The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-10
lie speaker went on to say:


7 do not think there is an apathy on II g
part of the Democrats in this conflict.
The Republicans are assuming thai me
contest is won before the battle is begun
If the people Of the state VIII read IN
national platform of the Democratic parry
q $ passed at the St Louis convention and
then read the one to be adopted in this
city at the state convention to be Hello
ciples enunciated in them viii be 50
patriotic, 50 appealing, SO clear and 50
easily understood and fully in keeping
with the precepts Of good, clean govern
Democratic party and keep it in power
for the next decade.
Takes Up POlygamy Plank
7 talked yesterday with a Gentle Re
publican who lifted I'd his voice against
the polyrsamy and division of church end
state plank in our platform. | viii not
tell YOU his name Tor YOU all Know HlIt
and he wants YOUR votes, for he has been
nominated for a high office When 1
asked him if he had any objections to
the plank he said yes. and went on 10
tel why. ] can not see why any person
can have any objection TO such 4 plank
when II Is d well known fact that poly
gamy must not be practiced; pOlygamist
rela tions must be severed and that a
separation of church and state has been
advocated ever since the days of Thomas
United states is a republic. be tolerated
by any party or the masses. He was
simply Objecting to an expression of
thought and sympathy which have held
FUN sway in this country ever since it
became sovereign domain
Why should we not demand a Separa-
ton Of church and state? Have not some
Of the most bloody wars Of the world
been over that same question:
Any one does wrong who VIII ma ke
POLITICAL capital OFT Of that plank in the
Democratic platform 4 Republican who
would make that the theme Of his pOli--
ical speech would he recrhant to his party
aud to his country Church and state
always &c maiutlincd. and viii as long
rs tie Democratic party can maintain the
present relationship.
Mormons For Separation.
True Afo7mons viii always stand for a
separation IF church and state. If the
Republicans attempt to use that arSu
ment the Democrats vii meet them On
every corner and street IN the state. argue
them cut of their position and win the
state hack into the Democratic column
I said 10 M friend: IF YOU don't be-
Iieve in pOlvEamv what objection have
you to anv party declaring against it,
Tt is simply the divine right of a party
TO place in its platform expressions Of
what il thinks are right and just. If the
Republicans make campaign capital OUT
. of that plank they are putting them
of Dolvgany. pOlyEamOUS relations and 3
reunion Of church and state As for the
MOrE7cEs and Democrats. 7 know they are
opposed 10 the conditions expressed in nc
plank
The plank is meaningless as applied 10
any state. tt shoots over our heads. IL
has no application 10 US If the Repuo-
licans think they can make campaign
capital on of it, hey misjudse the citi-
zens Of Utah.
Issues Of the Campaign.
There are other issues of the campaign
besides the one which l have Just men
toned. and it viii not attract much atten-
ton here and little abroad. The other
issues are embraced in what Democracy
stands for 1t IS the foundation upon
which the country was planned and built.
Democracy is a necessity. 1t means lib
eTty- freedom OF speech, a country OF
the people. by The people and for the peo-
shOuid-and 1 DO not see how 1t can't
VIII be when all the higher attributes OF
man are gone, when ne becomes a
brute.
Democracy has declared for the labor
Ing man, has declared against trusts, TIE
usurpatiOn Of the power by officials, as
has been shown In Colorado within the
past yea-- The Democrats have always
resolved against criminal corporations.
the Capitalization of money power in ne
hands of few, believing that no man or
party should have the right or power to
crush the struggling tradesman that the
amaSsed millions of a few may absorb
I and enjoy the money he would make from
his little store or industry for himself
and family
The Democratic party has always op-
posed the destruction Of the ship marine
and the fostering OF the ship trust through
the ship subsidy It has believed in build
ing up the marine of the country through
low tariff and not sinking ii by the build
ing up of high tariff wall
The party IS opposed 10 i large stand
ing army and a great navy. They are
tendencies towards imperialism which
rock the ship Of state until It is liable to
strike and founder. Il does not believe
in them. as does the Republican party.
which is flying the black flag Of imper-
ialism at its masthead: but il does believe
IN flying at the masthead Of the Demo
cratic ship Of state the flag Of peace
Large armies and navies mean a power
in the world that can not help being a
disturbing factor. The Democratic party
stands today, as il always has. for peace.
The Democratic party pledges to wrest
from the hands Of corporations the power
which they hold. power that Is making
the poor man poorer each year the Re
publican party is in power Former At
torney General Knox said the Republican
party would not run amuck Of the trusts.
No The Republican partv follows the
trusts OF the trusts follow the Republican
and the same thBe-
Judge King then took up a compar-
isOn Of the two candidates. He said:
Roosevelt is untrIed becaase of con-
stitutionaI infirmities. Congress is 81
obstruction TO him. he wants to ride