The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-09

Undannted. enthusiastic and deter
mined TO fight TO the end to establish
American principles in Utah, over 1000
American men and women packed the
Salt Lake Theater from pit TO gallery
last night, and by voice and vote de-
cided to continue the contest against
ecclesiastical rule in civic affairs, Ring
ing resolutions, respectfully but firmly
dissenting from the verdict of the
United States Senate in the Smoot case,
were adopted, and the four speakers
who addressed the meeting were cheered
and applauded to the last dying echo
when they gave voice TO true American
sentiments. Over 1000 people were un-
able 10 get into the theater.
The meeting, in numbers and in en-.
thuslasm, was notice TO the world that
the American party and American senti
ment in Salt Lake City and county and
IN the State of Utah are not dead 1t
gave the lie to those who have been
harping that the party is wrecked and
ruined and that It's members are demor-
allied and disorganized. With one voice
the big crowd renewed the old faith and
pledged undying allegiance TO the prin-
ciples for which they have struggled in
the past. BY the resolutions which
they adopted. and by the unanlmity
with which they adopted them, they
gave evidence to the church adherents
who were present that they meant busi.
ness, and that the contest which they
have waged since the party was organ
fzed In 1904 Will be kept up until the
battle is won.
Hoodlums Are Discounted.
The church political machine sent its
hood lums to disturb the meeting They
were lead by an alleged Gentle State
official, and they massed themselves in
the two upper galleries. Unfortunately
for Themselves the selected an inop-
perfume time to start a disturbance.
While Judge A. j. Weber, the second
man on the programme. was speaking
he referred with some sarcasm TO Pres
ldent Roosevelt as the dear friend of
Senator Smoot.
Instantly the rowdios in the galleries
set up yell, pretending to resent Judge
Weber 8 reference to the President
Judge Weber waited until they had
finished their disturbance, and then re-
marked quietly: 81 have only men
toned the name of the President of the
United States IN company with that of
your apostle. IF you had permitted me-
] intended mentioning it in company
with the name of President Joseph
r Smith. J intended to speak those
names with all reverence -
The big crowd applauded vigorously
the rebuke of the church disturbers who
had resented the coupling of the names
OF Smoot and Roosevelt, and Judge
Weber was permitted TO finish his ad-
dress without hostile interruption
thereafter. The small coteric of dis.
turbers IN the galleries had had enough
oi weber for one night. But their
worst punishment was yet TO come.
Cannon Rebukes Kowdies.
Ex-senator Frank j. Cannon was the
last speaker of the evening. and his
punishment of the church hood lums was
almost ''cruel and unusual - In scatb.
emphatic attention 10 the fact that i'm
an American meeting they were per
mited to voice their dissent, but called
emphatic attention to the fact hat i'm
the tabernacle of their church they
would not dare raise their right hand
In objection, much less give utterance
to verbal protest. to ANYTHING their
ecclesiastical superiors might say or do,
IT was an abashed crowd of Mormon
hood lums that listened to Senator Can.
non s castigation of their cowardicc in
matters where. their priesthood is in
volyed, and there were no more distnrb.
ances until the resolutions Of the even.
ing were put to n vote
mere was mighty chorus of
- ayes and about three feeble "noes. -
a great laugh greeted the negative vote
and Chairman T. b, Critchlow, with Sig