The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-08
LAUNCH PARTY
AGAINST CHURCH
Members Will Oppose EccIes-
iasticaI Interference.
STATE TICKET TO BE NAMED
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
is MADE.
STATE TICKET TO BE NAMED

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that have been held at intervals
during the past week meeting of
citizens was held in the Auerbach
building last night for the purpose of
initiating A new political party opposed
70 church Interference in the polit-
zeal affairs of Utah. The meeting was
attended by about 100 men, who unani-
Hously adopted a declaration of prin-
clpies and decided to put a state ticket
IN the field, allowing the supporters of
the movement to exercise their political
preference as 10 candidates for the
presidency and vice presidency.
ne men In attendance by rising vote
pledged their life, liberty, property
and sacred honor TO support the move
ment, and received from David Keith.
president of the Tribune Publishing
company and from Joseph Iippman.
manager of the paper, the assurance
mat the paper would support the move
ment until the issue was determined.
Senator Kearns was not present. bur
his hearty support was pledged by Mr..
Lippman.
Invitations Were Issued.
The meeting was the result of invi-
tations sent out during the dav bv A
T. Darmer, who had acted as score
tary OF the committee meetings which
Suiiillndted IN the meeting of last night
None but men who We're believed TO be
IN hearty accord with the purpose OF
the meeting were invited to attend. and
there was no dissenting vote during the
TWO hours the meeting continued
Judge JOhn a Street was unanimous
~ CHOSEN chairman of the meeting. and
J. T.. Darmer was made secrstkry by
unanimous choice, Mr.. LipI de-
cilned TO accept the post of 4 eman
Oh the ground tl1i,ifzt might led - q,
belief that the fafssefneut was 4
ID the interest of Senator Kearns
er the object of the meeting had Sans
stated, William Nelson, editor
tribune and chairman of a com & 1ss
meeting held l3st Monday, pres
the declaration OF principles, as ss
lows:
Declaration of Principles.
Whereas An experience of fourteet.
years since the first material sign of the
dbatemcnt OF troubled conditions h -
seen IN the PRONUNCIATION of the w .saIfsa q
meelfesto has shown that the E..ssa
made were crafty and insincere:
Sought-tor division of the people h. It. i
lines, was lot carried ont in good tI...'s
mat both party organizations have a.
dominated and used for the double y
nose q. m2tntaininG an ecclesiastical con-
uVi winch had no regard for either. and
- preventing remOnstranCe or opposition
~ lnose who favor the free exercise of in
GiNidual judgment ana preference i'm no-
itucal affairs; and
Whereas Repeated experiences, cm-
phasizcd by events Just past, have fully
proved that this ecclesiastical dominance.
IS al-poWcrfui and persistent and that
ll cnnnot be shaken of as long as those
who oppose il are divided into hostile
camps. but ou the contrary since such di-
vision of the friends and supporters of
American institutions their voices are
stitied and the hands are strengthened of
the crafty mdnipulators of the church
power and its application TO political saf-
lairs: Therefore. be il resolved:
Ihat we will no longer play into the
hands of the church leaders by A division
which Simply panders IL their desires and
purposes.
- That we will repel with every means
at our command the intrusion of eccleSi-
3stieism ;nto politics or the affairs of
state.
.- that we refuse to merge Utah affairs
IN any national party action, since the
division -hvS created paralyZeS every ef-
fort TO AInericanize the state.
Parties in Utah Farce.
g. That so far as affairs here are con-
cerncd any division on party lines is a
sham and farce. every pledge of the
ecclesiastical power 10 refrain from d.
ga lon IN the political affairs of the peo-
pic having been shamelessly violated:
every pretense of letting politics alone a
shameful and hollow mOckery.
>. mat We viii never cease to demand
the complete freedom in political affairs
untouched by any tai1t of apostolic conf
troll, that we demand the complete sep
,,t- tlOn OF church and state. ia fact as
well as in name. and that we viii repel
40 me utmost al efforts 10 pcrpetuate tho
ccclesiastical control Of public affairs IN
Utah
G. That the public schools are the cs-
peciai pride OF the American people we
resent the grasping domination Of the &C.
ciesiaStical power therein and pledge our
solves to shake il off at the earliest pos
siblC moment Church control Of the
schools must 90.
We disclaim most emphatically and
positively any desire or purpose to attack
any church or TO assail anyOne's religious
sentiments or church affiliations. Our
D.. nose is as set forth herein, and no
other.
Utah TO sustain Us IN this our righteous
UurDOSe definitely. surely and forever TO
separate cfurch ana state and asking in
this the support Of every lover Of Amer
lean institutions we declare the occasion
hs 70 b. timely. and the provOcatiOn
repeated ard extreme
ONE with as and let as redeem the
state.
Different Methods Suggested.
Colonel Nelson explained that a mi
nority of the committee had suggested
the advisability or forming a voters
league, along the lines Of the one in
tnlch8O, 70 endorse GenuieS on DOtn
state tickets, but this plan met with
the objection that it would be of no
value in cases where MOrmons were
named against MOrmOns and Gentiles
against Gentiles on the Republican and
Democratic tickets. H. J. Dininny.
who had in committee advocated the
idea of a league instead OF an indie
pendent Ply. said he would not insist
on the leskg idea. Judge Samuel Nc
Doweu. &l!afd F. Snyder. L. b.
Critchlow and others spoke in favor of
an Independent party.
Mr. CT1tchlOW said that while nc
questioned the expediency Of starting
the. movement at this time he was
heartily in accord with the idea. but
wanted 10 know if the movement would
have the support of some newspaper.
He called upon Mr.. Lippman for an ex
preston.
Tribune is Pledged.
Mr.. Lippman made talk IN which he
pledged himself and the Tribune, so
long as he controlled it. IN support |