The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-08


nously adopted declaration of prin-
cipIes and decided TO put a state ticket
IN the field, allowing the supporters OF
the movement TO exercise their political
preference as to candidates for the
presidency and vice presidency.
The men in attendance by rising vote
pledged their life, liberty, property
and sacred honor" TO support the move
ment and received from David Keith,
president of the Tribune Publishing
company. and from Joseph Lippman,
manager Of the paper, the assurance
tnat the paper would support the move
ment until the issue was determined.
Senator Kearns was not present. but
ms hearty support was pledged by Mr..
Lippman
Invitations Were Issued.
The meeting was the result of invi-
tations sent out during the dav bv A,
e. Darmer, who had acted as secre-
tary or the committee meetings which
eliminated in the meeting of last night.
None but men who were believed To- be
IN hearty accord with the purpose OF
the meeting were invited to attend. and
there was no dissenting vote during the
TWO hours the meeting continued
Judge John a. Street was unanimous
" chosen chairman of the meeting. and
unanimous choice. Mr.. LipIH n de-
clined to accept the post of Ne4k;man
on the ground thaisit, might LED - a
Deief that theA i19sefneilt was 3 e
I'D the interest Of Senator Kearnsl
er the object of the meeting had -.
stated, William Nelson, editor
Tribune and chairman Of a com -
meeting held last Monday. pres
the declaration Of principles, as
lows:
Declaration of Principles.
Whereas, An experience of fourteen
years since the first material sign of the
ab5temcnt Of troubled conditions h0ftaN.a.
sen IN the PRONUNCIATION of the w.
manifesto has shown that the S,,'
lnaue we're craft. and insincere: &4 ~
Sought-Ior division Of the people u ts
INES was Lot carried out ia goOds
mat both party organizations have N
dominated and used for the double N
pose o. matDtairinC an ecclesiastical con-
uVi winch had no regard for either and
- preventing remonstrance or opposition
~ tnOse VINO favor the free exercise Of in
dtNidual Judgment and preference in pc
hucal affairs; and
Whereas. Repeated experiences en-
phasizcd hy events just past. have fully
lroVed That this ecclesiastical dominance
IS ail-powcrful and persistent. and that
~ cannot be shaken Oft as long as those
who oppose il are divided into hostile
,
vision OF the friends and supporters Of
American institutions their voices are
stuffed and the hands are strengthened of
Tho crafty manipulatOrS of the church
power aud its application TO political saf-
iatrs; Therefore be IL resolved.
That we viii no longer play into the
hands of the church leaders by division
which Simply pandcrs t. their desires and
purposes.
p That we will repeI with every means
at our command the intrusion of ccclesi-
1stieism intO politics or the affairs %
q. hat we refuse to merge Utah affairs
in any national party action, since the
division -hrs created paralyzes every ef-
fort 10 AIneriCanize the state.
Parties in Utah a Farce.
Z. That SO far as affairs here are con-
cerned any division on party lines Is "a
sham and a farce. every pledge of the
ecclesiastical power 10 refrain from d.
ie.tiou m the political affairs of the peO-
pic having been shamelessly violated; ;
every pretense OF letting politics alone a
shameful and hollow mockery.
D. fhat We will never cease TO demand
the complete freedom IN political affairs
untouched by any tai1t of apostolic con-
troll. that we demand the complete sep-
..i~uoa OF church and state. in fact as
we'll as in name, and that We viii repel
40 me utmost ail efforts 90 pcrpetuate tho
ccclesiastical control Of public affairs IN
Utah
g. That the public schools are the es-
pc,.iat pride OF the American people: we
resent the grasping domination of the &C.
Clesi7sticaI power therein and pledge our
selves to shake il off at the earliest pos
sible moment Church control of the
schools must 90.
We disClaim most emphatically and
positively any desire or purpose TO attack
any church or to assail anyOne's religious
sentiments or church affiliations. our
b, nose is as set forth herein, and no
other.
tpoeaiing TO al! fair-miudcd citizens OF
Z Utah to sustain as IN this our righteous
purpose. definitely. surely and forever 70
separate CT urch and state. and asking IN
this the support OF every lover OF Amer
lean institutions, we declare the occasion
D. 70 Oe umely. and the provOcatiOn
repeated ard extreme.
ONE with us and let as redeem the
state.
Different Methods Suggested.
Colonel Nelson explained that a mi
uority OF the committee had suggested
the ACCESSIBILITY OF forming a voters
Chicago. 10 endorse Gentiles on both
state tickets. but this plan met with
the objection that it would be Of no
value in cases where MOrmons were
named against MOTmOnS and Gentiles
against Gentiles on the Republican and
Democratic tickets. II. J. Dininny,
who had in committee advocated the
idea Of a league instead of an indie
pendent Ply, said he would not insist
on the Leaf IN idea. Judge Samuel Nc
DOwell. kli.sfd F. Snyder, T. D..
Critchlow and others spoke in favor of
an independent party.
Mr. Cr-tchlOw said that while ne
questioned the expediency of starting
the movement at this time he was
heartily in accord with the idea. but
wanted TO know If the movement would
have the support of some newspaper.
He called upon Mr.. Lippman for an ex-
preston.
Tribune is Pledged.
Mr.. Lippman made a talk in which he
pledged himself and the Tribune, so
long as he controlled 1t. in support
OF the movement if those present would
promise to support the paper in return.
Mr.. CritchlOw asked if this were not
making the support of the paper condi-
tionaL Mr.. 'Lippman replied that he
wanted the assurance that the paper
would not be left alone in the fight:
that ne wanted those present to pledge
their lives, liberty. property and sac
red honor TO adhere to the movement.
Tic said he was willing 10 sacrifice ali
ne had in the cause and asked for a
rising vote to ascertain IL those present
would support the fight and enlist their
friends in its behalf.
Every man in the room arose and Mr..
1ippman in return promised that the
Tribune would stay with them to the
end. The applause and CONGRATULATIONS
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