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

asiv presidents Of Mormon stakes met
=, conference recently and agreed that the
time had come TO call on all Mormons, as
children of the church. TO stand together.
They agreed that all possible influence
should he eXerted to get every Mormon,
irrespective Of his political beliefs or af-
citations. to defend the church by voting
the Republican county and judicial ticket
They agreeo that The time of partisan
sim had passed. They agreed that the
very foundation OF their church was
threatened and that every true believer OF
the Mormon faith should disregard ms po-
H.ical beliefs and rally to the support OF
the church by sustaining the HepuDhcahs
on the county ticket"
Nephi l.. Morris came out flat-footed
last night IN the rally in the sixteenth
ward amusement hall and directed the
Mormon people TO deliver their votes 10
me Republican candidates in Salt Lake
county. He said that the time for con-
cesinlent had passed and he wanted
everyone to know that he was acting
openly in using the power of the church
Tor The Republicans.
Five hundred people jammed into the
hail. Crowding every available inch or
seating and standing space to the doors.
II was big, enthusiastic gathering
Eleventh Hour Surprise.
IL was the eleventls-hour surprise of the
campaign. the open. frank admission OF
an official of the Mormon church that
the church is In politics and was using
every possible influence in its power &c
achieve victory for the Republicans. He
swept aside the barest pretention of hid
ing the church attitude and openly told
of the church leaders cooperating TO de-
liver the Mormon vote.
Bishop iVersOn. who preceded him. also
openly directed and eXhOrted the members
OF the Mormon church in the most heated
language to band together and vote the
straight Republican ticket In Salt Lake
county from top to bottom. He said that
any Mormon. regardless of the fact that
he had prevlJusly been a Democrat. was
not a true believer of theffaith unless he
stood by the church.
Nephi l. Morris spoke for two hours and
delivered ScOrching arraignment of
Tom Kearns and his newspaper. He
also made public apology to Brigham II.
Roberts for misquoting him. Mr.. Norris
then proceeded TO put Brigham II. Rob
ertS on the gridirOn and roast him. wind
ing up by eXclaiming that 1t pains me
to arraign my brethren, but il is my
duty
Only one president of a stake. Brigham
H. Roberts dissented in the conference
Of Mormon leaders who planned TO deliver
Tie Mormon vote to the Republicans ac-
cording u Mr.. Morris He told how the
other presidents had pleaded, argued and
used every possible persuasion with him
tN iAltA All> blitiiltu anu dEIte TO the pro-
Gram schemed out but all to no avail
NonPartisan, Says squires.
Colonel Souires. who presided, opened
the meeting by announcing that no par
tistnship was to be shown and that il
was not a partisan political rally. Then
the next two speakers, Bishop Iverson
ana Nephi l.. Morris started in to pan"
the American" party and warn every
Democratic Mormon to desert his political
belief and vote the Republican county
ticket.
Nephi L. Norris spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Things have reached such stage that
tlere should be no partisanship among
Mormons- The time for difference in po-
hucal belief among church members has
passed The church Is threatened and we
must all rally to its support
1t is now a matter of self-defense with
us IL is my duty to warn you against
the fee. Our liberty as citizens and our
religion is threatened. We should disre-
gard our political beliefs and all come I'M
Ger one standard.
repeat that the MormOns should stand
together at the polls. 1 want TO come out
IN The open and ask every Mormon to vote
ioT the Republican ticket We are fools
IL We don't for victory by the Republic
cans IS cur only hope
Two years war has been waged on us
ana We have suffered all kinds of ig-