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

! nlhcant emphasis remarked: "Tn an
American meeting we are never afraid
to call the negative Vote
Is Representative Gathering.
Last night s meeting was n most rep.
resentatlve one. Men and women of all
conditions of life-the millionaire, the
! business man, the minister of the pos.
| pei the mechanic and the lahorer-
with their wives and their children
We're all in attendance, rubbing elbows
and entering INTO the spirit Of the oc
casion. There were old, men, grown
gray IN the fight for political and so.
c1al independ encc in Utah: there were
Young men, filled with indomitable
courage and hope for the future; there
We're boys and maidens. men of middle
age and women of maturity 1t was a
representative audience throughout, and
1t was an audience in sympathy. heart
and soul, with the occasion which called
them together,
NOT was the audience confined To
American party men and women; con
splcuous by their presence were Mormon
ana alleged Gentle members OF the
church Republican and the church Dem
ocratic parties, anxious to learn if the
American party was still alive. They
left convinced thoroughly that they had
a determined, aggressive and courageous
Toe to fight this fall, and that the
not air. dispensed by church organs
ana clacquers to the effect that the
American party is dead, is a ghastly lie
Resolutions Are Read.
On stage draped with patriotic col
ors, George r. Hancock one OF the nine
teen men who signed the protest against
the seating of Reed Smoot, called the
meeting TO order. H introduced Hon,
-. Is. Crltchlow, the man who drafted
~
the evening. and Mr.. Critchlow made 2
most earnest and vigorous address, re-
ltteratlng. that the fight inaugurated by
the patriotic citizens of Utah against
church domination was right, notwith.
standing the verdict of the United
States Senate TO the contrary. Mr..
Hancock then offered the resolutions OF
the evening.
Following Mr.. Critchlow's speech he
introduced Judge A. ]. Weber as the
hrst speaker of the evening. and never
was Judge Weber in better or finer
form. AS already related. the booflums
SEM TO the meeting by the church ma
chlne tried to howl them down. and quit
the effort IN disgust and shame.
several times Judge Weber was in.
terrnpter with tumultuous applause. He
pald n nigh tribute to Senator Thomas
Kearns, Senator Julius c. Burrows and
Senator Fred T. Dubois for the part
winch they have borne in the fight
against Morihonlsm, but declared that
they, as individuals, were mere Incl.
dent In the struggle for independence
IN Utah His reference to Fred Du.
bois rs " the Doblcst Roman of them
all, was greeted with tremendous
cheering.
Judge Weber referred briefly 10 the
Sheets case, and declared that Sheets
was not an issue in the campaign in
utah- He said he would EXPRESS mo
opinion rs to whether or not Cbiaf
Sheets was guilty Of the things charged
against him, because this was neither
the time nor the place to do so.
The American party Saws 'let no
guilty man escape, said Judge Web
er II has no apologies to make for
any man who commits a wrong
Judge Weber scored a hit by saving
tnat. coneeding that Sheets was guilty.
ms offensc was minor one compared
10 the offenscs of the polypamous NJ
mon hierarchs. This sentiment was
wildly cheercd ""'
Allen i. Sanford and ex-senator
Frank j. Cannon followed in fine or6or
named Mr.. Sanford s. speech was a
mastery defense of the American partw
city administration for the lmnrove.
ments which it has made during is
rule. and n condemnation Of fhc eIo,..
oia fashioned and unprogressiye policy
or the many Mormon administrations
winch had preceded it. Senator Can,
non address was stirring appeal TO !