The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-27
COL. T.P. MURRAY SAYS
AMERICANS WILL WIN
Former Resident and Member
of Liberal Party Now in
the City.

"cWbat I want to see, and I believe
we will see it in another week, IS the
complete triumph Of the American
party in the city, county and sta'e.
Its principles are right and lust' ana
| fail to soc how any intelligent person
can do other than vote that ticket
Col r., p. Murray of Les Angeles;
an old.time resident Of tins city, ana
for yeals actively connected with the
Liberal party here. thus expressed hinl-
self Monday evening. lie Is stopping
at the Cullen. , 1000
Referring TO the campaign OF 1882,
when the Liberal party. after most
vigorous campaign. succeeded in carry
ing the city, the old organizer said:
.sThose were the days when things nap,
pened. There never was and never VIII
be another campaign like IT. we hau
the greatest marching clubs one ever
heard Of There was the FIampeau
cluh the first ever seen west of the
Missouri. and every branch of trade
was organized as a marching cIho'
These Included the Dyer Rifles, Den
halter Rifles, L. C. Karrick Guards
and the Evans brass band OF thlrty'siX
pieces All these were uniformed auu
fully equipped at the expense OF t9elr
nrpanizers Besides these, we had q
out for every parade, and we had com
panies, hattalions, brlgadcs and dlvls-
ions. Gen. r. Il. Connor sometimes was
ut the head of the professions as com
mandcr-in- chief, We were called out
siders and carpet baggers by the Nor
mons AT that time there was not IL
ward of sidewalk, pavement or sewer IN
the entire city. There were no public
schools except those IN the Easements OF
the ward meeting houses. and people
had to pay to send their children Al"
ter the Liberals won, things changed.
When I left here in July, 1894, there
were nineteen fine, modern school bulId-
ings. with ample room for all the chill
drcn. The era of public education be,
party There were miles OF sidewalks
and pavements.
''No Gentle ever wronged Mormon,
What they got from them they bought
and paid for The Gentiles made salt
Lake City what it is. Time will set
tie all these differences, and L Know
that there are a large number OF Nor
mons who will vote the American party
ticket on election day
"What would become Of this city II
every Gentle was pulled out of IT I
They have made it an American city,
and all they want is that the Mormon
heirarchs 90 out of the governing bust
ness. The latter have always taught
their young to put the church first and
the laws Of the land second. Their
rule was TO obey the laws if they had
TO, but not until the church had been
obeyod. The Liberal party victory was
the dawn of Salt Lake City prosperity.
1t was a mistake when the old party
was dissolved.
Fortunately the old days are not TO
be lived over again in their bitterness
The present campaign is nothing to that
OF 1889. and, thank God. Salt Lake City
Is beginning to sec the dawn of the free
dom for which the American party is so
gallantly contending Let the good
work go forward.
Col. Murray viii take an active part
in the parade of the American party
Saturday night. He has consented to
remain in the city until after that for
the purpose Of once more lending him
self in the cause of right.