The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-15
NEW PARTY WILL FIGHT
THE CHURCH IN POLITICS
"The American Party of Utah Is Launched al
Largely Attenu5d Public Meeting.
Senator Dubois Of Idaho Makes Terrific Onslaught Mormon
Leaders For interference With Political Rights of
Citizens-SeveraI Others Speak,

jects, alwa. 5 uses the truth in modera-
ton. tCheers).
Truch in Small Doses.
In the application of truth to these
discussions the News is a decided home
opathist; Il believes in small doses.
Now in the face of all these things
we have seen these so-called Democratic
and republican parties OF Utah meetlng,
year after year IN state, IN county ana
In city conventions, and as a rule with
out one word OF protest against the
| Things. which were continually happen
ing. For all Of YOU know, my friends,
. that we have seen man who was
( member Of the Mormon apostolate. who
because he was not in harmony with
I his quorum was degraded who was un-
/ fr0cked and his apostolic commission
taken from him. Another apostle who
! was in harmony with his quorum was
! elevated TO the senate of the United
STATES. Now, what, my friends, does
TINS mean? Why, it means that they
nave dominattop over their people and
/ that they exercise il.
Now, we propose a public organization
/ which shall not be afraid to protest 10
: the world against these ecclesiastical
malpractices (CheeEs) We propose q
party organization. political party,
5 winch shall persist in insisting that these
! priests shall attend TO their own bust
| ness-that Of saving souls God knows
IN doing that they will have enough to
attend TO. In doing this we assault no
/ man creed and no mans religion.
You remember a few months ago. in the
| ldDernaCle In this town, the president
/ OF the Salt Lake stake of Zion stood in
| his place and declared as his belief and
| declared it under the sanction of his apos-
/ tohc authority, that il was the religious
uut( or the people to have no social or
| business relations with outsiders only as
| me circumstances of the case compel It.
| Whence did this man get his authority
! Tut from his priesthood to make such a
declaration? Now / say that a priesthood
] domlnatec by such a spirit as that never
Cdh De the foundation. and the people
/ VINO Will follow them blindly never can
4 De the foundation, of true American
! state. Applause)
Criticism For Leaders.
What dc. you think. my friends of Lead
{ SrS OF people who Will get up and con-
Tess before a senate committee of the
! nited states, which is supposed to con-
! 1aln some OF the first intelligence of the
! land, that they are in violation both of
] the law of God and the law of man
! AND these are the people who instruct
1her cnurch and people. These are the
! men who instruct their people in such
/ ways and courses, and they expect Amer
! ican citizens to believe that they are
American citizens also. tAppIause.)
/ We emphatically deny. my friends. that
1 such doctrines and such principles can
control in any American state and |
repeat that we propose party which IS
against such maipractices (ApplauseD
! We wish. my friends. that the political
/ tests which we shall have in Utah will
/ be like those Of other states. And why
/ should they not be 50? Under the circum-
/ stances which exist here i'm Utah nv
/ friends, I deny that there is any gen
/ ulne Democratic or genuine Republican
1 party. (Applause)
Some Facts Recalled.
| or
couple of facts Don't YOU remember
some time ago there was a so-calIsd Dem
| ocratic legislature here and they PROMISED
/ 10 nominate aud elect George q. Cannon,
/ VINO was an alleged pronounced Republi-
I can, and for no other reason than that
/ he was an Influential member Of the Nor
/ mon church and of the first presidency
4 to the senate Of the United States? And
/ again this year the president Of the
/ United States and the leader of his party
| in the Union. advised these so-caIled Re
/ pubitCans that il was not wise or cX-
| pedient TO send one Of the apostles TO the
1 senate of the United States. Well. thesr
| sO-called Republicans met IN the leeisla-
/ ture and their dupCS and COadiUtOrs flung
/ scorn upon the public statutes of the
country. So long as they arc Under the
domination and leadership OF that
/ oligarchy they are not Republicans Let
! them come out from that. and they will
/ be Democrats and Republicans ard good
ICitizCns. too. but so long as thew are under
! not be true American citizens
! As for me- I care not what others may
! DO. but | shall not follow d party that
! seeks for such support.
! We wish that here in Utah We may have
! a state which is in character and keeping
| with the traditions and history of our
| country and il viii never come until We
shall have truly American state And
| when that time shall come then we will
/ have a state which viii be worthy of the
! history Of the country. and be IN truth a
worthy protector of the grandeur the dig
nifty and destiny Of our mighty republic
| (CheeTs.)
Senator Dubois was the first speaker
| introduced by Judge Hiles. Senator
Dubois was a. times vehement and
reused his hearers to a high pitch OF
| excitement. He spoke as follows:
am not here tonight TO make a speech.
/ ] only learned through a telegram to-
day. as J was returning with Mrs. Du-
I bois from the east. that there WAS TO be
/ a meeting TO protest against the domino
ton Of the Mormon church in political az
fairs. and / WAS invited to attend the
I meeting.
I am glad to be with you. and when I
/ look around upon this stage and see
Democrats and Republicans with whom.
| twenty-five years ago. / as a boy stood
| and made the fight against this same
| domination. No one can tell me that
! this great, magnificent American audi-
ence would gather here without just
! cause.
Same FIGHT in idaho