Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-21
Deiamatory False and MalisciOuS
Statements Made at Their
Gathering
DECLARATIONS CHALLENGED.
Proof Of Que Speakers Charges Are
Called For Secrecy as to
Names.

genius OF the American government
would attempt to prevent the peaceable
assemblage of persons to protest
against any real wrong from which
they might be suffering there are
nevertheless many persons, both Cen
/ tile and Mormon" in this city who
regret exceedingly some Of the things
that were done and some Of the words
that were said at the gathering Of the
| Womans Auxiliary Of the American
I party at the First Presbyterian church
yesterday afternoon.
Some OF the statements made are SO
| palpably false, ridiculous, and mali
cious, that they necessarily must be
| challenged for want of proof. As
stated IN an article on another page
Of this Issue Of the Deseret News, a
resolution was adopted IN relation to
the Smoot investigation and was wired
TO Chairman Burrows Of the senate
committee on elections and privileges.
According to the Tribune, which has
for days been encouraging, II indeed,
1t did not inspire the moyement the
meeting was as thoroughly anti Nor
mon" as IL could possibly desire. IL
seems that soma Of the members Of this
annex TO the sO-caled American" par
ty concluded that other Gentle women
should be invited to Join with them In
making protest against the testimony Of
nom" Mormon" witnesses I'm the Smoot
case, to the effect that polygamy or
poygamous cohabitation had been con-
doned or tolerated by the nom Nor
mons" of Utah. There was some little
trouble I'm arriving at the how to
word the protesting message, which
was permitted to remain cOuched In
precisely the same language IN which
1t had been framed previous to the
meeting, by some iire-eatlng nom Nor
mon." whose hatred is displayed
throughout the bragenly concocted mis-
representation.
DISCUSSING THE "HOW."
The resolution was read by Mrs. II.
Warren Smith. and was declared to
have been unanimously adopted. Some
OF the officers Of the WOman's AuXil-
fairy cOntended for the protest going In
the name Of the organization to which
they belonged. and Mrs James S. Veitch
and Mrs. II. Warren Smith argued 20
that end, but the sentiment Of the ma
iority was to the contrary as was
shown by Mrs. Alvin V. Taylor who
said she was not member of the aux
Hilary. but who wanted TO sign the pro-
test she said further that the tee-
gram could carry more weight Il 1t was
shown that II was the sentiment OF
mass meeting Of Gentle women, and
not merely am expression coming from
the american party women, Still
discussion continued, ana the mat
ter WAS huffetGd about by much
debate until Mrs Hal w. Brown sug
BCsted that the representation be made
to Chairman Burrows that the resolu-
ton was passed at a. mass meeting
called by the Womans Auxiliary Of
tho American party and that 1t was
adopted by more than 800 Getle WOO
Mon I'm that form II was disposed Of,
and the resolution sent accordingly
80 PROOF WHATEVER.
The astounding feature Of the whole
affair Is the badness and boldness
with which the statements embodied
I'm the resolution are made. No proof
is produced, That does not seem neces-
sary. Mere rulnor appears to be suf-
licient, end the declaration that Utah
is ruled by the Mormon hierarchy,
which deies law, directs legislation,
controls courts, frightens witnesses, and
works vengeance upon those who re-
sst," is so outmgeously false and SLAM
dcrous as 20 cause honorable people to
wonder To what ends the instlgators
of the movement will 90.
MRS. PITTS FEARS.
Some of these are shown in what oc-
Cured after the effort to elect a pre-
siding officer had been successfully
made, Mrs Crabtree, president Of the
CIRCULATION resigned, and the name Of
Mrs. Tom -. Pitt was presented as her
successor. Mas Pitt declined, saying
that she had no time to carry on the
duties of the office, but that she would
take time to help free Utah, fer she
argued, I'VE are the slaves OF the Nor.
mon people and Reed Smoot 10 our
master, and | cannot tolerate slavery
even though [ waA born in the south
TOOK IT ALL THE SAME.
Mrs. Pitt then nominated for the Of
fee OF president Mrs Kate Bridewoll-
Anderson, who LAO declined. Then the
announcement is made that there was
mighty rush, roar and sweep that
elected Mrs. Pitt to the position Of presl-
dent, and while this good lady was pre-
pairing to accept the honors that had
been 50 preciptately hurled upon her,
Mrs. Smith burst forth IN these words I
1T Is enough to make ones blood boil
to read what Gentiles have said on the
wltpess stand ut Washington, when
every one In Utah knows what they
say Is false" In support Of what she
said, she produced an extract from an
editorial OF tho Tribune and read II
with great dramatic effect as a matter
Of Gospel truth.
PRODUCE THE PROOF
This over, she continued that she had
within the past few weeks personally
become acquainted with circumstances
where men had suffered to an alarm
ing extent because they had aligned
themselves with the American party
one grocer told" her that whore he
formerly took I'm $40 he now takes In
but 81, because his Mormon custom
ers no longer trade with him, ana one
Of them said me had ceased to trade
with him because the Bishop Of his
ward had told him to do so.
GIVE THEIR NAMES.
Il is not very gallant act, per-
haps. to challenge the statement Of any
lazy, but the allegation here made Is 80
serious that It calls for something more
than mere sensational utterance, and
accordingly the Deseret News calls for
the proof It asks for q complete in
yestlgation of the matter, including the
names Of the grocer, the customer and
the Bishop and ventures the Conclu-
sion as a basis that the Bishop" pur-
porting TO have thus admonished one
of his flock, does not and never did live.
And In order that the declaration shall
not pass without the fullest investi-
cation, It demands proof Of what has
been charged. In the even that II Is
not forthcoming all decent and truth
loving people viii be justified In con-
Guiding that like many Of the other
allegations, It Il purely a piece Of mis-
chevous fiction, calculated TO inhame
and defame.