The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-03

of Utah with its increased charges for
smelling ore and its domination of the
metal markets. This trust is gradually
freezing out the poor mine owner, in or
der TO gain possession Of the property
for which he has struggled and which
ne cannot operate at profit on account
OF the smelter trust. The railroads are
gradually falling into the hands of few
men The banks are being gathered in
oy a few men Senator La Toilette a
great Republican. estimates that the in
dustries Of the republic are in the hands
OF less than 100 men. These men, assoef-
ated together act as a unit for the sup
preston OF industrial enterprise. ! can
not help bot see the trend OF the times
VIII you support Tart, who is the chosen
candidate OF the money power? Ceres
-of NO SoiD. Wul YOU support Spry for
governor professional office seeker and
a member of the federal ring2 (cries of
'NOiD.
The Republicans have whispered 10 the
MOrmons Of the Democratic party that il
IS necessary just this once TO vote the
Republican ticket l am Mormon. a
member OF the church. and | expect 10
die a member of the church. but | SAY
that if the Mormon Democrats allow
themselves 20 be influenced in this way
L say they are not worthy OF the name
of Mormon They are not worthy of the
name OF free men.
Il am tired OF having the people told
that they must vote the Republican tick
et because the political interests OF some
ton of the Republican ticket The Nor
mon Democrats love their church just
as much as do the Mormon Republicans
and when there is a menace to the church
as a church they will be found in the
front rank OF its defenders when the &C.
cles1asticai politicians are skull1ing safe
~ behind the bulwarkS. God hates
gutter and a coward, and the exercise
Of religious power in politics has no place
under a free flag.
The 8IOrmons. If they SOW the wind
must rap the WhirIWind. The eccIeSies-
teal politicians have no business to COM
mingle religion and politics and such use
of religious belief is wrong / would rath-
er that my party should go down TO de-
fs1t forever than that victory should
come through ecclesiastical influence. [
urge you 10 be true to your political con
victions as you are rue to your religious
convictions Why are the Mormons al
WAYS urged to get together under the Re
publican flag and not under the Demo-
cratic banner? The truth is the political
preferment Of few men is at the back
of it lot Of towards. sycOphants and
hc:I-SpittleS have gone over to the Repub-
lican party. Our party has been decinat-
ed. but ! say that those who have been
swayed by these methods must pay the
penalty.
III man prostitutes his convictions
he must pay the penalty some time
say to my Mormon friends. you must not
DO tins thing. 1 appeal to them TO be true
to their convictions and to show to the
GsntiIes that there is something in the
Mormon brain which can stand fast to
their beliefs Do you want a return of
the old conditions? (Cries of No. no.
II you go over 10 the Republican party
the struggle will shortly be church and
anti-church Let US be sensible Let us
not rekindle the old fires which burned so
fierceiy- The Liberal party and the Peo-
pies party have been buried and IL was
the only funeral know about at which
there was rejoicing. Co 10 the polls and
vote for Bryan and for that sterling Young
man. Jesse William Knight. Vote for
Captain Burbidge and you won't have
men III thu sheriffs office who spend their
time in building up a political machine
say 10 Spry, Go back to the Il. c. II L.
and be a floor walker or go back to
Tooeie and be farmer. and say to Jesse
William Knight Come up and be COVER
nor and put Utah in the position which
she should occupy"
Judge Powers said: This Is the last
speech of an eventful campaign eventfui
because It viii determine whether the lib
critics bought so dearly will pass from the
control of the people. Bryan's question al
the beginning of the campaign. Shall the
people ruleg is the question TO be deter
mined tomorrow II We get a fair deal
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