The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-23
CRITICISE SMOOT
IN HOME TOWN
Democratic Speakers Discuss
the Senator Apostle Freely
in Big Rally at Provo.
MUSSER ALSO REFERRED TO
PARTY STANDS SOLID AGAINST
GUM-SHOERS.
MUSSER ALSO REFERRED TO
Especial to The Herald.)

TrCfN, Oct. I'm Senator Shoots
home end stronghold tonight James H.
Moyle of Salt Lake and L. r. Mar
tineau, chairman Of the Democratic
state committee, delivered addresses to
large audience in the Provo opera
house
The audience was deeply interested
in the remarks of the speakers, and the
telling points made against the fellow
toWnsman of these people were ap-
piauded with a vigOr that showed there
are SUI! people in Utah county who do
not approve of the Smoot campaign
The Prove Silver Cornet band made
music for the occasion, and the meet
ing was called to order by Alma Van
wagner, chairman of the city Demo-
cratic committee. Mr.. Van WAGNER
introduced w. NJ. Roylance as chairman
OF the meeting. Mr.. Roylance spoke
very briefly. He said the time had
come TO end the strife and turmoil of
which the people of the state are very
tired. and that in the Democratic party
lay the only hope Of peace.
He then introduced Mr.. MoyIe. The
Salt Laker began by saying that it was
his hope that the Democratic party
shall stand, as it has always stood. for
progress, development and peace. The
Tune had come. said the speaker. when
men should be elected on account Of
their political principles. not because
they were bosses in politics or because
they had influence outside of politics.
Fast Favorites of Republicans.
The Republicans, when they came
INTO power in this state" said Mr.
Moyle, elected Cannon and Brown to
the United States senate. Mr. Cannon
is now a leader of the American
party and Mr.. Brown is bitterly fight
ing the Republican machine. Then the
Republicans looked around for the rich
est man in the state; for one whose
wealth could be used in the corruption
or the voters of the state Finding
that they had not made a success in
that, they looked TO the church to find
a man holding an ecclesiastical Office.
the prestige and influence of which
could be used TO further the interest
of the Republican party What has
been the result of the election of an
apostle of the so-called dominant
church TO the United States senate? IT
has resulted in an Investigation. in api-
tatiOn that has brought the state into
disrepute. l have never said that the
gentleman was responsible himself for
this agitation, but 1 do say that his ac-
tiVity in politics is responsible for the
conditions which exist in Utah today.
l have respect for Senator Smoot in his
place, but I say the time has come in
Utah when men must stand upon their
own merits and political principles shall
rule
is Politician Above Criticism?
NO one would be more opposed than
myself TO denying to any man enjoy
ment or his rights. But has the dav
come in Utah when we cannot discuss
a man who offers himself for political
position? If he stands high in the
church, shall he wear a robe of sanctjtv
so that he cannot be as freely discussed
as Judge Powers, Judge King or Mr..
HoWeHZ The senior senator from
Utah, with the prestige of his ecclesias-
tlcdl office. has tremendous advan-
tage over any other political possibility.
and when he goes into politics ne should
De on the same plane with other pOIit
zeal aSplrants. / can conceive that
there might have been a time when an
apostle might have been needed in con-
greSs, but he should stand there lDoD
ms merits as citizen and not other
wise. L know the appeal has been
made and is being made that the Nor
mon people should rally to the support
OF this gentleman and should protect
MS personal interests. There has grown
up IN this state class of people who do
no come TO the surface, but who go
ABOUT the state whispering-wh
ing. They are called 'gUm-shoers.' very
They whisper that tbe
of the church demand the sun
port of Smoot
Bugaboo of Disfranchisement
"One of the most absurd boasts that
has been made is that Democratic sue
cess means the Acknowledgement of the
people of this state. l haven't seen the
slightest of evidence of this danger
hax &c
that the Republican machine has been
raising. Unless they are checked in
their mad career. what will they do
next? 1 charge the Republicans with
the conditions existing in
this state. and there is no way out
except by removing the bossism that
exists here. What has given the
American party reasons for existence?
Has it not grown out of the agitation
over our senior senator?''
Mr.. MOyle declared that permanent
peace and progress could only be in.
sured by placing the Democrats in
charge. He said that the Republicans,
had habit of injecting an extraneous
issue into every campaign. One A. Mil
ton Musser has been selected to inject
new issues into this campaign. eff
there ever was a base conglomeratiOn
Df falsehOOd. ii is found in that letter"
said Mr.. Moyle.
Delegation Not influential.
He showed that the appointment 10
federal officers in this state were nor
always made on the advice of the Utah
delegation citing the an
pointment of Z. B. Critchlow as special
counsel in the coal land prosecution.
and of a Colorado man as bank examin-
er after a Utah man had been indorsed
by the delegation. He also said that
the Democratic plank in the Demo-
cratic national platform relative to no.
Iygamy was practically the same as the
Utah constitution, covering the Same
subject Mr. Moyle said that the Dem
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