Mr.
Booth said
Mr. Chairman Ladies' and Gentle
men-l have been requested to address
you this evening upon the question
should any Gentle Vote the American
Party Ticket ON November S?'
To begin WITH / desire TO call your
attention 20 the fact that am a non
Mormon that none Of my family on
relatives are "MOrmOns.' From my ar
rival in Utah In 1855 until a division on
party lines In 1894, / was q member OF
the Liberal party and was elected 10
the council Of the Legislature In 1894.
as Liberal and 10 the hrst state
senate Of Utah as @ Republican
My record as "a member Of the two
Legislatures referred TO is an open
book, and no one can charge me with
ever having voted or acted otherwise
than for the best interests Of the whole
people Of Utah ] intend TO make this
state my permanent home have new
er visited any OF the presidents OF the
Mormon Church, nor asked any high
official Of that Church 10 help either
myself or any OF my friends to get Of
ice. ! have many friends among those
who have Joined the so-callpd "Ameri-
can party" and give the rank and nle
OF that party credit for being sincere
and earnest but, az the same time. |
believe many have been mlsled into
supporting that party when. n they
knew the real facts there would not be
a dozen people In the whole city OF
salt Lake that would vote the "Ameri-
can party ticket
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
One Of my friends recently told me
that he was going to vote the Amer
lean party ticket to keep that party
together so that they could rescure the
public schools from Mormon" domino
ton asked him the question: Does the
Mormon Church dominate the public
schools In Salt Lake?" And he an
swered, Yes. sir" In great earnest
ness. He Is one Of the large tax pay
ers and a man who ought to have made
a careful examination before he spoke
as he did regarding the public schools.
! proceeded at once TO make an inves-
tlgation, as there Is not a person In
utah that would make a protest quick
en- than | would II upon an investiga-
ton | should find that any church WAS
the public schools OF salt
Lake city As a result OF my inyesti-
cation / found the followlgn to be the
actual facts;
The board OF education is composed
of five "Mormons' and five Gentiles.
the teachers In the high schools are two
Mormons' and thlrty-hye Genules; IN
the East Side High school there are
ten Gentle teachers The total num-
Der Of teachers In Salt Lake city pub
lie schools Is "a "Mormons' and 200
Gentiles. Nearly eighty per cent Of the
total number Of teachers are Gentiles.
II is estimated that there are about
$500 more Mormon" children in the
public schools Of the city than chill
dren Of Gentle parents. II is further
estimated that about One-half OF the
population of salt Lake City is NOR |
mon,' The city superintendent OF !
schools is Mormon" His secretary /
is Gentle; the secretary Of the board /
of education Is a Gentile the assistant |
secretary OF the board Of education Ia
a Gentile the examining board for /
teachers Is composed OF three Gentiles f.
and one Mormon" The supervisors OF /
the teachers are three Genties and one |
Mormon" The principals OF the pub /
lie schools are eight "Mormons' and /
seventeen Gentlles. The total amount !
paid to teachers Of the public schools of /
Salt Lake city, Utah. annually. is
about S2220OO; OF this amount nearly |
1850 is paid TO Gentle teachers and
AZ 900 TO Mormon teachers.
] have here In my possession the
names and addresses OF every teacher,
including principals and high school
eachers In Salt Lake City; and a state
nent showing whether they are Nor
non" or Gentle, and, II any one has
my doubt about the truthfulness
II my statement, he can take this list
and make a personal investigation for
himself ! will be pleased to fur.
lish such a list 10 anyone upon appll-
'atlon.
INFIRMARY MATTERS,
II has been charged by the American
)arty organ that the Gentle firms and
stores IN Salt Lake are getting the
worst OF It In the goods and supplies
purchased FOR the benefit OF the lndi-
rents Of Salt Lake county, | found on
investigation that there are iO4 In
mates Of the county inhrmary. Eighty
II these inmates are Genilles and q
ire classed az 'Mormons" Il ls estl-
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