The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-24


will wash our dirty linen at home.
Mr.. Harris declared that he was an
Episcopalian, in his wife's name, and
made an eloquent plea for religious toll
GRANGE.
Against Ecclesiastical Domination.
The history of the world will show
he said, that more blood has been shed
because of ecclesiastical interference in
public affairs than for all other causes.
The man who goes out whispering and
sumshoeing and saying that a certain
church wants its adherents TO vote GER
tain way in politics Is a public enemy
whether he knows il or not
Let us put our politics in Utah on a
political basis. Away with ecclesiasti-
cism in politics. The Democratic party
has suffered more than all other parties
combined from ecclesiastical interference
in politics.
After declaring that the acts of Pres
ident Roosevelt which have made him
popular were stolen bodily from Bryan
and the Democratic party, Mr.. Harris
closed with an exhortation against even
the suggestion of fusion.
Il say to you that If there is fusion in
TINS state there will still be a Democratic
ticket, even If we who are here have to
put it in the field ourselves" he de-
oiared. and the crowd cheered the asser-
ton.
Ovation for Roberts.
This concluded the regular program, but
Chairman Martineau called B. H. Rob-
ertS from the audience TO make a speech
Mr.. Roberts was reluctant to respond and
Inc band struck up the "Star-Spangled
Banner" People crowded around Mr.
Roberts and urged him to speak. Fin
ally he made his way toward the plat
form, and as he hove i'm sight ne was
cheered heartily
in am in some doubt" said Mr.. Rob
erts after he had been introduced, "as
10 the wisdom of my responding here
Some of you Democrats may be accused
or injecting church interference into pol
lt1cs h. my doing so. and if you are thus
accused, the responsibility must be yours.
not mine. l have been sitting here in
the humble position of a listener. APPROX
ing what has been said and | had no
wish 70 make speech myself"
Mr.. Roberts went on to declare that
Republicanism, local or national was all
of piece He criticised President Roose-
welt for writing letter intended TO in
liuence the pending congressional cleo
ton.
Presidential interference in a congress
sional campaign is i'm as bad taste as
senatorial interference in a municipal
campaign" he declared, and the crowd
yelled its approval.
Criticises Senator Beveridge.
Mr.. Roberts then took up the speech
of senator Beveridge of Indiana delivered
in Maine, Wednesday. Beveridge he said,
had declared that the present campaign
for Republican success was not so much
a campaign for the tariff or for any
other concrete issue, as IL was for the
moral regeneration of the commerce of
the country. Beverage had admitted that
in years gone by the American people,
in their rush for money. had lost sight
OF the methods by which il was gained
anime into methods. In other words. the
republicans proposed to adopt the motto
Thou shalt not steal"
Who brought about this condition.
~ al H.. T..E.
years the Republican party has been in
control of this government. and If this
condition described by Senator Beverage
exists, the Republican party must be
charged with the responsibility for It.
Then" continued Mr. Roberts. shall
the people look for relief TO those who
degraded them? No! The redeemer must
come with clean hands. He must not
be one who has himself transgressed."
There Is No Peace"
Turning to local condition. Mr. Roberts
said:
I'VE need not cry Peace. peace when
there is no peace We might as well
face conditions as they are. / was look
ing over an old scrapbook the other day
it.d~d came a; across ioo speech which I de-
speech, I think. which ever delivered.
In that speech called attention 10 and
tried TO define the rights of individuals
both in their relations to their church and
their relations to the state. said that
these rights were. in my judgment. best
to be conserved and reserved to the peo-
pie, by the adoption of Democratic prin-
twelve years have elapsed. but have
not changed my mind. What I said then
holds good today. The salvation OF the
state Of Utah rests essentially in the
hands of the Democratic party
Mr.. Roberts said that two weeks ago
he had been approached in the Saltair
pavilion by a Republican office holder.
who had told him the Democrats should
get over where they belonged and join
with the Republicans in defeating the
american" party. Mr.. Roberts replied
that the Republicans should vote the
Democratic ticket because Democratic
principles were right and because the
permanent good OF Utah could only be
conserved by the triumph of Democracy.
Wades Into Reed smoot.
Then Mr.. Roberts waded into Reed
Sm0ot and the Smoot machine and while
the crowd punctuated nearly every SEN
tence with uproarious and wild applause
he smote them hip and thigh. He said
in part
IF the issue in this campaign is to be
re vindication of Reed Smoot. then let
me say to you that no Democrat owes
Reed SmOOt any allegiance. l honor him
in his ecclesiastical position, but If his
claim to seat in the United States SEN
ate possesses intrinsic merit he should re-
tain it by reason of that intrinsic merit.
The fact that he has, or claims to have
the power to dominate the political des-
TIMES of this state should not be a fac
tor in its consideration
The church to which belong DEGREES
individual political independence to every
man in It. The distinguished leader OF
my church recognizes that fact l honor
him as my leader under God. in spiri-
tual things. ANY man who pretends to
saw in private-he dare not say 1t pub
licly-but who whispers surreptitiously for
his own benefit that the leader favors
other than separation Of church and
state I brand him as A liar Show him
to me. and by all proper powers, 7 will
bring him to task. The church stands
Pledged by a long series of pledges to
guarantee political independence to its
members and il does guarantee that DO