The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-19
JUDGE H|[ES IS
TRUE AMERICAN
In Brilliant Speech at Twin
Falls, Ida, He Shows Up
the Hierarchy.
MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION
BY ELOQUENT APPEAL
People of Idaho Should Now
Put Off Yoke Laid on by
Mormon Leaders.
en.cial 10 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
TWIN FALLS. Idaho. Oct. 49,
Jodge Ogden Hiles of Salt Lake City
delivered a scholarly, earnest and sin
cere address 10 large audience at the
Ring theater. DR.. J. NJ. Rogers pre-
sided and first introduced Hon. John
Jspnev, Democratic candidate for
State Senator.
Mr.. Janney had been out Of the
county for several months on business
and had Just arrived from Boise. He
was recently placed on the Democratic
ticket by the County Central commit
tee TO I'll the vacancy caused by the
resignation of W.. ;, Starr. His re-
marks were short, but made q good
impression. He stated that he would
give the remainder Of the campaign
his closest attention, and would, at
future date. let the people know his
views on the different questions before
them.
Audience Likes Judge Hiles.
Judge Hiles was given the closest
attention throughout his address, which
covered about an hour. He spoke
briefly Of the deprcdatIous of the
Aformons in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri,
and said that it was because of their
defiance Of the laws. Of our. land that
the good people of the communities
would not tolerate their actions,
Judge Hiles said: The fight the
American party of Utah Is making
against the Mormon hierarchy. and
16at | hope the good citizens of Idaho
are also making, is not an attack on
the individuals of that so-called
church. nor is it a persecution OF a
people for their peculiar religious be
lief It is simply demand that this
church, so-culled, retire from -pouucs
and conlmercialism, and that the lead-
ers cease their reasonable otfenses
against this Government.
'.'I will prove TO you, continued the
sneaker THAT one of the cardinal
principles Of this self-ordained body
OF ecclesiasts is the .damnahle curse,
and their pet darling. polygamy: Their
aim and purpose, III the beginning and
now is TO retain the power ol the
priesthood in temporal, political and re-
iigious things-though ] shouldu 7 say
religious, for there is no religion Ia
81 say they believe and practice
polvgamy to this day, and they teach
ii, both by example and word oil
mouth.
documents and from articles written
BY leaders Of the church, verifying has
statements,
Chief Hierarch Quoted.
On the question of the church eNer-
c!slug authority IN temporal matters,
Mr., Hiles read at considerable length
from an article written by Joseph i.
Smith in 1905. explaining the duality
of the priesthood. Regarding the ale
cations that the Mormon church is dis
loyal to the United States Government,
the speaker read an order issued from
the headquarters of the military de
psrtment Of Utah territory, ordering
the ''Mormon battalion - to intercept
the "encmy' (Johnson's army, and
under no circumstances let them enter
the territory.
According to the constitution of the
United States, 4" said Mr. Hiles. "that
was a reasonable act, and it has never
beer repudiated by the Mormon
church -
AT this junction quite furry was
caused by Mormon fanatic who had
secured seat directly in front Of the
speakers desk, who spoke from the
hoor instead of the platform, and but
few feet distant The Judge was lay
Ing a book, from which he had been
quoting, on the table, when the Stint
smart man, sir You know more than
Jesus Christ ] IN glad TO meet you. -
m quoting from the leaders of your
own church, said Mr.. IIiIes, "thcse
documents and papers are the products
oi the minds Of Mormon leaders, some
OF them from the seer and revelator
himself, and can be seen over their
own names. -
Grew Wild With Passion.
With a face distorted with anger,
and gesturing wildly, the intruder com
Taed Tmeneed a harangue Of vituperation.
from several parts Of the audience
tnGirman attempted to silence the dis
.urber When quiet was restored, the
speaker asked the chairman not to in
"riere with the gentlemen.
;, You, re the kind of fellows | like
!. 70 talk to, said Mr.. IIiles. 80 You re
.ne klnd of fellows that need to be told
~ these things. / have lived in Utah
sor many years, and am pretty well in
ngIed aygrmed Of some Of the rottenncss Of
"Mch this organization and its leaders
.W capable, yet with knowledge of
, %n TINS, have no vocabulary for
sSdnaer against them This brought
a,Sil aV,Hh tremendous applause from the
1sssnence, ose, No further interruption was
address. 'NT'
~ ne ne speaker made ah eloquent appeal
Il T'ue 'ue men and women Of Idaho TO
II tha th,".IIe ne this monster while they had
the opportunity, or they would have
rt,i same conditions here as existed in
pobia' bah' lie paid n fine tribute 10 the
bson women of Utah who have ever
iin cit;no.h IN the front ranks of the loyal
home thcrc who are battling for
'O"'c and liberty.
Praises Work OF Women.
/ beat 'od s1i bless the women; they are the
In cn,'aHcfs nl.lcfs Of all, said the Judge.
'uslon the speaker SAID there