Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-08

might be apparent In his speech by
explaining that he had already spoken
a, Salem, Benjamin, Spanish Fork. Ma
pleton and Springyille. He re-
ierred to the lelhet, issued by
the Utah county Republican chairman
and made caustc comments ON the
fairness OF printing a few excerpts
from testimony that covered several
hundred pages. He concluded that the
excerpts We're all that were considered
Objectionable. In the testimony print
ed In the circular he had referred to
the days Of the division ON party lines.
Those were peculiar days. when cer-
tain men went to bed at night MS
Democrats and aWoke I'm the morning
as Republicans, and when he spoke Of
the sheep and the goats he referred
to that Kind OF men, He further
spoke Of his testimony before the
Smoot investigation committee which
he desired the Mormon people TO
read, and stated that he had gone 10
the counsel for Senator SmoOt and told
them what he would testify To- and
what he would like them TO ask him,
SO that he could tell some things IA
yorable to Utah, which he wanted TO
tell Then Judge Powers referred TO
the testimony given I'm which he had
spoken OF the splendid educational
status of the state and Of the distinc-
ton and honor that had come to Utah
people by reason OF the success OF
some Of her citizens mentioning Miss
Adams Miss Gates, Miss Tout Mr.
Dalln. Mr. Hafen Dr. Talmage and
others He had gone 20 the senate
committee because he was compelled
to 60 as had President Joseph Smith
and he believed both of them had told
the truth as they understood Il, He
had refused to sign a petition for the
expulsion OF Senator SmOol telling the
Republicans who wanted him 10 sign
1t that IL was not a Democratic funeral
ana II they did not like their senator
they could get rid Of him In their own
way. And when % statement had been
brought TO him TO sign denying the
truth Of the statement President JO-
seph +. Smith had made before the
investigating committee, that the Gem
tiles of Utah had consented to certain
conditions. Of which President Smith
had testified he had declined doing so,
saying that others might truthfully
sign such a statement but he could
not.
lie read further from thee circular
claiming That the intention OF II was
to array the people Of Utah against
one another on religious lines
the very thing that the Republican par
~ accused the American party Of doing
and any man who could do that was an
enemy Of Utah, He said he was going
to Congress to represent all the people
regardless of religion or politics be-
cause he would not 10 as the represen-
tadye Of any faction, and he would DEF
cline 20 20 on a path covered with lies
and therefore had conducted clean
campaign, He referred to the various
candidates, state and county, showing
them all 10 be splendid men, except the
nominee for Congress, and he did not
believe all that was spoken and written
against him. The judge caused conyul-
sions Of laughter by reading and CONF
mentlng on a poem on Mr.. Cutler, pub
lished in Truth.
The speaker refuied the contention
Of the Republican party that the Demo-
cratic party had done nothing for the
people, referring TO the Louisiana pur-
chase the Monroe doctrine, and the
contest Of Andrew Jackson With con-
contrated wealth,
The remainder Of the speech was
principally devoted to tariff and the po-
sitIon Of the two parties on the ques-
ton, and TO the local condition, brouge
about by the Republican party
Splendid vocal selections were given
by Miss Pearl Boren a young lady Of
only about l6, who Is developing u
voice OF wonderful range and sweet
ness, Mr. MILFORD McAllster and trio
consisting Of Messrs. Whitehead. Strong
and KnoWlden, After the meeting many
Of the audience went TO the Mozart pa