The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-09
MR.. cRITcHLow PREsIDEs.
He Has the Utmost Confidence in Ulti
mate Triumph.

he Has the UTMOST OOIlllueuCe Ill Oltl
mate Triumph.
Ladies and gentlemen. fellow citizens
| 1T is not the custom TO debate politica
| issues In time Of profound political
! peace when no great Issues are dividing
] people, upon an evening like this, at the
! mere suggestion OF fellow citizens TO as
senlble en- masse as we sec this mag
nlncent audience tonight There must
| be something of more than ordinary In
| terest In this community TO bring You
| together. Let me, IL ] may, go back
Il few years and sketch just n few OF the
Incidents that have occurred. az pre-
/ llminary 10 outlining what seems 10 me
to be our present situation.
little more than four years ago there
had been an election OF Legislature.
A little later, and still but little more
than four years ago. the election OF the
United States Senator. Prior 10 the taxi
ing Of his seat, few persons joined In a
protest to the Senate OF the United States
against the administering OF the oath
to the Individual elected according to all
the forms Of law 10 take his seat In the
highest law making body OF this nation.
The protest. II i may he permitted TO
speak upon IL, was couched In calm and
travaeant phrases. there was no attempt
at hyperbole. there was no attempt TO
play upon the passions of the American
people II Went not into ancient history
OF long forgotten wrongs. but calmly. dis
passonately and without undue empha-
sis II laid before the Senate OF the United
handful of men 10 protest against the ad-
ministration OF the oath TO Tho newly
elected Senator into that high and august
body.
Not much attention was paid to that
protest, and IT passed as a mere matter
OF form and was referred 10 n commit
tee; it slumbered there for one year. and
three years ago a hearing was begun upon
the facts stated in that protest. The
principal witnesses in support of the al
legations Of that protest were not those
EIt f,1,,
protest. but witnesses from The very
class at whom the allegations were point
ed and you will remember. as this en-
tire nation remembers. what a thrill OF
horror went throughout the community
when the testimony went forth as 10 the
true conditions. both political and social,
that exist here In Utah: and you will re-
member that but three years ago il was
upon the instigation or rather upon the
suggestion, hat the people Of this State,
without regard TO creed. without regard
n new departure in politics, based upon
condition OF affairs that we had said
for years had been prevalent; and IL
was in portest against that condition
that the American party was born.
That hearing was delayed upon one
preteXt or another and not for three long
years did the actual test vote come be-
fore the United States Senate and then
after deliberate and long debate. by Sen
ators representing the one and the other
side. ii was decided by vote OF 81 TO
81 that Hon. Reed Smoot was entitled
by right by law. upon every right OF
law and justice. 10 retain his seat In the
United States Senate That was the vote.
as say. by which ii was determined that
Mr.. Reed Smoot Is entitled 10 a seat In
that body During all these four long
weary years, we have had strife and con-
tention, we have divided upon this great
question just as we had divided years
ago. excepting for this, that new and
fresh fires have broken out. the flames
OF passion and prejudice that have de-
stroyed and marred the peace and good
VIII which we had formerly believed had
come to stay. increased. and for the past
two years we have had In this
~ that calls itself not Democratic.
not Republican. not Populist. not Social
lst. but 1t takes the name OF the nation
itself. and declares warmly the issues
here for true Americauism
Ample Discussion.
There has been no lack Of discussion
OF these quetsions here. there has been
no lack so far as the questions mooted
nave been concerned IN the Senate;
there Is no lack Of information. OF means
which has just been decided in the Uni
Ted States Senate. We have been called
upon by our friends here at home who
10 not agree with us upon this question
10 alIo" this to be the settlement OF this
question. They have said that we will
attempt to build up a great common
wealth We viii attempt 20 exploit the
mineral wealth that lies within our mines
and TO bring in railroads and manufac-
ures, You have had your decision in
;onrt now let us have peace"
mat Is the situation today. ladies' and
WITH a question as great and as deep as
'Ner confronted American citizens, The |
question here tonight Is "Shall o: shall |
main forever the decision of we the peo-
Die OF the United, of this State. and the |
Jnited States. at large. or do we appeal |
+" the country from this decision?"
There comes a time i'm every contest |
n courts at law when one or the other |
ide is defeated upon the issue there and |
hen hen presented to the trial court. IL
nd their counsel to calmly, d!spassionate-
y with all the facts against them staring
ne hem coldIy in the face, to determine
nent or whether they will appeal II |
nay change the simile just a little, there
ONES time In every strife. In every
warfare between nations. when they are
'riven back, II may be in disorder. II
nay be In severe loss. dlshearlened dis
outraged The question then is, is It
nnal defeat, decisive victory or is It.
mere driving In OF the skirmish line
o go forward again TO an ultimate VIC
W., We cannot always recognize the de-
isive battles of the world II may be
hat those who saw the battle OF Bull
Sun formed the opinion tha, the ques-
ION tncn AT issue had been finally and
orever decided in favor of one OF tho
ompetitors- But 1t was not so TO be
nd tire question that confronts us is
Fhether the facts as they were set forth
5 have said before calmly and with
ut extravaganza, in that protest have
cen disapproved or whether thcv remain
rm and immunable so far as the pres
nj situation Is concerned l hold 10 this.
nat either you and | and all of us are
lonsirously. outrageously and irrevoca-
~ wrong IN this matter: or we are
loriously hcroically and cverlastingly
lEht NO. no: We are not swayed by
olitical prejudice. we are not swaved by
eligious prejudice, we are not 10 be
waved by the ignoble passions which
liSht influence people In political cam
asGh; but take II TO be your dutv
nd my duty to face this thing tonight
nd calmly and iudicously tc determine 4
oW as 10 what our course shall be in the |
lture, as 10 whether we shall Weld
} the demand that is made that we give |
p the hSht. that we acquicsce In condi-
ons here or whether we shall con
nue; not accepting the decision against
:. cGt maintaining that we are cverlast-
lRiS right. and that we will remain
ith II until the right trumphs
Reading the Signs.
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