The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-05

State OF Utah submits it. ticket to the citl-
zeua OF this state and asks their outrage at
the polls November 4.
Storm Breaks Loose.
With the conclusion o2 the reading
w. N. Roylance OF Provo moved the
adoption of the report, and the storm
broke loose.
George Il. Smith of Salt Lake asked
that the clause relating to the viola
tiou Of the spirit Of The Constitution
through the election Of an apostle be
Smith moved that tho words was 4
violation OF the spirit OF the Consti
tuition be stricken out.
Abel John Evans Of Utah county
moved TO amend that the entire clause
DO stricken out after the words OBJ
servance of the same -
Il 4. Watson OF salt Lake then Sc.
cured the floor and declared that the
convention had no right TO rob any
man Of his right to run for Office, and
this, he declared, was the attempt Of
the clause referred 10. Mr.. Watson de
clared that he was q Democrat, but
that he would resent any assault made
upon his church.
Cutbbert L. Olsen vigorously opposed
both motions TO strike out. He de-
clared that the clause was along the
same lines Is the remarks of Moyle,
King and Martincau, and that these
remarks had been enthusiastically al.
plauded. 1t Is against the spirit of
the Constitution, Mr.. Olsen declared,
''to send q high ecclesiast TO the SEN
ate, and can Mr.. Watson say that the
election Of Apostle Smoot has not
brought strife TO this State7 If that
ism t a union of church and state !
dor t know what it IS. If We are
honest with ourselves and our profes.
sions, we will leave the clause as re-
ported by the committee. So far IS
apostles are concerned, il they want to
run for Office they should resign their
epostleshi~s.
Matte Thomas Excited.
Mathonihah Thomas Of Salt Lake
temperate speech in favor Of striking
out everything that might be objsc-
tionable 10 Apostle Smoot. Mr.. Thomas
it is said, has his eye upon an apostle
ship at some future time, and also has
political aspire Jions, which accounts, IN
q large measure, for his stand upon
the question. Mr.. Thomas began with
the arrival Of the pioneers in this
VALLEY nearly sixty years ago, stating
that, ct that time, high churchmen held
the prominent political offices. Mr..
=
report was calculated 10 deprive men
OF the right 20 held political Office and
that the convention should not take
such Q step. u an with you on the
matter OF separating church and stats"
he declared, ''hut you cannot say to
me- that / cannot be a Mormon. This
clause IS, IN itself, q dastardlY attempt
at mixture of church and state. I Will
60 to any length TO help you, but say
i.7 La nd lfS %b,a or,
i 0 say that an apostle cannot run for
nontical Office is foolish. You can
raise your voice against Reed Smoo5
and the machine, and I Join you in
that, but I insist that the church Is
not responsible FOR the action Of some
bull-headed man.
Frank B. Stephens declared that the
Democratic party Of Utah had reached
the crucial point in its history. "AIr.
Thomas and Mr. Watson, - he added,
"have not talked to the question. II
we strike out this entire clause, where
are WEI There are only a few Gen
tiles LETT IN the party now. l am one
of them and I have stood by the Nor
mon people ct home and abroad, but If
you are not ready TO declare unequiv-
ocally against the union of church and
state may not remain with you much
longer
Where Hyde Stands.
A. z. Hyde Of Salt Lake favored
the motion 10 strike out, saying that
it would virtually deprive every Nor
mon of the right to run for Office, as
nearly every member of the church
held an Office Of some kind.
John Dern of Salt Lake expressed
surprise that the convention would ap-
plaud the roasts of Smoot and his ma
chine as it had done, and then attempt
to kill virtually The same thing in the
platform. He had no objections TO the
elimination Of the words twas VIC.
lation of the spirit OF the Constitu-
tion,h but he objected to the elimina-
tion of anything else.
J. T. Tolton Of Beaver was astounded
at the attitude OF these OF the dele
gates who wanted the refefence to
apostles and the Constitution eltnli-
mated. NWhen a. man is made en apos-
tie of the Mormon church." he said,
he has the highest honor that the