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

I had splendid elimination and a glorious
! frution. Smoot and President Roosevelt,
| his dearest friend. (Calls from the crowd
| of 'Hurrah for Roosevelt
Mr. Weber:-My friends. | recognize
| that there are emissaries here from head
! quarters and II any one Of them want 10
on this platform. Now come up, YOU
! who want 10 talk upon II. and we Will
! divide the time with you i don't care
! who YOU are,
We will proceed. I say that Reed
| Smoot-
dlere the calls from the crowd mado
! IL necessary for his talk to ceasc). At
| last. continuing he said.
Flags the Rowdies.
Someone has said that ] should not
I insult the President OF the United States.
| All | have done Is To associate his
/ name with that OF Senator Smoot Is
thai an Insult? was going to associate
| his name with that OF Joseph +. Smith.
Is that further Insult?
| Reed Smoot and President Roosevelt
and Joseph r. Smith (and l want to men
tion his name with reverence and oil Of
these gentlemen | want to speak OF with
| the utmost respect and greatest rever-
! Incidents in the contest in which we are
engaged, Thomas Keorns, brave, and
maledictIons OF the hierarchy and their
hIreIngs has descended like benedc,ions
upon ibe blest: julius Ceaser Burrows
who undauntcd braved the opposition
Senate and defled the administration that
Insisted upon a compliance with the
the Mormon hierarchy; Fred Dubois, The
noblest Roman of them all-all are more
incidents in The contest. and dWiDdle Into
absolute insgnIf1cance when we consider
the momentous Issues I'm which the peo-
pie OF Utah are Interested and which
must he decided, md decided right. both
by Utah and this nation by the Mormon
lead ders-and when l speak OF Mormon
leaders, am not speaking of the Nor
mon people, plaese remember that
Mormon leaders have established them
selves in Utah and Idaho that have ever
since 1896 controlled almost every cleo
tlon In this state, Here In Salt Lake
they have sought TO control city elections
and generally have controlled them. Reed
Smoo, Is the political representative OF
the Mormon church in the United States
and his victory was regarded by the
hierarchy seek TO control the political
independence Of this country by control
ling politically Idaho. Utah and other
mountain States. They have dreams OF
vast empire and of great dominion These
are facts which every American knows
10 he true. and which every honest Re
down In his inmost heart knows also to
be true Why, there isn't any room for
discussion, these are the facts II more
evidenGe was needed the campaign OF
IN the improvement Era, the A Milton
Musser letter and the bold setting apart
Of hundreds OF Democrats 10 vote the
Republican ticket upon election day why
isn't that proof enough?
Denials of No Avail.
Deny It, or course they denied it,
The Dereset News after election day said
that there had been no church influence:
that the Americans couldn't prove that
there had been. No, not by direct evil
dence. not by confessions. but we can
prove IL by circumstantial evidence; cir
cumstantial evidence much stronger than
that upon which men have been CON
victed upon capital crimes; stronger In
It's convincing. power than has been pro-
duced against many a man who has
swung between Heaven and earth as
II he was fit for neither We need not
discuss that; but what's the remedy?
what's the remedy offered by others?
Why the Republicans who have made
all the trouble. or nearly all the trouble.
or to be absolutely fair, some of the
publican ticket; keep that party In
power and let us gain that perfect calm
which is Vouchsafed 70 those who obey
his chosen prophet in Utah. The Demo-
Gratis say vote their ticket because they
say we always oppose church influence.
after election. wise man has said
there is no choice between rotten APPLES.
There is no difference between the Re
publican church party and tho Demo
cr9tic church party in Utah. The Re
publicans have every year sought church
Influence and have generally obtained IT,
Ihe Democrats have every year sought
church influence and have generally
cessrul suitor for the hand Of the church.
and the other has been an unsuccessful
suttor for the hand of the church. and
both Republicans and Democrats sustain
Smoot whether II he In the Lower House
OF the Legislature or In the tabernacle
Isn't that true? will ask the insurgents
VINO We're making noise while ago;
they Will even admit that it is true.
Stay by the Party.
What then. is the remedy Why the
remedy is TO stay by the declarat ton of
independence as promulgated by the
American party. We may not succeed
this year, and may not succeed next
year. hut. oh. my friends but we will |
ultimately succeed No vote that is cast
for the right is ever thrown away. No |
effort that Is made for principle is ever
n,n, "a useless nsasd effort They say to us; We
lay aside their principles and pass under !
me rod. We want peace, but II must |
be the peace Of another Appomatox, at
must be surrendered, and that without
condition. IT is in the power OF the
Mormon leaders of this State to give
us blessed peace; they can stop all
the strife and the turmoil and the Bit
terness. 1t Is In their power TO restore
that era OF good feeling that existed
WHen iltn was 11rSt ushered into the
union OF the States. How can they do
Il? Why. easily. Let them say Utah
shall keep her compact with the nation"
Let them say that the laws of this State
shall be respected and enforced Let
them advocate obedience to the law in
spirit as we'll as in letter and then let
them say. further. that the political yoke
shall be taken from the necks of their
people; let them Say that the people of
his state, and let them mean IT, that
he people Of this State may and shall
vote and act and think as they vote in
otber States.
II that be done and how easily can
he leaders of the Mormon church bring
{ about. If that be done, how soon we
would have permanent peace. and until
hese conditions are brought about and
become The normal and permanent con-
iitions of Utah. meetings like this will
BE held and the American party will
continue its efforts. fearless and per
istent 10 Americnnize this State
SANFORD STIRS CROWD.
lie Points to Evidences of Prooroc, IT,