Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-11

we can place the state OF Utah in tho
Democratic column OF states which
shall triumphantly elect Alton d. Par
ker president OF the republic, and in
auglrate the application Of Democratic
principles TO the affairs Of government,
both In our state and nation
Judge VIM. IL, King followed Mr..
Roberts. His speech was characteris-
tically cutting. He was perturbed az
the streetcar company, and showed II
In this wise There have been 100
cars pass this corner in one minute. lf
the mere nomination OF a Democrat
VIII improve the system to that extent
think, on think. what the election OF
Parker would meant!
The Judge continued:
81 do not think there is any apathy
on the part OF the Democrats in this
conflict. The Republicans are assuming
that the contest Is won before the bat
tie is begun. II the people Of the state
win read the national platform OF the
Democratic party as passed at the 81.
Louis convention, and then read the
one to be adopted In this city at the
state convention to be held In Novem-
Der, we are positive the principles on
unciated In them Will be so patriotic
so appealing, so clear and so easily un-
utItlOOl anu luU9 III h'tplHb WIN AH'
precepts Of good, clean government that
they will help to elect the Democratic
party and keep 1t in power for the next
decade.
Il talked yesterday with a Gentle
Republican who lifted up his voice
against the polygamy and division or
church and state plank in our platform.
/ will not tell you his name, for you
all know him, and he wants your votes,
for he has been nominated for high
Office When | asked him II he had
any objections to the plank he said yes.
and went on to tell why. / cannot see
why any person can have any objection
TO such plank when 1t Is a well known
feet that polygamy must not be prac-
tised polygamist relations must be
severed, and that separation or
church and state has been advocated
ever since the days Of Thomas Jeffer-
son and will not, as long as the Unit
ed States is republic be tolerated
by any party or the masses, He was
simply Directing to an expression OF
thought and sympathy which have held
full sway in this country ever since II
became sovereign domain,
"Why should we not demand a sep
aration 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 will make
political capital out Of that plank IN
the Democratic platform. a Republi-
can who would make that the theme of
his political speech would be recreant
to his party and to his country. Church
and state are divorced, and the separ-
alton should always be maintained, and
will as long as the Democratic party
can maintain the present relationship.
True Mormons' will always stand
for n separation Of church and state.
II the Republicans attempt TO use that
argument the Democrats viii meet
them on every corner and street In the
state, argue them out Of their position
and win the state back into the Demo-
cratic column this fail.
Il said to my friend; II you don't
believe in polygamy what objection
have you to any party declaring
against it?' 1t Is simply the divine right
Of a party to place in It's platform ex-
pressions Of what IL thinks are right
and Just. II the Republicans make cam
paign capital out OF that plank they
are putting themselves In the position
OF being in favor Of polygamy, polyg-
amous relations and a reunion Of
church and state. As for the Mormons'
and Democrats, / know they are OPP
posed to the conditions expressed IN
the plank.
The plank Is meaningless as applied
TO any state. IL shoots over our heads.
II has no application to u.s. II the
Republicans think they can make cam
paign capital out Of It, they misjudge
the citizens Of Utah.
There are other issues Of the cam
paign besides the one which | have
much attention here and little abroad.
The other issues are embraced In what
Democracy stands for II Is the fonnda-
ton upon which the country was plan
ned and built. Democracy Is a neces-
sity. 1t means liberty; freedom of
speech. a country of the people by the
people and for the people, Democracy
will never die. II It should-and | do
not see how ii CAN'T VIII be when
all the higher attributes of man are
gone, when he becomes a brute.
Democracy has declared for the la
boring man. has declared against
trusts, the usurpation OF the power by
officials, as has been shown In Colorado
within the past year. The Democrats
haze always resolved against criminal
corporations, the Capitalization OF
money power in the hands n few, be-
lieving 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 and en-
10Y the money he would make from his
little store or Industry for himself and
family.
Roosevelt is untried because OF con-
stitutional inhrmitles. Congress is an
obstruction to him. He wants to ride
roughshod over the people, He Ia a
man OF doubtful achievements. on the
other hand Judge Alton ID, Parker Is
calm, judicial, a man who knows the
law, who has risen from the ranks, has
suffered the pangs of hunger, was a
farmers son, There is a great con-
trast between him and the hero Of Ket-
tie hill. Mr. Roosevelt Is bombastic,
egOtlstiCal.
"A man who wants 10 glory in blood
and war, foster the trusts which are
running the country. help along the ship
subsidy, viii support the Republican
ticket.
"a man who loves safety loves the
| name OF Washington, reveres the name
OF jefferson and Lincoln, will turn sor-
rowfully away from the Republican
party and vote the Democratic ticket
"This Is our country. The Democrats
founded II, The Democrats built 1t.
The Democrats will keep it,
Judge King was greeted with APP
plause and cheers After he had con-
cmded the crowd started to call for
Powers. who was on the platform, They
Insisted upon his appearing, but Chair