Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-08
kEARNS CROWD
AGAINST PEACE
Go on Record to Fight Unification
OF Effort to Build up
The State.
STILL FOR RULE OR RUIN.
Slrs OH President and Resolution OF
Bitterness ON Senators Who
Voted for Utah.

To assure the people of Utah that
despite all rumors to the contrary, they
are not vet ready for peace and CO.
opera ton IN building up the brighter
city and the bigger state, was the cry
sent forth last night 10y the remnants
Of the American party.
Organized to fight on an issue OF
highly vaunted principles the party
soon brought forward a class Of men,
which Convinced the public that vot-
ers had much to deal with besides prin-
cIplcs, The party lost ground.
Then came the final vote at Wash
ireton, and the principal issue on which
they had fought was turned against
them. Added to that their chief of
police was on trial for an offense IN
which the evidence showed that a
member of an organized gang OF rob
bers dared to walk into his private
Office with a victim, listen to The VIC
tim denounoe him for what he was
and then walk out of the sta ton to get
a psreenta ge OF the booty 10 return.
Clearly II was time for one of those
onnvulslve death struggles that come
when a patient insists on sitting up IN
bed after a long Illness, Chief Sheets
10 do so bald a thing as that, for their
administration organ has probably
found out already the futiity of paint
ing the McWhlrters as Scotland yard
detectives and attacking the sheriff
the county attorney. and all connected
With trying their chief OF police. in
stead OF counting a full investigation
after the serious charges made,
SHEETS SIGHTED.
They did. however, mention Sheets
But 1t was to declare thai their prin-
cIples we're above all human considera-
ton, and that Sheets was not mixed up
with these sacred embellishments
Judge A. j. Weber made the allusion
Time was when the American" par
ty could bring forward a few good citi-
zens, and tag them as exhibits In re-
spectabiity. The more these people
had TO do with the party during the
temporary period OF it's success, the less
became their support w. Mont Ferry
was not on the stand last night wear-
irlg his tag, Exhibit "A good citi-
zen
LIKE A sPARRowHAwK.
With this reasonable faction in the
old days was associated the real found
ers OF the party-nlen who simply must
eat Mormon, fried. toasted. frcaseod
ana roasted three times a day. They
have been at the diet for many years.
and In a controversy With them. should
they get an upper hand, the Mormon
would have exactly the show Tor a
square deal that the sparrow has from
the sparrowha wS IN hot pursuit and
hungry for meal OF sparrow meat
POLITICAL DYSPEPTIC PREsIDEs.
In utah's economic life there are the
descendants of the older generation
rf 1.l p-Sya hn Hi1n tf. Tain
up all available coin in the new west
and go back 10 their folks. OF such
were the leaders in the spirit which
actuated the whooped through resolu-
lions last night, E. 3. Critchlow,
chronic political dyspeptio, who al
ways has more or less bile ON his
stomach, was never accused of speak
ing a word on the Mormon question
except with malice In his heart,
presided. With such men there is
no hope OF a fraternity OF spirit that
may lead to mutual understanding
and peace. After all their recent pro-
test is dead. the coitere he represents
viii still be making fight which only
union with men OF another Caliber
could ever make effective.
DON'T WANT PEACE.
From last nights meeting it is APP
parent that when peace settles over
Utah 1t will come without the aid OF
those who are afflicted with Mormon
phobia and through the separation
from them OF those who have revolted
at the things the American" party
has brought forward IN the concrete
example 1t has given of it's methods in
city government.
PRESIDENT is sFfIRRED.
President Roosevelt was mentioned
last night 10 receive only insulting
references, except for protests from
the house. Attacking the decision &c
the senate In seating Senator Smoot,
MIR. CrltchloW declared it was the
purpose of the meeting TO appeal from
the decision to popular approval from
the nation for the protestants, and
keep the conflict going ON.
a DEFEATED CANDIDATE.
A. j. Weber arose to declare that
the party was not dead Like Mr..
Crtchlow he ~ one OF those who be-
cause OF their long existence on fried
Mormon, shuts out any hope OF maxi
ing peace with him us a party to the
move, and he went on in the good old
spirit that the friends OF his ancestors
used in burning the Salem witches.
AI.ToGETHER STANFORD,
Allen y. Stanford followed in a word
picture Of an opposed to his friends.
IA enemies TO progress, and vicious
seekers after ruin for the fair valles
they redeemed from the sagebrush.
SANG SAME OLD SONG.
OF ooursn.Frank j. Cannon concIud-
ed. MFR. Cannon is always advertised
hs the main feature OF an American"
sldeshow, for he draws tha crowd like
minstrel troupe on circus And
while the crowd last night was large IL
was very clear that most OF them
come our OF curiosity. for The applause
M it's most sustained moments was
only spasmodic. and came In disiointed
groups between shouts OF disapprOval
and occasional Misses Mr. Cannon
nade his usual review OF conditions in
Utah before statehood. and his part
In bringing a change with the adnis-
sion OF the state.
Following his talk the meeting
broke up, on The reading OF a resolu-
tion attacking the senates action ia
deciding that Utah's senior senator is
entitled TO his seas.
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