Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-31

and read that paper, and his wife and
children became even scared for their
lives. ! want to say to you, my friends,
that this is not an Isolated case AZ
all, | think ii is keeping all good
people away that want 10 have
home OF peace and where they can
rest
NO COMBINATION WITH KEARNs.
When / came home In 1904, after
the close OF Congress- ! was met upon
the streets Of Salt Lake City time
and again by non-members OF the
Mormon Church. Men would stop me
on the streets, they would shake my
hand ana they would say, Senator
Smoot, you were born in Utah; you
are son OF Utah. Your interests are
the interests OF Utah. You wish to see
them prosper and grow, Let me plead
With you as non Mormon to make
no combination with Senator Kearns
to control the plitical destinies Of this
state Time and again have those
words been spoken 10 me, and l had
right 10 believe that 1t was the sem
timent of the noa- Mormons OF this
community, and | believe that 1t Is.
But what do you think, or what can 1
think, when ! see some OF those same
identical men that pleaded with mo
then, and asked me to protect the nom
Mornons of this community by see
ing that his power was not made per-
mauent here--what do you think
When those same men today are sail
ing under his colors. and some of them
even under his pay. / want to say to
you, my friends, that In doing what I
have done. / have done IL because (
thought il was FOR the best interests OF
the State of Utah.
II haven't any desire, my friends.
TO appeal to your prejudices; i have
no desire whatever to say one single
solitary word against any man who
knowingly wishes to join the Thomas
Kearns party. But l believe that
there are hundreds OF them that are
mistaken, and l believe that II they
knew the true condition that they
would repudiate those leaders and that
they would never follow them, for
think that they have too much honor
and should love the Republican party
too much to follow the lead OF such
man.
DESIRE FOR REVENGE.
''Do you think for a minute that II
Senator Thomas Kearns had been
sent Dack 10 the senate OF the UNIT
ed States that the Salt Lake Tribune
would be in the same position today
that 1t Is, or take the same attitude
that II does? Do you think that Allen
T. Sanford. II he had been given tho
United States district attorneyship,
would be IN the American party to-
day? Do you believe that Ben Hay
wood would be wearing the emblem
of the American" party today II there
had been combination made and
Thomas Kearns had been sent back to
the senate Of the United States? Never
in the world. And ] wish to say 10
the good people here that the day will
come when every honest American liv-
ting within the State OF Utah will
know absolutely why 1t was this party
was formed, and what the object is:
for tell you tho beginning OF it was
based upon hatred and revenge, graft
and dishonesty
II do not want you TO think that /
say that of the followers of this party
because ! know there are men and wo-
men who are absolutely honorable and
honst. and believe they are doing the
will and duty of a good ctizn of this
country. only speak as | know the
founders feel, and | know their acts
In this matter.
THAT ABSURD CHALLENGE.
Il noticed IN the paper this morning
challenge that is issued to me. and I
want to say to you. my friends. when
first read II ! thought to myself how