The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-05

POWERS AND WHITEC0TT0N
/ NAMED BY DEMOCRATS.
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AID me s1aoot rule ia the state. and
declared Celti,e5 and Mornnons should
unite for honest politics and the elm
ination OF such methods.
All these speakers were chee-ed again
s7d again for their remarks. and the
convention was ripe for strong plank
ssainst any attempt to use ecelesiasti-
ca influence in politics.
Debate on Platform.
The plank came with the report Of
the committee on platform and reso-
buttons late i'm the afternoon. The COM
I.1itiee had long session in which 1t
vent over The ground with care. The
sentiment was all for the adoption Of
q declaration along these lines. the dis
cEsslon beinS as to the wording The
committee finally agreed on the plat
fo~ra. which was reported by Chairman
John Seaman of ogden and read by
me secretary of the committee. Daniel
y. Shields OF Park City
The plank. as reported, was as given
above. except the paragraph which be-
gins. I'VE believe in the complete sep
aration of church and state" The lat
ter part Of this paragraph read:
And in this connection we declare
that the election to the United States
senate of an apostle of the so-called
dominant church was violation CT
the spirit, of the constitution. was i'm
prudent and unwise, and has inflicted
on this commonwealth of Utah and its
people injury from which they cannot
recover for many years to come
Z George G. Smith of Salt Lake, asked to
have the paragraph read again. He then
moved TO strike out that portion which
read lis in violation of the spirit OF the
constitution
This precfpitated the debate. which
quickly became heated
Abel John Evans of Utah county IA
VOred striking il out.
Hugh Watson of Salt Lake came out
into the center aisle. and with uplifted
iand made a heated speech seconding
this motion.
Rights of Citizen Encroached On.
When we as Democrats refuse the
right of an individual to run for office,
we encroach on his rights as a Citizen
he declared.
Mr. Watson referred to the nomination
of Apostle Moses Thatcher for senator
by the Democrats in a state convention
at Ogden.
When we say no apostle shall run for
office" he shouted. I'VE say what is I'M
American
He declared his church teaches him to
uphold the state. and he resented the
plank as an attack on his church
y. ]. Sheckell of Salt Lake said the
plank was inconsistent with the balance
Cuthbert J.. Olson from the body OF the
house raised his voice in earnest defense
Of the plank as it was reported.
1T is contrary TO the spirit of our in
stitutions for high ecclesiast to hold
high political office" he maintained.
1t is a union of church and state. 1t is
as much a union of church and state as
20 combine in the Pope of Rome the
kingship of Italy. Suppose an apostle
wants to run for a political office; let
him resign one to take up the other
Mat. Thomas Impassioned Speech.
There were loud cheers and applause at
this. 1t brought Mathonihah Thomas of
Salt Lake into the front of the center
aisle with an imprisoned speech.
81 You cannot lay down a rule whereby
"a man cannot hold political office" he
declared. with his voice raised to high
pitch.
This. too, brought out applause, and
Mr. Thomas continued in the same vein.
, Never has there been such dastardlv
attempt as this to mix church and
draw the line? / will raise my voice
against Smoot, but you shall not saw that
IN the future no apostle shall seek the
office of senator"
Later in his speech. he asked:
VIII YOU hold the church responsible
for the action of one man, no matter how
bull-headed he may be?'
His voice broke with the strain during
part of his remarks, which were inter-
spersed with applause.
Frank 3. Stephens of Salt Lake rose to
reply.
GentiIes Left i'm Party.
This is a crucial point for the Demo-
cratic party and for Utah" he said
1.-THE gentlemen did not speak to the
question. Does this convention mean to
endorse the union of church and state?
Remember there are a few Gentiles left
in the Democratic party. l have stood by
the Mormon people and 1 have stood by
the Democratic party, and want to say
20 you that If you go on record as re-
fusing to put a plank in the platform
against the union of church and state.
] cannot say how long 1 shall rem ,in
with the party.
Again there were loud plaudits.
4. 4. Hyde of Salt Lake moved to
strike out all the paragraph after land
in this connection"
John Dern of Salt Lake cautioned the
delegates against taking such radical &C
ton. He favored striking out the phrase
which declared the election of Snoot a
violation of the spirit of the constitution
but he declared the convention should
recognize present conditions and fight
against the mingling Of church and state
Mormon and Gentle. we must stand
shoulder to shoulder to solve this prob
lem" he declared.
That's right" called voice from