The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
JUDGE POWERS At
THE LYRIC 1HEA1ER
Meeting Held There After the
Flag Parade Is Well
Attended.
DEpLORES INTERFERENCE
OF THE HIERARCHY
If Democrats Are Let Alone
They Will Whip the
Republicans.

UPWARDS of $50 people gathered az
.be Lvric theater Saturday evening 10
listen to the campaign speeches denv'
cred By Hon o. ". Powers and D. H.
Roberts It was an enthusiastic gam
ering. and with every mention OF the
uame Of Bryan the company wildly
cneered. Despite the lateness. OF the
hour. for il was / clock before ths
speaking began. the audience was goou
natured, and with every point scored
BIZ the speakers, gave vent 10 tnel1
pent up enthusiasm 9i J, a 9y yo6dg apPI,s,u'0 anu
Judge Powers was the first speaker;
and in opening his address he declared
that this is a government founded upon
The individuality OF every man and wo-
man of mature years within It's Dor
ders 1t is not a government oy tne
sword, he said, but rather one OF tns
ballot, the most sacred thing gwen 10
n1ortals with which 10 rule, aud theTe'
fore a government by the people. he
declared that those who say wages
will be increased by the election OF one
man 10 The presidency and lowered by
the election of another, were TRAITORS
to the government Of the country
"This is a country. SAID Judge row
ers ''wherc all men arc equal. Nhen
the poorest. meanest man goes to the
polls and casts his ballot. he is the
equal of the best, the wealthiest man
when he casts his. This, then, is
government of, for and by the people,
and government of equality, or at
least that is what it should be-
Politics in Meeting Houses.
Continuing. the speaker declared that
the meeting houses were being turned
into places where politics were being
discussed, the pulpit into place from
which the people were being told how
TO vote and for whom. The Democrats,
he declared, demanded the absolute dl-
vorcement of church and state. and he
added that the president Of the DOM
inant church knew Just what bis blsb-
ops, elders and others were doing and
whether they were trying TO get the
people to violate the constitution or not;
He said lie did not want political
fight along religious lines, but he did
want one along party lines. He bitter
~ arraigned Nephi L. Morris Tor the
statements he had made IN his latest
circular about the Democratic party.
and be protested against the use OF
religion for the purpose of gaining
party ends. The speaker said that Nor.
ris declares the Mormon Democrats are
traitors 10 their conscience, and that
they are the enemies Of the Mormon
church when they affiliate themselves
with the Democracy and vora that tick.
ct. ''Tbink of such q statement being
made bv any man, said Judge Pow
ers. "Why does he say such thing7
What he wants is the control OF the
legislature. He cares more for that
than he does for the defea: Of the
American party or for the election OF
Taft 10 the presidency. But the Nor
mon Democrats will not change their
faith as a man does his coat. Dot even
for Nephi L. Morris u. Frank Y, Tay-
lor, - whom he slso criticised for his
urging of the people TO vo:a for the
county and judicial 'Icket.
The speaker stated as his balief that
some day the Mormous would settle this
political question for themselves. and
that they will settle il right. "Thev
will arise in their might he said.
"and will put the church forever out
of politics, and when thew do this thcv
will make it manifest that they have
the right to vote as they please and
that 10 man can say them nay
Have Their Reasons.
Judge Powers said that the people in
the southern part of the state. many
be benefit il some other man was
elected to the United States senate to
succeed Reed Smoot, and for that rea.
son they proposed to vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
With the election Of Bryan. Judge
Powers said there wouli be an end TO
the whole bunch in the federal build.
ing, and he was positive that this would
be brought about in q few days, as
ne had every assur ance that Brvan's
election was a certainly.
He declared that the Democratic party
does not ask for the influence or sup,
port of the Mormon leaders. and that
the Democrats DO not want it.. "All
We ask he said, els TO be let alone
and if they will only do this thing.
then we will whip the Republicans to
a finish. The church is crucifyinp the
liberty, happiness and prosperitv of
their own people and their own church -