The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-02
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For Political Morality
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taken and CARRIED. throwing the true
light on the subject He continued:
THE man or the newspaper that re-
sorts to such methods is absolutely
despicable. A falsehood is just as much
a falsehood when il is the truth sup
pressed. The Salt Lake Herald needs
no defense at my hands 1t is album
dainty able TO take care of itself. am
proud of that paper. II has conducted
fair square. honest campaign, treat
ing all the people and all the parties
with exact justice. And / am proud OF
the Democratic campaign throughout
1t has contained no fdlsehoods, and II
the party goes down to defeat il will do
so with the consciousness that ii has
done no man any wrong"
Judge Powers again took up the
question of Mormon ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
and again showed the absurdity of the
plea that the Democrats are in favor OF
such a step. He also denounced the
frepOrt that if he was defeated this time
lie would Join the American party,
Saying that if anybody wanted TO bet
,on the negative side they could win
some easy money. 1T would be as easy
Jas taking money away from the Nc
tWhirterS." he added. and a gale Of
Daughter followed.
One of the big nits of Judge Powers
speech, his analysis of Senator Shoots
talk in the Theatre on Tuesday even
ing. followed. He prefaced the analysis
by saying that when he was a bly, he
always read the papers for speeches by
United States senator's. and this prac-
fice he had continued ever since in the
hope of being enlightened regarding the
important matters before the country
Naturally he read Shoots speech and
the analysis was what he found
There's the speech of a true states
man." he went on He found, among
other things, that it would never do TO
let Arthur L. Thomas Worry along
without office of any kind. 1t would
he too great a blow to the state. No.
he just couldn't do it. And he offers to
bet $500 that Frank Cannon can't prove
that he hasn't told q falsehood during
the last few days.
Apostle Paul and Apostle Smoot.
"Once the Apostle Paul created a
great uproar at Ephesus He caused
trouble for the silversmiths who earned
much money by selling images Of Di-
ana. There was a man named Demetri-
us. a sort of union man. who was great
ly alarmed over Paurs work. SO he
called a great meeting in the Ephesus
theatre. and a great crowd assembled
10 denounce Paul. Well. Paul went to
the theatre. intending to defend HIM
meeting.
Now / ask YOU my friends: Suppose
Paul had gotten into that meeting, and
had rushed up on the platform and of
fered to bet $500 that Demetrius or one
of his followers couldn't prove that he
hadn't told lie in ten days? / ask you
how that story would have looked in
the New Testament today?''
Judge Powers poked a little fun at
Congressman Howell for telling in the
southern counties that President Roose-
welt had taken him by the hand just
before he left Washington and assured
him that he would he greatly grieved
. if the people of Utah failed to return
him TO congress. The judge said he felt
almost like getting right off the ticket
when he heard that. because he didn' I
want TO grieve the president
Result of Religious War.
Returning again TO local conditions.
he said:
Here W. have the American party
on one hand ana the Republican party
on the other. with their doctrines OF
class prejudice and religious hate Each
is actuated by the same principle: Nor
mons and Gentiles. hate We one anoth-
er. / sometimes think the men of Utah
have gone mad when / read the ap-
Peals, the most despica BILE appeals. that
are being made to Mormons and Cen
tiles. The Mormon religion, is being
used as football in the political arena.
You never will have peace in this state
as long As you give your allegiance to
either of the factions
The passions that are being aroused
VIII continue 10 grow and what Will be
the result? Ten years from now there
viii be Gentle majority. What Will
happen TO you Mormons then? You will
have nothing but trouble. trouble. trou-
bic. But l believe / will be elected If
the Democratic party sustains me as
Well as / have sustained the Democratic
party My political advancement is of
the least Importance i'm this campaign.
The Democratic party should triumph
because, II deserves to triumph. You
can't solve this problem by the beating
Of drums or by heated proclamatfons.
You cannot put an end TO this strife by
trifiing with either the Americans or
the Republicans"
Judge Kings Ovation.
ut the close of Judge Powers speech
which, as has been said was inter-
spersed with almost frantic applause.
the AmphiOn quartette gave some
splendid Democratic songs and Judge
King was introduced. Judge King was