The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-20
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.

| He is usually known for his robustness
and his candor; in this case he has sac
rifced too much Of the qualities which
mark him ordinarily for public respect
| to the vain desire to achieve Demo-
cratic success by the permission of the
very elements against which the Dem
| ocracy was once devoted to war. The
Democratic chairman says, in his ad-
dress, that conditions hero are a "dis-
grace to the community; neighbor is
arrayed against nclghbor in bitterness
Of heart; bigotry, hate, cupidity and dis
| torted ambitions are the forces that
govern the actions Of men.
After these platitudinous sentences
| which might answer for any kind of an
| raignment-political or social-in any
kind of a community, by any represen-
tative of any minority party or society,
Chairman Cunningham proceeds, after
some intervening paragraphs, 10 tell
that the American party plays on the
passions of its followers until they APP
proach tho frenzy of crusade;" and
says that cit is resorting TO methods
that destroy all respect for govern
ment;' that attack finally merging into
sentiment OF high sounding praise
that the Democratic party is Gin no
degree responsible for the present dis
graceful conditions.
An answer to Chairman Cunning
ham g address which could be made by
either OF the other strong parties Of the
community would be the reply of the
little colored boy down South who had
listened to half hour of abuse from
larger coon, and replied thusly; "All
dem 'ings w 'ot yo' sez / am, yo' is. -
The Democratic party was responsible
for both tho "bigotryn and the
"fren2y of crusade which started
in Utah after the division upon Nation
al party lines. In various parts of this
State, when the old Peoples party dis
solved, the leading ecclesiasts of the
church organized the old People g party
bodily into the Democratic party. 1T
was only when the Democrats found
that they could not rely entirely upon
Mormon "bigotry' that they began n
the "frcnzy of crusade against the
use of church influence. They wanted
it all When they could not succeed in
holding the power by this means they
reconvened their convention and began
to fight against it, Ever since then they
have been fighting against it just after
it has ruined them at the polls, and then
getting ready to pray for st just be-
fore next election.
The Democratic party Of Utah was re-
sponsiblo for the election Of Brigham H
Roberts. Brigham II. Roberts gave TO
Utah notoriety which has not ended
yet. Her citizens were discredited
abroad because Of Roberts. The Nor
mon missionaries in the South were
0ogged because Of Roberts. The whole
awful story OF Utah g early history was
retold again and again, and became a
living issue, because of Roberts. And
Roberts was a part Of the Democracy.
The pharisaism OF the Democratic
chairman in saying that the Democracy
is Gin 10 degree responsible 1t
started the whole cruel business and il
maintained it all and maintains il vet
whenever possible.
But the Democratic responsibility
does not end hero with Roberts as Con-
gresham. 1t had q Senator Of the
United States, and TO secure that SEN
ator the Democrats Of Utah accepted
the Republican legislative vote ap-
pointed unto the Democracy by the
highest church authorities in Utah.
That was the way and the only way in
which the Democracy of Utah procured
its only Senator, And the phsrisaical
chairman Of the Democratic party says
that the Democracy is Gin no degree
responsible for conditions herel' Jo-
seph J.. Rawlins was as much appointed
unto the Senate Of the United States
by the Mormon church as Reed Smoot
ever was We do not charge Hon. Jo-
seph l.. Rawlins with having sought
church influence, but it was received by
him and joyously accepted by the
Democracy Of this State Of Utah, and
in such a fragrant way that the story
can never be buried from human sight.
1t was the Republican vote in the Leg
islature, moved over from the Repub.
lican column by ecclesiastical direction,
that made Hon. Joseph l.. Rawlns
Democratic Senator Of the United
States.
But the Democratic pharisaism does
not end even there. 1t knows and its
"a
in leash by the church; that they are
moved to the Republican column at
will; and that thousands of the Repub-
lican voters could be moved back into
the Democratic column at the will of
the church snpcriors, and to gain this
church influence and to profit by the
vain promise which certain church au-
thorities whisper in the ears Of Dem
ocratic leaders, is the high dignity and
the courapeOuS DurDospS of the Demo