Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-09
ABOUT THE BoLTERs

And now, the followers Of ilr.
smoo, are claiming that they viii re-
cruit their forces from the ranks Of
the Democratic party. on Tueslav
evening Of this week there was .
stormy meeting Of the Republican state
committee. The followers Of Senator
Smoot were there. and Senator Kelrils
was there In person, find In the Salt
Lake Herald for Wednesday, and II
II happens II Is In the Her9ll.' that
Chairman Spry Of the Republican state
committee was interviewed after The
Grpleasartness, and that, rstsrrins 10
Senator kearns and his followers. he
us'l u Csc significant words
"I suppose they viii 60 ahead now
with the Liberal fight ! expect they
VIII Keep on that line until they 90 too
far, with the result that where they
get one Of the old Liberals away from
us here In town, we will get two Nor
MOI Democrats away from them In the
country. II Is natural for people OF
any rcliulon--l don't care whether
they ate Mormons. Catholics. Method
lists or What, TO get together when
they are attacked. We e%ndeavorel 10
secure a peaceful solution OF the dim
cnl'y We had no part In the sem
az rial m~atter--that'R none OF our bus.
incss We merely want 10 secure tho
election Of the state ticket. But We
can't count on support from that di.
r%ectiOn, so va viii have to make other
arrangements
COMPLIMENTS TO sPRY,
Upon what meat hath this Repub.
mean Caesar fed that he hath grown
so great Who has given him the
power to enter the Democratic party
and pluck away two votes whenever a
Gentle refuses 10 follow his lead?
What madness Is Il that has so over
come him that he declares that Nor.
mon Democrats VIII come here or 20
there at his bidding, He nay know
what kind Of stuff Republicans are
made Of, but he has yet to become ac-
Qualnted with the Mormon Democrats
This Is a pretty good year for all Dem.
ocrats, whether they be Mormons OF
whether they be Gentiles, to remember
that old and honored maxim I'm Utah
ana mind their wi business. II II
be true that he can summon two Nor.
mon Democrats for each Gentle that
the Republicans lose, then the charges
made against Utah win be sustained.
and ] would not give 1--WE cents on the
dollar for the chance Of Senator Smoot
TO retain his seat In the United states
senate. This ill-advised statement OF
the Republican chairman IL calculated
to and VIII do much harm TO the state.
but am confident that his boast will
be but sounding brass and tlnklipg
cymbals so far as the Democrats of
Utah are concerned. Here and now I
declare, and / know | speak the sentl-
ments OF the Democrats Of Utah, / dc.
clare that the Mormon Democrats OF
this state viii be true to our faith and
that they win vote as n unit for the
ticket named by this convention.
why should we take part in this
Republican fight? Why. should we mn
the depleted ranks Of our advorsary1
Does the Republican chairman think
that We are a lot OF Hesslans? Does
he believe that we are animated by
no principles? Has he an idea that we
are simply a tail TO his kite? He win
learn differently, He will discover that
we propose to redeem Utah from Re-
publican rule, and that I'm redeemiug
Utah and elevating her above this strife
that Is now on, We viii aid IN adyanc.
Ing her toward that glory with which
she viii yet be crowned,