The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-16

mRncntly victorious here.
county nt ':5o' are Americans N ms In thought We
certainly do not find fault with tnat MIN n
or woman who believes In ms or nj .eI
against the chiefs OF the church VINO
dominate the people and their pohtlcdl
affairs But for a man VINO mas nol i ueei,
reared in the faith OF the Mormon CrSou
and who owes no allegiance TO the chleis
of the church, for him to be satlshed VIII
other than American rights. we nave
neither sympathy nor patience. but con-
demnatlon.
Jack -Mormons Blamed.
But for The Jack -Mormons OF Utan
there would have been no necessity ,,, i1I
an American party. Joseph r. SInitn
TO washington and there introduced two
OF his polygamous wives to the president
Mrs. Smith. Mr.. President; Mrs Sfnitn,
Mr.. President" He admitted In INC
Smoot investigation that he was the cher
culprit, admitted everything. He said De
would continue To live In the same man
ncr. and so did Apostle Lyman. lie Knew
that the United states government iIau
no power to prevent his manner OF hNlng,
and knew further that nc mad tne PoWyI
to prevent any legislation which would
tend To punish him for his crimes against
society IN Utah. Neither Heber NJ. Wells
nor John G. Cutler ever signed nlll
which was not first passed on by tne
president OF the church. nor ever vetoed
one the church desired should become a
law. | know OF one veto message which
was written for Heber NJ Wens, ana
know who wrote II. John c. Cutler my
friends-to show you the power OF this
church inlluence-eXpected TO he rcnom-
mated for governor by the Republicans
at the last convention. He even sn
IIounccd his candidacy; but the churcn
chiefs did not will 1t so. They brushed
him aside Ike a cobweb-and perhaps he
is one, for all know-and said u was inc
will of the church that William Spry
Sbn he ticket.
was even so.
The American party makes war on
criminals. II is not fighting the Mormon
them, but is endeavorinG with all its
might 10 enfranchise them and TO take
back from the tyrants that WHICH 'hey
people 20 whom It belongs. There never
was tyrant who was not also a base
Attitude of Chiefs.
These chiefs OF the church. In their ef-
forts TO blind the people. arrange mo
whole Mormon people In front OF them as
Sect OF the fight OF the American party;
when such is not the case, That dream OF
one Sol Kimball, which was printed by
tho church organ. was one OF the saddest
reflections ever cast against the Mormon
people. A seven ycer-old child would
know better.
N has been asked repeatedly why those
people who violate the law by living In
polygamy are not arrested. wil-teu
you. II il was possible TO obtain u wsr-
rant from the county attorney, IL W
doubtful il you could get sheriff 20 serve
II II he consented 10 do so he would
telephone Joseph +. Smith or whoever
the warrant was directed against, and
when II would suit his highness for him
to call and serve the warrant II the
offender was ever brought 10 trial. after
the judge had made every EFFORT 10 post
f,,..- tl. fC 81
more doubtful ii conviction could be
had Then II would be necessary TO use
influence sufficient TO obtain the services
OF the polygamous wives and children 70
all OF this. the Judge would say: The fine
Is $500 since this is your first offense, but
please don't come before me again on
this charge.
Futility of Efforts.
so YOU sec the futl!ty OF the effort 10
bring the breakers TO Justice when
this state OF affairs exists in our state.
The only hope Is the American party.
There Is no such thing in Utah today as
q we'll defined Democratic or Republican
party. They arc one and the same when
ever the chiefs OF the church so DEERE
10 make them. No. the American party
does not intend to disfranchise anybody.
We expect To give back To the Mormon
people that which has been taken from
them
The leaders OF the American party arc
the ones who won for Utah its statehood
and gave TO the people OF the state their
franchises. When the fight OF our party
is won-and II VIII be won. at the present
rate OF progress-these evils Will be cor
rectad. When the people are restored TO
their own and the fight is won and the
this state, there will be no further need
of the party The people VIII have gotten
back all OF their rights as citizens OF the
state. The party then Will have accom-
-,
1t will be that no man is so high but that
The laws great hand will reach him. and
no man SO low but that the law Will give
him his rights OF citizenship.
The day is not far distant when Amer
ican principles will predominant III Weber
county. Thousands and tens OF thousands
Of young Mormons all over the state Will
he voting the ticket. and such will be
the case here,
Ticket Is Named.
When Senator Cannon had concluded,
Mr.. Sutherland read the platform.
which appears elsewhere in this issue.
and the same was unanimously adopted
The ticket, which appears at the head
of this story, which had been prepared
central committee. was read by the sec
rotary, and named in its entirety,
Chairman Cannon then observed that
while there is no hope for the success
oi the ticket at the approaching cleo,
tion in Weber county, the story will be
different next year, when the nomina.
tions Will come from the body Of the
house. from the delegates attending the
convention. and the city officers then
nominated will certainly be elected.
Mr.. Smurthwaite moved that the pro-
visional committee which had issued
the call for the mass meeting be made
permanent until the next county con
vention, which was adopted W NJ.
Bostaph and c. ID. Ives, of this com
mfttcr. r~ero chosen rs members of thes
American state committee s-am WehSr
county.
Emblem Adopted.
Resolutions were introduced (and
adopted providing for the unfurle1 ma
tional flag as the party emblem. and
authorizing the county committee TO
take all action necessary TO placb the