The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-04
FRANK ]. CANNON
STIRS TlNTIC
Makes Feryent Appeal for
American Party.
ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH
DISCUSSES ECCLESIASTICAL CON-
troll IN POLITICS.
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r UREKA, Nov. S.-Never in the his
tory of Tintic has so great a crowd
assembled at a political meeting
as the one which greeted the orators
of the American party this evening.
Long before the arrival of the special
train bearing the party from salt Lake
Odd Fellows hall was jammed Every
one was presented with a small Ameri-
can flag at the door. and the stage
was profusely decorated in red, white
and blue. The American party drum
the Eureka band, paraded the streets.
Frank Cannon's entrance TO the hall
was greeted with applause that
drowned the music of the band. his
address was a passionate appeal 10 The
Mormon people. which at times le-
came dramatic
p J. DAILY was the first speaker. he
explained the position of the American
party and declared that it would car
~ Salt Lake county. Mr.. DAILY con-
Guided by introducing James Creigh
ton, president of the American club If
Eureka. Mr.. Creighton introduced Mrs.
Plummer who sang The Flag With
out Stain" and responded 10 a hear
~ encore. D. ]. DOnahue a mining
man who is we'll acquainted in Tin1ic
made short, vigorous address. After
some enjoyable musical selection by he
Ladies' Quartette Of Utah. Frank Can
non was presented. Mr.. Cannon re-
ferred TO the strike in the Bullion Beck
mine in 1893, saying:
Refers to Former Call.
You sent for me once to talk about
your rights, and / came; and because
we understood each other so well I
have come again The older ones viii
recall that, though ] was one Of the
stockholders of that mine and a mem
Der of the auditing committee Of that
company. / came and spoke in favor
OF the miners. L come now without
special invitation. TO talk about a
matter of far greater Importance than
the wages of 50 a day which those men
demanded. and If YOU have your love
of liberty at heart you viii listen 10
me-"
Mr.. Cannon declared that Utah had
failed 10 live up TO the pledges made,
failed to realize the glories OF state
hood which had been promised.
First / am going TO talk" he said.
Ito the Mormons who are here. l had
thought that never. on a political plat
form. would il be necessary to use that
name again. had hoped that we would
all. Gentle and Mormon. Irishman and
/ Jew. keep step together for the fU-
/ ture of this glorious state
He referred in passionate language
I to the time when men went 10 prison
as martyrs 10 their faith and little
| children were forbidden TO tell the
name Of their father. The cross be
/ came too hard 10 bear. and the great
] cry Went up for mercy. for amnesty.
which Was granted upon the pledge OF
/ President Woodruff for himself and MS
/ people Then we asked for statehood
( and that was given as"
Pledges Have Been Broken.
/ Mr. Cannon said that neither amnes-
\ ties nor statehood would have been
granted The Mormon Deople but for
/ the Gentiles residing here. who said:
They will give us justice as we have
/ given them mercy?'
Have we kept that pledge? Who
! dares say We have2 The church does
/ dominate the affairs of the state Of
| Utah. The pledge has been broken,
and every man in the state knows that
4 il has been broken.
! Mr.. Cannon declared that not one act
! had been passed by the state Iegisla-
I ture that had not first been approved
/ by the Mormon church, and that since
/ 1886 not one United States senator had
/ been elected who had not been selected
/ in the church offices. He referred to
/ his own position and former connection
with the church and declared that he
was in this fight because the liberties
/ OF the Mormon people are in jeopardy
because the majesty of this great
! government would not permit this peo-
pie 10 defy the laws. He asked if there
was one person in the audience who
wanted Reed SmOOt 10 be United States
! senator, and declared that the darkest
/ day Utah has ever seen was the day
on which SmOot was elected from the
apostolic quorum to the senate Of the
/ United States
WAS il not his business to preach
Z the gospel of Jesus Christ and not TO
seek 10 mix up with the senator's in
/ Washington who evidently do not want
him. Were we not already a state
how many states would vote to admit
u.s.
/ Why Wyoming Is For Us.
To d voice in the audience that cried
none" he answered, Yes. one Wyo-
ming would. for we select her senators
! as we select our own
The speaker declared that the Nor
mon people owe debt of gratitude TO
the Gentle of Utah, and asked If there
was a Mormon in the house who be-
/ lieved that il had been paid A. c. An
derson, foreman of the Bullion Beck
mine. from which two men were re-
Gently discharged for joining the
1 American Party. answered yes" Mr.
/ Cannon invited him 10 come forward
I and tell how. and declared that if he
could do 50, he. Cannon would take the
/ flag from his coat lapel. give It TO some
Gentle and join different party
While referring TO the attitude of
the church at the time Of the election
Of Senator Rawlins he propounded the
query. If that is not interference what
do you call Interference
Mr.. Anderson replied, II call it in
preference when you take from a man
his citizenship because of his religious
beliefs"
Source of Citizenship.
so do T. was the quick reply. "and
that is what seek to prevent Then.
in most dramatic manner Mr. Cannon
pointed TO the great flag that hung on
the wall and said, who gave YOU
citizenship. the first presidency OF the
Mormon church or the government
| which that flag represents2'
The applause which followed put ara
end to the controversy. Mr. Cannon
concluded his address with a scorching
reference to the sycophantic Gentiles