The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-07

il not out OF place to refer TO that
memorable gathering and the courag e0us
stand then taken by the members or
that convention, lest we forget what
bringing about the order OF things 50
loudly clamored for by the American
party leaders in the recent election. That
gathering marked an epoch in the his
a Democratic banner which mas never
since been lowered. Then for the frs
time was offered TO Young Utah emancl-
patton from church control and never
since has "A voter lacked place TO cas-
a ballot against church influence. IL Il
re6uke TO church influence was tie real
motive Tor the organization of a new
party, there was no need for its organ
lZauOn- We should not ourselves for
get and We should not permit the cll-
Zens of the state to forget. that while
some OF those American party leaders
were rolling the luxury OF churcn IN
uuence as a sweet morsel under their
tongues, and were travelling so inces-
sanity 10 the church offices that When
they took Off their clothes at night they
lnyOluntarlly turned the toes of their
boots towards the head of the street
the leaders OF the Democratic party
were in season and out of season, IL
the convention and on the stump. in the
nome and on the street always protest
ing against ecclesiastical control OF the
voters OF Lt1h IN any form or under
any gulse whatever. One would think
20 hear some OF the utterances of these
former Republicans that opposition -
church influence was discovery which
they themselves made about TWO years
ago and which had never been heard or
before.
Democrats the Leaders.
The voters Of the state OF Utah ana
especially The young men who are torm-
ing party alliances should not be per-
United 10 lose sight OF the fact that
q -. &c. O. a4al
stale OF Utah from church influence
commenced in the Democratic party; II
has grown @ tremendous proportions
within the Democratic party, and long
after these former Republican recipients
Of the benefits OF ecclesiastical interior
ence have either regained their lost es-
tate or passed away into such oblivion
as they are Justly entitled 10. the Demo-
cratic party of the state of Utah VIII be
fonnd publicly and privately declaring
and fighting for free and untrammeled
ballot ballot which shall not be under
the influence OF any church leader what
ever.
AS to Kearns and smoot.
But, Mr.. Toastmaster. the Democratic
party OF Utah has had TO deal with
other political Bosses besides the church
boss, and IL has dealt with them sue
cessfully. Some years ago there ap-
Redred in this commonwealth a poIICi-
cal mushroom of the family Hybernia
anu OF inc genus NearhS. ms rare plant
binssOmed into tho United States soma
torship and aspired TO be the political
boss Of this state-the Tom Platt or
Salt Lake City. Two years ago ne al
tempted 10 dominate the city elections
but then, as ever before and as there
ever Will be, there was Il place for the
honest voter 10 60 To cast his ballot,
and the result was the election of tie
best mayor Salt Lake City ever had
Richard =, MOrris-WhOse administration
OF the government Of Salt Lake City Is
Justly regarded as tho cleanest and most
progressive of any that we have ever
had.
This fall another Republican senator
iai political bali' darkened the political
horizon of Salt Lake City, and the alb
sent, though not forgotten. gentleman
from Provo came mp here where he had