The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-28

controlled soul and body, il it has any
soul, by Apostle Smoot. But there Is
no occasion for Democrats to abandon
their party on account of the interfer-
ence OF eccleSiaStics in our politics, and
tEere is room in the Democratic party
10: all men who believe in the absolute
separation of church and state. in let
Ter and in spirit. From the time that
Utah was made ready to become state
the DEMOCRATIC party has preached the
doctrine OF political freedom and has cp-
posed religious interference. While Re-
Luoncans were circulating Nuggets OF
truth Democrats were insisting that the
mormon church should keep within its
.egitimate sphere While Democrats in
1870 We're reconvening their state conven-
ION and Issuing historic manifesto de-
church and state, and promulgating their
declaration of independence of church
control, Republicans, some of them who
are now leaders OF the American" party,
were announcing it as grand stand play.
Whlle Democrats in public meetings have
earnestly spoken against the gum
shoers" and the ''whisperers." who pre-
have willingly taken the fruit of the
labors OF these enemies of the state and
o. free government. While the Demo-
Gratis have been campaigning open and
above board, Republicans have been as
sembling the relief societies and influen-
cling the Mormon women to vote against
their best friends. Democrats, using the
language of our state constitution, de-
platform. Republicans, in pursuance of
a corrupt political bargain with the apos-
Ex-senator of Utah, dared not say any
thing upon the subject. Democrats in
their last state convention declared that
the election of an apostle to the United
States senate was a grave mistake, While
the Republicans in their state cOnven-
ton. which was dominated by Senator
Smoot, denounced a Mormon as an apoS-
tate who had the temerity TO offer res
olution which opposed the activity of high
1 ~ 0Gi0 Cff in Oh
Democrats Will Give Peace.
And the most hopeful sign in Utah is
the brave and patriotic stand taken by
| the Mormons of the Democratic party
| In our state conventions. There are
young men in the Democratic party to-
| Gay making political speeches filled with
| patriotic sentiments and imbued with love
for political freedom. The seed that has
| been sowed and which is being sowed
! by the Democrats of Utah will some OF
it spring into life and bloom with the
| glorious flowers Of political and religious
! liberty. The Democratic party Of Utah
| holds the key to the situation and the
| Democratic party of Utah will solve and
| solve right the grave questions which
! have troubled us so long.
The cruelty of strife between contend
| ing religions, and the unfairness of spirit
| that it engenders, is plainly illustrated
| by the spirit of religious warfare they
| do grave injustice to those whom they OPP
| pose. GentileS see no good in MOrmOnS
| and Mormons. looking back, see no good
in Gentiles. We ought to remember that
| the Mormon PEOPLE have feelings as SEN
| sltive as our own. We ought TO be will
ing to concede that they possess many
admirable qualities. No people could be
| more patient than they are under con-
| demnation. They are peaceful and law
| abiding. If Mormons said some things
| Of us that some Gentiles say of Nor
| mons I doubt whether we would bear
| it with the resignation that the Nor
mons bear it, There are no people ir
the world more gentle to the aged. kinder
| to the unfortunate. or more hospitable
/ to those within their gates than the mass
| of the Mormon people. And yet, so bit
| ter becomes the strife here, that we con-
| cede nothing. recognize no good in Nor
| mons, and the world is made to look up
| on Utah as a hotbed of vice and wick.
edness-where life and property are IN
| safe.
Liberal Party and Americans"
The members of the American" party
urge that their party sprang from the
| same conditions as those which caused
| the organization of the Liberal party