The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-25
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
At AMERICAN RALLY
Meeting Is Held at Fire Station
No. 5, OH Ninth South
Street.
SOME OF BEST SPEECHES
OF CAMPAIGN ARE MADE
Il. W. Kelly, F. G. CorSer, P. J.
Daily, Fl. s. McCam and J.
W. Mckinney Heard.

Another enthusiastic rally was hclt
Saturday evening under the auspices Of
the American party in the hall of fire
station No. s. on Ninth South street
Owing to its being Saturday night the
attendance was not as large as it un
doubtedly would have been on some
other week day evening, but what il
lacked in numbers was more than made
np In patriotism and enthusiasm. There
were five speakers, four of them candi.
dates for the legislature. and all did
themselves. and the party Of which they
are members, proud. a pleasing fea-
ture OF the meeting was the mandolin
Lancaster, two of the firemen stationed
az No. >.
The first speaker Of tho evening was
T. G. Corser, candidate for the legisla-
tHre. Mr.. Corser took occasion TO roast
the Deseret News for its attitude on
the tax question. which he termed abso-
lutely and entirely un-A American. He
said he has no fault to find with the
long list Of carpet baggers published re-
Gently by that paper, because their tao
ties showed them TO be wholly lacking
Of ammunition with which to carry on
clean fight. Belle London, he said,
pays as much taxes as does Joseph F.
Saith
lie. scored the Republican party for
Its ott.eXpressed intention, if its ticket
won, to place the fire and police depart
ments in the hands of q commission 10
be appointed by the governor, and he
stated as his belief that all they were
attempting TO do was 10 work big
pluIt on the people. His platform. he
said, was enuncjated by Lincoln on the
battlefield of Gettysburg, when he told
hls men that it was then time for them
10 be determined to have a government
OF the people, by. the people and for
the people, and if he was elected ne
would fight upon that platform in the
Legislature,
He attacked Reed Smoot in bitter
and sarcastic manner. He expressed
himself as certain that the American
party would win and that there would
be thirteen members in the next legis-
Iature who would vote against the re-
election of Smoot.
E. w, Kelly Heard.
(. w Kelly. candidate for the legis.
iature. followed Mr. Corser. and he said
IN part; Tho constitution of the
United States and the Declaration of
Independence were instruments given
us Tor the protection of life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. and the
American party stands suuarely upon
the proposition that liberty OF con.
science. freedom of thought and action
are God-given, inherent rights, and no
or instruct her adherents how to vote
or control its people in temporal and
political affairs. We are all aware that
whenever any church. past or present.
has attempted 10 interfere with the
political rights OF others, trouble must
inevitably result.
In this great liberty-lovinp country
OF ours YOU can not override the rights
OF Acr citizens and DEFY the sentiments
o. re constitution without her true,
loyal cilLens arising IN protest and do
marI'nC hands off
Il hold that the Mormon religion ig
as sacred as any other religion, and
l understand the American party
aright, VIC are waging no fight against
any man IS religion We believe that
evory person has right to worship
Iod according TO the dictates OF his
own conscience. and the American party
VIII protect them in this right. we
lmpugn no man s motives if ne is sim
cere. We care not what he believes
so long as he keeps within the law and
does not trample upon the rights OF
others and interfere with the free exer-
else OF American citizenship. Have no
misconception of the American party
1t will wrong no man. II stands for =
square dca! for all the citizens of this
statee,-caual rights to all: special
privileges TO none. Is il asking any.
thing that is not right when we demand
that the leaders of the church come
within the law?
"Are they entitled 10 exenntion}
Were the laws not made for them as
well as You and II Does not the con.
sntution OF the state. which was adopt.
ed by large majority OF the Mormon
peopie, say there shall be no union of
church and state7 Is it asking ANYTHING
that is not right when we demand that
lbey obey the constitution of the state2
Did they not promise TO do all this in
the enabling act, before statehood was
granteds Have they kept their prom
lscs and pledges? Are not the Gentiies
and liberty-loving Mormons right when
they demand that the faith be kept in.
VIOLATED
The American party is not fight.
ng the Mormon peoDle-it is fiphfinp
or them. Not tn disfranchise them. but
70 enfranchise them, and make them
trnc American citizens; and | believe
a large majority Of the Mormons want
10 be Americans in truth.
- believe thousands Of young Nor.
mons Will serve notice upon their su.
perior officers through the ballot ON
November 3 that Utah must be AN
American state in deed as well as in
name: This question must be settled, !
and settled right. The state divided
against itself can not stand. The yoke
os p-iestly dominance must be thrown
9fi The bonds must be broken. and
Utah must stand forth free, Olsen
thralled and glorious With the COMING
and triumph of the American party in
this county it will have a new birth
Of energy and life. and, above all. IL
will swell with patriotic pride al the
e.xemplification Of the majesty OF I
American manhood. -
After two selections by the Drum
Corps duartette, II. s. McCann was
introduced, and he made a short but
stirring speech, calling all the lovers
Of American liberty to answer the call
Of duty on November and cast their /,
votes for the American candidates, who !,
would give TO the city and county as
clean an administration as has yet been I.
had
Address Of p j, Daily.
assistant City Attorney ?. j. Daly /,
was the fourth speaker. He delivered !
an eloquent address, saying, among
1t should be the aim OF eycry party J