The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-01
FRANK ]. CANNON JOINS
THE American PARTY
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has made the barrier between the class
~ us priesthood which should abstain
rom political activity and that < lass of
Us membership who have a right TO 90
- politics. II made that barrier and it
mace II morally impossible when IL said
tnat certain members of its priesthood
should rot hold any office nor aspire 10
any without the consent OF the priesthood
vt the church see my good friend DR.,
tshdIu dpplaudlng (Dr. WlSndr0-N es,
WIN his whole hearth There is the first
utterance OF the Mormon priesthood I
think, that he ever did applaud.
Buf J think YOU win all agree With me
tnat when that manifesto r~as issued that
every man who signed #. agreeing that
l.t should not exercise The right of
american CitizensiD TO aspire 10 hold or
nee without the consent Of chc ruling
authority of the church. thereby excluded
himself from exercising the rights of
American citizenship. And that manifesto
does not apply TO any man whose name
and authority are not so recorded. Then
this American party is not surviving 10 eX-
clude the MOrmOns from the exercise Of
their political rights. is it? Cries of
No. mo- il is striving to take from
enc man IN the Mormon church the
political authority which should belong
70 the mass, and give it back 70 all of
thcm.
To Aid in Keeping Pledge.
lnasmuch as the authorities Of the
cnureh have soemnls affirmed TO the
IuRll
heavenly Father that they are not in
politics and do not pr pose TO exercise
political authority, tni. American party
~ opposes 10 help them to keep that
lig~ee l said that we would be power
I'd s'isf IA proportion To the purity OF
CIR motives / think that perhaps in us
81 abides occasionally some rancOr
towards individuals. some feeling for po-
Httcai or other reasons But ! said To-Day
10 one OF the best men who belongs 20
TINS Darty-a man born on this soil Of
tab, who has lived and striven all his
days here, who has always bad high
locals and who has wrought for them
what l said mere now. and he prompted
me 10 the thOught tnat from the moment
OF his entrance into this party he must
strive 10 live closer to that highest ideal
III order that his part in the perform
: auce OF this great organization should be
, the more mOmentous It is true of us all !:
we are 10 be judged largely by our lead
1 trshiD. 1T is not faulJless. Unfortunate
~, II is not given 10 men to be without
1aUlt-Only TO women.
But perhaps among the leaders Of this
party may be found men who, in all
tneir public life, have striven for as
hlgh ideals as men must come to at
tam and II they be faulty in many
things. n personally they fail to reach
The highest ideal in their private life. If
their motive be high for Utah and their
hearts without selfishness. then they will
90 good for this party. IL is not to ne
composed of office seekers. think
Judge Hiles will make a voluntary con-
Iribuucn 10 You now of ali of his salary
That he is TO receive as representative m
congress Tor two years. Men have not
been nominated here actually with the
expectation that they are To hold the
reins OF government. They have been
nominated because IL has become abso-
lutely necessary for Us to cease to teach
the abstraction Of personal liberty, and
create a party TO which all men and
women in the state may belong. who love
personal liberty and their rights under
The flag, so that we may know when we
shake hands with people that we are
striving 10 attain the same end by the
same means.