The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-29
INSULT IS OFFERED
TO MANY THOUSANDS
Lon J. Haddock, Secretary OF
the NJ. and NJ, Makes Fanatl-
cal Appeal to Mormons.
MAKES NEPHI L. NORRIS
GO WAY BACK AND QUIZ
Closes His Address With Fer
vent amen" ApOstle-Sena-
tor Meek and LOwly.

Lon j. Haddock, secretary o. I tne Ills al q
NJ, association of Salt Lake city, dellN
cred himself of one OF the most Ysneluetie
speeches Of vf!Iflcatlon against lhe ~ ~-Ah,e!i
can party at the sixteenth %atu an a.' -
mcnt hall Wednesday night that MAJ &c e' IL ~
been given utterance in any campaign III
Mr. Haddock dlsclaImed any pretense
I'VE are rapidly approaching a crlS's ~
the history of Salt Luke county ana tne
state of Utah he said, "snd | oes,rg s.d,5
with all the eornestness OF my soul 70 ssfH
something to the young Mormon voters.
The time had come In this community
for men TO array themselves against ,~eat etlf
many men deplored the conditions hQt
they feared to Identify themselves openly
because Of the prejudice and %efiArr
made against them by the repfesentaIIiy S
of the american party-"A party without
a cause, party that Is waging not cam
paign Of politics but q campaign OF AFRO
men who are not organized 10 better con
ditions in this county or In this city, Dut
who are organized at the wish OF olSI
gruntled politician. They have pluiiea
the Mormon people. and are still trying
TO continue to bluff. We have been SIT
ting sunlnely by while they blutied US
to remain silent. and they actively carried
on their campaign Of character assa ssina-
ton OF kicking and pounding the leaaerS
OF our church. and the members. brothers
and sisters. so that it ives with fear ana
trembling that we dare discuss with ono
another The local conditions before us.
Welfare of Mormon People.
This county Is in Jeopardy, The well
fare Of the Mormon people Is In jeopardy
You may not believe that the time has
come that this peoples existence as citl-
bat there Is threatening as at this time
that same element that banded together
10 drive this people from the eastern states
beyond the frontiers OF civilization, out 10
Tb1 n the redpnen To parish uOOl
the Great American desert,
The same condition is confronting you
and now they invite young Latter-day
Saints to turn from their parents into
the ranks of the American party; 10 join
that party whose hypocrisy. nade mani
fest In its practices. giving direct lie to
It's professions"
1t was thus that Haddock proceeded
with his TRADE OF abuse He virtually
accused the IA members OF the Anneri-
can party, who voted that ticket q year
ago, OF being character essassions. plot
ters and tools, He said the American
and when they do, God help the citizen
OF Salt Lake county who loves honor and
righteousness" He said the leaders OF
the church had been assailed, and 1t was
10 the shame OF the Mormon people that
they had remained silent and Inactive so
long.
The speaker defended sectarlan teach
Ing In the schools; but said il was not be-
Ing done now, He said Joseph r. Smith
had a right TO give instruction 10 his
people as 20 how to vote which he gave
In the Improvement Era two years ago.
He claimed that the leaders Of the
church had tried to keep faith in regard
TO polyagnous marriages In the church
as q church. and said the practice had
been abolished for the past eighteen
years by the church as church. But
men had proceeded upon tlieir own re-
and those men have been deposed and
disgraced In the eyes OF the members OF
the church. There has never been
case where the church has given its sane
ton 10 practice OF this kind since 1t was
stopped, never been a case where this
mas been performed under the government
however, did not mention Canada, Mexico
or the high seas
Believes in the Whisper.
Joseph f. Smiths Endorsement OF How
ell. Smoot and Sutherland at the recent
conference was indorsed by the speaker.
Interpretation OF II, He averred that
Frank Knox was defeated for the mayor
ally by Norris because word went out
mat mat under the former Salt Lake would
He said that after 10 o'clock at night.
on Third South east OF State street and
down to Fourth South on State street.
after he left his office, he had to nun a
Vcrltable gauntlet OF lewd women, openly
and brazenly plying their trade on the
public thoroughfares- He charged thot
""eu tie county OFFICIALS ralGcd the Clen-
lzens OF the under world the American
press OF the city supported the latter,
fie referred TO the establishment OF a
st9ekade by the American party chief OF
ponce. And you must keep quiet" he
continued. FOR prostitutes and gamblers
support the men In office In Salt Lake
lily lily The Mormon people had builded
mere nrican an a inland empire, and now the AM
them out into some foreign country
he charged that Judge Street had
sslo' sS' IN MS address to young Mormons,
right unless 1t was brought TO the light
II women can hide the evidences OF as
SociMrion Sc ia ON, with their husbands. then It
had said % that at Iea his nari1 And Judge Street
TO protest against Joseph F, Snirb,s.
statement at Washington, and he danic5
Sn S,iae 'ie american party must now con-
closed his TRADE with q feryent "Amen =
All this and much more, for the above
are nut samples of Hadaocks frenzied at
and s%CHg H. ON r ene party In power in the city
gave vent TO In his TRADE OF one hnnr
anu ana ntieen minutes duration. His hear.
tbs fbs lna mo become tired and several times
tnose mos IN the audience. He talked go
,ons that Nephi l.. Morris, who va e,so
pt.ieo 10 TAX; could not get in edge
man OF the meeting. dropped him frnr,
Ine list and introduced Apostle -Senatnr
9moot. who had sat on the stage anG
~ istened s,u lnterestedly to the young Sealot's
ehort to achieve notoriety.
Apostle-Senator Speaks.
Tae apostle-senator dwelt princlnaII,,
on national issues discussinr briaap.iiiS p.iiS
tarin and the guarantee OF bank denose
us. IN referring to the latter ne soS6
lnat Bryan had never thought OF how, ,
muen money Would be tied up and talsem |
out OF the channels OF trade by hie nrn,,
1sltion TO provide the guarantee f,pd T.
pay depositors OF defunct banks; ana roi.
owed this up Immediately after bv sta.
ng that statistics showed thar dcGosI,s
my my 'ost one-twelfth OF one per cent of !
coming te the local issue he soid |
some people say II IL had no, baa,, 81,
seed Smoot there would have been mo- nn
american party. ! say. my friends Cod
ave ia mercy on man that says so Hc
ioesnt know what this fight has b.an
nc doesn't know the cause of f. ana hn
,ossnt know what II means. and i ~