The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-28
POWERS SPEAKS
TO WOMEN VOTERS
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futional law. They understood the Bill
Of Rights. They prohibited by positive
Jaw that which we mildly term unwise.
In electing Senator Smoot we flew In the
race OF public opinion, and we are re-
ceiV1ng the consequences. Out Of his
election grew that bad mixture Of poll
tics and religion called "Smootism."
smootism and "Americanism."
Some people. part OF them through natu-
raj perversity and some in all sincerity
Insist that because a man opposes and
denounces SmOOtfSm. therefore he should
sition is illogical. The American" party
Is an outgrowth of Smootism; ii sprang
into life as the result of a political quar-
rel between Senator Smoot and Senator
kearns. and II will disappear when the
cause which produced 1t disappears. 1t
will exist as a political organization so
long as the cause which brought 1t into
life exists. If there had never been any
Smootism. there would not have been
any American party. The only way
that the American" party can be elimi-
mated as political factor is by the voters
OF Utah smashing with their votes the
Republican machine
When Heber NJ. Wells. the Kearns can
didate for governor; went down to de
feat, and Cutler, the candidate of the
SmOot faction, was nominated the Amer
lean party was formed. 1t was organized
by the defeated leaders of the Kearns fac
ton of the Republican party. when they
discovered in the Republican state con-
vention of two years ago that they no
longer had voice or influence in the man
agement OF the Republican organization.
1t may be claimed that the American"
party was formed because of other things.
IT may be insisted that it was organized
to fight the Mormon church. or the HE
rarchy." as it is often called. Yet. the
fact remains that the American party
sprang into life because Of the advent of
Senator Smoot to absolute political power
in this state and because he was installed
dictator
Republican party.
Establishes Religious Test.
Since the organization of the Amer
lean" party many Democrats have en-
listed under its banner, and by so doing,
no matter how sincere they may be. they
are assisting the Prolonsation OF the bit
ter feeling that has grown up here in
Utah and which has resulted from the
struggle Of two men TO control our po-
litical affairs. | declare this because the
only hope that the American" party can
have for success is by the establishment
of a religious test in political affairs. 1t
can only hope to win and to live by the
continuance Of strife. by the creation or
political anarchy and by the elimination
from discussion all those questions that
agitate the nation at large and by con-
filming ourselves TO elimination and re-
elimination and magnifying the differ
ences that exist here in Utah.
IT, as the political history Of this state
indicates, and as have already pointed
the result of the defeat of one faction
OF the Republican party in caucus and
convention. then It was promoted primar-
lily by a desire for revenge. Whatever
may be its purpose now II is manifest
that II was brought into life in order that
those Republicans who had been driven
from their party might make themselves
felt. 1t was created at its inception with
the intent of furnishing those who had
seized control of the Republican party
and who were masquerading under its
banner